April/May Goal Recap

Time to recap the last couple of months, including how good I am at NOT completing my goals! Here's the April/May Goals post, if you would like to refresh your memory!


Post a review of my new backpack. Failed - still haven't found the time to do the review. I haven't even sat down and looked at it probably myself. It's very pretty, and it should fit everything in it, but thats all I know so far! I will review it before September... I promise

Ride to work, at least 5 times. I didn't ride to work, but I did walk to work (and home), about 7 times. Go Me!

Try not to stress over small stuff. I have been quite stressed over the past 2 months. Mostly because of issues at work, but I did a mini stress plan up, and I'm slowly working through each stressor.

Tattoo. PASSED! I am now tattooed! 2 tattoos to be exact! I want more!

55 Little Things To Be Happy About

I'm feeling a little down at the moment. I've decided, instead of wallowing in depression, I'm going to attempt to make myself feel better, by writing a list of 55 Little Things To Be Happy About.

1. Washi Tape
2. Pawpaw Ointment
3. Cold nights, and lots of blankets
4. Sun showers
5. Quote stickers
6. Crispy apples
7. Bacon and Eggs for breakfast
8. Clean washing
9. Parcels in the mail!
10. Disney Movies
11. Date stamps
12. Minecraft
13. Travel planning
14. Photos of New Zealand
15. House tour videos on youtube
16. Banana smoothies
17. Crossing things off my bucket list
18. Pinterest
19. Warm socks
20. Trying to be organised
21. Cookie dough
22. Little cross stitches
23. Ollie the weasel
24. Sips Plays Cities: Skylines
25. Writing lists
26. Gotham
27. Cleaning out my wardrobe
28. New backpack
29. Typewriter sounds
30. Paper flowers
31. Teal eyeliners
32. Gift cards
33. Lego mini figures
34. Old photos
35. Walking to work
36. Floral dresses
37. Boots
38. Podcasts
39. Reading a good book
40. Winter scarves
41. Butterflies in your stomach
42. Kitten cuddles
43. New perfume
44. When people compliment new perfume
45. Beanies
46. Meditating during my lunch break
47. Laughing until you cry
48. Studio Ghibli movies
49. Solving a problem
50. Friday evenings
51. Journal prompts
52. Sales
53. Fish & Chips
54. Water
55. Soup

I planned on a list of 101 Things, but as you can see, I made it halfway! I do feel better. I have a very busy week this week.

I'm seeing The Umbilical Brothers on Wednesday, and then heading to Perth to see Wicked on Saturday. I'm excited about both.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

What are some little things that make you happy?

Let me know in the comments

<3 Molly

Tattoo For Me!

I had my 6 months post-surgery appointment last Tuesday (even if it's actually been 7 months) and everyone is happy, especially the bariatric surgeon. I have lost 65.5% of my excess body weight and 13 inchs off my waist. He's also told me it's time to exercise, and not walk to work exercise, proper, "sweat your arse off" (his words) exercise. At least 3 times a week, moving to 5 days a week in 6 months time. He has told me I can quite easily get to under 85kg in the next 6 months, and then I'll be at his goal weight (83kg), I'm happy the way I am now, but now I need to exercise to build muscle and tone my flabby skin :)
I don't have any exercise goals at the moment. I would like to ride to work and home (ride home - uphill - without getting off my bike) and I'm looking into yoga, for stretching and stress relief.

Work is causing havoc with my anxiety at the moment. I used to leave work and not think about it, until I went back, but now I'm thinking about it all the time, my mind is constantly trying to figure out whats going on, where I fit, how I can fix EVERYONES problems... it's stupid stuff that I shouldn't need to worry about. It's immature stuff, that only involves me a tiny bit. It's the overall feeling around work, the way others feel, affect me. I have downloaded an app called Headspace, which has short 10 minute meditation sessions, which have help (if I remember to actually do them)

I crossed something off my bucket list on Tuesday. Something I've been wanting to do for years, and finally after a couple of failed tries, did!
I got a tattoo...
Well technically I got 2 tattoos.
I finally got the Deathly Hallows from Harry Potter tattooed to my wrist, and because I had some time left, I got a little Jiji from Kiki's Delivery Service tattooed on my arm.
They're both healing at the moment (and quite itchy) so when they're healed I will get better photos, but here are the super fresh, just inked tattoos.

I need to sit down and do a mini life plan (again) and hopefully restart my health on Monday (which also happens to be Star Wars Day!)

Can anyone recommend some yummy protein shake recipes :)

<3 Molly