Back to health

Over Christmas I've changed my eating, and drinking, and sleeping and moving habits quite a lot. Some (no surprises) have increased, others have decreased.


(if one celebration is a bite of a regular bar basic maths suggests I have eaten 7mars bars, 4snickers, at least 12 milky ways and a huge, cinema sized bar of galaxy)

Tuesday I didn't leave the house at all, not even to put rubbish out or feed the birds. It's been lovely, and cosy, and relaxing; the kind of space rarely found in my busily modern do-it-all life. Now the freaky dreams have started (waiting two hours whilst my old music teacher loads an elf train onto the school bus and I can't ring for a lift home because the school's 'beautiful people' have my phone charger?!) a clear sign its time for fruit, water (that hasn't been turned into wine) and to actually leave the house and do exercise (I know, its a day early to be talking about this).

I'm not planning 'resolutions'. Many many years ago my resolution was not to make resolutions any more, and its the only one I've ever kept. The creative dreaming is a wake up call that its time to get back to normal. Like the lovely March sisters I need structure, I revel in it. I love to plan and organise, in fact it does me good to practice going with the flow for a while. But "you gotta have a plan" so this morning I got up, had a healthy breakfast, did some house work and am now being productive (yes, blogging counts). Hopefully it'll be enough to make the dreams stop.

Bandwaggony post about 2010/2011 to come, in which I break down the five year plan (garden, not world domination, worry not). Bet you're wondering already, there'll be pictures!

Quiet day in

Today is grey. There has been drizzle and no sunshine, the ground looks soggy and sorry for itself and inside seems much nicer. There were parts of my part of the world being freezing cold that I didn't like, but at least it was pretty...



So I have had a relaxing, cosy inside day so far. A late get up, bimbling with pressies, reading the internet, wobbling on the Wii board trying to learn yoga




(i have a routine!)

And then some scribbling and sketching




We haven't been to the shops, and I agree with Rach (over at www.placidly.com) that time spent enjoying company with friends and family is much better value.

Tomorrow we're going to see the voyage of the dawntreader. My inner child is excited already! Gratitude is due to the BBC for showing the first two films round Christmas (lion, witch&wardrobe and prince caspian). So now they are all fresh in my mind and seeing them got me excited in anticipation.

Christmas prep

We've been working hard to get the house ready for Christmas. This morning I've prepared the dining room...

Does it look ready for6 people and3 border collies? Notice I've left as much room as I can between the table and chairs since excited dogs need space!

Also, here is tree number 2...


This afternoon I'm planning to tidy the rest of the place, make up the spare 'oom and then carve out some time to think about God, what with him being the reason Christmas happens. After that narnia is on the tv and all together today's turning into a lovely Christmas eve.

Ps. Yes, those decorations are *real* branches and ivy from the garden. They had snow on them and snow is *very* cold when it drops on you out of a tree, fills your hair and goes down the back of your neck! (wash my hands and face in snow! Snow snow snow!)

Tis the season

Mince pies for breakfast!

Christmas!

I finally got the decorate, and its so sparkly!




Now just the rest if the house to tidy