swanlings It’s probably the wrong way to start a post but my bum is burning. The cause is thankfully not a recipe where I misjudged
Month: May 2016
Pigeon sex
I didn’t sleep well. It’s my own fault – I had (thanks in large part to my newly discovered bottomless cup policy on Starbucks’ filter
Back on track
There’s a small but lively group of people at Slimming World in the school hall seated around me and in the background Angie’s portable stereo is
Good mood shirt
It’s difficult not to be in a good mood on a Friday – and when I’m in a good mood nothing underlines it more than a
When you want a wee
I’m not afraid to steal pearls of wisdom and take them for my own. For years my mantra was a variation of Murphy’s Law and
Cheese
Whilst I’m sure my mood will continue to change like the wind today I feel positive, and crucially I slept very well. My initial worries and fears about
What next?
It’s strange how life pans out. It’s never quite the way you plan it – and the universe always takes you on the course it thinks best,
And the water!
Well so far my reformed approach to portion control hasn’t been awful. I’ve been drinking the recommended volume of water, and becoming intimately familiar with
Face Facts
Ok – I think I need to face facts. I’m doing something wrong. I stepped on the Slimming World (SW) scales again today and they
Hugs
One thing I really really really can’t stand is arriving to anywhere feeling like I don’t have anything positive to say. I felt like this
Pew pew!
Well. If I’m honest I sulked a little at the weekend. I was mightily annoyed by the result from the scales, and even Angie when
Speed bump
Well it seems that self improvement is not always a smooth road, and after a week of following the Slimming World plan, not deviating from
Bro’s before mow’s
Some people are just selfish. Take my next door neighbour for instance. For a few weeks we have had an unspoken solidarity between us, and
Left side
Not many people know this – and I’ve only (to my memory) ever told one person, but I can only sleep on my left side.
Pink head
Today I’m back at work, and it’s safe to say I would much rather be doing what I have for the past week and moving
Fat birds
The beginning. Mental note to self. Try not to walk before you can… Erm… Walk. No. Wait. That’s not right. There’s no inbeteeen. I need
Perception vs Reality
So. It’s Saturday. The fulcrum of my week. As per (what is becoming) usual I woke up at 7.30 thinking about how I might have
Flushing it all away
As tends to be the way when I have worries in the back of my mind I woke up today obsessing about something entirely different.

Souvlaki in the garden
In the last few weeks I’ve been cooking a LOT more than I ever have before. Thats not to say I’ve never cooked, or that I
Re-naming convention
Today has been one that involved zero work, as I decided to follow yesterday’s bank holiday with a few days off, and try as much