La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) - on a tiny budget.

iris

Have a Magical Monday

Jellybaby

I like the sound of Magical Monday 😁 I have just signed and returned a form which I'm hoping is going to release me of the Sunday night work wobbles at the end of the year 🤞 a long, tedious process to get through but another skip further along.

helensbiggestfan

Ooh Jellybaby, Exciting.  The time will whizz by and then ......

F R E E D O M!!!!! 😁

Tahlullah.H

Slap - not heard it called that for a while.  Made me laugh!

Nargleblast

Magical Monday for me today was choir rehearsal this morning and an extra walk in the park with the dog this afternoon. The sun is shining, it is cold out there but with a scarf and warm coat on I could focus on watching my dog run around with Rosie the cockapoo and Charlie the collie. It was nice to talk all things dog with their humans. 

Sunshine, fresh air, exercise, social interaction, all uplifting things.

Debsnewbudget

Magical Monday involved meeting a newish friend and taking our cameras out to see what we could photograph. I have joined a camera challenge called 52 Frames which gives you a subject each week for the photograph you take during the week and submit by each Sunday. This week is Black and White.  I am learning so much about my camera and how to take better shots through this challenge. Also walked over 17,000 steps, which was another bonus.

nannygladys

My magical Monday has been a failure but from now on I will get up, make an effort with clothes and face,/hair and flipping  make it magical, I'm fed up of being a 'slob' 🤣 so I will know what to do next Monday- watch out here I come!!!!!!!!

helensbiggestfan

nannygladys said:

My magical Monday has been a failure but from now on I will get up, make an effort with clothes and face,/hair and flipping  make it magical, I'm fed up of being a 'slob' 🤣 so I will know what to do next Monday- watch out here I come!!!!!!!!

Great stuff.........but there's no need to wait.  Start as you mean to go on, seize the day and all that.  

For motivation join me tomorrow in "Transformation Tuesday".  

This is where each Tuesday I shall do one new thing towards achieving my long term goals. It could be anything, trying a new recipe, or looking at trying a new hobby or interest, even just watching a different kind of tv programme. Just stepping out of our comfort zone and doing something to kick start the brain and give it a fresh challenge.  

Debs......loving the idea of your photography challenge. Do post some of your work. 

Nargleblast. I am thinking of rejoining the local choir. I was a member several years ago before I moved out of the area but now I am back "home" I would like to sign up again. (If they will have me). Just as soon as my family go home.  

Chiro today, feeling a bit delicate tonight.  My dentist has had to reschedule tomorrows appt.  I don't mind, I'm not in any pain or discomfort. It frees up the day nicely so I might go for a mooch round the chazzers.  

 

Fizz2015

My magical Monday, I actually put tidy clothes on rather than leggings and Hoody combo to work at home. 2 school runs (well walking) in the sunshine and I booked tomorrow as leave last minute because I could. Will have a chilled day by myself to recharge.

helensbiggestfan

Well done Fizz. A great start,  enjoy your day off tomorrow (today). 

Good Morning  my lovely friends.  

Lovely to see how many of you joined in yesterdays challenge, For those who struggled well never mind, don't worry, don't give up.  Just keep trying. 

 I noticed that many of you equated the idea of Magic Monday with "smartening yourselves up".  Spot on because it's a great place to start.  Taking care of ourselves and our appearance forms the basis of our self image, how we see ourselves.  And ultimately it's how we see ourselves that determines how we live, the person we become.  Slob or goddess, the choice is ours to make.    

The other aspect of Magic Monday is elevating our thoughts to help us create the life we want, using a process called "neuro plasticity" to reprogramme our brains and create new and better habits,  

Neuro plasticity just means the brains capacity to change by opening up new neural pathways.  Each time we learn something new we open up new neural pathways.  For example this why learning a second language or learning to play a musical instrument is so beneficial to help stave off dementia. 

 And this is why it so important to monitor what we feed our brains........If we are feeding our brains a steady diet of low quality input and negativity then it's not surprising that we might feel low in spirits, fed up, lacking enthusiasm and motivation.  A steady diet of CNN (Constant Negative News)  wont help lift the spirits but playing some music or watching a feel good movie or a comedy show will.  

Just as the body needs good quality food to nourish it, so the brain requires good quality input to help us keep our emotions healthy.  Junk in....junk out.  So elevate your incoming stimuli to elevate your mood.  

Thoughts become feelings, feelings become actions, actions become habits, habits are what determine how we live, our bank balances, our personal relationships, our health and well being, and even our longevity.  

So.....if we want to change start enjoying "La Dolce Vita" we might need to look at first changing our thoughts.  

Can it be done on a tight budget. Absolutely because the beauty is, thoughts are free.  It costs nothing to change our thoughts and reprogramme our brains.  

Magic Monday is the day to think about what we are feeding our brains, whether we need to ditch those old negative thought patterns and set about reframing them for a more positive outlook.  

For those who really struggle with how to break the habit of "slobbing around"  and looking like a bag lady then pop over to the Frump to Fab 2023 thread for inspiration. 

and now today I give you.....ta da ........"Transformstion Tuesday". 😂