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01/03/2026

Once upon a time I taught a cycle class on Mondays.
There was a fun twist during the cooldown ... I'd give a report on my dating escapades.
Boy was that a laugh!
There was never any mean talk, just fun chats about the experiences.
I remember their cheer when I met a great guy.
Sadly, it didn't last.
C'est la guerre!
So here I am again, single and subscribed to one of the dating apps.
This time, it's different.
I taking in nine years of growth, more wisdom and the confidence of knowing a relationship would be lovely but not essential for my best life.
There's an army of experts going into this with me.
Check out info from experts like Jeff Guenther, Matthew Hussey and Dr Ramani.
Their insights truly guide us singles to make great decisions.
For example, on a first date, I won't wonder if they like me.
Instead, it's "How does it feel to be around this person?"
It helps me tune into my gut instinct, which, honestly, never lets me down.
Tommorow's chat is about this: Why date at all? Should be a goodie ✨️

28/02/2026

Well this should be interesting!
I've sketched out a series of chats about dating in later life.
This should be a fun series, and hopefully educate as well as entertain.
Make sure to hit follow if this topic interests you!

26/02/2026

It’s raining.
The wind is up.
There’s zero chance I’ll do my planned 4km-plus lap of Lake Kawana this arvo.
(Would have been trialling a new board hey Graham Shield!)
So, what to do?
Chill, relax and feel no guilt cos it’s just one day and I’m sure I’ll get a chance to ride that 21.5inch Starboard Sprint soon enough.
Interesting, a friend recently asked me to recommend a few books.
I have my faves with me always in my van.
Mitch Albom wrote Tuesdays With Morrie.
Every word is magic, to me.
It’s all about life lessons shared by his former college professor.
Check out the quotes in the reel.
I love my book about The Sea with its images of this planet’s oceans, bays and beaches.
I can’t go past the Enid Blyton spoofs for a laugh out loud fix.
I’ll be reading for most of today.
Currently Anh Do’s memoirs are so moving.
What better way to spend a soggy windy day? ☀️

I love this photo for so many reasons.It’s of our 8-week challenge run club at Fernwood Maroochydore.Twice a week, we ge...
25/02/2026

I love this photo for so many reasons.
It’s of our 8-week challenge run club at Fernwood Maroochydore.
Twice a week, we get together to walk, jog or run for 30 minutes.
On Monday, I walked with Tommy.
I got to chat with a fellow walker and the half hour flew by.
Others ran and hit pbs.
All of us did our own pace.
That’s the beauty of a great crew … there’s support, encouragement and an everyone-welcome environment.
Check out the smiling faces!
I swear fitness is best shared with like/ minded souls.
It’s easier to create the discipline of training when you look forward to hanging out with buddies.
Do you have a fave fitness photo?
Feel free to share in the comments ☀️🌞

24/02/2026

It’s been about six weeks since I restarted my Sunny Coast life.
I’ve loved the messages from and chats with friends here and in SA.
Often, I get the big question … how’s it going?
Today, I thought I’d share a few thoughts about my big move.
One, I feel proud of myself for shaking up my life.
Of course I still rate SA as a great place to live, and naturally, I get a little homesick and miss my family.
(Thank goodness Jetstar flies direct so I can visit often!)
But the lifestyle up here is me to a tee.
It’d be easy to feel selfish about switching states.
But hit this age, and it dawns that times a-ticking!
If my life was a 12-inch ruler, I’d say I’m at the 8 or 9 inch mark.
Best I make the most of what’s left.
I treasure my ocean life.
The Sunshine Coast Sup Club offers excellent training sessions and the vibe is high.
I paddle with fabulous people and love the social side, too, with post-surf coffees and planned trips away.
My job is pure joy. I honestly feel like I never left Fernwood!
The gym itself is better than ever and it’s wonderful reconnecting with members and staff from before.
Equally, I’m loving working with new people.
I learn so much from attending other trainers’ classes.
Tommy seems to be thriving, too.
We hit the beach or a rainforest trail most days.
There are wonderful people who look after him when I pop back to Adelaide etc.
Hitting reset on your whole life is daunting.
More daunting would have been staying put.
Sometimes, you know you have to leap.
As for the future? Who knows.
For now, I’m finding my authentic self through work, the ocean, beautiful friends, reading and writing.
Point of today’s message is simple. Be brave, be bold, be you.
Whatever that means for you, do that. ☀️

23/02/2026

I love the Think Globally, Act Locally movement.
It makes sense to keep our dollars in our local community where we can.
I’m super aware that times are getting tougher for, well, most of us.
Bills are increasing, renting and home ownership can be challenging and wages aren’t really keeping up.
It affects me too, and I get a bit despondent about the way things are going.
My remedy is to think outside of my own little life.
I think about small businesses, local companies, and try to send my custom their way.
Yesterday I could have shopped at a supermarket.
But there was a family-run fruit and veg stall at Cotton Tree markets.
So I shopped there.
Yep, some items were more expensive, but they taste better when I know the money goes to a family, not a mega business.
Same goes with buying other things.
Like for my sport.
Sure I could buy online but I love supporting local.
I’ve had the best help over the years from Oceanaddicts.
Luke and the team have given me top advice about which boards to buy, what paddle to use and so on.
It was an easy decision to swing by for my latest sup stuff.
I’m happy as Larry with the fin and my new paddle.
How about you?
Is shop local a thing for you, too?

