Losing inches & keeping myself to myself.

I am a tad bored with my blog. I am thinking of starting up a new one where I can be a little bit different, but I haven't completely sorted it out yet. I think that one of the reasons I haven't been here much lately is because I have been doing other things ...

I had always thought that I would be a slightly overweight person - not massively, but increasing with age. As time has gone on I noticed my tummy changing to a little bit of a barrel shape and thought that the change was just life. I have tried diets every now and again and realise that food has always been a very important part of my life - as both a comfort and a pleasure.

However, I started a new regime in November and I am the fittest and slimmest I have been in a long time. I will probably write about this new way of life, because that is what it is, at another time, but suffice to say for now I am eating less, eating far more healthily and exercising nearly every day. Weight is dropping off me, as are inches. So far I have lost 3 inches around my waist, 3 inches round my hips and 4 inches round my boobs. Its brilliant!

The photo below is me after a work out - knackered. But happy! I am enjoying working out rather than sitting at my laptop!

The photos below are my usual landscapes. I just love the countryside around where I live and am always stopping to take pictures, particularly of the sky.

I haven't joined up to the 365 linky because last time I did the code messed up my blog, but if you go to The Boy and Me you will find links to other blogs who are taking part.

I am finding myself distancing myself a little bit from the world of blogging. There are some lovely people and some interesting blogs out there, but there are also lots of people who seem to be all about "me, me, me". I have tried in the past to be supportive, to link to other blogs, but recently I have been irritated by people who just don't seem to reciprocate. I'm not saying that this applies to anyone you know, but I think that if I back off a bit and just enjoy writing and posting photos as a diary for myself then I won't get annoyed.

Having said that there are also a core of very lovely, kind and genuine people out there who support me come rain or shine and have done for a long time. Perhaps I just need to be picky and enjoy those people?

Its easy sometimes to feel a bit left out of the "blogging world". But if I keep myself to myself and not expect to be part of it all then I won't be disappointed. Am I sounding curmudgeonly? I hope not. 

A Blog Post with two photos.

Well... I had a jolly nice day today. I had a good morning at work and then went straight off to the hairdressers to change my hairstyle ... as you do at these establishments. I am not posting a revealing photo of myself as I am rubbish at selfies and just look like a pig. However, I am pleased with the new cut. I am softer, blonder and generally less bleak.

On the way back home from the hairdressers the sun was going down over the fields and I took lots of photos -  one of which is the photo for today in my Project 365. I rather like it and I hope you do too.

I am trying to read more at the moment and last night I settled down, with no tv or electronic distraction to read my book. My friend has lent me The Janus Stone and I am enjoying it - its a tale of murder on the Norfolk marshes, ancient bones and archeology. Excellent stuff.

So my photo for January the 8th shows the start of my evening in ... and a very cosy evening it was too.

My latest 365 photos, the UKBlog Awards and a snap shot of my secret eating regime.

 January 6th ... I went to work this morning and the sky was beautiful. It was almost as if the sky was on fire behind the clouds. It was my first day back after the Christmas holidays and it was so lovely to see everyone again.

January 7th ... I have decided to write down, on a curl of paper, the things that make me happy or for which I'm grateful, and then pop them in this jar. There are a couple of things in there so far, but to be honest, the damn jar is so annoying as the clip doesn't work that well... By the time I've opened it and written my Happy Thought and then tried to close the thing again I'm in need of a glass of wine.

By the way ... in a mad moment I entered the UK Blog Awards. I really don't know what I was thinking ... probably a moment of extreme neediness mixed with arrogance. I looked on their website today and it seems that any blog I've ever read is on there. I don't stand a snowball's chance in hell of winning anything as there are some massive blogs written by people who work damn hard at their sites. But, you never know. There might be a wooden spoon prize!! If you fancy voting for my blog then I'd really appreciate it ... you can get to the voting page by clicking on the button at the top right of my page. If you don't fancy voting then please don't worry!!!

Right. I'm going to bed to read my book ... I'm reading The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths .... which my friend has lent to me. Let's hope I manage to get to sleep before 2 a.m tonight. I seem to be going through a bout of insomnia and just can't get to sleep at night. It might have something to do with my new eating regime. Well, when I say regime it sounds a bit bleak, but its working and I am enjoying my food. Its just that I'm not eating very much and certainly no fatty, creamy foods like before. I just feel "awake" !! All the bloody time!! Which is great in some ways - I feel alert and happy - but awful in some ways as being wide awake at 2 in the morning when you've got to be up at 6.30 is a pain.

Anyway ... that's me. Photos done for my 365 day challenge, Blog Award begging done, and brief mention of secret diet/exercise regime which I am hoping will turn me into a gorgeous Snap Dolly for my 50th birthday in March.

Night night all!

365 photos ... January 5th.

So ... today we put away Christmas for another year. All the glitter and tinsel put in boxes and hidden away in the loft until next December. We had a lovely one this year. I hope you did too. This is my photo for January 5th ...

365 photos ... 1 a day, every day. Brace yourselves!

I am a tad late coming to the party with this idea, but I thought I would join in with the 365 photos thing. I have discovered that The Boy and Me ran this linky last year and I am going to try and join in. Each week you post a selection of photos taken during the week, join the linky and then go and visit other people who are doing the same. They don't have to be fabulous photos, but they will, over the course of the year, show my life in picture form.

I may not post every day. but I will definitely post photos for every day, even if its in a little group at the end of a week.

 My first photo is of me on New Year's Day ... wearing the fluffy panda onesy my son gave me for Christmas. I may not look too glamorous, but I was certainly happy!!

The next photo I took, and again this was posted to Instagram ( I am an avid , not to say obsessive user!!)
This was of a beautiful rainbow I pulled over to photograph on my way home from the shops on January 3rd.

Unfortunately I didn't take a photo on the 2nd of January, but from now on .... brace yourselves!!!