Birthday Fun

Birthday Fun at Valley Fiesta snap with KLP's Chrissy

I've been having quite a good time the last week or two leading up to my birthday on the weekend.
After a few lunches with friends and the West End Festival last weekend, I topped it off by going to the Valley Fiesta again this year on the day.

Some of the highlights for me from the Valley Fiesta included free music -

• The Vines one of my favourite rock bands back with old and new songs
• KLP's dance songs and a photo with Chrissy afterwards
• Jess Hunt a powerful new performer
• Halloween costumes a plenty to photograph
• Coffee and dessert for the birthday girl (21 again)

Anyway because it's been my birthday week, my message today is mainly just to have a good time and celebrate special moments.

Cheers

Barb

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In the Pink for October

Ready for the Ladies in Pink lunch

Had a fun time this week dressing up for the ladies in pink lunch.  Of course October is breast cancer awareness month, so it's a good excuse to get together, have fun and promote it.

My outfit was rather thrown together using a couple of market bargains and things I already had but it worked out and was a good excuse to dress up a bit.  You couldn't miss me anyway.

We had the lunch at Eden Gardens Centre.  The food, setting and staff were great.  I think I'll tell them so.  The Teriyaki Chicken I had was so tender and the pecan bread I chose for dessert was good too.  Besides the restaurant there are plenty of plants for sale and a large outdoor décor shop.

Are you going to any pink events this month?

BarbeJeffs@hotmail.com

WL4MBS

Laugh at life when you can

Laughter is the best medicine

The above photo shows me laughing at a blue wig fundraising function a couple of years ago and I look a bit different but you get the idea.  It's good to laugh at life and yourself sometimes.

Here are some jokes I've heard about pizzas for example -

• "I ordered a pizza online - those emotions aren't going to eat themselves." -  Felicity Ward
• "A gluten-free vegan pizza - is the carton." - a DJ
• "What's the difference between a musician and a pizza?"  A pizza can feed a family of 4." - Michael Marmot

Let me know if you have any jokes you'd like to share or questions in the comments or by email.

BarbeJeffs@hotmail.com

WL4MBS

See my first 10 posts this year for weight loss tips overview.

Variety is the spice of meals

Dumplings with rice, vegs, chicken and egg mix

Variety is the spice of life and meals.  I have to say the cook of the house made the above and it's one of my current favourites.  The dumplings filling varies too and prawn is one of my favourite fillings.

As I've mentioned I also have sushi about once a week.  After a few weeks of the same fillings though I'm glad to have a change to different ones.

The same goes with breakfast cereals or yoghurt of any foods.  I may choose something that I think is ideal but after a while it's best to have a change so my taste buds don't get bored.

Also as I've said about exercise, varying what you do and where sometimes makes all the difference.

So no need to let getting healthier get boring, just change things up a bit. 

If you have any meals you want to share let me know.

BarbeJeffs@hotmail.com

WL4MBS

See my first 10 posts this year to see how I lost weight.

Celebrate living creatively

Celebrating another year of living this month

That was me last week checking out some of the Brisbane Festival scene in town and Southbank.

I went at the end to look around and take a few photos by the river.  The Notorius ship was there too.

Some of the ways I like to express myself creatively include:

photography

drawing

writing poems

writing this blog

writing articles

fancy dress

trying something new

Due to an unforseen change of plans I got my extra exercise this week by catching a train to town and walking to the lovely Botanic Gardens.  It added up to about an hour of walking.  The Riverside Markets were there too and a man was actually making up poems on the spot for a donation.

See how you can be creative and get your 'incidental' exercise in new ways.

BarbeJeffs@hotmail.com

WL4MBS

See my first 10 posts for more on how I lost weight.

Stayin Alive and Healthy

Bee Gees Way

Staying Alive and healthy is what we all aspire to I hope.  The above photo was taken recently whilst I was showing a friend Bee Gees Way at Redcliffe.  We were going down memory lane a bit looking at the photos and listening to their great music.  I saw Robyn in concert in 2010 as a birthday treat and Barry last year as he opened the 2nd stage of Bee Gees Way.

Stayin Alive won today's Loop off viewer vote on The Loop on 11 for the video to play at the end.
It's also the tune that is used in some CPR classes to remind students how to do CPR rhythm.

Getting outside to exercise and enjoy life is what it's all about.  I thought I'd mention there is a new Feel Good Program coming up that was advertised recently.  It's free exercise classes in the parks to try various types from 26th Sept to 3rd Dec.  See the following website for details -

www.visitbrisbane.com.au/feelgood

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See my first 10 posts this year for how I lost weight

Navigating and enjoying events with food

Navigating and enjoying events

Last week I went to the local festival.  Luckily the weather had fined up and it was a lovely day.

I had a good look around and later a friend joined me there, after navigating the train upgrades, and we had lunch and coffee.

I thought I'd mention some of the choices I made whilst at this type of outing around food:

• I first had a look walking around to see what was on offer, which were plenty of choices.
• I waited until my friend arrived but bypassed the cake shop she was looking at (I'd been there recently, enticed in by a special coffee and pretzel offer which was far too sugary for me now)
• We settled on the new burger place that had burgers and wraps on offer reasonably priced.
• Once onto the coffee shop I declined having a desert as well, the chicken burger was filling enough.
• I decided on a coffee that was more fattening than tea but not as much as my favourite.
• I continued on to enjoy the art show just in time after my friend headed on home.

Taking your time and learning to make your own healthier choices add up in the long run and it becomes easier than 'a piece of cake'.

BarbeJeffs@hotmail.com

WL4MBS

Once again check out my first 10 posts this year for an overview of how I lost weight.