30th December
2012
Walls are what make a
house but it’s the people inside it that make it a home.
Mmm do I blog about the end of the year and how much I’ve
achieved, done etc or do I look at the future and the idea of resolutions. NAH! Everyone’s
doing that and if you buy any magazine or newspaper this weekend, it will be
full of ideas on how to ‘become the person you’ve always wanted to be’, or ‘how
to lose the holiday weight’ blah blah blah!
Nope I don’t wait for January 1st to do things
or improve myself; I try to do that on a daily basis. The same way as I don’t wait all year for a
holiday to enjoy myself and relax, I make time to do that as often as
possible.
One thing I did realise on holiday last week was learning
to appreciate the normal, everyday things; it’s about making those things
enjoyable; that’s what can make an ordinary life perfect. It’s
not about the holidays and the meals out or the trips to the theatre (although
they are very nice), it’s not about striving for more, it’s about the cups of
tea and giggles over the kitchen table (oh how I wish my house was big enough
for a kitchen table), it’s about curling up together on the settee after a long
day. It’s forgiving and forgetting and
making allowances, it’s about tolerating each other because your house is full
of love. Trust, truth and honesty in a
safe place you call home whoever you share that space with. That for me is what life’s all about, I’ve
lost the desire to go places and do things, don’t get me wrong when I do them,
I enjoy but I don’t feel that I have to be doing, I’m happy just to be. As long as I’m in the company of those I love
it really doesn’t matter where we are.
So what are some of the normal every day things we have
to do whether we want to or not? Eating –
no problems there ;-)
Shopping – some people hate it, I love it, I spent a good
hour wandering round Sainsbury’s yesterday after a week of abstinence! As I walk round I think up meal ideas and use
that time to plan my week.
Washing – mmm you can’t beat a nice bubble bath can you?
And of course cooking is something really that should be
done daily, so why not make it something you enjoy and something that’s going to
give you good health rather than make you feel sluggish and yuk? I’m not the best cook in the world but I know
the flavours I like, over the years using Weight Watcher guidelines and
cookbooks I’ve learned to not just cook but to adapt other recipes to suit my
food plan. For example yesterday I was
looking for recipes containing cheese because I have a copious amount left; I found
a recipe for Tartiflette! No I’d never
heard of it either, apparently it’s a French dish from the Haute Savoie region
of France. It is made with potatoes, reblochon cheese, lardons and onions. Of course I haven’t got reblochon cheese but
I have got brie so that’ll do, I also haven’t got lardons but I have ham or a
little bit of chorizo left, I looked at a few different recipes to get the gist
and I’ll experiment today, replacing double cream for maybe a low fat soft
cheese mixed with skimmed milk sauces.
Should work I reckon.
So yeah, other than going back to eating well, I’ll not
be making New Year Resolutions, I may be setting myself weekly goals though, so
last week was to finally finish reading a book I started in October, I’ve done
it and enjoyed it so much I will be reading more from now one. My goal this week is to go look through my
cupboards and make a meal plan ready to use up all the contents, I’ve been and
bought some fruit and vegetables but I don’t want to be buying anything else
till I have to. Also restart tracking, the
holidays over!
The quote at the beginning of this blog made me also
realise “My meetings may be made by Weight Watchers, but the success is made by
you!” Let’s all agree to be as
successful as we can be whilst enjoying the everydayness of it all, don’t wait
till you get to your goal to do things, if you want a nice new hair cut or a
fancy dress, have it now! If you’ve
always fancied visiting that one particular place book it, you’re weight
shouldn’t be taken into consideration when it comes to enjoying your life. By all means focus on healthy eating and
losing weight to be healthier and happier but don’t wait until you lose your
weight to be happy.
And lastly, don’t beat yourself up for overindulging this
past week or so, it’s what most people do, it makes you human, try some
positive self talk and self love, because beating yourself up SUCKS!
Here’s to a productive Sunday for me, there’s not much
walking going to be done though if it doesn’t stop raining!
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