...and breathe two, three....

Great news!! I have just achieved my Cert III in fitness training. I passed my exams, practical assessments, assignments and all the stuff students have to pass and I am now a qualified Group Fitness Instructor!!! I can now officially run group fitness sessions....I can see Boot Camps on the horizon!

The next step is to work on my Cert IV and that will enable me to be a personal trainer.

Everything seems to be falling into place since I returned home and it hasn't even been a year yet! Whoever is responsible.......thank you.

putting down roots....

Been busy spending some money lately!

It started with my beautiful Bertha then I thought 'why stop there', so I put an offer on a house. Its a lovely house with a nice big backyard with a load of fruit trees and 3 garages....yep, 3 garages! one for the car, one for Bertha and one for the pool table! The house is 7 kms from the rolling surf of Maroochydore beach and about 1 km from the Maroochydore river, its in a nice spot.

The house came up good at the building and pest inspection, no major problems there. The contract will become unconditional on May 20th then it will settle on June 28th, looking forward to moving in and playing house.

There isnt much to do to the house except personalise it, it can do with a bit of updating but that will come over time.

I guess this means I have made a commitment to stay in one place.......that makes me nervous and I have had a few anxious moments over it! Once I move in I am sure I will settle down.

I will post pics when I take some. Bertha introduced herself to the neighborhood the other day and I think she will like her new home!

Progress

Heres one for the books....I went riding on Bertha for 3 hours with a 30 minute water stop! The ride felt comfortable once I had settled into the saddle for the 'long haul'. I felt myself a bit tense at times and had to do a total body check to remind myself to relax, once I was relaxed Bertha and I just flowed together as one.....aahhh. The more I spend time on her the better it will become.

I have a friend who comes up from Brisbane for the weekend and we spend some time on our bikes....she has a sportster by the name of Harlot! So Harlot and Bertha are friends! She is good for me because she pushes me to go just that little bit further, I would have been quite happy to stop after an hour but she kept going and I'm glad I did.

I dont think you can really get the feel of a bike unless you spend a long time on it....the short rides are good but its the long rides that tell if the bike fits! Advice from my dear friend BHD!

I am still having trouble with the tight turns...terrified of dropping her! At one point I was going around this really small roundabout and couldnt get the turn in so ended up 'lugging' her around, there was no one else around thank god!

I don't want to rely on my friend coming up from Brisbane to ride, I am going to join a riders group up here on the Sunshine Coast so that I can get out every weekend even if it is just for an hour or so.

I will keep you all posted on my progress....little by little.