This month I am grateful for time with my beloved, fun with the Story Queens, festive gatherings and a magical summer solstice… It’s shorter than usual cos I’m trying to catch up!
With thanks… Thursday December 1… BR day 18… 10,519 steps…
Today I am grateful for a day to plan tomorrow’s Story Queens online market, and sort out all my book specials and prizes. It was so weird to not have to write, but a good thing after yesterday’s marathon 🙂 As a result I didn’t get much done, but at least I worked out (Body Revolution workout one), and got organised, and had a chilled out night with Juz…
With thanks… Friday December 2… BR day 19… 12,169 steps…
Today I am grateful for a cool workout, and a full day of fun at the Story Queens online market and party! Lots of cool conversations with friends old and new, great giveaways, a few book sales, and Juz to make me cups of tea all evening while I hung out on our page…
With thanks… Saturday December 3… BR day 20… 14,375 steps…
Today I am grateful for a chilled out day at home with Juz…
I’m glad I worked out – it was cardio today, so I did an hour of Combat…
I’m happy I could go to Officeworks for one of my Story Queens friends, in preparation for tomorrow’s Central Coast Christmas Fair…
Not so glad my phone seemed to die, quickly followed by my ipad, but fortunately the phone eventually came back to life, since I’ll need it for tomorrow…
With thanks… Sunday December 4… BR day 21… 10,512 steps…
Today I’m grateful for a fun day with the Story Queens, in person this time. I got up in the dark and headed up to the Central Coast, where we shared a stand at the Central Coast Christmas Fair, and sold some books and just hung out.
And I’m grateful for the power and passion of music and of words. I played Everclear’s song Jackie Robinson six times on the drive up the coast and back today – and every single time I cried. We’d come so far, but have gone backwards just as far again. Breaks my heart xx
Luther Jackson GreenWatched election night with me.We put a black man in the White HouseA thing he never thought he’d see.Even though he never criedI could see tears in his eyesHe had dreamed about this momentEvery single day of his life.Yeah Luther died that night in his sleepBut he lived long enough to see,America become the kind of placeHe always wanted it to be…
With thanks… Monday December 5… BR day 22… 15,083 steps…
Today I am grateful for new workouts in Body Revolution – workout three today, and workout four tomorrow. I love that Jillian ups the intensity every fortnight.
I’m grateful that I got lots done at the magazines, and managed to race out to the Ballerina screening in the afternoon, to review it for Disney Princess.
And I’m grateful for time with Juz when I finally made it home…
With thanks… Tuesday December 6… BR day 23… 11,704 steps…
Today I am grateful for a cool workout – heavy rows, terry pulls, weighted step up, hellish hollowmans and some boxing intervals for cardio 🙂
I’m glad I made it across the bridge in peak hour to get to my wordpress course – and glad I usually miss the craziness of Central Station on my train to work…
And I’m grateful for the gorgeous view of Sydney Harbour at the course, and learning lots of stuff…
With thanks… Wednesday December 7… BR day 24… 15,088 steps…
Today I am grateful for an hour of early morning BodyCombat before heading back to class.
I’m grateful that I learned quite a bit, although it’s frustrating that it was so geared towards PCs – all the files and instructions were for them, not Macs, and I didn’t get to practise at home like everyone else.
And I’m grateful that I got to pop in to see Juz at lunch time. I’d never been to his work before, so it was cool to meet some of his co-workers and see what it looks like in there…
With thanks… Thursday December 8… BR day 25… 12,245 steps…
Today I am grateful that I got heaps done at the magazines, although the fact that we’re finishing soon is starting to feel more real, There’s a lot that I will miss… including poor Peppa Pig! Last year she was accused of being part of a radicalised left-wing feminist conspiracy (thank you Piers Akerman), and now, according to articles published around the world, she’s apparently corrupting Muslim kids… Who knew she was so powerful!?
