Mini goals

Laura over at Move to Portugal has posted about her mini goals for October http://movetoportugal.org/october-2010-mini-goals/.

This started me thinking about my mini goals for this month too.

Here we go:

Lose 2kg

Exercise for 45 mins on 20 days.

Finish renovating the living room (painting walls & ceiling, put up pictures, paint and replace skirting boards, select and install lighting.)

Make cushions for sofas in living room.

Decluttering toys and baby goods and clothing stored in garage.

Raise $200 from selling unwanted goods on ebay.

This will be a busy month!

A Milestone

This morning, we took Barbie Girl down to the local netball courts with her Big Girl Bike she received for her birthday.

Streamers were blowing in the wind from the handlebars, the shiny pink and white bike raced manically across the 4 netball courts.

Then Dad got off the bike, to let Barbie Girl have a turn.

Donning her pink and white helmet, Dad running closely behind, she pedalled, uncertainly at first, then more confidently.

I held my breath when there were wobbles, and yelled out encouragement.
Pedal! Pedal!

After a half hour session, she can now, tentatively, ride a two wheel bike in a straight line on her own!

No more trainer wheels.

The next sessions are how to stop and how to turn around !

A trip to the bakery was in order to celebrate the occasion – a custard tart for me, cinnamon donut for Mr Techno and of course a finger bun with icing and cinnamon for the Barbie Girl, the rider of the Big Girl Bike.