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I have my interview with New Zealand Institute of Health and Fitness (NZIHF) regarding studying this year! Eee! Exciting!
 
It’s a shame I’m so tired this morning I’m feeling a bit zombie like it is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains. I haven’t been able to sleep lately because I’ve had too much on my mind.. Anyway, I’ll try get an early night tonight I’m sure I will be more awake by interview time which isn’t until after work at 5.30pm, I can fit in a lot of coffee before then hehe.
 
I emailed the person in charge of recruiting at my gym for her expert opinion. Because I am taking quite a shortcut here I wanted to ensure the qualification (if you can call it that) I come out with at the end will be recognized and at least help me get my foot in the door. She was nice enough to reply and told me everything I needed to know :) this study option would be recognized although it’s not one of the more commonly known courses. She advised the main thing for me to be aware of was to ensure the course will enable me to be registered through REPs Registered Exercise Processionals at least Level 3 or ideally Level 5. National Certificate level is the minimum level required. That’s fine by me! There’s no way I could go back to university and study fulltime for 3 years. I’ll take this shortcut. Who knows what the future holds, once I have my foot in the door I could always study further..
 
I‘ll let you know after tonight. It’s very exciting but scary.
 
As I was walking to work this morning I saw the book “Fabulously Broke” in the bookshop window. Now I’ve been taking my horoscopes a little too seriously lately but this weeks horoscope did say a self help book would grab my attention. I’m leo by the way so this goes for all leos. Could this be that book?! Has anyone read Fabulously Broke, could anyone could give me a review? Is it worth buying? Seeing as I am on the broke side I don’t like to buy anything right now. Maybe I’ll try my luck and have a look through without any of the bitchy sales staff coming over to ask me if I’m going to buy or just read their books. How ironic hehehe
 
What does this week hold for you darlin’? If you’re a leo and the psychic is right, then I already know.. 
  •  After my interview tonight I want to sort things around the house. I hate being unorganized it drives me crazy!
  • Tommorrow after work I’ll do plyos or the gym. I went to the gym night but my inner thigh muscle is a bit sore from last Tuesdays skating (still, I should give myself a break) I couldn’t do a decent work out.
  • Thursday I have another consult with my Dietician and then the gym, as per.

I need a decent nights sleep

  • Then Friday yay Friday.  This weekend is an open grave I don’t have too much planned. I’m not drinking. Bowl-a-rama is on which should be fun

Word of the day: approbation\ap-ruh-BAY-shuhn\, noun;
1.The act of approving; formal or official approval.
2.Praise; commendation

PostHeaderIcon Gratitude List

Because my star sign today told me to write one. Hehe

Also because I know how valuable a positive attitude is and with all my current job hating going on and my 1/4 life crisis heh I am in desperate need of refocussing my energy.

  • My family! Always numero uno! I have a really close bond with my Mum especially, she is my idol, if I could afford flights I’d take the next plane home right now.
  • My boyfriend. I’m very much in love and very lucky.
  • My health. Especially since taking the advice of a dietician a fortnight ago, my health has improved so much it was so unbearable before. I can’t believe I put off seeing a dietician for so long because consults and health food are expensive. I had given up after being ignored for years by Drs and Gastro specialists.
  • Kittehs
  • Roller derby. So much fun! I love this sport!
  • Summer. I’m easily amused by the smallest things in summer.. Lying in the sun with a book. Walking in the sand. Swimming in the ocean. Playing with animals outside. Nature. It’s all FREE
  • My friends. Keep me smiling
  • Time. If I can’t find a part-time job (not having much luck) I will study while working full-time in my current job. I can’t leave one job without another to go to! All while playing roller derby which it might surprise you how much time that takes up. I’ll enjoy time off now while I still can…
  • Coffee (always!) avocado (yum!)
  • Working in town. Lunch dates with friends are keeping me sane. I love that one hour out of the office. I’d hate to have to sit in the tearoom, read the newspaper and eat a packed lunch by myself
  • My boyfriend being able to drop me off near work so I can avoid catching the loser cruiser (bus). I get dropped off about 20 minutes walk away. Much better then sitting by strangers and having to stop every 50m to pick up more strangers who stare and smell and sit too close. :-P
  • Pay day. Slave to the wage. But I’m grateful to have anything incoming – which is, of course, better then nothing!
  • Big screen TV. I love watching movies at home now
  • Everyone and everything that contributes to my being happy!

Babe of the day: Isabel Lucas.  Especially since she’s coloured her hair dark brown.  Unfortunately I can’t find a current picture.  This ones still good.

