I’ve just had a fabulous 45th birthday. Thank you to everyone who joined in the celebrations with either a kind word, a text message, a Facebook message, a morning tea, a lunch, baked goods, a phone call, a birthday card, a movie or especially a present.

I love and appreciate them all.

There was an accident on the Harbour Bridge this afternoon, which delayed traffic going home. So I stayed at work later than usual.

Of course this meant that by the time I got home my lounge was much hotter than usual. Made worse by the fact that I forgot to set the timer on my air con before I went to work & it looked like it was going to rain today so I shut All the windows.

It’s weigh in day tomorrow for the biggest loser.  I ate sooo much good food over the weekend that of course I put on weight and will definitely have to pay the $5.00 penalty.  But that’s ok, I would rather have enjoyed the wonderful food my friends served me and pay $5 tomorrow, than starve myself.

Anyway, I did actually go for a big walk tonight so who knows, maybe it will help.  It’s a start at least.  I was looking for something to photograph on my walk to prove to you all I did it, but the light was not so good, so this is a bright flower which was on a tree that I walked past.

A group of people I work with have formed a weight loss group so I have paid my money and I’m doing it.

So far so good… I had a salad for lunch instead of the bacon and egg pie and I didn’t eat the cake either.

However it is only day one!

All day the weather forecast has said showers with lightening and thunder.

So where are they? It’s now 5:30 and I was looking forward to it, thinking it would cool things down and water the garden.

I took this photo from the lunchroom balcony at work today. The weather this summer has been awesome.

Today I’m taking down the tree and packing away Xmas. It’s such a sad job. But I had a wonderful Xmas so that helps get the job done.