Number of cigarettes smoked: 38. The ‘Think Quit Program’ allows you to continue smoking normally for the first 7 days and on the 8th day, you quit. But I can assure you there is nothing ‘normal’ about smoking 38 cigarettes in one day. I usually only smoke this many cigarettes when I’m having a crisis…Read More
My no-sugar, no-wheat, no-dairy, no-alcohol Challenge – DAY TEN
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February 27, 2010 By
Woke feeling deflated about rice cracker blow-out last night. Got on the digital scales and YET AGAIN my weight has not fluctuated a single gram. Banged scales with my first and gathered weighty supplies to hold and re-test weight to see if scales were broken. Alas, they were working perfectly. Cursed my sedentary career choice…Read More
International Women’s Day 2010
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February 27, 2010 By
International Women’s Day (IWD) 2010 is fast approaching and on March 8th, women across Australia and the world will celebrate their achievements and advocate for the continued empowerment of women across the globe. International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some…Read More
Women Make the News initiative 2010
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February 27, 2010 By
To coincide with International Women’s Day on 8 March, UNESCO has joined with international and regional media organisations to launch the annual Women Make the News (WMN) initiative for 2010. Women make up half the world’s population, but only 22 percent of the voices you hear and read in the news today are women’s. To…Read More
Book Review: Stillwater Creek by Alison Booth
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February 27, 2010 By
Book of the Month: March 2010. It is 1957, recently widowed Ilona Talivaldis and her young daughter Zidra move to the small fictional town of Jingera on the south coast of New South Wales. Ilona is a pianist and her love of music is now shared with a growing number of Jingera residents, the “Jingeroids”,…Read More
Welcome to My Quit Smoking Challenge
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February 27, 2010 By
Today I have taken my first step towards becoming a non-smoker. I will start blogging about my experiences with the Think Quit program tomorrow morning. But today, I thought it might be useful for you and certainly for me, to provide some background. I have been a smoker for almost 20 years. My parents are…Read More
Looking for 100 Volunteers to Quit Smoking on TV
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February 26, 2010 By
A free stop smoking seminar will be held in Crows Nest, Sydney, on Saturday the 13th of March 2010. Clinical hypnotherapist and author of Think Quit, Mark Stephens, will hypnotise the group live in front of TV cameras, for a national television program. Mark promises to send each and every one of the participants away…Read More
Grants for small businesses to become more family friendly
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February 26, 2010 By
Eligible small businesses with less than 15 employees can apply for a grant of up $15,000 to put in place family-friendly arrangements in their workplaces. This second round of grants form part of the Australian Government’s $12 million Fresh Ideas for Work and Family Grants Program, created to support Australian small businesses to implement practices…Read More
My no-sugar, no-wheat, no-dairy, no-alcohol Challenge – DAY NINE
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February 26, 2010 By
Uh-oh. Day Nine became blow-out day, alas. It all started well. Woke tired but not at all ‘hungover’ or headachey. Just sleepy. Felt motivated but also wary that I’m not losing a single gram. Could have been the no-sugar chocolate bar (ok, it was only around 50g but it has to add up) I wolfed…Read More
My no-sugar, no-wheat, no-dairy, no-alcohol Challenge – DAY EIGHT
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February 26, 2010 By
Woke on day eight feeling good. I feel lighter. No hungover feeling. My whoozyness and headaches have stopped. Husband is waking me at 6.30am – half an hour earlier than usual – and I start the day in front of My Workout on the tele or on the treadmill. NOT missing dairy. NOT missing wheat.…Read More
