Monday, 9 November 2020

Cheese is not your enemy.......but socks are

Hello again my lovelies,

So how are you all, have you settled into this Lockdown of sorts? I say of sorts because it doesn't quite feel the same what with so many shops still open and the school run still happening, and so on.

But it is a lockdown all the same and it was hard the first time around for so many.  I thought long and hard about this lockdown and although the announcement made me feel a bit blue, I decided to try and keep things positive. Now I know what your thinking, 'That's easy to say Kayleigh but hard to put into practice.' And trust me I know that, life wasn't set to easy mode for anyone when born and, like some video games, life has a way of adapting to the way you live and adjusting the difficulty.  But it's how we react to these changes, what we do when things like this happens.  Do we hide and hope it goes away, do we sit down and eat ourselves into oblivion and fall deep into our own sadness it's hard to climb out?  To be honest I can't answer that for you, no one but you knows that answer and it's different for everyone.

Before I start I want to thank my eight year old son for the title of this blog, socks are his worst nightmare and he thought adding socks are would be funny! 

I wanted to share a few I found that helped me, not just during lockdown but before and indeed after it.  I'll touch on things like how I kept my mind active, my weight, how I found that simply writing a letter or two not only made me feel happy but those I sent them too and other things.  I'll also be adding links to videos and books here and there so keep a look out.


Make time.....write a letter......make a new friend.

I wanted to start with something I personally feel proud of, it's something small but so important to two lovely ladies.  I'm talking about Mrs Edith Tulley and Mrs Nora Morris from my local care home.  I'm sure anyone who is human with a warm beating heart felt the sorrow at the Carehome situation back in Lockdown part one.  Not only were people dying but there was the ones who couldn't see their families, or those who had no one but the Care Workers.  In the past, before my optics days, I worked as a domicilary Care Worker, I met some wonderful people but I decided to leave because I wanted to help more and apparently that was nurse work......which I wasn't. 
Now I had once of those dangerous things, a thought, if I can't go and volunteer at the Care home, maybe I could offer a letter writing service, as it were.  Now I love writing letters by hand, I always have and always will. SWALK!!! In my early college days I would send letters to the offices of famous faces I admired, a few times I got replies and autographs and that made me so happy.  
So I sent an email to a few Carehomes and got a reply from my local one telling me they would ask their Residents.  Much to my surprise two weeks later they emailed me back saying two ladies wanted to recieve a letter and were able to reply.  They sent me a little bit of information about them, what they liked and so on and I set about writing.  I can tell you it's lovely writing letters you know will be read by someone, someone who will smile as they do and reply.  Now Mrs Morris and Mrs Tulley are two VERY different people! They became friends while living in the Carehome and both are very strong minded and willed women but..............Mrs Morris is a very naughty lady! She's very cheeky and VERY naughty if you know what I mean. She likes to tell me things about the war and recipes she's found in magazines, she's also a master at crochet and has given me tips to improve my own skills.  I buy her the magazines and she sometimes sends me ones written by hand......BUT! She is very naughty when it comes to men! She made me giggle with her letter a few weeks ago, well actually she made me burst out laughing leaving me half tempted to tweet a photo of her comments to the intended TV Dr she......complimented.  I think that's the kindest word to use.  Don't misunderstand she's not vulgar in anyway, she just openly says if she thinks a man of good looking or has a nice bottom and in this case she wrote the 'If I was 40 years younger' line. You see she, like me, finds being smart, funny, kind and sweet faced attractive.  I like beards though while she doesn't, her husband tried to grow one in their days of courting (Dwaa I love that term.) and told him to shave or she would take the lawn mower to it.  They had a great marriage and she misses him dearly.
Mrs Tulley however is such a sweet natured lady, her letters are shorter than Mrs Morris but still just as lovely.  She calls me a chatter bird and imagines I talk as much in real life as In my letters. (And she would be right, most of the time it's because I love talking to people but at times it's nerves, that and hiccups are signs of me being nervous..... And if I start the cheesy jokes run for the hills!) She used to be a Land girl during the war, we talk mostly about growing things and she's given me some killer tips for my trees. I have four you see, one avocado and tree pine trees. I don't know if the pine trees will grow to become saplings but one can try.  She does talk politics even though she knows I don't fully understand, dispite having met three Prime Ministers myself, she enjoys telling me about Politics Live. (In case your wondering I met John Major as a child because I won a competition, he was very nice and we shook hands after a chat. I also met Tony Blair when he was running for parliament, funny story that, he came to my school and disrupted the lunch break. He asked me what I was up to and I, rather rudely in my own opinion replied 'The library is closed because your here so not much' I mean I could have been nicer but I was bummed out about not going to the library.  And last one was Boris Johnson, that was back in his Mayor days. I was running the banking stuff over the city with a fellow Lab tech and there he was with a few of his people, standing there waiting for the underground my colleague and I did that 'Is that who I think it is' thing and he looked over, waved and said good morning. It was really quite cool actually, we had a chat for three stops about bikes and cake.........I am a bike rider you see and baker and of course we know Boris was into his bikes.) 

