By NATALIA HAWK
Well hello there, Wednesday.
Didn’t you sneak up on me out of nowhere?
I’ve got the long weekend to thank for that (sorrynotsorry, non-NSW-or-QLD-people). A three-day weekend has this uncanny way of making you feel like you’re really refreshed and rejuvenated – and then suddenly it’s back to work and you’ve managed to reach a whole new level of disorganisation, having not done anything productive whatsoever since the previous Thursday evening.
That’s where I’m currently at. A weekend whirlwind trip to Melbourne saw me taking far too many naps and before I knew it – it was back at work, back at uni and straight into an interview with Australia’s most well-known personal trainer – Michelle Bridges.
Michelle spent 45 mins with me on Tuesday morning, showing me through her new kitchenware and clothing ranges (coming up at Big W – they will make seriously good Chrissie presents for anyone who’s starting to stress). I’m not allowed to give too much away, because my interview with her is coming in my regular fitness post on Sunday.
But let me say this: I was incredibly nervous to meet her, having just been dragged out of a three-day napping cycle. I wasn’t entirely sure that I was ready to face a female powerhouse like Michelle Bridges. But – and I’m not sure what I was really expecting – she was incredibly lovely. Smart, passionate and inspirational that she made me want to stand up and do circuit laps around the showroom. While also getting training tips from her forever.
Plus her clothing range looks really nice (I’m a sucker for aqua):
And her shoes were AMAZING. “These are my new training shoes,” she joked when I asked to take a photo:
I’m now almost feeling okay about the Tough Mudder event I’ve signed up to do on Sunday – but check back with me on Monday when I will probably be speaking to you FROM THE GRAVE.
What’s going on in your world?
Top Comments
Good luck for tough Mudder, I'm 16 days from competing in the Perth Mudder, and I'm absolutely packing myself. Keep wondering if it's too late to pull out, but after training for 6 months for this, I can't fail this close to the end. Not looking forward to the aftermath tho, reckon the bruise collection is going to be pretty huge, just going by what Ive collected so far from training.
Was wondering if anyone can give me some words of advice. I have just completed 12 months of a tertiary preparation program before I start uni next year. I did the prep program with the goal of starting a Social Work degree. I changed to social work from my first interest of psychology because I was told that psychology is heavily mathematics and statistics based. However some people tell me that I will handle the maths part of it just fine. Now I am confused about which one I want to do. One part of me enjoys the idea of psychology - the one on one working with a client. The other part of me feels passionate about social work, working to make the community a better place for everyone and social equality for all. I've got to make a smart decision as it is a big commitment studying part time and by distance.
I would go with psychology as you can still work in social work type roles but the money is a lot better and I think the degree gives you more options. Psychology is much more than just private practice. You can work in hospitals, schools, community centres, group therapy,work in HR, health psychology, forensic psychology, in universities doing research etc. I'm doing psychology and there isn't that much maths at all! My maths is horrendous and I'm doing fine. There is just one statistics unit that's compulsory but it's not advanced and you can always get a tutor if you struggle as its just one unit.
Thank you so much Elle. I really appreciate this answer :-)