Anthony Malloy

September 23, 2012

My Tweets For The Week

Weird to see the fog getting thicker as the morning rolls on. #
Nice call back option from Origin means I don't have to sit here for an hour on hold. #
Argh. Either installer didn't send in or Origin didn't request essential forms. Six months of generating electricity for no return. #
.@JackRiewoldt08 and @BobMurphy02 it's footy day at kinder. http://t.co/7j5y1g9d #
Endorphin's + caffeine. It's going to be a great morning. #
Ugh. Bert has shared his doozy of a cold with us. Just what I need after a shocker of a night's sleep. #
'CUETY', there is no excuse to drive like an idiot in a child care center car park. #roadmoron #misleadinglicenseplate #
My head is spinning at the awesomeness of this Lego creation http://t.co/uOijYldS via @youtube #
I promise myself that next time I go to MSY I will purchase only what I went for. #newkeyboardandmouse #
Much better. Wireless comfort desktop mouse feels like a proper mouse. Comfort keyboard a good replacement for the natural @msfthardware #
Hawthorn winning makes it easy. Go the Swans! #
Why so serious Bert? http://t.co/QPLpPlTp #
Half an hour in and this Maccas birthday party is going off, with no birthday girl in sight. #
New mouse is fantastic. No longer fighting one of the few bits of equipment I need to get my job done. #
Loving the new season of Who. Power of Three chock full of classic Who references. #

September 23, 2012September 23, 2012

Achievement

Today is a great day, a day of achievements. This morning I jogged for 20 minutes without a break and I hit my goal of 82kgs.

Just a couple of months ago I was over the moon when I managed to stumble through 2 minutes of jogging before collapsing in a heap. I remember being thrilled at being able to walk for 30 minutes on the treadmill before collapsing in a heap. Now I can jog for 20 minutes, walk for 5 minutes either side of this and feel like I can do some more.

As for the weight, well. When I had my little incident at the start of the year and I was asked in the hospital how much I weighed I probably muttered 97kg, which probably was being generous by a probably a couple of kilograms. I’m now floating around the upper 82s. When I set this as my goal I secretly thought I’d be happy to make it to 90kg. Now I’m here I have new things to learn – how to stay around this mark while continuing to exercise.

Inspiration to keep this up comes from weird places. The other day I popped in to Coles to grab some groceries. I was using the self checkout facilities when one of the check out chicks who knows me and the kids came up to me and said ‘wow, you’ve lost soooooooooo much weight’. I figure if your local cashier notices then you must be doing something right.

I’ve also made changes to my daily routine. My business is going gang busters at the moment and it’s made me realise I need every second of the working day to put towards it, at least for the next few months. So I’m taking a leaf out of my amazing wife’s book and setting the alarm. No, not for the crazy 5.00am time she gets up every week day, mine is for the much more civilised time of 5.50am so I can be ready to jump in the car when she gets home at 6 and head off. It’s worked so far this week, and worked again today when I had a sleep in until 7. I’m determined to make this part of my long term changes too. Better for me, better for my business.

I still have a way to go with my jogging – I’m only up to week 6 of the 9 week C25K program that is designed to get you from the couch to running 5 kilometres in a graduated program. After this morning though I reckon I can do it.

September 21, 2012

Growth

It must be spring. Bert was excited yesterday to notice our first lime growing. The poor lime tree has struggled, unlike the giant lemon tree next to it so it’s great to see this sign of life. As for the mushies, I swear they weren’t there yesterday but when I went out the front this morning there they were. Must remove them before the kids decides to sample one.

September 20, 2012September 20, 2012

Dude

Not only can Mr Henry dress himself way cooler than I ever would be able to it appears he now has the moves down too. Ladies, lock up your daughters.

September 16, 2012

My Tweets For The Week

Haven't enjoyed an album as much as PSB's 'Elysium' in a very long time. If you have to be working at 8.30 you may as well have good tunes. #
Think I can hear @audiolympics cheers from here. #champagneinchorley #
How did this get by us? Indiana Jones now out on BluRay. There goes the weekend. #
Gas bill arrived today – wow, it must have been a cold winter. #
Bella is going crazy, must be a huge storm on the way. #
Blu-ray nirvana. http://t.co/asDrVDMW #
Just downloading the new Ben Fold Five album. #
Love 'On Being Frank' from #NewBenFoldsFiveAlbum PSB and BFF, feeling positively prehistoric. #
Hail the size of golf balls! *If Lego people played golf. #
Moo doing backwards writing – freaks me out just a little. #
Love going to the gym with Rae, makes time fly. #
Friday night curry even better at Saturday lunch. #
We've got a surprise night off. Nothing on at the movies, what should we do? #
Sunset http://t.co/2TzdLlPD #
Loving the new darker edge to this season of Who. 3 fantastic episodes so far. #

September 11, 2012

If It Starts Talking

Today I noticed a face has appeared in our back fence.

