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Wednesday 22 February 2012

Lent

Although I have never really fasted at Lent, I am a fan of it.  I think it is a great opportunity to take stock and think about the world.  Although I have converted to Buddhism I still have a great respect for Christianity (especially as it is the religion I was brought up in). 

So often Lent is thought of in a negative way, of giving up something or fasting.  In more recent years I have much preferred the idea of doing something more positive to help others or the world around us.  So here are some ideas of things to do this Lent:-
- Giving up chocolate/wine/chips
- Look at where you spend your money - clothes you don't need/ computer games/ magazines - could you resist this for Lent?
- Could you give this money to charity?
- Take up volunteering or charity work (www.do-it.org.uk)
- Be nice to EVERYONE (especially if they are rude!)
- Try to do a good turn for someone everyday - it doesn't have to be big - it could just be taking some time to listen or giving your colleague who is having a rough time a bunch of wild flowers.
- Reduce, reuse, recycle - how low can you get your household waste?
- Aim not to waste any food in your house (www.lovefoodhatewaste.com)

I am going to do three things this Lent:
1. Reduce the amount of rubbish I eat.
2. Increase my activity levels during the day (e.g. taking a walk at lunch time).
3. Try really hard to be nice to everyone and about everyone.

Happy Lent

Fairy Princess Mummy
xx

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Martin Luther King, Jr

Monday 13 February 2012

Music Monday

This week I (and many others) have mostly been singing Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used to Know'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY

(Very loudly - but in the car so no one else has to put up with the noise!!)

Happy singing!

Fairy Princess Mummy
xx

Wednesday 8 February 2012

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

"Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts."
Charles Dickens

Sunday 5 February 2012

Snow day

This morning I woke up to hear little feet jumping out of bed, padding across the floor, a little voice say 'Yippee!' then little feet running through to our room.
'Mummy look outside! Look what happened!'  Our eldest Fairy Princess LOVES snow!
... Well actually she loves the idea of snow and looking at it out of the window but when it comes to being outside in it she doesn't love it quite so much. 

For me snow is a bit magical as it makes everything look pretty.  Apparently the sea front looks amazing (but you know how lazy I am - and I have 'man flu'  - , so apologies for not walking down there to get some photos for you to see.)  And luckily it is Sunday so I can snuggle up and watch films with the Fairy Princesses and drink hot chocolate.

Check out the pictures from around britain on the BBC News website.
Snowy Sunday

I did manage to get the princesses in to the garden to make snow angels and deep footprints.


Happy snow day!

Fairy Princess Mummy
xx





Saturday 4 February 2012

Running out of steam

I have decided to start running!!
I love the idea and I have never managed to keep it up succesfully on my own so after a glass of wine I rashly signed up to a local running group ... and have been hugely unsuccesful at joining them ever since!!
Session 1 - got held up at work and missed them so they asked me to a session on a different night - Which I made - yippeee! and really enjoyed. 
Session 2 - I got myself really organised and had a map but didn't check the postcode I'd been given andended up at the Pet Cemetary!  It was dark and scary and like the begining of a cliched horror film so I decided it was safer to go home. (Moral of the story - always check the postcode someone gives you)
Session 3 - Again had my map ready but got lost.  Had had a really pants week so probably wasn't concentrating properly.
So as you can see I am being very succesful at not running.  So I thought I would re-remember the reasons I wanted to run to keep me motivated in trying to find this elusive and mysterious group!

Running will
- help me lose weight.
- help me sleep better.
- improve my overall health.
- aid my concentration meaning I will be able to study more effectively.
- help keep my moods stable and decrease my stress levels.

Al pretty good reasons to get my trainers on - in fact I might go now... or maybe I'll have a cup of tea and a nap first. 

But if you are less lazy than me you could check some of these sites that have really good training plans:
Womens Running UK
Zest
NHS Live well - this one even has a great podcast


Healthy, happy days

Fairy Princess Mummy
xx