free willy

cold air- coming through closed door in my new office! not loving you !

Speaking of cold air - went on a boat trip with my brother yesterday... checked out cape point from the water - on a flippen calm day the swell was still massive !!

saw whales (yes sang we are family... you know the similarities between whales and hippo's) saw dolphines! very cool day - we were only meant to be out and about for a like 2 hours but the tourists were all late- so we had to just chill (no toilets on the boat)... needless to say boat behind us got an eye full....

but it must be mentioned that I didnt dislike the very fresh cold sea air - was quite freeing
:)

I had dinner with my cousin Dane on sunday night - hadnt seen him in AGES so we did our catch up after talking about where you been who's doing what -
he NAILED me ! - about still being single... like there isnt already enough pressure ... those of you who know me know- i want babies (millions of babies) -okay maybe not MILLIONS.

so with the body clock tickin i have ENOUGH PRESSURE ! it'll happen when it happens- i am not easy- some like to call me an "extra-grace-required" kinda girl

so my husband needs patience and I am learning some while wait ...

this is like me....





i have been known to do this kind of thing and may or may not need help ... but Im on a little journey ...

i will keep ya'all posted

end of the month Salti-crack

is it pay day?

I have to have a real meal soon - my mom is catching wind of her food dissappearing ( i am very sneaky about this) like a little bit of everything daily - then she'll never know ! but its getting to that place where everything is emptying and she is on to me... now i must replace!! SHUCKS and i thought i'd get away with it... why must this month be so long? come to think of it - all the months are feeling long since Thailand

so here are some ways to tell if you are feeling the thailand tight too:

• At KFC you lick other people's fingers.
• If you wanted to rub two nickels together you'd have to borrow one.
• You think of a lottery ticket as an investment.
• You're formulating a plan to rob the food bank.
• McDonald's is the supplier of all your kitchen condiments.
• Your idea of a 7-course meal is taking a deep breath outside a restaurant.

wishful shrinking...

I wonder if its this time of the year, or the long holidays.... but these are few of the things I am experiencing:

1. desperate need for carb's
2. very tired - all the time (may be a result of number 1)
   
3. everyone is pregnant? (NOT ME)
   
4. still recovering from PWCD (thats post-world-cup-depression)- long hard road to early nights again and little, if any entertainment.
   
5. increased dramatic episodes (this may be due to Jo being in town) - I love her

I think 5 things for now are enough!

I would like to take this opportunity to pat my-self on the back... *pat* I managed not to tell people about Tanaelle's pregnancy for atleast 7 weeks now! (well not tell many people)
She his having twins ! chances are - they're girls and we're all very excited - her and her fiance, Nick headed of to Thailand in May- to celebrate their engagement and see some of the world - she felt sick at a market... and the rest is history, They are on their way back to RSA to settle in before the double bundle arrives :)

All very exciting as her stomach now starts expanding, I feel like mine is sympathetic expanding... there has been no mention of the food diary in like 2 weeks - I am too embarrassed to document my lack of self control. Most morning's though I start with writing in my breakfast, and then all hell breaks loose? can some one explain this to me please? how can my intentions be so good and my self control be so incredibly BAD!

I realize the irony in the blog's name - with hippo being the direction I am heading- but in all seriousness, I must get my mind right, and I know that my mom may read these and give me the 'you must do something" look when I get home... but its a risk I am willing to take- *mom stop shaking your head*

I am making this struggle public - so that you can all point and laugh when you see me if I look more like my blog's title-
this should be motivation enough to get my bum into gear.. (or gym)

MY TOYS! MY TOYS! I cant do my job with out my toys!

It took me one full term to move offices... because of a mixture of things (mainly my laziness) but also phone lines etc-
Now i am FINALLY in the new office... and there is no Wireless signal? so I am boycotting by sitting RIGHT in the middle of the church front desk... blogging... pretending to be doing some thing of super importance..
This weekend was a blur of memorial service and ashes being scattered - balanced out by birthdays and sushi... there was no getting away from the food !!

