An Average Two Year Old

I've officially lost the weight of an average two year old. 

I'm glad I haven't lost an actual two year old (that would mean I suck as a teacher but also as a human) but its weight I can definitely do without.

After a few years of saying:  "I will never go on a diet again" and "never again will I be strict with myself" and casting judgemental glances at those who do... I have had to swallow my pride, stage an intervention  on  just get my A in to G. 

As tricky as it is, I have needed to get my head around it and just stick to something drastic(ish)

Don't get too excited, as happy as I am with the loss, I still have around the weight of an elephant penis to loose.. 

I'll end this short update on the hip(s)poness with this meme of truth:

May the Odds be ever in your favour. #HungerGames #ACTUALHungerGames 

When in Sri Lanka, one must Sri Lank

October 2016 - I did the best thing ever, I made the decision to travel alone - for 8 days- to Sri Lanka. 

Was it a bit risky? probably... 
Did I care? nope 

I stayed in a lovely little spot right down south of the island, a little spot called Unawatuna (pronounced a little like you wanna a tuna?) its about a 15/20 minute tuk tuk ride from the more well know Galle Fort and Jungle Beach. 

Evenings at the hotel 

When your hotel's location is everything you'd hoped for, there is not much that made me want to leave this happy place on a day to day basis... so I didn't... that was the one thing about travelling alone - there was no pressure to wake up at a specific time, do site seeing things, you can eat, sleep, walk, read, write, swim  when you feel like it- the only thing to consider is: do you feel like it ? #allaboutme 

I found myself sitting in, what felt like a small piece of heaven, on the beach during tropical rain under my sun umbrella with my book. Bliss. 

The sand (which was shipped in from Colombo  after a big storm washed Unawatuna's sand away) is just off white and the water clear and warm..
A massive highlight for me was the tourists, I think I am not the only person who travelled there alone - but the tourist/ people watching  brought me so much entertainment! 

Some of my people watching highlights: 

Picture the scene, beautiful beach, people enjoying their view of the ocean- when a lady arrives with her yoga mat and sits at the waters edge in her bikini and  begins having a  full on meditative yoga session (if I have to picture those poses in revealing bikini forever, I  feel you should have to too) - please also note this session included sound effects. 

I met another single girl travelling on her own, who had to consult the fairy's every now and then for advise, which was highly entertaining. The people who sold picnic blankets/ table clothes stood in  the wind wafting their materials in your face hoping or purchase - if you make eye contact- you're stuffed ! They come back every day in case you change your mind the next day, the men peacocking along the beach, the tuk tuks narrowly missing the things they drive passed by millimetres, screaming unsuspecting people when locals throw a monkey in your lap for photo op's.  #theseareafewofmyfavouritethings

Honestly one of my favourite holidays, not sure it was being alone and all my time to myself, or if it was the prettiness of Sri Lanka- but probably a mixture of both. I'm not sure I'd recommend travelling alone as a woman to Sri Lanka, it does get a bit much, you'll have to have the proverbial bat ready at all times. 

Being a South African I naturally am quite aware at all times of my safety and  the things around me... my advice to anyone (of the female variety) travelling to this beautiful place, would be to be aware and just be wise. Other than that - I'd recommend this as a cost effective holiday. 

2016- 2017 in Summary/ SUMMER(y)

Blogging apparently, has not been a thing in the last 12 or so months... 

I've been trying to look back to the last time I blogged and  have a feeling it was like maybe after Sri Lanka?  - no wait, I wrote that one half assed and never posted it.... 

So, where to start: travels ? report back on the weightiness of life (literally and figuratively)? 

Travels summed up into a few sentences..... 

Rest of 2016- After the Eurotrip went back to London for around 6 weeks for work- ah hem spoilt much? the Sri Lanka for half term break... the home for Christmas

2017-  Kath visited me in Feb half term (its a year later and my liver is still recovering) - March my mom came to visit me and we headed to Australia to visit my Aunt.. July/ August Vietnam and Seychelles then home for almost two months - then home again for Chrissy. 

It looks like I have been chasing the summers - besides winter in Cape Town - which doesnt count.

Hopefully  in  the next few days (while its a bit quieter around here)  I'll un-half ass the Sri Lanka post and write a few more places...

As for literal weightiness...Back on the wagon when it comes to eating, trying to start exercising too - but I think the will power at this point is making me choose one or the other - however I feel this week I may have to step it up #mustbedone 

Will this bloody weight journey EVER be over you ask? keep asking?? I don't have the answer- this much i do know: its certainly is not written in the burger king wrapper....

When all else fails, get P O'd

I found this old one in the drafts, and was wondering why I never published it...
Funny though, because these feelings have circled back around more then once since three years ago when I posted it... 


Dating.. who needs it? 

Been "seeing" this guy since  like January - the reason "seeing" is in " " is because since January I have seen him maybe 5 times?
Okay granted - I was away for two months but i have been back now for almost two months too ? is it rude to call it quits when I am totally not sold in the first place ? like cant see him on a school night (this is my own fault as he is 25) but really! when i was 25 (last year ish) I could party all night then still manage my best work the next morning... 

so really ? is this dude on drugs - then when I say lets call it- he's like oh wait do you want me to make more effort ? 
ummm no - too little - too late 
so long sucker 

other then saying good bye to him it seems tis the season for re evaluating friendships too 

so here I sit... feeling like a reasonably bad person for this weeding attack that has just struck me.. but I feel like this is probably a good thing in the long term ... less time to feel let down and hurt and really more time to plough energy and time into those who are willing to do the same for me. 

"friends are the bacon bits in the salad bowl of life"

It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like “What about lunch?

A friend is like a book: you don’t need to read all of them, just pick the best ones.

I would like to know when someone unfriends me on Facebook, so I could like it.

I like the sound of you not talking.

Sometimes good things fall apart, so better things can fall together.- Marilyn