Valkyrie's Lion Den

05/08/2025

Towards the end of 2024, something in me snapped and I decided that it was time to reignite my love for fitness. Off I went, looking for a gym that would feel like home and for an online coach who I knew would be able to handle my shining beacon of weirdness while filtering through my shenanigans.

This comparison... This is months of blood, sweat and tears... Months of unravelling some deeply ingrained and unhealthy behaviours. Months of doing better. Of healing. Of having my mindset tested. Of seeing if I really want this.

I've had to navigate injuries. The winter lurgy and all the daycare germs. Illness. So many things have come up and I could have thrown my hands in the air and said "f**k it!".

I didn't.

My coach helped me keep my head straight. My gym is very active on social media - watching their reels gave me some shocking FOMO. My husband and children - who are my biggest supporters and cheer squad - reminded me every single day why I have set the my goals I have.

I'm a little over six months into a healthy, active lifestyle; of being the best version of me I can be for me and for my family.

This is a rest of my life commitment. While I can't see the physical changes in these comparisons, I see the determination. The dedication. The strength. The clarity. The promise of what's to come.

My goal was to lose 50kg.
Of that, I have lost 11kg.
This equates to 10% of my body fat.

This is about what I CAN do.
And I'm nowhere near done yet.

24/04/2025

Today we honour and remember our fallen soldiers; human, canine and equine. Thank you for your service. xx
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This day of days again we keep
In memory of those who sleep
Forever by the quiet sea
Away in far Gallipoli.

‘Tis Anzac Day! ‘Tis Anzac Day!
OH, soldier comrades far away
You died in war, may we live in peace
So live and love that war may cease.
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They shall grow not old,
as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun
and in the morning
We will remember them.

We will remember them
Lest we forget
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❤️

10/12/2024

F**k me. I haven't written a bloody thing for nearly six weeks. 😱
Better pull my finger out. This is not getting blogs posted or my book written!

AI Image created by FeatherSoul. 2024. (C)

08/12/2024

DID DAPHNE SAY YES?!

05/11/2024

Staying grounded... My "Cliff Notes".

Day five of the journalling challenge and feelings of frustration are beginning to affect my motivation to continue. Writing with prompts and sticking to the subject matter at hand is increadibly challenging. Trying to do so on a sleep deficit is also challenging. The brain just does not want to wor...

02/11/2024

Today's journalling challenge was a real nugget scratcher!

Another deep dive into the psyche with today's prompt. We are asked to reflect on where and how we seek validation. Ultimately, can we be my own cheer leader? If I rely on others to cheer me on, how do I think shifting to an internal validation practice will impact my life? If I can be my own cheer....

01/11/2024

This year's journalling challenge, thank you to Michelle Chalfant.

Day One, here we are!

I signed up for a journalling challenge run by Michelle Chalfant. Her challenge takes place every November. I participated last year and quite enjoyed it so I thought I'd do it again. See where it takes me.Journalling is something I have done my entire life. It keeps me grounded and centred in a lot...

29/10/2024

This both is and isn't what it sounds like.

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Contains medical themesThis both is and isn't what it sounds like.I've just started the prep for an endoscopy and a colonoscopy. I'm about to start my liquid diet and then - The Cleansing.I've never had a procedure like this before. I was asked if I'm stressed about it. The only thing I am worried a...

21/10/2024

It's all in the title. Dreams really do bring clarity, even if one is dreaming of shadows past.

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It's true what they say - your past really does catch up with you. Mine is haunting me in my dreams. To be more specific, people from my past are disturbing my slumber. This is both unsettling and incredibly perplexing.The emotional attachments I once had with said individuals were severed long ago;...

21/10/2024

Two entirely different sets of toe-beans, both occupy a space in my heart.

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I have adopted a cat.Well, kinda. He's not mine but I love him like he is. He lives with my good friends and neighbours across the road. I say "he lives with" because cats live entirely of their own choosing.You see, I've fallen in love with Axl because I am missing Alice, my actual cat. She lives a...

05/10/2024

Artificial intelligence is not intelligence at all.
Controversial, but true.

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01/10/2024

Reflections are just that and nothing more.

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In writing with FeatherSoul's WolfLair once more, I am taking the time to reflect on previous writings and it seems that a life update is in order.I have very happily remained living in Brisbane. While Melbourne will always be my first love, Brisbane is my home. That sense of belonging somewhere was...