The journey continues

I am still trudging* along with my healthy eating and so far so good. It's not always easy especially as yesterday I just wanted to eat all the bad things. But I was good for most of the time and I must remember to take it day by day.

I cooked a really nice healthy chicken pie recipe yesterday which was from the Weight Watchers website. I was amazed that a healthy pie existed but it did. Jim loved it and we both felt we had some comfort food without all the fat and calories. I will cook it again and next time share the recipe with some photo's.

The good news is that I am trying new recipes and wanting to experiment more. I have found a lovely low fat recipe for vegetable curry which I can't get enough of and I really want to cook more of the recipes I have found and I promise to share the successful ones with you.

If you have any tasty, low fat recipes then please feel free to share the love!

Happy Tuesday xx

*walk with purpose :o)

Hello Monday!

Happy Monday to you all. I hope you have a lovely weekend. I had a fab time at the children's party in Brighton, seeing old friends and helping out. Such great fun!

Then yesterday more doing things to the cottage and having fun with the kids. Talking of which, here's Daisy's drawing of me as a child. Bless her.

Have a fab day x

Slient Sunday

Yay for Saturday

It's Saturday! Yay! Time to attend my best friend daughter's 6th birthday party, help Jim take the photo's and look after little Ollie. Cake, face painting, balloon modeling....not sure I'll have time to take the photo's ;o)

Happy Saturday to you all!

Ps.....wonder if Bear can squeeze his way out of the Penguins to come along?

Tuesdays with Morrie

Have you ever read a book that has little pearls of wisdom in it that you just love. Well I am currently reading such a book. It's called Tuesdays with Morrie and it is based on a true story of a college student reconnecting with his college Professor when he finds out he is dying. I have heard I will need the tissues as I can only imagine how sad it may get but at the moment it is lovely.

I am only about a quarter of the way in but I wanted to share some of the words I have loved:

So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they are chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.

The most important thing in life is to give out love, and to let it come in.

I love what Morrie says so much and it is so true.

Just think, if everyone gave out love and devoted themselves to the community around them what a wonderful world this would be.

Wishing you all a Happy and Love filled Friday xx

Cupcakes for Clara and a lovely video

Please check out the lovely website and blog called Cupcakes for Clara and especially this post. It's lovely to see Laura in the video showing some of the products you can buy in her shop.

I've only recently found her work, but I am so pleased I have.

Happy Thursday - I can almost feel the weekend!

Helen xx

New paints

You can't beat new paints. And these were just lovely (a Christmas pressie from Jim). And you can't beat being creative either :o)

I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day!

Happy Wednesday xx