Boxing and ping pong tables

This year is off to a killer start with the responsibility of a new team (Marathonmtb.com), a new employment position (Vet Director Greencross Noosa), a ten month old sausage dog (Donni), a snappy bredli (Rusty), a boxing boyfriend, a mortgage on a studio apartment in Peregian Beach and a table tennis table. Only nine days in and my mastercard is credited to the hilt with promises of journeys to South Africa, Victoria (Australia), Italy, Germany and Timor Leste. I have spend 30+ years of my life avoiding commitment and now it has smacked me square in the face with the vengeance of jilted bride. So what will become of me?..

I suppose it is a case of (wo)man up or die.

Lucky for me I have a bike to ride, some fabulous tunes (plus a brand new ipod shuffle to listen to them on, thanks Andy) fabulous nurses and a fabulous boyfriend who does his very very best to make sure I tend to the task at hand and complete it within a respectable amount of time. How easy it would be to ride into the sunset and leave all this craziness behind me but then I look outside and see parents with children and jobs and pets and mortgages. I suppose if they can embrace responsibility so too can I... I hope.

So what of all these new found commitments and promises...

New team: I am very excited to be part of the Subaru-Marathonmtb.com team and this year I will be embarking on the Otway Odyssey, Absa Cape Epic, Domomites Superbike, Trans Alps, Tour de Timor. I will definitely be hanging onto the big wheels but trading my much loved Cannondale Flash for a Scott Scale RC. Benny J and the team at NBS will be backing me up mechanically, supercoach Nikoli is responsible for body and brain prep and ADIDAS eyewear will make ensure I can see whilst looking very very kool.

New employment position: I am now Vet Director of Greencross Noosa Veterinary Surgery and very proud to be a part of such a crack team of vets and nurses. Not to mention the unbelievable support offered by the Brisbane based Greencross hierarchy. Nose to the grind and I am sure we can grow this little team to be considered the most compassionate and well respected clinic in Noosa.

A Sausage called Donni: In a weak moment during 2011 I succumbed and purchased Andy a mini Daschund, he is called Donni. I have to confess, he is far from being the best behaved boy on the block and he has already been banned from Greencross Noosa Vets on bad behaviour (charged with the breaking into and stealing of pigs ear treats). I think the confusion and mayhem that surrounds the puppy life stage this is why I never aspired to human children. Fortunately for me, Donni is now almost 11 months old and becoming wiser by the day. Forever to be a daddy's boy.

A snappy Bredli called Rusty: Rusty is a carpet python we adopted because of his bad behaviour. He is still badly behaved but fortunately he is small and I think he has good heart somewhere deep deep inside...maybe? Andy thinks otherwise. This will be an interesting project.

A boxing boyfriend: Andy has grown a little tired of riding (this I cannot understand) and taken to the boxing ring instead. Andy "Cutter" Davison. Fortunately for me boxer boys have great body's and my Andy is now in tip top boxing shape.. with only the occasional black eye...Next fight scheduled for February with date TBC

A Table Tennis Table: My present to Andy for Christmas 2011... Tournaments will be a weekly event in Peregian Beach so if you are in the area call by.

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