Ark In The Park
September 18, 2008 4:09pm
I have volunteered myself and Jayden for the Ark In The Park project. It is based in the Waitakere Ranges, which is only a 10-15min drive from our …
Elanor
4:05pm, September 18, 2008
-
About Me
Elanor
-
Recent Activity
- Sorry, there is no activity in the My Activity feed.
-
Journal
-
-
Journal Entry for August 27, 2007
August 27, 2007 4:52pm
Ugh. I've had the flu. Not nice. This is my fourth day off work so far. And yesterday my 2yo daughter came home from care cos she was …
-
Journal Entry for July 22, 2007
July 22, 2007 8:57pm
Thankfully, this week looks to be a better week than the two previous ones. Man, talk about stress!
First the car broke down, then I had a job …
-
-
Photos
-
Advertisement -
Support Groups
Close Parenting Toddlers (1-3)
I have a 3yo daughter. She's definitely a handful. A real little madam, but she's adorable and could charm anyone. :)
Close Diets & Weight Maintenance
I'm a yo-yo dieter. I lose weight, I gain weight, I lose weight, I gain weight.... My ultimate goal is to get below 30BMI so I can donate eggs to a couple undergoing infertility treatment (my big goal).
Treatments
- Atkins Diet Not Working
- I tried this and lost HEAPS of weight really fast, but I couldn't stick to it. Far too restrictive for me. :( But my MIL stuck with it and lost HEAPS. So it does work, I just couldn't stick to it.
- Dancing Working / Worked
- This works well for me, but I can't afford to go out dancing all the time (both money-wise and time-wise with 2 kids). And I can't keep it up at home by myself.
- Eating Healthier Foods Somewhat Helpful
- I tend to maintain but not lose when I do this. At least it's better than gaining!
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
- If I could get someone to exercise WITH me, I'd be much more successful. I try to do walking/hiking wherever possible, and that definitely helps.
- Weight Watchers Working / Worked
- Weight Watchers works for me. :) My weightloss is slow (300-400g per week average) but I'm definitely getting there.
Open Financial Challenges
If there is money in my account, I have to spend it. I CANNOT save. We live pay to pay, and it's really not working for us. :(
Treatments
- Budgeting Not Working
- I don't need anyone else to tell me what I'm doing wrong. I KNOW what I'm doing wrong. I just can't seem to stop. :(
- Cut Up Credit Cards Working / Worked
- Getting rid of the credit card was the best thing we ever did. Will never get another one.
- Debt Consolidation Somewhat Helpful
- This definitely helped, but it was only a short term solution really.
- Earn Money Working / Worked
- Certainly having money coming in works! If I could get another source of income, I definitely would, but with a full time job and 2 kids, it's hard to fit more work in anywhere.
Open Parenting Big Kids (5-8)
I have a 7yo son. Generally very well behaved and doing very well academically.
Treatments
- Education (School) Working / Worked
- He loves learning. The more we can teach him, the better as far as he is concerned.
- Listening Working / Worked
- He can be a little over-sensitive, so we definitely have to listen to him and see if there are any issues weighing on his mind.
Open Nystagmus
I was born with nystagmus. I inherited it from my mother. Hers is not visible, but she wears glasses. Mine is visible and I wear glasses. Contact lenses slow the movement slightly, but it's cheaper to wear glasses.
