It's a cold one this morning!

Friday 5th November 2021 
Gratitude turns what we have into enough.

I love the idea of NOvember, there are so many things we can say NO to that will help us be more heathy and happy, think about what comes to your mind as soon as you think about what you could say NO to?  We'd all come up with something different for sure, because we are all individuals, or maybe you need to start saying YES to something? 

We had a great day at the huddles yesterday, Elle and I got talking about our Christmas 'To Eat' list in-between members - oh dear that was a very, very dangerous conversation!  It's a good job we're not spending Christmas together, we'd end up the size of rather large elephants!  I do need to do a food list thought, niceness that's long life to take to Ireland with me, there's no M&S, Sainsbury's or the like where I'm going, there's a Lidl!  Not that I'm not used to that, mom and I always stayed in the middle of nowhere in Wales, so we ate what we had. 

I hadn't really thought about Christmas until yesterday when I watched the John Lewis 2021 Christmas ad and when I looked up Elle asked what I was watching because my face looked like a big kids!  

I really love Christmas, I try to ignore it every year but then it starts appearing and all the decorations start going up and the magic starts seeping into my brain and BOOM, I get that feeling that's like gold dust running through my veins and happiness pours out of me.  I love to buy gifts but I have to be careful here because I can go a little crazy, which is why I try to ignore Christmas lol, I like to see people happy and Christmas does that, I think the world becomes a little kinder and a whole light nicer around Christmas time.  I haven't really celebrated it for a few years now, I think the last time we had visitors has to be 4 years ago, I tried to make Christmas day special for mom by buying her daft gifts but damn it got harder every year because change made her Alzheimer's worse.   Anyway let's not focus on that, let's focus on making this Christmas lovely especially as everyone had a bit of a crappy one last year thanks to Covid! 

I wanna lose a few pounds if I can before then, so I can enjoy putting them back on :) I need twiglets in my stash, they scream Christmas for me, but what else do I need, comment on the blog and help me put together my Christmas Hamper to take with me xx 

Back to the now, I had a better eating day yesterday, skipped brekkie because I was running late, had a lovely latte at the huddle though, then for lunch I opted for soup, very nice leek and potato, it was on offer in Sainsbury's which is why I bought it, massive portion for 230 calories, next time, I'd use a bigger bowl!  No bread needed at all. 

When I got home I wasn't really hungry, but damn I had my 'I want to eat' head on after all the talk of food at the huddle, I impressed myself with my restraint, I opted for a flatbread (204 calories) I really like them I have to say and one was enough, again I only bought them because they were on offer but at £1.35 full price, I'd buy them again - tasty.  I had some deli coronation chicken which isn't the best I've had but the coronation chicken breast slices I bought to go with it was delicious, half the packet 107 calories. 

I did indulge in a couple of chocolate and some crisps at the meeting, I now need a crisp sarnie at some point!  

Right I've just spent half hour chatting with my sister on the doorstep (old habits die hard, I forget we can come in the house now lol, first it was dad who wouldn't have people in the house, then when mom got ill, it disturbed her!), time to get on with my day, pork dinner on the menu, nom nom.  

Have a fab Friday, I plan too, followed by a wonderful weekend.

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me x