I had a car accident on the 8th Nov. Just realised my last post was about me having a dream that included something to do with a car accident. Odd.
I wrote off the car though. I came out of a roundabout in the wet and the back end fishtailed, I panicked, hit the accelerator instead of the brake and ended up putting the car through a shop window. I came out of it ok, I ended up with a sore neck and back but x-rays ruled out any damage.
Maybe I should write that letter...
I now have a Toyota Camry a few years older than my last car, but low km's and good interior and boot space. I took it for a drive to Sydney recently and it handled it really well.
I got my P plates for my motorbike...YAY!!! The testing day was pretty stressful and I just scraped through, but I got it :-)
I started doing the Couch to 5km (C25K) challenge just before my car accident (I had done day1 week1). I rested for a week, then was back into Roller Derby training and did D2W1 of C25K. I was finding that my legs were getting pretty sore at around the 14 min mark. Today I did D3W1 and totally aced it :-D I think the difference was I spent 10mins on the stationary bike, then I went and stretched out my legs, then I did 10mins brisk walk as warm up before starting the interval training. I got to the mid point and felt really good, so began increasing the speed of the jog sections, from 7km/hr up to 8km/hr. Handled it well and completed the session, but decided to keep going. I ended up doing 4kms in 40mins, which I think is pretty good for someone who is not a runner.
Been chatting to G lately. He is 38, has shared care of 2 boys and seems like a nice, straight forward kind of guy. He was adopted, has one younger sister, both his adoptive parents have passed away (he does not know his biological parents). He was raised by his dad from when he was 13. We have talked on the phone a fair bit and today I met him in person. I liked him ok, he was talkative and seems uncomplicated, although he was a bit forward. If someone asked me to use one word to describe him I would say 'solid'. Not flighty, not moody, not intense. He is passionate about his boys.
Looks like I am 'doing' Christmas this year. I thought it would be a joint thing between mum and me, but that does not seem to be how it is turning out. Money is incredibly tight this year, so it looks like there will be a family present for me and the boys and then I will get them something little each. Teen's birthday is in January, so I will make that a bit more special. I think this is the only time when I miss the income of full-time work. Time to get creative.
