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CONGRATS ON THE PULLUPS!!!!!!!! :D :D

I love that crawl!!! And kudos for daring to do it

OK, well I hope you'll get back to 100% very soon

That's the plan no matter what

Books are the only things we have really: out of the 25 boxes we shipped from Malta to Denmark, 20 were filled with books. The rest was kitchenware and art stuff. The sale is going well though taking a hell of a lot of my time, but that's just how it is. Hopefully the other 100 books we still have will find a new home soon That's a nice thought I really wonder if we'll ever want to settle down

I know, it sucks and it's certainly not easy but we can't lug around 150+ books with us. All of our belongings have to fit in two 23kg bags and two 6kg bags. Not that I have enough clothes or shoes to actually fill 30kgs! haha! Plane tickets to Fiji do help swallow the pill

I really have to try this!! How's your day going Urzie?

I'm in such awe Jenn! Your running progress is outstanding! I hope your ouchies are better today

Day 7, Week 1: Goal #1: Take care of my body. No more than 2x 10 nuts and no bacon: 5 nuts Goal #2: Take care of my skin. moisturise and aloe vera: 7/7 (42) Goal #3: Take care of my sanity. meditate for 2 minutes: 7/7 (42) Goal #4: Take care of my brains. read HP in Danish: nopes, didn't happen... GoT book#2 got the best of me and I'm about 15% in. I also spent a lot of time on something I had been dreading ever since Mr De maas and I decided on our new life: I started selling our books. I listed all of them and put them up for sale on facebook. So far, I've sold around 50, including most of my design/art books. Our bookshelf is still full, but not bursting anymore. It doesn't look like our bookshelf anymore. It was hard to let go, some books I'd had for over 10 years, one of them was actually my mum's before it was mine. Some of them were brand new and I hadn't had time to read them yet. I'm happy though, they've found a new home and new people to care for them. Also, the money I got from them will pay for our plane tickets to the Fiji Islands. Not bad.

I'm so happy you're reading again!!!! :D I'm trying not to let it be traumatic, it's not easy but it is the right thing to do. And better give the books a new loving home than have them packed in box, left to rot in somebody's basement. I'm about to get myself a kindle, right now I'm using Mr De Maas', so I'll still be able to read and if we stay somewhere long enough, I'll definitely go to the library to get a book fix Thank you so much for your words Mily, they mean incredibly much to me. I wouldn't call my challenge the worst or hardest of all but it is a hard one in the way that I don't get to do what I love. Soon hopefully... *hugs* I hope so Thanks a lot I'm a fast reader + it's a great book... nothing else needs to be said

*biggest hugs* I hope this week is better *more enormous hugs*

Well done CS You're doing really well

Sounds like you guys had such a blast, I'm so happy for you :D And love love love that both your hubby and son tried dune sprinting, that's brilliant and way to share amazing memories Well done also for not going completely crazy with treats, that's quite the feat!

The almonds sound unbelievable, I'll have to try them Stick to perfect form, that's what's most important, you'll up the weight when you are ready for it. Good job! That's pretty great week you've had

It really does help. How are your stress levels at the moment? Manageable? I'm glad your fever broke and you're feeling somewhat better. Hopefully your chest will declutter itself soon. Don't workout before you are ready for it, your body really needs the rest How I love hearing that you find yourself gorgeous! Music to my ears, that it But yes, you're completely right, focus on what's most important right now and counting calories seems like an unecessary extra dose of stress you really, really don't need! Where/What do you usually eat when you don't have dinner at home? You do take the time to eat, right? RIGHT???? Totally get the not wanting to cook for yourself, when Mr De_maas isn't home, I can't be bothered to make any food, I find it boring to cook just for myself. When I lived alone in Paris, my fridge was completely empty, I would never have dinner, I'd just nibble on cereal. Clever girl I was back then *face palm* What recipes are your staples right now?

I couldn't be more proud of you Mily! You've had a really fantastic week. How are you feeling about it? As proud as you should be? And 5hours on the bus?!?!?! Wow! That's just insane!!! Talk about dedication! Tip of my hat to you

How are you feeling today Grand Mistress? Not too stressed out?

Sounds like a pretty great workout! Wow! How's your shoulder feeling? Not too sore after the back plank?

