Stewart Island

Ted is at Stewart Island having a great deal of fun I hope. This year instead of setting myself huge goals, like spring-cleaning a room a day while he's away, I am just giving myself bite-size challenges. Amongst this, I have to keep up my reading, so that takes precedence! day 110, I have read 126 books, (that includes 3 stories I heard on the National Programme's Story time this morning) Also a little bit of extra exercise, say 15 minutes a day. that means I can't count wandering around Te Puke doing shopping etc. Did I tell you Ted and I, and 3 others from Farmlands had an 11 week challenge losing weight. We weighed in each Monday we put in $30 each, and the winner at the end takes all. This was all to encourage a workmate of Ted's who said he couldn't lose weight. He fell by the wayside, well, who wouldn't, if they kept on eating pies and drinking copious quantities of beer? Anyway, it was quite fun, weighing in on Farmlands scales! It was a hard fought battle, I came 3rd with a 9% loss, from my initial start weight. Final weigh-in, Ted and another guy, took off everything they could, boots etc, and even their shorts! (Disgusting, I say!) and Ted was the winner! He asked us all to put our $30 towards either the Christchurch or Japanese Earthquake funds, so mine has gone to Japan. We are weighing in 6 months from our start date to see who has put the weight back on! It's been a lot of fun! Today I am going down to scrapbooking so will enjoy that I am sure.

A clue as to my character at Esmee's E party... I will post a photo soon.