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I have so little to say here right now.  I share so many bits and pieces each day via Facebook that by the time I sit down to write in my blog it feels like everything has already been said before.  I never really got into the micro blogging aspect of Twitter and keep my account alive only so I can follow the Tweets of others, but Facebook seems to have taken on that role almost by stealth. I love the instant feedback I get from Facebook and the ability to hold ongoing 'realtime' conversations about this things that I post. But I still feel compelled to come back here and write up my updates as I have so much of the last five years recorded here.  It's a dilemma.

My New Years' resolutions are going well.  I'm due to see my physio again next week so I can work on my stomach muscles some more, although I have given serious thought to just buying some 'shapewear' so I can pull my tummy in artificially.  It's not that I am avoiding getting myself sorted out but more that I cannot afford to visit the physio as often as I need to right now.  Perhaps once I go back to work I'll be able to afford more regular visits.  In a similar 'health' vein I am seeing (boom boom) an optometrist in order to get new glasses.  I've had the pairs I own now for over three years so I am really overdue for a prescription renewal.  My resolution to run 10kms is well and truly in sight.  Last night I ran 7kms and I still had some left in the tank so I'm going to punch it up to 7.5 kms on my next run. I had actually set 7.5kms as my May goal as the Mothers Day Classic is on then so I've achieved it several months early, so now what I am going to work on is my time. My pace is a little on the slow side so I'm going to go back to running shorter distances at a faster pace until I work back up to 7.5kms.

I have been testing out some prototypes for knitted things to sell.  Just some cardigans at the moment (to go with the nappy covers and soakers) but I am thinking of maybe doing some little knitted dresses as well.  What I am trying to work out is which patterns knit up quickest and use the least amount of yarn so that I can produce a decent amount of stock with the smallest cash outlay.  For now it is a matter of continuing to test patterns and make modifications but I am hoping to have completed this by April.

That's it really.  I'm still battling whooping cough, although the frequency and severity of the coughing fits have reduced considerably.  I'm focussing on the future in a lot of ways right now, preparing Felix to start school in term 3 and completing Poppy's toilet training before the cold weather kicks in.  I'm continuing my resolution to read three books a month based on the National Year of Reading themes and have decided to combine it with my need to design a new site for Mum in March.  The theme is 'Think' and I have chosen three books relating to website design that will definitely get me thinking. :)