And I’m grateful that although I didn’t work out this morning (stupid migraine), I power walked home after work, which always makes me happy – pretty flowers, amazing skies, birds swooping and tweeting overhead…
With thanks… Friday December 9… BR day 26… 8909 steps…
Today I am grateful for a fun day with my writer buddies on the Central Coast – a little festive gathering, plus time to plot and plan our 2017s…
I’m happy that I got a thousand words written on the train ride north, and some more on the way back.
I’m grateful for a lovely night in with Juz, a couple of episodes of Arrow and many cups of tea – but not so happy that I got tomato poisoned at dinner…
With thanks… Saturday December 10… BR day 27… 6426 steps…
Today I am grateful that I got through workout three, so I’m almost caught up…
I’m grateful for a day to chill out with Juz at home, and to sneakily keep working on one of his Christmas presents…
“It is not our abilities that show what we truly are… it is our choices.”
Dumbledore
With thanks… Sunday December 11… BR day 28… 15,153 steps…
Today I’m happy that I got up early and got workout four in, and glad that I caught up with my program despite losing a day this week…
I’m grateful for a cruisy day with Juz…
I’m bemused that I’ve started an awesome marketing/publishing for authors course – and in the snapshot for the very first module, he says: “Your mailing list is the single most important asset you have – it’s CRUCIAL…” So, that could be what I’ve been doing wrong all these years, ha ha!
And I’m grateful for dinner with a friend, and a long walk through the soft, gentle, almost-rain of a blessed cool evening…
With thanks… Monday December 12… BR day 29… 14,321 steps…
Tonight I am grateful for a fun date night with Juz – a quick dinner after work before we went to the preview of Hidden Figures, which is amazing – so touching and sad yet uplifting and inspiring (and slightly worrying, that a Trump and Pence administration will plunge America right back into such awful times…).
And I’m glad I got my workout done early, got lots done at the magazines, squeezed in a planning meeting, and still managed to get to Apple to try to get my ipad fixed (no luck, but they sold me a new one for half price)…
With thanks… Tuesday December 13… BR day 30… 10,271 steps…
Full Moon Blessings! Wishing everyone an enchanted evening, and a super-charged day tomorrow as it becomes full. May the coming month be filled with love, dedication, hard work, success and potential xx She’s beautiful tonight – and finally a cool breeze! Bliss! Made me laugh though – last month there were a zillion people up on my tor with their cameras, because of the media stories about the supermoon. It’s just as magical tonight, but I was the only one up there 🙂 xx
Today I am grateful for coffee and a catch-up with a friend, and a gorgeous Chrissie present…
I’m grateful for two writing sprints with my writing buddy…
I’m sad I couldn’t work out (stupid annoying migraine!), but glad that my climb up and down the hill for the full moon ended up registering as a workout and pushing me past 10K steps…
And I’m sorta grateful that I booked in to see a new chiropractor. I was there for an hour, and she took a really detailed history as well as doing lots of muscle tests, and a weird one where I had to close my eyes and take twenty marching steps on the spot – when I opened my eyes, I saw that I’d turned 45 degrees! Which apparently tells her something about me… Lots of cracking, and some homework for me – and I felt like she actually cared, and listened to me. Fingers crossed!
With thanks… Wednesday December 14… BR day 31… 11,678 steps…
Today I am grateful that I got workout four done early, and also managed to fit in a quick sprint with my writing buddy before work…
And I’m glad I got lots done at the magazines, and sent another mag to print, although not so glad I was there for 11 hours…
With thanks… Thursday December 15… BR day 32… 12,203 steps…
Today I am grateful for a sweaty hour of BodyCombat.
I’m grateful for a day at home to catch up on some writing, and time to go through a couple of modules of my course, although I had to pause for a while to sort out the dyelines for yesterday’s magazine…
Not so grateful for the sucky migraine that knocked me around – I really hope the chiro starts helping soon, cos this bad patch is driving me crazy!
With thanks… Friday December 16… BR day 33… 10,990 steps…
Today I am grateful for the last time doing workout three – two new Body Revolution workouts next week…
I’m glad I got another magazine sent to print in the morning – and the dyelines signed off before I left for the night – crazy Christmas deadlines!
