LIFE GETS CRAZY!

Quick rundown of events:

29 Dec - in-laws go home (boo hoo my housekeeper/nanny is gone)
30 Dec - Sofie's 9th birthday (I swore it was her 10th even buying a 10th birthday card and writing happy 10th birthday). We go to Currumbin beach for the day and celebrate with her choice of a chinese dinner and baskin robbins ice-cream cake (yum!)
31 Dec - put kids on the plane to home town (hubby and I now kid free for 11 days). Have an awesome New Years Eve party and celebrate with fine wine, good food and fantastic friendships.
1 Jan - spend most of the day recovering from a hangover and tiredness but so worth it!
2 Jan - spend all day preparing last years tax for Accountant. Hubby and I go to Marco Polo restaurant at the casino for dinner and afterwards try our hand at BlackJack (we lost!)
3 Jan (today) - going wedding/bridesmaid shopping with Nicole
4 Jan (tomorrow) - spend the day writing new programs/recommendations for clients in preparation for returning to work on the 12th
5 Jan (Monday) - Hubby and I going to Rainforest Massage for a 1 hr massage, 1 hr facial and 50 minutes in the spa with champagne and chocolates.
6 Jan (Tuesday) - nothing planned yet
7 Jan (Wednesday) - I hop on plane and head to spend a few days with Katie in Sydney where she is taking me to Le Grand Cirque Aerial Dreams and afterparty.
10th (Saturday) - I hop on plane to come back home and spend one last night with Hubby without children
11th (Sunday) - Sofie and Jayden arrive home with big brother Jason who is then staying for 2 weeks.
12th (Monday) - I go back to work and start Phase 1 of Competition Preparation

Overall I've had a fantastic holiday and festive season enjoying a few more indulgences than usual resulting in feeling a little soft and squiggy but enjoyed being a little looser and celebrating life living each day as if I were to die tomorrow. There's been some doubts and testing times along the way having to take a step back and assess my direction a few days ago but I'm happy to say that I've managed much better than last year when indulging a bit more pulling it straight back into line the following day rather than continuing on which is what I've done in the past. I've trained everyday, except for Xmas Day and New Years Day. My muscles are growing, my mind in growing. My enthusiasm for 2009 is growing. Belated Happy New Year everyone!