I have had a bit of Annus horribilis in 2013 and looking forward to my Annus mirabilis (Year of Wonder) in 2014.
Do you ever feel like Bessie ( thanks Brian)
I have survived my personal issues by throwing my energy into my professional life and in particular soaking up the bright minds I encounter beyond the farmgate in all of the diverse activities I now engage in. In particular I find the Young Farming Champions particularly invigorating
At home I find writing blogs posts very cathartic and it’s been a very tough week so you might have noticed a plethora of musings from my desk.
When suddenly I found I had no landline and no internet I thought I was going to have a serious meltdown. Mobile service is not great at times in paradise (fix my black spot Tony) and operating off my hotspot is always fraught with frustration
Instead of reaching for the Valium (just jesting) I have made a list of all of the things that are within my power to change that will help my wellbeing and begun ticking them off.
This week I went to my doctor and started that list of tests I should have had 6 months ago (not smart when you have no phone and you are sweating on the results)
Whilst I was there I showed her my health and wellness bucket list and she is helping me work my way through it
Yesterday it was off to the dietician (they call themselves ‘Wellness Specialists” now)
So look out world it is the fit and ideal weight Lynne the world will be seeing sooner rather than later.
So what does that look like to me and this is all about me. I want to be proud of me; other people are irrelevant in this quest
Until I started winning a few awards I was always behind the camera so had to do a lot of searching for pix of me at my ideal weight and fitness. They were indeed hard to find and then I came across this one. 
OMG not only did I fit into size 11 jeans 10 years ago I had red hair. Yes to the size 11 jeans think I will leave the red hair off the list
I particularly like this photo because I have my arm around one of the most special people in my life Dr Neil Moss our farm consultant. Neil who has not only held our hand through the bleak years in the dairy industry, he supports all his clients at an unparalleled level through their darkest mental and physical challenges.
Read this great story on how Neil helped local dairy farmer Con Watts survive the devastation of the tier 2 milk pricing narrow minded strategy from Lion to combat the Down Down Down campaign by Coles here
My new ideal weight and health guru is Rebecca and of course she is tiny and super fit and wow is she interesting. I have a medical background which includes a fair amount of what I thought was good nutrition insights but I was quite amazed at the mindset change in this area since I left pharmacy
It’s all about portion size, high protein, low carbs and good fats. No counting every calories just healthy eating and quality not quantity exercise.
This means set the treadmill to incline and do the hard yards for half an hour rather than walking on the flat for an hour. So I can see why I looked like that ten years ago (before I broke my pelvis from a fall from the quad bike) and walked the hills of paradise.
What I find very interesting was the discussion we had on protein and how impressive eggs are.
My breakfast this morning.
Now thanks to Jamie Oliver – Woolworths have taken a very strong stance on caged eggs.
As farmer who has chooks as pets I know how hard it is to let them roam free range and not be wiped out by predators and I am very concerned about the viability of the egg industry and the affordability of this very important protein for Australians going forward.
So tomorrow I am go to share my thoughts ( internet allowing) on why I think this stance by Woolworths may be very naive
And of course milk was at the top of the list as the perfect healthy protein so tomorrow I will be whizzing up a breakfast smoothie
For lunch its the divine Dairy Farmers Thick and Creamy Yoghurt ( all good fat) and peaches,
Which reminds me sadly no more Tamar Valley
Way to go Lynne!!!!!!!! When I started working for you three years ago I was pretty hefty but after four months of hard work on your beautiful farm my oldest daughter said to me ” Mummy you used to fat right down to you ankles now it’s almost up to you bum” I had a big laugh at her and the way she delivered her compliment!!!! You always look beautiful to me 🙂
Thx Louise u bought the sunshine back to Michael’s face whilst u were here I will always love u 4 that Sadly the sunshine left who you left