I can't believe I'm still sick after 2 weeks! What started as a sore throat on two Monday's ago, turned into a cough to the point where I completely lost my voice after a week on the Tuesday - and of course that would be the day everyone tries to call me! - and now nearly Monday again, despite having my voice back I am still coughing and have a slight sore throat. I did go to the doctors (viral infection), nothing they could do, and have tried just about everything to get better. I just can't afford to be sick, as no work = no pay. Aside from my 3 x 1hr classes I am currently running per week (which barely covers food let alone anything else) I haven't done any other work other than one hospitality shift. I also had to cancel my trip to Sydney for a Bollywood competition because I was not well enough to dance, let alone doing an acting performance after having lost my voice :( I did ask for a refund for my $200 entry fee as they had no cancellation policy and I did give them over a weeks notice, as I had to make a decision as I also had flights & accommodation I had to cancel. Sadly it looks like I won't get my money back though - could really use that at the moment!
Despite not being well enough to go to the gym, I have managed to get in a couple of prac sessions for my PT studies in the past few days as my voice came back. Luckily I wasn't actually training, only observing other PTs so didn't have to talk much, and my coughing hasn't been too much of an issue during the day - just seems to be worse at night now. I'm quite keen to finish my prac as I can then start working as a PT. I still have 2 assignments to do - one being a business plan - and then I have to decide where I want to work. I've been doing my prac with Goodlife, but I'm not sure I want to work there yet. My goal is to work part time as a trainer (mostly mornings), so that I can still act/dance in the evenings and weekends. I don't mind paying rent (which most gyms charge) but I want it to be reasonable based on the hours I am wanting to work, so am checking out some other gyms to see how they operate as well. This will also help give me an idea of how the industry works in general, as every gym is slightly different.
On the upside, my dance troupe, SARI, we delighted to be informed that we had made a direct entry into the Indian Australian Singing & Dancing Competition to be held in Sydney on Sat, 09 July. We did make the finals of this event last year, after an audition process and public voting, but this year there was no public voting for Dance Groups. We didn't actually get to the finals in 2015 though, as the event was held on a Sunday, and we were only provided with a weeks' notice to get down there. We had intended to go down & back on the same day, however due to the event running late we realised we would never make the last flight back from Sydney (and due to the late notice, my dancers couldn't get the Monday off work) so we had to withdraw. Thankfully, this year they have put the event on a Saturday evening, so we can go down & back for the weekend which we are very excited about! Now we have to raise about $2500 to get down there - $300 per person for return flights, and around $500 for one nights accommodation! The rest of the funds will go towards taxi fares & food. Now we just have to figure out the best ways to raise funds! Now I just have to get back into my fasting routine and get back off the sugar (ice cream does help a sore throat, but that's about all it's good for..lol). So time for a new goal:
On 09 July 2016 I will weigh 67kg by doing 5:2 and not eating sugar..
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