Slow Living - Doing It Old Style!

Wednesday2000

I still have a bit of a cough, but I'm still looking forward to my trip to Brighton today. I just have to hang up the laundry and put my makeup on and we are going to get the train. We have a vegan restaurant booked for tonight and I'm meeting someone I haven't seen in years for lunch on Wednesday and we are also seeing Bryan Adams in concert. Brighton is so good for vegans. I am tempted to move there one day.

I want to feel like I am still having relaxing slow days while I'm there and I am doing a 21 day meditation thing on Whatsapp at the moment. I finally caught up and did day 8 this morning. It is a Deepak Chopra meditation and I want to carry it on and do it at the hotel in the mornings. I am also taking my gratitude journal to fill out while I'm there.

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@Wednesday2000 - I hope you had a lovely time in Brighton! 😁 

It's been a crazy week or so for a variety of reasons and I've been completely thrown off my game!! 🙄🤦‍♀️ My diet has been horrendous, I've got nothing done in the house, my daily practices have been non-existent and I've felt completely adrift!! 😳

It's made me realise how easy it is for me to be thrown off course and how important it is for me to make sure that I stick to my daily routines regardless of what's going. It's been very apparent that once I start to lose my grip, I quickly spiral into chaos and that triggers a reaction of inertia which, in turn, compounds my feelings of helplessness and lack of control. It's taken many moons to realise this but now that I have, I shall not repeat the mistake!! 🤦‍♀️😂 

Today I am getting my act together - I'm cleaning my house, catching up with laundry, cooking some dinner, doing my yogic practices and writing. I know I will feel a whole lot better by the end of the day! 😁 

Have a fab slow day! 😁🐌

Brie

talk about horrendous diets!!  We're currently in Dresden and the Christmas markets are full of temptations.  Meaty ones, vegan ones, chocolatey or boozy!!  I don't like gluhwein but the only alternative is beer which is not what I like really at lunch time!!  The chocolate cafes are wicked!  78% dark chocolate melted and mixed with a bit of milk to drink!!  Gives me palpitations!!  And oh yes I do want a slice of apfelkuche with that please!!!

But I'm drinking less than normal actually.  And having much better (albeit bigger) breakfasts due to the range of birchler muesli and yoghurt and fruit.  OH picked a nice roll to have with his eggs which turned out to be a cranberry and nut one - passed to me and it was grand.  

And lots of steps wandering around the markets too.....