15 August, 2023. Fighting and playing.

Much going on!

For one, I’m back to Muay Thai training. So, I began a couple of years before COVID and I loved it. I was never going to be a fighter, but I really enjoyed the training, the high kicks, the punches and as a woman in my mid-forties, I had never been fitter in my life. But after a three-year hiatus, it was hard to get back to, you know, finding the time, thinking about the pain... Now I have a purpose – getting into shape before my daughter’s wedding (five weeks away and more on that soon). It’s still tough with time and tougher when I’ve been out of it for so long, but gosh so satisfying. My mum keeps telling me to be careful – ‘don’t get injured before the wedding,’ she scolds, like maybe after the wedding it’s okay to get hurt? Well, it’s funny because that’s what I keep saying to my daughter, who is a soccer fanatic, plays hard, loves it.

Speaking of… aren’t the Matildas going great? So excited that people who aren’t usually into soccer, you know the ones, ‘oh it’s so boring’ ‘no one scores’ … yes even those ones are really into it. We went to the friendly match with France and it was a blast. The excitement, the atmosphere, all with a bunch of babbling Kaths and Kims behind us, entertaining us with their commentary. Anyway, GO TEAM!

This weekend we are being hens! Yes, a three day party awaits and my girls insist I’m needed for all of it, so it’s going to be a long hard, and lots of fun, weekend. Sooo excited! But wish me luck anyway, This fifty-year-old is gonna need it!

Until next time.