Oh!! Wonderful! Well done!!!!!!!! :D

Day 6, Week 1: Goal #1: Take care of my body. No more than 2x 10 nuts and no bacon: no snacking at all Goal #2: Take care of my skin. moisturise and aloe vera: 6/6 (42) - almost forgot about the aloe vera last night, but "luckily" remembered just as I had finally started getting warm under the blankets... Goal #3: Take care of my sanity. meditate for 2 minutes: 6/6 (42) Goal #4: Take care of my brains. read HP in Danish: no HP yesterday again again again,but I did finish GoT Now I'm really kicking myself not to start the 2nd book!

You couldn't be more right *scrambles to put a leg routine together* Good. Tell me what you think when you're done I'm waiting "patiently". I look forward to my appointment with the physio, hopefully he'll give me some good news Not surprising in the least. I just finished book 1 and was dreading what happens to ******* from the very start. After I read the chapter I felt so empty I almost turned the kindle off and left the flat to meet up with Mr De_maas who was at a café with a friend down the street. He got home the exact moment I had made the decision to leave so I kept reading but boy the feels! I know!!! We have to get rid of everything. I actually started selling my art books yesterday. Some of them have seen 8 different flats in 3 different countries... It'll be worse when it comes to my actual books as I've had some of them for over 10 years... And as much as our new lifestyle is going to be incredible, I know for a fact that I will miss them. I love the feel of books, I don't particularly like reading on a kindle, it's convenient and all but it doesn't replace the smell and touch of a book. That and I never really feel at home until I have books with me and we will be always be staying places for a couple of months at a time minimum, so it's not like we'll be travelling all the time. But being a nomad and experiencing life and the world trumps feeling at home. Thanks Sam! *hug* I'm sure we'll figure something out. Nymeria posted a some pretty amazing advice/yoga stuff on her thread for me which got my brain bubbling with ideas! I know! My mum only spoke to me in English when I was a kid and you should've seen the looks my kindergarden teachers gave her when she warned them that I might say "bus" instead of "car" when they showed props or stuff ("a bus" in French can be called "car" aswell as "bus", but "a car" in French is "une voiture" so I might have just given the English word instead fo the French one to the teachers). People would call my mum a terrible mother and shit like that! Nuts! Makes sense. I was surprised at how incredibly faithful the series is. Totally! Yay for NF and for Nuala!!! Thanks a lot for the offer, I'll see what I come up with but I'll def put it up here to ask for your opinion

I'm right with you on that friend/no friend/feeling lonely yet not wanting to see anybody business. I've been very antisocial for the past while (more like years really). Do what you feel comfortable with. If it's spending time on your own, just do it. If the only people you want to talk to are NF people, do just that. Follow your gut and don't do what you're expected to do or what is "right" for everybody else. Listen to yourself. And now a little bit of scolding: GET THE HELL AWAY FROM THE SCALE! Jenn, you've done a pretty crazy amazing job up to now. You will hit #100, and #150, and #200. You will hit all these milestones in time, one after the other. Some may take longer than others, but you WILL hit them. And you will hit them the smart way so don't you go and do any stupid shit. You will eat because your body needs food. You will workout hard but in a challenging, yet non dangerous way, because you know that otherwise you will hurt yourself. You will have rest days because your body needs them and that is when the magic happens anyway. As you said, you are doing this for your health, not for a bloody number. Sure the numbers are pretty amazing, but your health is more important than a number and if you don't respect that, the numbers will show up but your health will decline. I'm pretty positive that that's not the ultimate goal. So enough nonesense! Step away from the scale, Eat enough, Lift as much as you (safely) can, Sleep enough and it will happen, as it's been happening for a year already.

I am proud of you to no extent Mily. Yes, so? Well done on the out of the blue workout, and for the amazing organic veggies!!!! Wow!

Hahahaha! Nothing wrong with making fun of your son a little... I mean, he managed the crow on the first try! Look forward to hearing about your adventures

A thousand times this! Your Pringles ruined that particular "meal" and dampened your day a little. No more. You did amazingly well for an entire week, both food and workout-wise, give yourself credit for that! And today is another day, a new day for you to make good decisions Also, 10 Pringles is actually quite an achievement! These bloody crisps are so addictive!!!!! Restricting yourself to 10 is quite impressive!!! And great job on the squats!