22/02/2026

Some Sunday homework! Have a think about why you do fitness?
That why needs to be huge if we are to develop the discipline to make exercise part of our lifestyle.
For me, it’s always about having strength and energy to do everything I want.
Like this … loading a 14ft board on and off my van.
The van is high.
The board weighs several kilos.
I’m training to always be able to lift it on and take it off.
I work on balance so I can cling on and tie on those straps.
I work on grip strength so that opening and closing the super tight buckle on the straps is a breeze.
I have other reasons, but the ones above are important.
What’s your why? ☀️ every

21/02/2026

I helped my bestie move earlier this month.
She’d rented that home for the last nine years.
Every three monthly inspection was passed with flying colours.
Infact, she was regularly thanked for taking such great care of the place.
Once her furniture was taken to her new place, we began a thorough clean.
We knew the owners were replacing blinds, repainting and installing new carpet.
But still we brushed, scrubbed, dusted, degreased anything and everything.
The house was gleaming as we left.
And we know cleaning … in the past, she’s helped me Airbnb a home.
We invariably scored 10/10 for cleanliness.
I was a super host with an unblemished five star rating.
So when my friends suggested my bestie would not get her bond back, we weren’t concerned.
When one buddy said owners were taking bonds more often than not, we still weren’t bothered.
Oh were we naive.
It took more than two weeks for the property manager to advise of her final inspection report.
It was a joke … the owners wanted $60 for cleaning spots we’d allegedly missed.
They wanted $660 for regrouting and cleaning tiles.
(The tiles were spotless and according to industry guidelines, most homes need new grout after 8 to 10 years as maintenance … infact resealing is suggested every three years.)
A further $275 was requested for lawn care.
Sure, the lawn looked dry, but there had been several 40 degree plus days.
It honestly felt like a cash grab by the landlords, and the back and forth emails with the property managers were ugly.
My bestie and I took legal advice, providing video evidence of how she had cleaned the property.
It was suggested the owners/property managers were intimidating my friend into agreeing to pay the ‘bills.’
We thought long and hard and knew we’d have a strong case at a tribunal hearing.
But here’s the thing … that would take months, involve time and anxiety.
So my bestie made counter offers and eventually an agreement was reached.
The figure she conceded, we called ‘f**k off money’ to see an end to the matter.
It was money well spent not to have to deal with those people ever again.
My overriding thought is that landlords already do well.
Yes, it’s great they provide private rentals.
Equally, they are benefitting hugely financially.
So why, then, intimidate tenants who move out by withholding all or part of a bond?
It’s an ugliness that highlights greed.
It’s an ugliness where people who rent are poorly treated, and essentially disrespected.
Sure there are times when tenants mistreat a home.
But that must be rare.
Many renters do all they can to protect their reputation and rental history.
I’ve told my bestie to save every inspection report, just in case those awful people try to suggest she is a risky tenant.
Like I said yesterday, I wonder how those folk sleep at night.
Shame on them.
This is just one more point about the wild world of housing in this country.
Hopefully, this message might reach a few landlords who might just think twice about pulling a similar stunt.
A girl can dream, hey ☀️

18/02/2026

How about a laugh on a Thursday?
I think it’s an occupational hazard that when we get dressed in the dark, wardrobe malfunctions occur.
I had a new one yesterday … my bather bottoms were back to front.
I only noticed hours after a sup training session, when halfway through my beach walk with the dogs.
Something felt ‘odd’ as I threw sticks for the pups to chase.
My first thought was that all the squats lately had had an effect and that was why my butt felt more ‘exposed’ than normal.
‘I guess it’s grown?’ I thought.
Somehow the penny dropped and I felt the metal tag at the front of my bathers, not where it should be, at the back.
In the past, I’ve shown up to class with odd socks, leggings on back to front and even inside out.
I even rocked up with two different sneakers … a Nike on my right and a Reebok on the left.
Please tell me I’m not the only one.
Who dares to comment with their wardrobe faux pas? ☀️

17/02/2026

I spent decades in a rush.
That was life … rushing to work, racing to get kids ready for school, smashing out endless errands.
That was life before these fabulous Une Femme D’un Certain Age years.
Nowadays, I still work.
I still train.
There’s no kid to school rush, just Tommy, who couldn’t rush if he tried.
So I choose to start days slow.
I deliberately set my alarm early.
I wake, drink water if I remember, and always make a coffee.
Tommy gets fed and I get ready for work, training or a paddle.
Then I take my coffee and Tommy and walk barefoot towards the rainforest.
As Tommy sniffs around, I drink my coffee and appreciate where I am.
That’s not just physically, but how I’m doing in general.
There’s always lots to be grateful for.
Then it’s off to work or whatever else I’m up to.
I can take that calm with me.
It’s not that I’m ever really zen, but I find life easier without too much busy~ness.
As I write this, I realise there is luxury in the simplest things.
How do you start your day? ☀️
slowly

16/02/2026

I love my daily walks with Tommy.
Often, I leave the phone behind and walk slowly, letting him sniff these wonderful rainforest or beach smells.
It’s bliss.
Recently, rain has left its mark,making bush scenery glisten.
I notice all the colours but especially the greens. They sparkle.
They remind me I’m in Queensland.
In SA in summer, it’s burnt oranges and rusty colours as our hills bake in the heat.
Sure there’s green, but not like here.
Over to you. What colours do you see when you walk? ☀️

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You guessed it! I’m the one hanging upside down in the photo.

I picked this photo because I am 100 per cent about living life to the max, having fun and staying fit and healthy.

My name is Cheryl and I have 30 years’ experience in the fitness industry.

All these years later, it still feels like a privilege to help people live their best life. We all need a strong, healthy, mobile body to do all the things we want to do.