The Johnson Family

Elliot has left Campac, after almost 3 years of service. It had gotten to the point where he was depressed and over all the bullshit that went on. The great pay, company car, fuel, tolls, mobile weren’t worth it (as I keep telling myself). He had a new job lined up which he started a few weeks before we went to Daydream…and he hated it. The role is as accounts assistant, and while the salary isn’t bad, it’s just not what he’s after with his career.  He met up with a CA Firm Partner and had an interview with them. He has been offered a job as an accountant so he's really excited to start and hopefully get back into his CA studies.

I have been following the c25k (couch to 5km run) for almost 8 months now and my running has improved dramatically. It has aided in my weightloss and brought my fitness level up. 3 months ago I couldn't even run more then 5 minutes straight without running out of breath. The longest I have done is 23 minutes straight. It's an app that you download onto your phone and there is a voice that tells you when to start walking, running, cool down etc. It’s like your own personal trainer! When I started at the beginning it was intervals of say 90 running, 60 seconds walking. But now is 20 + minutes straight. Elliot has started running too, although he doesn't follow it strictly. Highly recommended! Photo on the left was about  1.5 years ago and on the right taken a few days ago! I have also started bootcamp with my gym. It runs for 8 weeks and I can go twice a week, Mondays and Fridays at 6am. Kaz is our trainer and really works us hard but I am loving it!

The end is here :( The day finally came that we were able to watch the final Twilight Saga Movie. It was bittersweet that's for sure. A big group of us went and had dinner before hand at the coffee club. I had a few too many smirnoffs which made it all that much more fun. The movie started at at 12.01am and there was a massive twist near the end fight scene that had the whole cinema speechless. Top movie!

Elliot and I have just returned from 6 amazing days at the beautiful Daydream Island Resort. We had such a relaxing time there and really renewed our energy levels. On the 1st November we dropped the kids off at daycare and said goodbye. We made our way to Brisbane airport and caught a 1.5 hr plane flight to Hamilton Island. When we got off the plane we were amazed at how hot it was and just how clear and blue the water was. We dropped our bags off at the shuttle and then hopped on a boat. We arrived at Daydream Island about 45 minutes later. It looked incredible. On arrival off the jetty we received a shell necklace like Fiji LOL We checked in and went to our room. The view was amazing and looked right over the water. There were kangaroos outside our balcony and these funny skinny legged birds that made weird noises. Over the next few days our time just consisted of sleeping in, stuffing our faces at the buffet breakfast, siestas, swimming in the pools (one with s...