Ate too much yesterday, so what to do today?…
What to do today?
First thing? Water. We all know that water is good for us, (and if you don’t, read Batmanghelidj “The Body’s Many Cries for Water” – hope I got the title right – and when I have drunk too much wine, the immediate prescription is water to rehydrate my body. As I regularly don’t eat until 11 or noon, my major morning intake is water. This refreshes me from the inside out.
First activities of the day were meditation and deep breathing for 15 minutes and then Water Babes at 8. At about 9:30 the girls and I had frozen banana blended like ice cream and fresh chilled, chopped mango. They loved the banana ‘ice cream’ which was a first for them. Topped with chopped mango it really is a great way to ‘break the fast’.
I gave the Water Babes class today as my JB Baby was frantically busy elsewhere. The girls said it was a more strenuous class but they liked it. Way to go me! J (Yes, yes. Be encouraging and good to yourself!) Cousin Kay says Aha! Marloe the Dominatrix. (Freedom to be me – at last!!!)
My stepson and his lovely lady are on their way here to visit for a few weeks and the brownies are made (alkaline brownies found on the AcidAlkalineDiet.com site) and so are his favourite peanut butter cookies. I had two with my filter coffee this morning and they really are crispy and yummy.
Cooking was always in my family and my grandmother used to have a Sunday lunch every week. After church she would take out the white damask table cloth and proceed to laden the table with all manner of wonderful foods. Pot roast, chicken pie, lamb chops or leg, at least 3 vegetables, rice, potatoes and 3 salads (one of which was invariaby beetroot which I managed to spill on the pristine white cloth on a regular basis. it got so that they would wait for it to happen and when it did, they would let out a collective sigh of relief and feel free to carry on, while I felt mortified and humiliated…and reached for a second helping.
When that part of the meal was over, two or three desserts would make their appearance and we were entreated not to be shy and EAT. If the food was all finished, Ouma would complain that she hadn’t made enough, and God forbid if there was any food left over! She would accuse us of not liking her food. “Julle hou nie van my kos nie!” You just couldn’t win.
OK. Today’s food delights: Lunch was a wrap, spread with low fat cream cheese, filled with salad, mint and basil, tightly rolled and very much enjoyed. That was followed by 5 or 6 soaked almonds. (So much easier on the teeth after soaking overnight! The almonds, that is.)
Tonight we are having spiced and roasted free range chicken with organic red quinoa, roast potatoes, corn on the cob and a large mixed salad with balsamic vinaigrette. To follow, Tropical Eton Mess with mango, meringues and Greek yogurt sprinkled with toasted flaked almonds (If I can find them! Clutter – be gone!)
No really. Not that bad. The clutter is going slowly, steadily, bit by bit. I am beginning to feel lighter already! My darlig says he hasn’t noticed it diminishing yet, but I KNOW!
The kitchen had a quick Hot Spot (see Flylady.net) clean up, the lobby took 2 seconds to clear junk mail, the studio has been tidied, boxes of various things for recycling have been packed, the air con is on (it is over 40C outside) and my kitchen is cooling, waiting for me to smother the chicken with delectable spices and loads of love.
Feeling good…