Now I'm telling you all of this just to show you my own experience, just with one thought I made two ladies who felt cut off from the world when theirs had changed, happy.  My letters won't change their lives, it won't make this situation any better, but it makes their lives a little happier, it gives them things to talk about, something to look forward to and they really appreciate it. Plus I have two new Nana's who I care deeply for.


Social Media is not evil if you take control. 

It's strange when you think about it, two people I have never met face to face or even spoken to and they have made such an impact on my life that I care and worry about them as if I had.  This is why I like social media, being able to message people you've never met and most you have no change of ever meeting.
Social media can be a blessing but also a curse, there is so much toxic sludge on them and it's hard to see it at times. A few years ago I decided to take myself away from Facebook, my profile is still there but I don't use it, I can't, I have no interest in it what so ever due to the negativity, moaning and things that made me sad. So I left. I have to admit it was the best thing I ever did, I moved to my less than active Twitter account and had a look around.  Gosh I like it so much more, just because someone follows me doesn't mean I have to follow them and see their posts.  I can follow people of interest and the hashtag thing meant I could find and chat to people I had things in common with. So I found the Writing Community, I found famous faces I had interest in and found out about their new books or programmes before seeing it advertised......or emailed to me.  It's nice and my timeline is full of positive things and people I like.  Plus anyone who follows Mark Hamil knows he's the King of feel good tweets what with his cute dog videos, dad jokes and of course he actually hits that heart button or, if your really lucky, drops you a comment! I've had many a smile because a famous face has sent me a reply or liked something I posted.  Also through these famous faces I have met some nice people.
So, as with most things on line there is good and bad, you just have to find that happy medium and discover what platform works for you. You must practice safely and don't do anything you don't want to, and please bare in mind before you send a comment that at the end of a phone, tablet or PC there is a real person. What you type could really upset them.

Take time to learn something new. 

Now we had a long time during the first lockdown, and while I was busy with home learning I still found time to learn something new. 
I've had a sewing machine for ages but never used it for anything other than repairs to a 7 year old costumes. So yes you've guessed it, I turned my hand to learning to sew by hand and machine. It's quite fun to learn something new even something as small as sewing. It kept my mind busy and challange me. 
Now I know they say it's harder to learn new things the older you get but I say it just takes longer. Im a big fan of learning and even more so teaching. Ive been a trainer (Not the shoes silly.) for years now and there's no greater feeling of teaching someone and passing your knowledge onto them. It's even better when you see them putting it into practice.
There's so many new things you could learn not just from books, now a days there's an app for most things. Some are better than others and while some are free those you pay for can have other benefits such as chatting or more courses. One of my favourite websites is the Open University, there's lots of courses and so much for free if your looking to save pennies. But if you want further learning don't be scared to contact your local college, your never too old to learn. 

https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education/free-courses

Weight let's talk about this. 

