4th January 2013
How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when
a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success.Elbert Hubbard
Well I’ve not long woke up, 7.45am, and I was in bed for 9pm
so I’ve finally had a decent night’s sleep.
Went downstairs to be greeted by something resembling Jack Nicholson from
the Shining trying to be Santa, scary sight, then I realised it was my brother
Terry and I wasn’t in a Stephen King novel.
Yesterday was a good day despite everything, mom laughed and
smiled finally, she may be poorly but her moods lifted, so that’s a
positive. All my siblings popped round
at some time during the day which was brilliant because I can’t remember the
last time that happened. I’ve given the Shining’s version of Santa a
long list of jobs for him to get done over the weekend (no resting in my house)
and I even got through Day 1 of Simple Start!
I ate really well yesterday, for breakfast I went with a 3
egg omelette with pepper, spring onion and tomato as that was all that was in
the kitchen until I could get to the shops.
For lunch I had a tuna salad Warburton thin, I got peckish a few hours
later so had a ham and lettuce thin.
Then we all had chicken casserole for tea (except mom, she had a slice
of eggy bread), even Alfie got some chicken.
I’d been to the supermarket on the morning and stocked up with my list
which meant I actually didn’t need to walk down at least 8 aisles saving me a
few pounds. Then I spent an hour in the kitchen
cooking. The day honestly seemed to
whizz by in a blur!
Today the boiler man is coming to hopefully fix the heating
and hot water; I went to bed with a hot water bottle last night, I’ve never
been so glad to have a spare one. It’s
been a long time since we’ve not had central heating and I pity anyone who hasn’t
got it or that can’t afford to have it on with the price increases in energy!
Day 2 Simple Start has just begun, I have everything in the
cupboards to succeed and none of the stuff that would knock my success has been
purchased so I can’t be tempted. I can
resist the 40 bottles of red wine under the stairs, I did yesterday and I’ve
threatened my brother not to touch my good stuff or I’ll resemble something out
of The Shining!
We’re having Chicken Stew and Rice today, yes chicken two
days on the trot but I’d defrosted it so it has to be cooked and eaten, can’t
be wasting food, plus it’s easier to do that when I have visitors than
something more delicate, it won’t matter when they want to eat if they can just
warm it up, I like to eat early, Terry eats later so this way we’re all sorted.
Feeling good this morning like I can handle anything,
funnily enough I have been doing for the last week! Can’t believe it’s only been a week since mom
first took poorly, seems like longer, however she’s better in herself which is
what’s important, she’s still has pain in her chest but it’s not as bad as it
was hopefully, although she tends to downplay pain, she didn’t tell me how bad
it was the day before we went to hospital – apparently a 9½/10 – I’d have been
crying with that pain!
Right now to start my day, breakfast first and another cuppa
tea, just realised it’s Saturday too, so YAY it’s the weekend.
Remember Eat Gorgeous & BeYOUtiful because you’re an
original bundle of awesomeness, no one else on this earth like you – WOW what a
thought. xx
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