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PostHeaderIcon FRIDAY

Don’t you love the new layout.  I DO! Thanks Te!

If I was Megan Fox.. improvement? yes? haha. 

A very Friday post. 

I tried this a few weeks back but I’ll try once more.  For next Friday, please email me through any curious questions to katiesenior@windowslive.com.  Anything you want to know! Anything at all! I’ll write my answers in next Fridays update…

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I only worked 3 days this week but it felt like 3 days too many   X

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I am starting to put a plan into action so I can (eventually) end up exactly where I want to be. I don’t know why I haven’t done this sooner.. Or, I know why, it’s HARD!
 
Never mind that I’m doing it NOW.
 
I saw a Dietician I while back who made a diet plan for me. She basically cut out fructose, lactose and gluten. Among some other additives and some other small things. Sounds difficult but she works on the same street as me and because I’m a bit lazy and like to buy my lunch, this fabulous dietician was able to tell me what cafes around where we work sell the food that wont make me sick. With this plan it doesn’t even take much thought. I’m surprised how easy I’m finding it! I know it will soon become second nature. Going out to dinner with friends isn’t as easy but I’m finding ways around it :-) I’m lucky there are a lot of health cafes around work so I can go out for lunches. Everyone wants to be healthy, I love seeing salad bars full of customers and McDonalds empty :-)
 
Because of this change of diet/lifestyle my health has improved dramatically! I felt like a different person within 3 days! 3 days I’ve seen gastro specialists in the past I’ve seen so many doctors but I guess when it’s something you can’t “cure” they aren’t interested. They fucked me around I thought this would last forever. Beyond ecstatic! I’ll never be able to eat a regular joe blogs diet, but on the positive side, I will always be fit and healthy.
 
I’d recommend seeing a Dietician and following their advice as best you can to anyone whose suffering from similar health issues to what I had.
 
Success 
 
As you can tell from my last two posts I’ve had a week off work. I’ve had some time to think. I asked myself the question “what is my true purpose in life”, I made lists, talked with friends and family, researched study – wages – challenge – demand – competition and I kept coming back to the answer I’ve always known. Fitness. It’s my true passion. It’s how I want to spend my time and energy. I don’t want to be a corporate slave any more!
 
I’ve been applying for sales roles within gyms because I an a gym bunnie, I always have been, and I love working with customers. I don’t, however, have sales experience. I also get nervous about working in a commission based role. I desperately wanted someone to take a chance on me though. Unfortunately, no one has, job hunting is hard and it’s a hard time right now in the early new year. I got a second interview at one gym and one question the manager asked me was “if you could have any role within this gym which would you like? Does it have to be sales?” I said yeah sales thinking that was the answer they wanted that I was an enthusiastic salesperson. But my true answer would have been a personal trainer role. I just never thought it possible to go back to uni fulltime for 3 years to become qualified, how could I afford that?!
 
I’ve since found a National Certificate in Fitness that can be completed in 1 year by correspondence. I want this more then anything!!!!!!!!!!
 
Seeing as my current job is sucking my will to live, I think I will quit soon. I have to quit soon for my health and my sanity! If I can be accepted into this course and can start studying (although it’s correspondence you do attend tutorials so you can’t enrol at any time there are intakes) I will focus everything I have on doing well. Once completed that’s all you need to start applying for personal training jobs. Only 1 year, 10 hours a week, how easy I had no idea. Of course just because you have a certificate doesn’t guarantee you a job. Of course there will be competition who went the long way around and went to uni who did work experience or whatever kids do these days. But I have life experience and transferrable skills and I trust in my abilities that I will prove successful.
 
Excited much :-) :-) :-) wish me luck
 
My short term goal: put a plan into action to get out of this hell hole some people call the work place
My long term goal: become a successful personal trainer
 
Hows everyone out in blogland today xXx 

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I am still alive! Sorry for my lack of comments and updating!

I have a couple days off work at the moment so I haven’t been bothered to write a new post yet.. but, I have read all the comments on my last post and THANK YOU I’ve learnt from them I’m feeling much better.

Everyone who contributes on this blog is so valued xoxox thanks so much

How are you dollface?!

I have a lot to write but it might have to wait until my next update.  Until then…

I have photos to share:

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I love swimming in the ocean! It was the nicest day and the water was so clear and warm.  This doesn’t happen enough  in Wellington!

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Drinking in the sun with Sparkleface whose down staying with me at the moment.  It’s so good having her and her boyfriend here.