OK it's not the best of conversations for some people, men AND women feel embarrassed about their weight and that's normal. 
I too feel embarrassed talking about weight especially after lockdown, I put on a stone and a half during that time. It's hard to say that outloud and I guess I tried my best to ignore it but when your favourite clothes stop fitting and you feel yucky you know you can't ignore it anymore. 
You see one day I was Kayleigh Burdett Optical Lab Technician then the next, teacher to a 7 year old. Now that has always been my realistic dream job, be a teacher and teach kids to read and so on. But I digress, during the day I snacked and of course didn't get in those steps as usual. Of course I had more cups of tea while at home and sadly I developed some naughty habits and it all just piled on. 
Don't get me wrong I went for daily walks but it's not the same, from 15-20k steps min to less than 10k a day is not good. And I'm a comfort eater, that was a hard realisation for me but I ate crap when I was sad. And I did get sad during lockdown, I wanted to hug my Nan, I wanted to have a laugh with my brother and, I feel rather selfish for saying it, but I wanted a little time for me but having no school meant that didn't happen. (You don't get much me time with kids but normal life was doing everything for him and then after bedtime relaxing, just doing my things, not getting school things ready and marking.)
So, I digressed again.... As usual when I waffle. I ate, I put weight on and when I finally came to terms with it, after a long cry and a video call with my Nana, I decided to do something about it. I sat down one evening and identified my eating habits, I wrote down all the things I ate and made a promise there and then to stop eating or drinking them and get back to my healthy eating habits. 
Now don't get me wrong I wasn't a health freek who ate good food all day everyday. But I ate good food and naughty ones in moderation, I exercised well in my opinion and I did eat chocolate and ice cream on occasions. 
I am going to be very honest here, I hate diets. I don't believe in them at all. I believe in making changes to what you eat and the way you eat, you can't cut everything out or else food won't be fun. Food should be nice and fun or else it's boring and that's when problems start. Just because it's green doesn't mean it's not yummy. I mean I have friends who just go for the slimming shakes and I say to them 'What about after?' it's a tough subject no matter who you are and everyone has their own thoughts on weight loss. Don't get me wrong, it's not in my nature to judge people and get on my high horse, but I hate to see people sad and upset because they are trying to loose weight by simply drinking shakes, getting constipation and wanting to eat. I tell them you can eat, you can have a fasting day but you must eat. I get so passionate about things I can be seen as rude, but the tides are turned when I say I've not had breakfast, then it's ME getting told off. But that's my lifestyle choice, hence why I can't really get on that high horse. 

Now the following part is just something that worked for me, I'm not telling you to follow what I done but I do advise looking around, talking to professionals and discover what's good for you and your weight loss. 
But one thing I will say and I do hope you take it away if nothing else, and that is..... 

STOP FOCUSING ON THOSE NUMBERS!!!! 

By that I mean the weighing scales. Yes your loosing weight and that's a part of it, but don't let it consume your life. Weight loss can take time, the numbers won't fall off in days, it can take weeks and months. Pay attention to your clothes. Trust me, that moment when you feel your undies are slightly different will feel much better than looking at scales. (But it's sad when your favourite yoga pants stop fitting.) Focus on how your body feels, you'll feel differently about weight loss if you focus more on that. I'm sure there's some who will disagree with me on that and that's fine but it helped me and gave me more confidence to keep up the good work. 

So, somethings I did during lockdown to help with this change of life style, Of course I changed my eating habits, no more fizzy drinks, sugar free or not they had to go. I did drink fizzy drinks alot over the lockdown instead of fruit juice. I also saw that my two sugar tea had to change, so I decided to reduce that from two to one. Tea has always been my one pleasure. Well vice really, too many in the Lab and gosh knows how many at home and even MORE if I'm working on a novel. 
I searched YouTube for some Yoga and those really cool videos of scenery. Odd I hear you say but really nice when using the exercise bike with your headphones on. Using your mind while doing things like this can really transport you to places. Even just walking on the spot your burning calories and listening to your favourite playlist while having that video on helps transport you there. 

One mile happy walk, a fifteen minute work out to get those steps in.


While yoga in a group is fun there's still benefits to doing it at home. Here's a nice 20 minute, yoga for beginners at home workout.  Take a few and have a go.


And finally one of those scenery videos for the days you,break that exercise bike out

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=USUJa3N3TOM 

The great thing about today's world is the Internet can help so much. Videos, video calling, being able to order books and so on and so fourth. Of course there is the down side and that's being able to sit and binge watch your favourite shows. (Who remembers having to wait a week for the next episode and videoing them on VHS 📼?) It's tough, just remember, even though you may have worked out for an hour, and that in itself is great, don't then sit and snack while watching your TV show for the next hour or ten. 
Another thing I found so helpful and fun was the Wii. Yes the Wii came out of the cupboard over lockdown as did the dancing games! If you have kids it's something you can do together too, it's fun to see who gets the best score, let them pick the song or just see who does the best end pose. Kids can really up the happiness levels of a work out even if it's marching in the spot. 

