Sometimes I have a really distorted view of what I do well and what I’ve not done so well at. Often I find myself wracked with guilt over daft things such as a feeling that I haven’t walked far enough or a perception that I’ve overeaten when I should have just nibbled a carrot – … More Under fourteen
I’m a little achey after the up and downhill of the end to end walk in Malvern on Sunday. It’s currently precisely midnight on either Monday evening or Tuesday morning (depending on how you view it) and I’m lying in a warm bed within an unusually warm house whilst the world outside turns into an … More Snowdrops in Hatton
As a few people pointed out both in person and in the comments on my last blog it’s not my usual behaviour to happily take things easy and rest if I get ill or injure myself. However – after hurting the plantar tendon in my right foot last Sunday I’ve chosen a different course of … More Considering targets
It’s fair to say that whilst I’m very much enjoying my new job that there was a mild, almost barely detectable mood of happiness when I left the office last night to begin a week’s break over Christmas and new year. Only those with a trained eye (possibly a seasoned police detective) would have spotted … More I own red
It’s 8am and as is customary for a Saturday morning I’ve not had much sleep. Today I’m doing another two motivational talks at Slimming World meetings – and rather nerve wrackingly one of them is my own group. I’m not entirely sure why this makes a difference – but it does, because whilst others see … More A truly wonderful thing
My chariot awaits outside. Not in a ‘Cinders – you’re going to the ball!’ kind of way but instead in a ‘I’m really old car and you need to take me for an MOT‘ sense. At this time of year ownership of an elderly vehicle (she just turned 170,000) is less than worry free, and … More Unexpected generosity
This morning I’ve been out with a couple of firm friends, who only met each other for the first time this today… Initially they were quite wary – but in no time at all after some introductions they were getting on famously. Probably bonded by their mutual love of bird watching Boris and Freckles seem … More Introducing friends
Well I think that yesterday’s bad mood has (mostly) dissipated. It’s probably blended into the background because today is my weekly weigh in – and also a Slimming World free food tasting day (it’s part of #freefoodfebruary if you’re a Twitterer). In the past I’ve tied myself in knots wondering what to make for these mornings in … More Free food February
Every time that I’ve followed a recipe lately it’s taken way more time to prepare than I expected. Maybe it’s just the fact that I’m doing something for the first time and it takes practice to refine a technique – or (and this is my preferred answer) recipe books are lying ****s. It’s taken me … More Moroccan meatballs & nine stone all gone!
I’ve been trying lately to vary things up a quite a bit with what I eat. In the past variety has not been something that I’ve done so well and I have tended to find things I like, can cook well, and eat them until I can’t face them any more. This is a really … More Food glorious food
As is typical when it comes to the best laid plans of mice and men the only thing that can be considered a certainty in life is uncertainty. I started Monday as I planned to go on for the week – positive and on plan, with a indomitable certainty that my mood would conquer all, … More Appetite disturbed
Well the morning so far is going way better than expected. I woke up before my alarm at 8am and I’d decided what to cook for Slimming World. Stuffed peppers. The recipie in the Slimming World magazine looked easy enough – but I’d NEVER cooked stuffed peppers before – so it was a bit of … More She speak a my language
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 just lived on ready meals previously. I guess that the main aspect of cooking at the moment that’s changed is that for the first time in my life I am … More Souvlaki in the garden
