Sunday 7 February 2010

Spring cleaning continued.

Well, that's the downstairs nearly complete; I'll give the oven a clean, maybe tomorrow while the little 'un naps.. but for now I'm shattered and feeling very accomplished - going from this:
and this:
 
to this:

 
  
and a scrubbed floor
I am actually looking forward to getting in there tomorrow and cooking!
Rye has spent many a hour being enthralled with the threading beads:
 
Creating beautiful castles:
The new shelving also means I've brought down most of his books, including the "How things work" and "Cars" etc, it was such a book he was reading here;
 
 Until he heard the camera being turned on and shut the book and protested at me photoing him.  Humph. 
Inspite of the threatening clouds, I togged us both up and outside we went.  Rye had fun racing off ahead on his bike; and I'm finding it great exericse as it's forcing me to walk much faster than my usual slow amble.
The plan is to go out each day, rain or shine for at least a 10 minute walk and for Rye to have a ride on his bike.  In practise this will be relatively easy as I walk down inot the village for various activites during the week with the kids and for me its about a 20 minute walk each way... plus there's the walk to Kidz Planet which is about 25-30 minute walk each way too.
All part of my resolve to eat much much healthier and start listening to my body and stop ignoring the pain my vast weight is putting on my knees in particular, but also my legs in general, ankles and lower back.  
I am NOT going on a diet, nor am I setting myself any goals; instead I want to concentrate on feeling better, feeling more comfortable.  I'm not really fussed what I weigh solong I feel good, and at the moment I don't.
Part of the healthy eating will be to up the amount of raw food we consume and to explore new ways of cooking and to reduce even further refined foods, like white flour, pasta and white rice.  A procedure already much in progress, once the white flour I do have in the pantry is gone, it won't be replaced, I've now started purchasing wholewheat pasta and a 500g bag at a time.  I use to stock up on the 3kg bags, but I found because I had so much I was really over estimating how much to cook and ending up with masses of pasta and of course I would sit and eat it all.  And I'm finding a 500g bag is plenty for myself and the two kids for the week, sometimes longer.
I've changed my Riverford order so I receive salad veggies weekly, rather than fortnightly, and I've added a bit extra fruit to compliment the fortnightly fruit box I order; mainly so I can do some juicing too.
I'll be engaging my witchypooness too :-)  I've avoided using my magic after a spectacular mishap when I was a young 'un in the Craft - I wrote a spell to make me thin and I didn't really think it through... I found myself unable to eat AT ALL.  That was one spell that got de-constructed quick smart. 
It's not spells I need anyway, it's reconstructing how I view food, attitudes I have and working through a few left over issues from my childhood, which actually will kinda compliment my ongoing self work regarding my temper.  I guess 2010 is the year where I really try to become much more balanced.
And I have been getting nudges from the Universe too and really I can't ignore my body any longer, at this rate I'll be a cripple by the time I'm 40.

So it would appear I'm spring cleaning ME as well this year :-)


6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Also increasing fruit, veg and raw here and trying to cut down on pasta and bread...hopefully spring will bring less stodge cravings! Youre house looks fab...a few seem to have the cleaning bug at the mo...waiting for it to hit me...still cant quite get spring into my head with it being so cold and grey...love reading your blog. Flower xxx

Eoforhild said...

Your kitchen looks brilliant. I love the floor and the little drawers in the corner.

I want to wish you all the best with your health plan, I've been worried that would sound weird or strange and have been trying to find a good way to say that, but I guess that's the problem with the internet.

Anyway, please know that my wishes are sincere and I shall stop rambling now.

nocton4 said...

well done mama ... great work, want to come and do mine LOL
xxx

arwen_tiw said...

Wonderful plans, and great work already done, beautiful mama. :) All the best. xxx

Joxy34 said...

Flower - aww thank you for your kind words :-) Yeah, before the low fat fad that was the advice wasn't it, cut down/out on bread, potatoes and pasta etc.

Eoforhild - thanks for the well wishes :-) I've tried for decades to diet and loose all the weight but never manage it; in part the sheer amount is daunting; that's no longer the aim though, I simply want to feel good and listening to my body will achieve that.

Hehehe Nocton4... ahhh the challenge will be to see how long I can keep the kitchen that tidy and clean. Will be trying hard because awww gawd it's lovely, I actually trembled with excitement this morning when I walked in there :-) Weird eh lol, I guess the kitchen tends to be my sancturary to a degree.

Shazronnie said...

You have inspired me to clean my kitchen properly!