Now when it comes to books about dieting I'm really not the girl to ask, I've never bought a dieting book before, just books with healthier foods.  But I did find this little beauty of a book and yes, it is a dieting book.....it just doesn't feel like one that's all.

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https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-lose-weight-well/dr-xand-van-tulleken/georgina-davies/9781849499514

(You can find the book on other platforms too and there are other books from the series written by other authors but I'm a huge fan of the Van Tulleken twins and seeing as Dr Xand is a Dr and so on I picked this one.) 

Now I'm going to be honest here, I didn't buy this book for dieting tips! I'm sorry! I was actually looking for Operation Ouch books for my boy and it popped up. So me being me thought, 'Hmm, sounds interesting and written by my favourite TV Doctor (Sorry Dr Chris your second.) so I popped it in the basket and here we are..... And I love me a good recipe book...... I might have more than a few. 
Anyway, I highly recommend getting this book, hire it from the library even. Its a wealth of information, some of the things I've read made my eyes pop, I might have said 'really!' A bit loud on the train too. To me it doesn't feel at all like a diet book, it's more like, how to explain it so it makes sense to you? Try and imagine having a friend that's a doctor and you want to have an in dept chat about food and ways to eat healthy, life style and what you could do to change them, you'd want it to be light hearted with jokes but serious too. Well it's like that, you can't not have Dr Xand's voice reading in your head, it's official and professional but written in a way that screams, 'This is Dr Xand here, professional and funny.'  There's some amazing recipes in there too! 
It also confirmed a few things I already did in my life too, such as fasting......... And cheese 🧀  It's nice to read a book about eating well from a Doctor, I never really knew much about Dr Xand and his past adventures, I knew of his twin brother Chris before Operation Ouch because he went on an adventure with Bruce Parry. (A great DVD and book to have a watch and read!) But wow this guy! Anyway back to the book, there's a lot of good information and eating plans in there and it's kinder changed my view of diet books.  To be honest I don't think I'd get another one as this is perfect, it's not written as some celeb telling you drink a gallon of wee and......I know I know sorry! But you get the idea. And the fact he's tried lots of diets on the programme it shows he knows what's he talking about and I like that. Also I like scientific facts and he backs up his words with his own medical knowledge.  Also, I love the receipts in there, I'd say 90% Have been a hit with myself and my boy.  I do think however the Sweet Potato Pancakes need to be renamed as 'Dr Xand's mega energy boost breakfast pancakes.' Once again my boy and his knack for naming everything. He loves them! So yes, a good book that doesn't feel like a diet book.

Another good book for food, especially in this time of saving the pennies is this one

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Delias-Frugal-Food-Delia-Smith/dp/034091856X/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Frugal+cooking+Delia&qid=1604920769&sr=8-2 

Good old Delia Smith to the rescue! (Que the epic music.) Now this was bought for me as a gift many years ago by a friend as a secret santa, well not so secret. She found it funny I always made my own lunch and was always crocheting hats and scarfs. 'Why make it when you can easily buy it?' she would say. I enjoyed it and still do is the long and short of it. 
Now this book, wow its so good even now! It has those warm meals you want on a naughty day, something for everyone. I've always been a Delia fan ever since I was a kid watching her with my Grandpa, waiting for him to crack the Capers joke.  I always wanted to cook with her, her cakes, num, num, num! She just felt like a mum you'd want to cook for you everyday.  You can keep your Jamie Oliver, I'll have Delia in my kitchen on a Sunday.

I do firmly believe there is a cook book for everyone out there, you just have to look and find it. (Like friendship or love right?) 

But to finish, weight loss is a personal journey and you can share it with others. Yes you may weigh more that you want but you will shed it. It's tough and people will bang on about will power. You do need will power in a way, for me it was the will power to say no, I'm not eating that, to push myself further, to take that extra ten minute walk, to dance to one more song.  If someone has the will power to get up, do the school run and go to work, then come home and take care of their kids/family and have a chocolate or cake at the end, that's not a lack of will power.  Not to me anyway. Don't do it every day but know will power, it's just an odd thing to explain. I see it like this.....

So you have a cake because you felt sad, that doesn't mean you don't have the will power to lose weight.  Does that make sense?