It must be mentioned that on Friday- Robyn and I ventured out... we decided that there was no better place then the local hole in Camps bay..Dizzy's you beaut! or as Daniel calls it "winchester mansions" dont ask.... I don't know either?

Dizzy's is that local place where the general caliber of pick up line is


Random guy: "so, is the DJ blind?"
Pia & Robyn: "um no"
Random Guy: "no really he's blind"
Pia & Robyn: "ummm no really he isnt"
Random Guy: *squinting at the DJ* "oh ya you right"
Pia & Robyn: *sit awkwardly waiting for random to leave*
Random guy *stands smiling at us*

?????

enter... Pia's younger brother ... - DANIEL-

Daniel: "Pia, is this guy irritating you"
Pia: "ya he's a bit weird"
Daniel: "give me 10 bucks and i'll get rid of him"
Pia: "are you mad- you're my brother just do it!'
Daniel: *shocked that he isn't gonna score 10 bucks from sister "oh okay" *attempts to get rid of guy - but alas gets stuck in awkward silence with Random guy*


IN ALL A VERY WEIRD EVENING

Sunday headed out to Paternoster to scatter Jo's dad's ashes...
what a beautiful day - and an amazing time as family just chatting and stuff -


being a sunday all the bottle stores where closed... so we found a lady named ALICE who could help us purchase some wine -
Alice .... alice....

anyway later that day Jo and I walked to collect our purchase and I realized were LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE!!!

thats all folks
atleast until there is wireless closer to the new NEAT office ..
for future Random guys: this pick up line would work better??

.

ole

Spain won!
I blame that stinking calamari ! blegh with your superstitious mambo jambo-
the world cup is over! the post cup depression has set in. Honestly, I am not sure what to do at 8 30 when the games are meant to be on... feel obliged to watch krap cos what the heck am i now meant to do until bed time?
cant the at least ween us off ? it was all so sudden! just when I started understanding the offside rule, BAM! its all over?
how am I going to carry on with no fan walk? no vuvuzela's? no peeps selling me flags? is life going to go back to dull unfanwalky silent and unpatriotic? its been 3 sleeps with no soccer now and feel like i need a soccerine patch of some sort?


ANYWAY,so after cheating on my hippo for the whole of last week (driving in the luxurious BMW - heater, powersteering and lights that actually light up the road... unlike Helgars lil glow worms in glass)
I am back in my faithful lil green car- and she's been going like a boeing once again !

I have been thinking about this food diary vibe.. and have decided that while it rains - its virtually impossible to not eat?! like how do you say no to a nice warm bowl of popcorn? when its bucketing? I know every time I write I have some excuse for my mind not being right? but none have rung true as of yet - so I will keep attempting to find a good one...
I am in year 29 of finding excuses ... wonder how well its working for me? Which makes me think - okay fine ! i will eat! but then I must gym! everyday.. and work off the extra KJ's (those are the little buggers that climb in your cupboard at night and sew your clothes tighter).. but alas only been to gym twice since friday and on my way again today.. ANOTHER weigh in :( blegh

In my defense...oh.... wait I have no defense

small miracles

the scale stayed the same!! its a miracle...

with the passing of my best friend (Jo's) dad...(my other pops) I have eaten everything and when i try and say no ... Jo says "EAT IT: my dad just died!" how do you argue with that?

so from this past Monday the food diary has been OUT the window- I told the trainer today that had i written it all down - the food diary would be FULL !! (and you know i am all about being green, so didnt want to waste paper like that!) - yes you can pat me on the back when you see me.

All jokes aside its been a rough week. its hard to see people go through the loss of some one, but my best freind and her family (which whether they like it or not includes me) have been through waves of hysteria and sadness... Her dad was an amazing man, so full of grace dignity and humour! being in theatre he was a laugh a minute and was an amazing father figure to so many !!
so, he will be soarly missed... but we know... he is at peace, and is pranking us .. some one could write a short play on the events of the past few days.. it would be an extremely dry hilarious comedy !

