I love the idea of this blog hop and when Kate started it, I swore it would be one I took part in each week without fail, and I am still determined to do so even though I am about 5 days late this week which is simply through work commitments and not enough hours in the day.
So anyhow back to the idea of Getting your Groove back.
It only takes a mere 30 minutes a day to take time out. For me I have started running which has had a brilliant effect. Not only do I feel better for it - more alert, less tired, I can also actually feel the start of me toning up so I am feeling more comfortable about my body, and I am enjoying the challenge.
Failing getting 30 minutes for yourself, there is always the simple things in life like a little treat - your favourite breakfast, a shopping trip etc.
Kate has been setting a weekly challenge and this week's was to buy some new underwear. On a walk through M&S looking for something for my Mini Man I noticed there was a sale on and I was right by the underwear and I do desperately need some new knickers.
Now buying bra's is a much dreaded process for me (I will do a seperate blog post about my traumas in this department), but in M&S there were some really pretty bra and knickers sets and I love matching sets and rarely get any. So I thought what the heck. There wasn;t much choice in my size but I went out of my comfort zone and instead of the normal skin coloured ones, white or black, I settled on a dual pack, yes one white but the other in 'hot pink' (apparently). Now I havent got the confidence yet to post a piccy if myself sporting the new underwear like Glasgow Mummy but maybe one day. Mind you if I were Glasgow Mummy I would be showing my fab figure off as well!
I tried the pink ones on and t'husband walked into the room, and his reaction was fantastic and he went off to work telling me he was really cross with me as he wouldnt be able to concentrate all day knowing what I had on which just made my day! Talk about a confidence boost and I have got to say when I wear the pink ones, I do walk around feeling really good about myself. Best of all it cost me £12.00 for both sets in total.
The second suggestion was to visit a volunteering website but I simply have not got the time. All week I have been up by 4.30-5.00am just to catch up on work and I have a list as long as my arm of things I need to try and catch up on when I have time such as reading schemes for kids with ADHD, learning website for special needs, ASD info, support groups, and not to mention my family history.
I started this and have been in contact with very elderly relatives, one known to me, another who has found me through the research - both are distantly related but one is an old family friend and up until me doing our family tree none of us, including her knew how our families were related and if infact they were. I have now traced her mother. This lady is 83 and I still have to get my research in some kind of decent written form for her, and I am very concious time could be against me. The other lady never knew her father and he is a direct ancestor of mine and my mum remembers all his sisters but not him sadly, and I have been able to provide her with photos she never had. This lady is in her 70's and there is more I can tell her but it is so tme consuming, I need time to sit and do it. Priorities, priorities. So volunteering is something that is going to be added to the list. I have just filled my CRB form in though to help at the school so don;t know if that counts?
I also wore a pretty short skirt for the first time in a long time, not for a special occasion but just because I felt like it, and again a complement from t'husband made it all worthwhile.
Finally just for me I stole t'husband's ipad and ran myself a hot bubble bath and soaked with a glass of wine while catching up on strictly come dancing which I throughrily enjoyed.
5 comments:
These are some hot undies! I feel your pain on the trauma of bra shopping. One day a girl tried to explain that I was a 36H and I was gonna smack her! Good luck with the groove!
Lovely post, really wonderful and one of many this week too which makes it all so worthwhile. Love the idea of me creating frustration in your husband for all the right reasons and when they say nice things, it is so lovely as I think we all end up taking our spouses for granted way too often. So impressed with your running efforts too, feel quite bad that I don't do it but I am walking now every day so that is a step in the right direction for me. Hope to see you again. I, for one, think you are making great progress
Fabulous!
I love the sets - especially the reaction they had on your husband!
I think it's a good sign when you wear something nice and unusual 'just because' - definitely a sign of a grooving mum!
What a fab post. I love your underwear sets & excellent reaction from hubby. Mine doesn't seem to have noticed my new underwear! I'm slowly getting into the running - did 10k today. I'm going to put a nice hot bath on my to do list for the week. Looking forward to your next post.
What a lovely idea for a blog hop...it makes you do grab some 'me' time. Greta bargain you got yourself there. Love it. I'm trying to lose weight and have been doing good. I've promised myself either new underwear or a beauty treatment when I reach a certain goal...which is a mere 2lbs away!
xx Jazzy
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