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Posers hahaha.  While we were at a wedding waiting for the beautiful bride.. notice the drinking before the ceremony ha before the ceremony, during and after haha.  Very fun wedding

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Feeling the love   <3

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drinks with the bride

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Love Katie

PostHeaderIcon Frustration (Part 2)

Don’t read on if you don’t want to read a selfish and negative post.

2010, so far, it SUX 

The reason I said this is a “selfish” post is because I know what’s going on around the world :( the tragedy in Haiti, the two recent dog attacks on children, all the crime, suffering, losing loved ones.. I know it would seem to a lot of people I have it good. I’m still going to post this though because it makes me feel better to write it…

My new years resolutions were, these aren’t just new years resolutions they are constant resolutions. If I’m achieving all of these things, then generally, I’m happy!

Positive thinking: I’m finding it really hard to stay positive about myself. I find it easy to inspire others and turn their thoughts into positive ones. I fake it! But, when it’s comes to taking my own advice.. I can’t do it.
  • I get paranoid my boyfriend will fall out of love with me, isn’t attracted to me, is bored or thinks I’m holding him back.
  • I have negative thoughts all my friends have forgotten about me, all my new friends and new people I meet think I’m weird.
  • I have a lot of negative thoughts about my appearance. My hair is unhealthy, my skin sometimes breaks out when I’m stressed, I’m always bloated, tired and run down.  I’m not pretty/healthy/stylish enough. 

Be a better girlfriend to Mike: This year we’ve had two of the biggest fights we’ve ever had. Both alcohol induced. This breaks my heart the most! I love him so much and I can’t help but feel I’m just not living up to everything I promised him, to his expectations of me. I don’t feel like the same girl he fell in love with a year ago and I feel he deserves so much better….. actually that’s not entirely true I don’t hate myself or anything I know I can be what he wants but right now I know I’m not.

Weight under 60kgs: My weight has climbed up a bit but not too much this isn’t bothering me I think this is the one resolution that I have achieved.

Healthy life: I’m in pain every moment of every day. It used to be once every now and then, then it was weekly then every evening until at some stage it progressed to every day at some stage of the day. Until now, every.moment.of.every.day. I can’t handle it but I don’t know what to do?!

Tattoos: I have one new one, plans to execute and plans of how to finish my current tattoos. Money holds me back. 

Overseas holiday: I can’t comprehend this happening this year. I’d love to take a holiday midwinter, but the way my finances are right now if this continues I’ll be bankrupt before then.

Work hard: I work hard not to walk out. I work hard not to cry when I wake up in the morning because I hate my job so much.  I work hard not to let my job make me miserable outside of work hours.  I work hard to find something else

More effort with my appearance. Sometimes I succeed here and sometimes I don’t. It all depends on my pain level, if I’m 10/10 pain and I can hardly move I’ll not bother with it I’ll just focus on one foot in front of the other.

Fly home more often: working on that.  I’ve missed a few flight deals because they sell out fast but I’m trying to work in a weekend home around the end of next month. 

Have fun: I’ve had some fun this isn’t all selfish and negative. But, mainly, I’ve felt depressed. I hate my job and I am in pain so often I can’t manage anything some evenings but to lie in the foetal position and hope to fall asleep.

I want to break the cycle but the only advice I’m given is “keep trying” so I’ll keep trying     X

PostHeaderIcon Frustration

I don’t want to bitch about work on my blog!

Especially considering if you google my full name this blog is the first thing that comes (oh my) work could be likely to see it.. Ha…

So, instead, I’ll leave you with some photos until I’m in a better mood to update.

Sobriety fail:

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I can’t stop laughing about the guy in the background!

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I wasn’t at my best this night I’ll be sure to update with better photos next week   X

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Looking at: the clouds outside. I read in the paper this morning Wellington hasn’t had a sunny weekend since November! Some summer *rolls eyes* predictions for this weekend
“Rain, sometimes heavy falls possible. Strong southerlies”
 
Listening to: typing. I’m at work it’s library quiet. Shhh
 
Tasting: coffee. I think this is my 5th coffee today! I must bring in some green tea and substitute coffee for herbal teas. Or, at least every other coffee so I could get it down to 2 or 3 a day.
 
Smells like: coffee beans. Mmm. Breathe it in.
 
Touching: My keyboard. My coffee cup. My cellphone. My hair which I actually straightened this morning because it didn’t look too windy out but it has since gotten wet and I’m trying to smooth down the frizz. Fuck it sunny summer where are you
 

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Babe.  Enough said.

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