The fact that I'm even posting this is a small miracle. It means that I have survived my first week - woohoo! The best part is that no one within arm's length of me suffered any injuries.. with the exception of my very strict but very patient boyfriend, Vik. You my love, are a legend.
Now since my Moreton adventure, I have only succumbed to one sweet treat. This involved a notorious bucket of malteasers my parents bought me for Christmas. For those who perhaps don't know me that well, this COMPLETELY made my Christmas. SCORE! In light of my goal however, I took the mature approach and left the bucket of goodness in my parents' pantry. What followed after this was anything but mature...
As I summoned up the courage to say goodbye to the wonderful malt treats, I performed a ninja move faster than the speed of light which resulted in four malteasers being consumed. Now if only I could use that agility in my exercise...
Anywho, I ate four malteasers. So sue me. Thinking I had gotten away with it, I triumphantly waddled to my car with my Christmas presents. That's when disaster struck. On my way to the car, I was stung by wasps. Not one, but FOUR. I believe I threw everything I was holding into the air and screamed like I was being murdered, twice, while running and slapping myself all over. A neighbour's child was running past at the time and proceeded to turn around upon viewing my outburst. If that wasn't embarrassing enough, I stomped into the backyard (leaving all of my gifts on the front lawn) demanding ice like I was Lady Gaga. Fortunately Dad promptly gave me ice bricks - such a wonderful (and confused) man - which I then used on my arm, leg and arse. Please note that no one was harmed with the awful sight of me without pants other than my dear Mum. Kudos to her for not dry reaching.
Four malteasers, four wasp stings. Coincidence? I think not. Especially when their target areas were my bulkiest body parts. Either way, the idea of chocolate was absolutely terrifying. Excellent :)
However this week wasn't all bad news. After my last post, I took the bold (and potentially stupid) step of sending this link to all of my Facebook friends. With photos attached :-/ So with one deep breath, the link was up for the world to see. Gulp. What followed was absolutely unbelievable - the outpouring of support and love I received was beyond my wildest dreams. It came from everywhere and everyone, including people that I haven't spoken to in five years! With each Facebook notification there were tears. I was overwhelmed by the response and quickly realised that I had a whole world of support that I didn't even know was there. Props to everyone who responded to my blog - you have no idea of the strength and determination it has given me to see this goal through.
Stay tuned - next week's update is going to be a ripper!
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