Day 31 - Christmas Spirits!

Merry Christmas!
Best present this year was a book I gave my Dad for Fathers day. Sounds a bit odd, and mean. Why did he give it back? It was a diary book, of sorts. It had questions inside it that relate to family history, his meeting my mother, his childhood etcetera. I gave it to him hoping in a few years time he may have filled in a few questions, but he filled in every question.
Normally at Christmas, I get presents for other people that wind up making them cry, however, this year it was my turn to cry. Or sob as the case was.
I am a very lucky girl to have a father who loves me so much and has an amazing view of life. No wonder I turned out as good as I did!
Love you Dad and I will try my hardest to do you proud :) xxx

Day 30 - My Bad

So, I have been a very bad blog-keeper! Totally lost interest. I am going to start a brand new one soon! Max and myself are heading to Australia and Hong Kong soon, so I will document my travels somehow on a blog based page. Might not be this one, but if you are interested keep an eye out on my Facebook page for mindless spam!
Anyway, this picture is a small portion of my stuff I am selling at a car boot sale on Sunday with my darling mother (or father... not sure which one is coming now!) We used to go to car boot sales all the time when I was younger, I remember being with my mum behind the stall or walking through everyone else's stalls trying to find things I could nag mum to get me!
Once, I got this ceramic horse that I thought was the most beautiful thing ever (VERY tacky now). I begged and begged for it, finally the lady at the stall beside us (who was selling the horse) said she would give it to us for something like £1 or £2. Mum warned me to leave it in the car until we got home, but I just wanted to play with it, so I snuck around to the front of the car to play out of sight of mum and the lady on the stall. Whilst ninja sliding past the front door, I did what I was famous for at that age, at that perfect height; I hit my head on the side view mirror, causing me to let go of the horse and hear it shatter at my feet. I don't remember what happened after that, but it is the last car boot sale I remember going to.

Day 29 - Greenday 2.. Kind of.

I cheated :'(
I had a loooong day. Got up at 3.50am to go to see Batman for 5am, then had work 11-7. So, sadly, I was absolutely starving by the time I finished work. Mainly due to my not having bothered to blend enough for two meals... I had half a smoothie for breakfast and the other half for lunch. Oops. By the time I got home, I was faint, grumpy and absolutely exhausted, so I got Max to make dinner. Veggie sausages, mash and beans. Still reasonably healthy, and I followed it with a lovely green smoothie. So yeah, today I don't have much of an update, just further proof that I can't stick anything out to the end!

Day 28 - Greenday1

Seeing as I forgot to post yesterday about how my first green day went, I have decided to post about them a day later. That means I can sleep on it and really think about how I felt.
So yesterday I had to wait until I was REALLY hungry before I indulged on my first green smoothie. After making my little sister breakfast (my fave cereal, crunchy nut cornflakes!) I was already feeling the burn of what I was going to do. All I wanted was that bowl, ao sugary and satisfying, but I battled on! We walked a friends dog, I cleaned the flat... Then it was Jessica's lunch time. Cheese toastie, as requested. The smell of the bread toasting and the Seriously Strong Cheese melting amoungst it makes my mouth water, even now. I was like a feral beast once Max decided he wanted one. So I set to work. Bundled apples, lime, orange, ginger, parsley and spinach into my smoothie maker (which has only ever been used for Oreo milkshakes and lethal cocktails). After some blending, I got a tall glass and settled down with my first ever green smoothie...
Yum! My mouth was suddenly awake. After almost a full day of only water, it welcomed this, surprisingly, brilliant taste! Once I finished that one I set out to choose my liquid dinner. I settled for banana, spinach and lettuce, which I allowed to set in the fridge and had it as a sort of desert. Yumyum, was good!
I do have epic cravings for all things salty though, which just will not subside. No matter how much sugarfree gum I chew!
Check back tomorrow for how it went today!

Day 27 - Final Supper...

Tomorrow, I will be embarking upon a 3 day green smoothie fast. My little sister is staying over tonight and we got most of the veg and fruit I need, she was very unimpressed that I don't even know what kale is! Out-veged by a 10 year old who doesn't even really like vegetables!
So, my final meal was vegetable meatballs and pasta. Chocked full of fresh veg.
Not much else to say, watching Labrynth with my sister right now. Super bonding time to be had. Check back tomorrow to see how my first day went!

Day 26 - Preperation

Ok, so I'm cheating today. I did not take this picture. I did, however, make it on Paint. That's right... Paint. I have no skills on Photoshop, so the 8 year old me took over.
In preparation for my super healthy new me, I am putting up pictures in the house (mainly the kitchen) to remind myself;
1. Why I am doing this.
and
2. That I am actually doing it for longer than a "quick fix" weight issue.
I have long term goals in doing this. I will be off my medication and be a clear, natural woman. This also means, from now on, I will not be dying my hair (which may be hard) I will however, still be wearing make up (I work with kids, don't want to give them nightmares), still get the occasional piercing and still get tattoos (when I can afford them). So don't worry, the Zoë y'all know and love will not be gone. With any luck, there will just be a smaller and happier portion of her. With better skin. And more energy. Oh, but I will also still shave/wax, I won't be THAT natural yet...


(Credit tomy gorgeous Jacqui at Happymaking Designs for the Gosling themed idea for my wise words)

Day 25 - Sunshine feeling...

Well this is confusing. This picture is meant to be landscape, but it won't upload in that fashion. This will do.
This might be a bit of a lower blog than usual. Feeling a bit "meh" today, but I have decided to do something about it. I am going to make a couple of drastic changes in my lifestyle. First of all, I am going to do some sort of food and drink detox. A lot of my mood lately, I think, has been to do with food. I'm hardly eating at work, then I get home and snack, which leads me to get low about my weight and body issues I have had for years. Basically, I want my insides to feel how this picture is. Clear and bright. Right now, it feels more like the bog of eternal stench from Labyrinth.
Max's mum introduced us to raw food a while ago when we visited. I saw how excited she was when she spoke about it and got pretty inspired about it. I wanted to carry it on when we came home, but we moved and then I got comfortable living with Max and have gained some weight so comfort ate due to it. Also, when the weather is mingin', eating badly seems to fit. I always seem to eat healthier when the sun is shining. This means I am kicking my own ass and hopefully starting off with a 10 day juice cleanse. Woo... =/
Wish me luck! Supportive words and love would be awesome right now :) (It won't start tomorrow, but when my juicer arrives!)