Great blog pals.

I am so lucky. I have met some of the greatest blog pals ever in the last 12 months. I just couldn't go through this journey without first of all the motivation I get from reading the blogs of really successful "losers" - you know who you are, secondly the positive supportive and helpful comments that I receive on my own blog from people who, let's face it, don't really know me but are there for me anyway (when people who do know me couldn't care less!) and I am really appreciative of how you all go out of your way to make me feel good about what i'm doing, even if it's eating too much and not being on track.

Three special things happened to me today. First of all Linda rang me at work, which is so lovely. This is the second time she has called me and we just chatter away like we've known each other forever. She is so down to earth and seems a lot like me, i'm sure if (when) we meet in person we would get on like a house on fire.

Secondly, I got the most gorgeous card from my great friend Michelle. She scrapbooked it herself (i'm assuming) and it's just beautiful. Poor Michelle wasn't well over Easter and if you're reading this young lady, rest up and I hope you get better very very soon.

... and thirdly but by no means leastly (is that even a word??? LOL it is now, let's call it a Briony-ysm!!!) the gorgeous Phillipa sent me a poster for my fridge. What a great reminder of how far I HAVE come! I had forgotten how bad I looked when I was really really fat (not just really fat).

I used to have a poster of this very same fat photo on my pantry at the old house, but since we've moved I haven't had time to put it back up, so thanks Phillipa, I have it printed and ready to hang up before I go to bed. I have come a long way, and you have reminded me just how far (they are probably my absolute worst and absolute best photo so you've picked well!!).

I'm now going to share it with all of you, my present from Phillipa, if I can download it that is, i'm not very good at this stuff.

Yay, I did it!!

Also, not sure whether I mentioned this but i've been looking for a nice bedroom linen set for DS - he is so grown up now and sleeps in a big bed at daycare through the day so we've set up his single bed, but until yesterday I didn't have any linen for it so I just had an old blue blanket over it. I saw a Wiggles cover last week but it was $60 and I was a bit miffed about how expensive it was when it wasn't really all that nice.

Anyway, I went to Target yesterday and found this:

Whatever you do, don't ask me how much it cost and don't anyone mention it to my DH if you do know cos I reckon he would blow up. Anyway, much nicer than the Wiggles dooner cover isn't it!! I couldn't get DS to stand still long enough to take a decent photo. He kept running between the bed and the cot saying "my bed/my cot/my bed/my cot" and trying to work it out for himself.

I'm so proud of him and also a little sad that he is growing up so quickly. He does wees on the big toilet now and the way he's going it won't be long before he's doing "the other" there either. He's not a baby anymore!!

Anyhoo, I have to be at work at 7am, which means getting up at 5am so I had best toddle off to bed now. Hope everyone is having a great week. Thanks again for your support.

Bri