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Category Archives: 10 Days Towards Health
This Week
I just wrote a post on the co-op about selling out - you see everyone, absolutely everyone, is telling me we all sell out eventually, life becomes about convenience, becoming more like your neighbours, buying cheap and living easy. It was reflecting on this, which … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Days Towards Health, Goals
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Ten Days Towards Health – Day Three and Four
Day three & four were OK, less time for exercise due to some emergency stuff. I noticed a real difference, I had less energy and gave into cravings! I also found less water was consumed. I think I get it … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Days Towards Health, Getting Healthy
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Reclaiming Simple Sundays & Ten Days Towards Health
I woke up yearning for the great outdoors, having been thoroughly spoiled this week by being in a city with a few great green spaces, I’m feeling a tad malise at yet again being plonked in the midst of concrete. But it … Continue reading
Ten Days Towards Health
I’m home, the event I needed to wear a suit for went swimmingly well, ending in tears & hugs all around and right now I’m happy, joyous, nervous, in need of a lot of courage and so incredibly exhausted even … Continue reading
It Is Thursday Evening and it is JUNE!
It is Thursday evening and I am home; instead of popping home for twenty minutes and rushing off to child neurology training I’m here, furries around me, sun pouring through the windows, hair wet from a quick swim, knitting in … Continue reading
Goals For This Week
Firstly, I want to say a massive thank you for all the lovely comments & emails about Sophie girl. I am blessed indeed with three very special fur babies Poor Sophie practiced the elevator/lift 30x with me yesterday and she … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Days Towards Health, Goals
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A New Routine
I may be blissfully tucked up at a cottage on a lake, house-sitting of sorts, but my body needs equilibrium to function, so while I’d love to stay inside & hibernate drinking hot chocolate and watching the world go by, … Continue reading
Day 8, 9 & 10!
Oh, let’s see. Tucked in bed. Check Hot water bottle. Check. Eating ice-cream. Check. Sipping a cup of lemon & honey tea. Check. Can you guess? F.L.U. or a very very bad cold, can’t tell at the moment! But you are … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Days Towards Health, Around Devon
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Day 7
Well, as said Day 6 was a right off, but it only makes me appreciate Day 7 all the more! Breakfast: Organic peanut butter on sourdough bread with marmalade, grapes, orange juice! Lunch: Roast!!! I really needed the protein & … Continue reading
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