It takes time and yes you will slip up, it's ok to slip up once in a while. Your a human not a robot, you have needs and if you felt that cake was needed then you sit and enjoy that cake. Just don't over do it and have ten cakes. See what I mean, one is fine but ten is not. Same with cheese really and I challange any one to a dual who says otherwise. Have cheese and enjoy that cheese!
Just don't be too hard on yourself ok, weight loss takes time and dedication, it's going to be hard at first but you've got this! 

It's ok to cry. 

I was going to leave this section out, but then I thought, I want you to know it's ok to cry. So many people feel embarrassed about it, they want to hide away. Now sometimes it's good to lock yourself in your room and have a private cry but trust me, having a cry with someone there with you is a wonderful feeling. I have hugged lots of people I know and love when they need a good cry.  Having a pair of arms go around you tightly while you break down can make you feel safe. It's a moment your frail and vulnerable and those arms, no matter who they are can keep you together and feel safe from The world around you. I felt that way when My Grandpa hugged me, and I've been told I'm a great hugger....unless you ask my Nana then I break your ribs. I know we can't hug our loved ones right now and that's hard, I'm a hugger and I miss hugging my best friends, my family. 
Life is hard enough without this Corona Virus and while we're doing our best as a nation, we need to remember ourselves. 
I do believe having a cry is healthy for you, I'm no doctor you understand but it just feels like a release and once I've dried my face and blown my snotty nose, I feel better not just in my mind but my heart. Call me soppy if you like but it really does. 

Here's my example.

November 4 would have been my Grandpa's birthday, he died and it hits me that I can't make that phone call, no matter how short it was. He was my father figure and hero, he told me how life works and to work hard at everything you do. All the things a real dad did. So yes, his death hit me and it hit me hard. 
Three days after he died I was helping a patient, yes I was out of the laboratory, and half way through the radio played a song, 'Dance with my Father' Luthor Van Dross and I couldn't help it, I excused myself and cried on the steps at work. I couldn't listen to that song for months after. Now I realised that song made me cry because I always had a vision that one day I would get married, he would walk me down the aisle and we had that father and daughter dance, that's what I always wanted. But hearing that song just clicked something in my brain and out they came. 
So back to this year November 4, I took my boy to school and came home trying to keep my mind off the day, but I just couldn't focus and there was a lump in my chest I couldn't  shift. So I went to my room, pulled up that song, picked up my childhood Teddy, (yes 34 and I still have my Teddy 🐻 love me, love my Teddy.) I let it play and once the chorus hit, the tears fell. Yes I'm not shamed, I full on cried into poor Teddy but I felt so much better after. It felt like a release, the feeling in my chest was gone and my mind was clearer.  I also had visions of my Grandpa tell me to stop being soppy in his own way and that made me smile.

Things can get on top of us and life is hard, there's so much to contend with and while some of us are parents and have to put them first, we do need time to take care of ourselves. After all, if I'm not well or at 100% who will take care of my boy? 

So if you feel like crying do it, don't be ashamed. If you want to talk to someone about how you feel, do it, even if you write it down. On Twitter I have my messages open so if you ever want a chat drop me a hello, I'm a pretty good listener and I always have a joke or two.... Other than that I'm sure I can find a Giff that will make you grin. 

So here's the links to two really good books I love to read, I'm a bit of a romantic and The Princess Bride is my Favourite book while Big Fish just captures my heart.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Fish-Daniel-Wallace/dp/147117302X/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Big+fish+book&qid=1604928834&sr=8-1 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Princess-Bride-William-Goldman/dp/0747545189/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=The+Princess+Bride+book&qid=1604933666&quartzVehicle=6-132&replacementKeywords=the+bride+book&sr=8-2

Here's some cool hacks that just popped up. 

Now I'm not big on the term 'hack' but I guess it fits nicely for somethings. My YouTube watching history is full of funny Cat videos, Ark building projects, try not to laugh or sing challenges and Operation Ouch clips, (When your son wants a quick giggle, clips work great.) 
So, up pops a 'You should watch' because I watched Operation Ouch suggestion. It was Hacks from Dr Xand together with Werlabs. It's two really feel good videos delivered in a way only Dr Xand can, serious but funny. 
Now I mention these in their own section because they really are full of some good information, I've shared them with a few friends and they really liked them, especially the part about coffee. I wish I could thank Dr Xand personally for giving me a sentence that has helped me stop eating all that bad office cake and snacks, something so small but it really worked and I carry on using it even today. I get some strange looks at times but I think people are getting used to it and stop offering me office cake.