I’m happy that I got another quick writing sprint done – it’s amazing how many words you can smash out in 10 or 20 minutes!
With thanks… Saturday December 17… BR day 34… 10,475 steps…
Today I am grateful for a fun day with Juz – we finally went to see Fantastical Beasts and Where to Find Them, then rushed in to Star Wars: Rogue One just in time for that one 🙂
I’m happy that I got up early and got workout four done before going back to the chiropractor – lucky, cos by the afternoon I was feeling like I’d been hit by a bus.
With thanks… Sunday December 18… BR day 35… 11,445 steps…
Today I’m grateful for time spent with Juz…
I’m grateful for a rest day walk…
And… Gulp. Just put the call out for auditions to narrate Into the Mists for the audiobook… It’s a brave new world out there!
With thanks… Monday December 19… BR day 36… 14,573 steps…
Today I am grateful that I got up early to work out before work – Body Revolution workout five, complete with the sucky third circuit that I hate, ha ha!
I’m grateful for a less frantic day at the magazines, so I could catch up on some of the stuff that gets pushed to the bottom of the list with our constant deadlines.
And I’m grateful for a quiet night in with Juz, and time to wrap some more presents and write some more cards…
With thanks… Tuesday December 20… BR day 37… 10,281 steps…
Today I am grateful for a day to work at home, and keep going with my course.
I’m grateful for a fun workout – I love workout six – lots of heavy rows, lat pulldowns into crunches, plank rows, wood chops… and *lots* of red-faced sweatiness!
I’m grateful (kinda!) for another visit to the chiro. I told her that chiropractic doesn’t cure my migraines, but it does help lessen their duration, but she’s determined to try. Hence two visits a week for a month, then one a week for two weeks, then hopefully back to once a month… Within half an hour of leaving I had a freakin’ shocker of a migraine, which wouldn’t leave me, so I hope whatever she’s trying works fast – the last three weeks have been a nightmare…
With thanks… Wednesday December 21… BR day 38… 8288 steps…
Today I am grateful for a wonderful lunch with the girls from work – it was nice to leave the office and chill out together and get to chat properly. I will miss them when I leave…
Not so happy about waking up with another killer migraine, complete with nausea, and no way on earth I could work out (pout!), but at least the painkillers dulled it enough to get through the day.
And I’m grateful I managed to catch up with one of the production girls before she left for a new job. So much change in the media world right now…
With thanks… Thursday December 22… BR day 39… 10,837 steps…
Today I am grateful for time to wrap the last of my presents, and do a bit of the course.
I almost didn’t work out again, because of my stupid head, and trying to get so much done, but I finally got my shit together and did Extreme Cardio Fighter, which is always fun 🙂
With thanks… Saturday December 24… BR day 41… 11,002 steps…
Today I am grateful that I got up and worked out. I was so not into it today – I really wanted to stay in bed, but I had a morning appointment with the chiro, so I knew if I didn’t do it right away, I wouldn’t be able to do it afterwards. And I got through it. Funny though, earlier in the week I loathed parts of workout five and loved workout six – but this time it was the other way around. 🙂
I’m grateful for time to work on my course during the day, while Juz sat beside me reading, and grateful for time to just chill out and drink tea and chat.