September 9, 2012

My Tweets For The Week

Gym at 6, kids off to kinder and school and deck and outside setting done all by 10. Now for work. #
I can't believe Westpac still make you wait 5 days to clear a cheque, especially one from the RBA. #
Nice thing about paying off bills with tax return is that the money budgeted to pay them can now be saved. #
At the school. One teacher has taken her class and the white board outside for the afternoon. School sure ain't what it once was. #
Second coat for the deck done. Roll on summer. #
Just put Win 8 RTM on my laptop. No way it's going anywhere near a desktop. #
1kg to go to get to my goal weight. #
Playing with large (to us) sums of money makes me nervous. #
Just went outside – that wind is unbelievable, you'd have to yell to be heard over it. Just waiting for roofs to start flying off. #
This probably dates me in so many ways but I'm loving the new Pet Shop Boys album. #
New Kindles look fantastic. Wish we could order them in Aus. #
New Shoes http://t.co/zeLckMPX #
Bert's in for a surprise when his mum turns up for assembly today. Wish I could see his smile. #
First go at making Pad Thai. Definitely won't be the last. Yum. #
I'm sure one of the eight kids must be in time, just not sure which one it is. #danceclass #
Hoping new sound card sorts out a couple of issues. #
Time for dinosaurs on a spaceship with the young ones. #
Dinosaurs On A Spaceship – an absolute cracker of an episode, everything Who should be. #
Why the A team on a Sunday @7NewsMelbourne ? #

September 5, 2012September 5, 2012

Malloy And Son – Web Sites and Pizza Menus Since 2012

Normally I work alone, or with Bella sleeping at my feet as my only companion. Thanks to the teacher’s strike here in Victoria I have an officemate. Bert is keeping me company today while his teacher joins tens of thousands of others in the city. He’s been very busy this past hour peppering me with questions for his work – writing pizza restaurant menus. So if any of my clients suddenly find references to Meat Lovers or Vegetarian popping up in odd places this would be why.

September 2, 2012

My Tweets For The Week

Think I've done some serious damage to my right foot. Off to doctors who will send me for an x-ray. Argh. #
Saw doctor. He thinks pain may be gout related. Doesn't feel right to me but will go with his solution and see what happens. #
Muesli obsession getting out of hand, now having some for sweets. #
Not enough liquid centred Butter Menthols in the world today. #
First blow fly of the season. #
Poor Moo, grazed her hands. You probably heard her wherever you are. @ Derrimut Primary School http://t.co/THLTjOOS #
Safari 6 bug that seems to only affect one person. Sadly this one person is the person who gives sign off on the project. #
Have to go to Carlton tomorrow for a meeting. Well keep an eye out for Mick. #
How can my tax return match so evenly the major bills that have just come in? #
Fair warning – I'm issuing a man flu alert for me. #
Wow – is this the most unusable web page ever? http://t.co/dje1HFm9 #
Struggling, just want to sleep. #
Karcher deck washing attachment FTW 30-40 minute job done in under 10. #
Great start to Fathers Day. I couldn't ask for more wonderful kids. #
Witnessing the most amazing display of arrogance directed towards a waitress that I have ever seen. #
Just heard Newman has resigned as Captain. Class act putting his Tigers first. Wish I had gone in now. #gotiges #
Really enjoyed the new Who episode. 'Remember me' indeed. #

August 29, 2012

Perks

Working for yourself you don’t get many perks but being able to be flexible with your time, within reason, is one of them. Today Rae came home early. I picked her up from the station and as she had a little time before her appointment I suggested lunch out.

Smart woman that she is, she said ‘sure’.

We popped on over to the local Sunshine Golf Club (which is in Derrimut). We got to sit on the balcony, look at the views over the course to the city and a have a chat while enjoying a great (and inexpensive) lunch. Half an hour later back to work and Rae is off but it left me smiling.