I don't eat that stuff, it makes me fat. 

(I'm currently crocheting a project for Chris and Xand, it would be awesome if I could send them once I'm done but I'll post a photo for them to see so it's kinder the same.  Once again using social media in a good and rewarding way, imagine if they smile at it even for a moment, mission complete! Now I'm making a Chris doll hugging one of his toys, Yellow Cow, it's a bit tricky as I'm looking at a photo and making it up as I go, that's hard with no pattern to follow. Then for Dr Xand I'm making a larger Mr Grumbles hugging him, I thought after the hack about hugs it might make him smile to see his teddy hugging him.) 

The videos cover some really important things and I'm sure at least one thing will help, although I don't think I'll be having cold showers no matter how tempting he makes them look.  I'll stick to my nice warm one....then freezing my butt off when I get out.  I also started to get up at the same time everyday, even at weekends because it made sense.  There's no other way to put it. There are so many little things we can change and it just makes sense, it's just one of those 'Durr I didn't think like that.' moments. I often get teased about hugging, I always make sure to hug my loved ones and my close friends before I leave. Not only do I feel good but it's some kind of piece of mind for me, not to sound morbid here but if something were to happen then at least I've hugged you. Like the, don't go to bed angry with a partner or child rule. If I've had to tell my boy off I always make sure he knows I still love him, give him a  huge hug and tell him to stop being silly. It's better for my mind and his too, we both get a good night sleep.  It's easy to forget how much we need human contact and not just love from our children and a hug can make us feel so much and do an incredible amount mentally.  As I said before, I'm a huge softie.

Let's try something here, still on the hugging thing so we're still on topic.  Imagine you've had a crappy day, or week even, you might have a partner, maybe you live alone, maybe you live with a friend, family member, whatever.  You just feel crap. Now you unexpectedly get a hug from your flat mate, your family member who dropped by, your child Or, if you dare, your on the way home and you meet a famous face and they give you a hug. You've had a hug right? Remember that feeling? Now try and have a hug a day, even if it's from a friend at work.  If you live alone I know that's not possible now due to Covid, but soon, just hang in there, the human mind is a beautiful thing, it's not just a curse that gives you bad feelings.  Remember the best hug you've had, or maybe a hug you would love to have.....maybe someone at work or off the telly? 😉 🤭 

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Part one


Part two


I'm not sure how tempted I am to get the Werlabs test done but that's because I have a phobia of injections and blood tests make me shiver just thinking about it.  But it's something to look at that's for sure.......hack for not freeking out at blood tests please! It's a good idea to have some idea of your own health......lots of ideas there.........I have my own kind of MOT for work but that's more of an outter body thing, can I see, can I stand, are my legs bow jangles and so on. Working with machines in a lab means you have to tick boxes so it's important I keep myself in check, but these videos have made me think I should look more into my health. Even more so after I put that weight on, what damage have I done, am I more at risk now of things I never even thought of.  It's food for thought ....and no that wasn't a joke. 


So to finish up 

Now I know that was a deeply personal post and you most likely feel we've been on a date, got married and grown old together, but I do hope it helps, or at least made you giggle...... Or passed the time on a boring journey....... Or on the loo.... Let's face it we all do something other than sit there looking around while in the loo. 

I know it's a strange world right now but there is magic to be seen if you look hard enough. Make a friend, send a message to someone on social media, you never know they might say hi back. Phone your friend, video call, its an amazing time to be alive. Any of you who are my age, imagine lockdown when we was kids, no video calls or the Internet, just phones calls and letters. 

Be kind not just to others but to yourself too, you are an amazing person. 

Thank you for reading, as I said that was alot to read and I hope you do take something away, even if it's buying a new book or growing a plant. And for the record, I have lost that weight from lockdown, it's taking time and I did feel really blue at one point I won't lie, but I feel better than ever and my jeans fit nicely again so whoohoo!

I'll sign off and put these toadstool away for you, it's been a long one and sitting for too long is bad for you.......I've been sitting for two hours writing this and my bum needs a jiggle!

So take care and tatty bye

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Remember- 
Wear a mask.... It makes you look like a ninja. 
Wash your hands.... Or else no one will hold your hands in the future. 
Social distence......because..... You smell... Especially i



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