Day 2: 20 things about me

So, this is my first post via email, as I'm in Sydney for tomorrow's City 2 Surf. My apologies if this doesn't work.

OK, 20 things about me:
1: tomorrow will be my third City 2 Surf.
2: I feel guilty when I'm away from my kids.
3: I don't like tomatoes
4: I love cheese
5: My coffee of choice is a medium skim latte with one sugar.
6: The toenails on my baby toes haven't grown properly.
7: My favourite movies are The Sound of Music, The Wedding Singer and Reality Bites.
8: I hate horror films
9: I was once a qualified swimming instructor.
10: My favourite colour is blue
11: My favourite number is 2
12: I'm allergic to penicillin
13: I've been married for 14 years
14: I have only lived in Canberra and Sydney, so moving to PNG will be huge.
15: I am first generation Australian on my Dad's side.
16: My heritage is Maltese and British
17: I wanted to be a teacher, physiotherapist or paramedic when I grew up.
18: I have 2 brothers.
19: I am the eldest sibling.
20: I have a bad habit of doubting my own abilities.

So there you go.

Till next time xx

30 Day Challenge: Day 1 - My Blog's name

First things first. I need to give credit to www.livelovesimple.com from whom I've taken this 30 day challenge from. After looking at various 'challenges', I liked this one best.

Okeydokey, now that's out of the way, here's an explanation of my blog name:

PracticAli is basically 'Practical Ali' because I'm practical, and my name is Ali - ta da!

Although, as the blog progresses, I may well change the name. However, I promise to give a thorough explanation if or when it happens.

So there you go

Ciao for now

Ali xx

Did I mention I can't keep a diary?

So, back in February, I thought I'd start a 30 day blog challenge.
Well, you can see how well that went - ha ha ha ha!

Since then, I've been offered a job opportunity in Papua New Guinea, so I thought that my blog would be a great way for friends and family to keep up to date with our adventures - especially those who are Facebook shy (I'm looking at you, Mum!)

Now, before you start telling me how crazy and irresponsible I am to take the family to PNG, take a deep breath and CALM DOWN! I have already been to Port Moresby for work twice before. I'm under no illusions that it's some kind of tropical paradise - it's not. It could be, but it's not, and that's OK. Yes there are risks involved, but its about being sensible and taking precautions to minimise those risks.

Having said all of that, there are some parts of PNG that are absolutely stunning, with amazing natural beauty. We hope to visit as many places we can, and share our adventures with everyone on this blog.

So, to get me into the habit of blogging, lets try to kickstart the 30 day blogging challenge!