And I’m grateful for a fun Christmas Eve celebration with a friend, a quiet one, with sweet gifts, and thinking about all that we want to achieve next year…
With thanks… Sunday December 25… BR day 42…
Today I am grateful that we didn’t have to do anything, because I woke up with a really bad migraine, and felt really nauseated too – a winning combination, not 🙁 Lucky I’m not too fussed by Christmas, cos it ended up kinda sucking…
But I’m grateful that I spoke to Mum and Dad and my sister and her family, and the Diggers, and I’m grateful to Juz for being so happy to have a quiet day at home, reading, chilling out, and watching almost the entire first season of Agent Carter 🙂
And although my step count sucked for today, I still walked more than 71K steps for the week, so all good…
With thanks… Monday December 26… BR day 43… 11,295 steps…
Today I am grateful for time with my aunty and uncle, and our belated Christmas gathering over cups of tea…
I’m grateful that I feel better than yesterday, although my head still hurts…
I’m glad I passed 11,000 steps, even though I couldn’t face working out…
And I’m grateful for a quiet night in with Juz…
With thanks… Tuesday December 27… BR day 44… 10,626 steps…
Today I am grateful that I got up early, and felt okay, and got my Jillian workout done straight away…
I’m glad I got some more work done on my course, and my website…
And I’m so sad that Carrie Fisher died… Drowned in moonlight… and a shining light to so many as a kick-ass movie hero, a real-life warrior for mental health, and a funny, warm, honest, inspiring and much-loved woman. I cried when she appeared onscreen for the first time in The Force Awakens – the first time we saw it, and every single time since – I can’t imagine what I’ll do now 🙁 xx
With thanks… Wednesday December 28… BR day 45… 11,096 steps…
Dark moon blessings as the lunar energy wanes today, just as the energy of this year begins to lessen its grip on us too. It’s the hour of introspection, and the perfect time to look within and decide what to let go of – of this month, and of this year as it draws to a close… Be brave. Dig deep. Search your heart. Let go of what you no longer need, look within to your own wisdom, and trust your intuition as we approach the magic of the new moon, and a new year… Blessed bee xx
Today I am happy that I finally worked out just before dinner – Body Revolution workout six.
I’m grateful that I have some time off from my day job, so I have time to do some more of my course, and to work on my website for a bit.
And I’m grateful for a lovely night in with Juz…
With thanks… Thursday December 29… BR day 46… 10,868 steps…
Wishing everyone much love and magic on this new moon day, made even more potent by the approaching new year. Tap in to the energy and potential swirling around us today, for new growth and new ideas and new dreams. Dream and scheme and plan and plot, and work out things you can do to move forward towards your goal – then do them! Make a wish for this magical month – and year – to come, and dive in and work to make it come true. May the coming days unfold with all the promise, passion and potential you seek… xx
Today I am grateful – of a kind – that I saw the chiropractor again – but not so grateful that it brought on another nasty migraine, and that I felt sick too. I’m getting SO over this! I was in too much pain to work out, but at least I made myself get lots of mini walks in, and climb several flights of stairs, so I passed 10K steps for the day…
And I’m grateful that I started reading a fun book, and caught up with things on my website…
With thanks… Friday December 30… BR day 47… 7,636 steps…
Today I am glad I got up early and worked out straight away (Body Revolution workout five), otherwise it gets harder and harder to fit in. Plus it’s stupidly hot here, so the earlier the better! A bit annoyed I didn’t hit 10K steps though, despite a tough workout and 15 flights of stairs…
I’m happy that I got some more work done on my website, and started on my “reader magnet” – the exclusive content I’m creating as a bonus for those who sign up to my (coming very soon) newsletter…
And I’m grateful for an awesome night with Juz, reading a little, drinking lots of tea, and getting sucked back in to another season of Once Upon a Time…
With thanks… Saturday December 31… BR day 48… 9,900 steps…
I love this time of year, when we can look back at the one just gone, and forward to the one approaching. So as we stand on the precipice of a new year, a new beginning, a new dream, what will YOU usher in – to your life, to your heart, to your world – in the coming year? Here’s mine: http://www.blessedbeebooks.com/farewell-2016/ xx
Today I am grateful that I got a lot of work done on my reader magnet for my marketing course – it was even kind of fun to write it up and out, and give a little more insight into Rose from Into the Mists…
I’m happy that I got my Jillian workout done, despite how hot and sweaty I was before I even started. Would have been super-easy to skip it, but that’s where the discipline comes in…
And I’m grateful for a fun night with Juz and a friend, drinking tea, toasting the new year with sparkling apple juice and doing an oracle reading for our years ahead, part of our goal setting book 🙂
I liked this year. Some bad happened, but lots of good. And I’m happy that I could ring in the new year up on our sacred hill, looking out over the city as fireworks exploded overhead and we began to dream our year into being.
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