it's been a good few days really...

despite my brief period of malaise this afternoon...brought on by my frustration at not being able to easily lose weight even though we are working really hard at it: eating well, exercising 6 days out of 7...would seem that either i've hit an age where losing weight is even harder than it used to be or the mini pill is not helping, and i don't like to use that as an excuse but when you've eaten well (read healthily) for 3 weeks and exercised every day bar one day a week for the same period, you should notice some change in your weight right? or at least if not in weight, in the tightness of some clothes...apparently it's just not that easy anymore sob sob sob...

anyway i digress! coz other than that it actually HAS been a good few days...i went to a shirt viewing on thursday and managed to buy 2 shirts in 3 minutes - not only were they very reasonably priced (usually retail for $199 and I got them for $80 each) but they fit me perfectly and made me look slim! gotta love that - actually surprised i only bought two...

made a decision on thursday (following a good chat with a sage and wise mentor at work) to stick out the current role...this has taken away some of the self imposed pressure to find things to make me look busy - frankly, it's not my fault i'm not 100% occupied - my time will come...also the guy i work for assured me that he's really keen for me to stick around when things do get busier and more interesting - that proved a much needed boost of confidence and made the decision to stay a whole lot easier...

on a more exciting note, the time i have had to think about things has in fact been well spent! i have worked out that in a little over a year i can leave corporate life in a fulltime capacity (think i've already mentioned this)...what i also worked out was that at current chargeout rates, by seeing only 3 clients a week (yep, 6 hours of work in 2 business days) i can continue to earn the same money i earn today! and here's me thinking that moving into something i love doing was going to necessitate a big pay cut...

of course, if i was trying to supplement my lost income with counselling income, it would be a pay cut but i've decided that the segue (or shall i say transition) job is going to be coaching - to me they are reasonably complementary (not that i intend to mix counselling and coaching with the same clients) and the coaching allows me to capitalise on my great corporate experience whilst doing something i love...and allows me a bit more time within which to get my Masters of Counselling...

so wednesday night before school i met up with a friend (a friend i met thru the counselling course but funnily enough in the same week i first met her, she was also doing consulting at my workplace...) for a cup of tea - we haven't seen each other for ages and not only was it lovely to catch up on her news and what's going on in her life, she also said that she would be VERY happy to refer me to the area of her work (big consulting/accounting firm) that co-ordinate their coaching providers.......

then i told this to the colleague at work who has become a bit more than a colleague on thursday, and she said she knows the same sort of contacts at another big firm, and that she would HAPPILY introduce me...

then, to top off an already good week, on friday afternoon i met up with a colleague of my friend geoff who i might have mentioned the other week (geoff and i used to work together, he left, now he's ceo of a company that does outplacement/coaching) - her name is nan...amazing meeting and one that not only ran over 30 minutes or more, but one where from minute one i felt really comfortable with this lady! she let me talk and express my ideas about how i might get to where i want to be, gave me some advice, confirmed that the accreditation course i want to do will be worth it and give me some credibility in the field, and also said that if things became untenable at my current workplace in the next 14 months, to give them a call!!!

i have always been amazed at how supportive and encouraging people are when you not only choose to follow your dream but share with them your enthusiasm and passion!

soooo it's kinda all coming together! so then this afternoon i also got myself an ABN and tomorrow hope to secure 2 domain names (ones i like!) so that eventually i won't have to settle for a domain name i neither like, nor is indicative of the work i will be doing...

don't you LOVE it when a plan comes together?