Its Friday; the week is almost done... we've survived!

My Goals for this week: breath? is that a low goal to set?

GO HOLLAND

under pressure

flip i feel so pressured to blog now !

is that normal?

and now i have like "stage fright" so cant come up with anything worth blogging

so over and out

HELGAR'S ILLNESS

Helgar has been sent to hospital!!

its a long story involving MUCH pushing ! hahaha and outsurance being my knight in a big white truck

and I am ashamed to admit I am enjoying driving her cousin the BMW (owned by my cousin) - who can blame me? I listened to KFM on the way to work- and only had to do a 3 point turn to get down the driveway (helgar needs about a 8 point turn) bless her

past few days
* fan walk AMAZING
* dodgy hout bay vibes DODGY
* Brazil out world cup CRY
* Ghana out of the world cup CRY SOME MORE
* Urguay winning again Ghana DEPRESSION!
(nothing to say about food diary- too embarrassed)

damnit i am still trying to work out this blog thing and now its all in bold -

GO GERMANY !



some sadder news: my bestie Jo Jo's dad passed away yesterday am

procras..............

so- far- so- good ....

although its only 9 30

my swollen face is evidence of last nights "cave in to the carb" no hiding a bad night when your body sucks in water like a flipping sponge -

i would love to say that my third life lesson yesterday was not to over eat- but I really should have learnt that lesson about 20 years ago (give or take a few years)

so today is a new day- i arrived at work in my gym clothes every intention of going there in the next few minutes - but here i sit blogging ...and replying to emails and doing absolutely everything other then face the fact that I MUST go ! if for no other reason then to un-swell this face! also had to come in gym clothes - all "real" clothes are in the wash...





I was wondering this morning about my sudden urge to blog... and really I think its inappropriate timing all together, i have a few assignments i have to do (which are written and need to be motivated) and I chose to blog? at this time, when all creative energy needs to be used elsewhere.
I am thinking I this is a true reflection of my procrastination skill!

I was one of those students who when study study time came around I'd have so much fun drawing up a "study time table" .........then NEVER stick to it ??

Okay off to gym, maybe i will swing past Vida E on the way

whats the harm in a little latte

to eat or not to eat... FAT is the question

I blame work ! I was going to gym- was so ready, then I had to lock up etc - so went for a quick walk on the beach- is that enough to at least cancel out half a page of the food diary??

so about 6 months ago i started seeing a trainer and trying to "watch what i eat" etc - to win the battle of the bulge .. to be triumphant over the "yo-yo dieter" in me...

so this meant full on war against Carb's - yes the battle has been on for 6 months, however tonight the score stands as:

Pia 0 - small bowl of pasta 1...

hmph !

sorry food diary, you will be tarnished with a carb *gasp*

tomorrow! yes tomorrow ! must make food diary proud tomorrow!

blogness

Good Afternoon World Wide Web Fellow Stalkers;

so, as i was doing my afternoon nosing around on everyone's facebook and Blog's and so on (you know just to make sure i don't miss anything that happens ANYWHERE, I decided that a little bloggage may make me feel like I am "cool" or whatever.

As I embark on this blogging adventure, I must share that i have NO purpose for blogging, I just wanted to say "stuff"- or JUST incase i wanted to say stuff- i'd put it out there - cos everyone needs one freind to air laundry, share stories and so forth (or atleast to be egocentric enough to think thier opinion's are meant to be read :) )
so ya, thats me ! I am "that" chick

As they say, you learn something new everyday; today's lesson for me... a food diary is a scary thing- I started writing in it this morning hoping to prove to my self that food is not the beginning and end of my days, but alas, that diary's first page was FULL by lunch time - damn you diary !!!
the next thing i put in my mouth will mean Page 2 !! :0 YIKES -
lesson number 2: dont where smooth bottomed flip flops on rainy days - seen my arse twice 2day
yes sir...

more profound life lessons after i have tortured my self at gym (to cancel out page 1)