29th May 2018
The only real luxury is time, you can’t get that back.
This is going to be a short one as mom woke up early and I’ve
already spent half hour doing that.
There are 168 hours in a week, do you make sure you dedicate
enough time to becoming a healthy and happier version of yourself? I don’t mean just watching your eating habits
or exercising, I also mean taking time to do the things you enjoy. No spending all your time stressing over the
numbers on the scales!
Mom and I spent most of the day in the garden yesterday,
just chilling, doing her crosswords, generally enjoying doing nothing, see that’s
what I like to do these days, have allocated time to do absolutely
nothing. By doing that, I have more
energy and inclination to do the stuff I’m not so keen on, like the washing up.
We had fish, chips (of a sort) and peas for dinner, the fish
was reduced in the Co-op on the morning to 75p from £2.99, had to be done, 8SP
each, the crispy sliced potatoes were the other side from the meal deal so in
theory free and also 8SP for half portion.
Much less than if we had gone to the chippy.
I’ve taken the cod out the freezer, will cook that today,
can’t decide what I’m doing with it though, I like the idea of a honey and
mustard sauce, then have it with rice. Mmm I think that would be delicious and
the one in the Co-op is 5SP for ¼ of a jar so not too bad, even with rice that’s
only 9SP a portion. I could make my own
sauce but nah that’s way too much time spent in the kitchen for a working
Tuesday.
Those 168 hours are precious, if you take away the working
ones, including travelling time that’s taking me down to 140 thereabouts, then
there’s sleep – do you make sure you get enough of that? I’ll say a good 7-8 hours a night for me most
nights, apart from them 4am mornings a few times a month, so we’ll say 50
hours, that’s taking me down to 90. Then
there’s walking the dog, that’s another max hour a day, so we’re down to 83 hours,
housework, sorting mom’s meds, shopping, errands, all that stuff well if I did
the housework I should, it would be a lot higher but it doesn’t leave a lot of
time left does it.
Which means the precious free hours I have left, I’m doing
what I want to do when I want to, I don’t plan then things I want to get done,
I decide then do them when I’m in the mood.
At the moment, there’s a pile of sand waiting to be made into a beach
feature, there’s no rush. I moved a ‘too’
heavy plant pot yesterday because I’d originally put it in the wrong place and
yesterday was the day I’d decided it had to be moved, bit of a dumb move as it’s
pulled my shoulder a bit but meh it’ll recover.
At some point I’m going to paint the fence panels, but no rush, it’ll
all get done. I have enough things in my
life that dictate my actions, I’m not adding any pressure to that at all.
That’s probably why I’m not being obsessive or hard on
myself about my weight, it’s an added pressure I don’t need. I’m eating healthy ish, I’m maintaining this
weight really well, so I’m not gaining and I see so many other people putting
way too much pressure on themselves and it’s not helping. Emotional health is just as important as
physical health, let’s take care of both I say.
Anyway I do need to rush now as I need to leave the house in
an hour and a half and there are ‘must do’s’ to get done. Cod in
honey and mustard sauce with rice or mash and carrots, yeah that’s sounds the
business don’t it. I’ll nip into the
shop on my way to work, get moms papers and a jar of sauce. Oh what a wonderful rock and roll lifestyle I
have, I love it.
Here’s to making use of your hours this week, make sure you
save one for your meeting, it’ll be the best hour of your week xx
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