Well, Teaser Tuesday is as the title suggests, a teaser of something to come whether this be a recipe or a monthly buy, today is a monthly buy, so here we go.

Can you guess what this is? All will be revealed on Thursday.

Right then, today I have already vacuumed my whole house which has taken me a couple of hours...phew! I am wrecked now. I have also done 3 loads of laundry which is outside drying:) and now I am going to throw another load of laundry into the machine.
This afternoon I am going to polish the bedroom furniture and then chill in the garden I think:):)

The time is now 11.23am and I have had a strawberry and banana smoothie, 1/4 of a banana and 2 dates.

*UPDATE*
I heard the roar of a motorbike and then a knock at the front door, our eldest son, Michael visited...awwwe I opened the front door and he said, "YES! Mam, I done it! I got my knees down"...ARRGGHH! I worry about him SOOO much!! At least he was wearing all his leathers which are good for extra protection. He was so excited and on a high after achieving scratching his knee protectors.....the little tike...HeeHee - little tike, he is 27 years old this month:) but he will always be my baby just like my other two; all three of them are my babies!!!

 

There he is, my eldest baby boy, sitting all casual:)

 

I remember his first bicycle when he was about 3 or 4 years old, a 'Little Tikes' with big plastic yellow wheels which must have been as wide as the wheels on this beauty of a motorbike:) He loved his 'Little Tikes' bicycle.

 

Thats my boy!

 

 

He wouldn't forgive me if I didn't show his scratched knee protectors.

 

Not quite sure what it is about men wanting to get their knees down to scratch their rather pricey knee protectors, Oh! Apparently they are called knee sliders, not protectors:)

 

I had a little sit out in my garden this afternoon, it was absolute BLISS!:)

For my evening meal I grabbed one of my salads...YUM! I added avocado and grapes. The little bit of red onion I put into my salads when I prepared them made a huge difference...YUMMY!

Just want to add, have you noticed that I haven't blogged about having any naps through the day for about 4 days now? I am AMAZED that I haven't felt the need to nap...I LOVE IT!!

Well, the weather has been GLORIOUS today! And I managed to get three loads of laundry dried, and it was all jeans which take ages to dry, but not today outside...GREAT!

Well, that is me for today. I will be back tomorrow:)

Today is grocery day, meal preperation day, housework rota and exercise day, so as you can tell, a lot to do on Monday's.

Lets start off with groceries.

A few things from Asda. I did of course buy other things, toiletries, things for family i.e. snacks etc but this is the healthy side of things. I usually buy almond milk because I haven't always got almond or other nut milks prepared and the bought nut milks are great to fall back on.

 

Above are things from Aldi's.

 

My Mam and Step Dad have just left, I enjoyed seeing them!:) I always do, although I get a tad frustrated sometimes...heehee

 

What I want to do today is to start and prepare my salads, now then, I watched a lady on You Tube prepare a weeks worth of salads and I was thinking of doing this also:)

I still need to do my housework rota and I am not sure about exercise for today because I don't think I will get the peace to exercise as everyone is home today because it is Bank Holiday May Day Monday. Have to say though, WOW! Do I feel exercised from doing the weeding yesterday, my bottom and leg muscles feel so exercise achey.

Breakfast today was another strawberry and banana smoothie.

*UPDATE*
Housework all done, evening meals all done, hubby's packed lunch all made and in the fridge and prepared salads all done and in the fridge.

I shredded a LOAD of romaine lettuces, washed and spun it and I thought, yep there is enough for seven salads....oh no there wasn't:) ah well, I made five salads. I also added a small amount of red onion, shredded carrot, cucumber and cherry tomatoes, if anyone has other idea's of what to put in my salads then let me know, I could have added peppers actually - oh! I don't like celery...BLEURGH! I can eat it in a recipe because I can't taste it i.e. mock tuna but I can't eat it as is:(
As I eat these salads I will add avocado or a nut pâté if I make any, actually, I have been meaning to make hummous, I like hummous:)
Just to let you know, I place a square of kitchen paper in the bottom of the containers to soak up any moisture, although I do dry my salad rather thoroughly before putting it into a bowl or container, but I gently slide the paper out when I come to eat them. I do this with all my salads.

Well that is me for today. Back tomorrow.

A lazy Sunday is days doing something relaxing i.e. gardening, maybe start up a new hobby or just a relaxing detoxing bath etc but today I am planning on doing a little bit of weeding, providing it doesn't rain which it shouldn't, actually, I could do with buying a bag of chippings/bark, so I will put that on my shopping list.

I weeded a small section of the garden and I did find it very relaxing, the sun is shining, the birds are singing and it is quite warm although a little windy, I could hear someone cutting their garden lawn, and the neighbours kids weren't in the front avenue kicking the ball into my front garden. I was in the back garden weeding but it is annoying because I can usually hear them in the front garden also, but not this afternoon...AHHH BLISS!

I am no gardener by any stretch of the imagination as you will see from the pics below but it was on today's, 'lazy Sunday' to do's, so that is what I done and I enjoyed it!:)

Before Garden Weeding

 

 

After garden weeding

 

All the top three pics are the same after photo's. I need to get the leaves off the soil and riddle the soil a tad also, but I was thinking of putting the bark on top.

 

This is the small patch that I weeded

 

 

I decided to weed just a small section first. It took me about 2 hours and my back was really sore after doing this small area.

I am still rather proud of myself for doing this small section as like I said above, I am no gardener. I will move onto another section next week as well as keep this section tidy. I really need to get all the leaves swept up, there are loads of them from the side hedging which incidentally looks gorgeous when the leaves come back green in the Summer, so it is sort of worth having all the brown leaves in the Spring.

 

This morning started off with a smoothie. I know, Marsha, it's fruit but I was so hungry I just wanted to grab something quick.
I have noticed that when I allow processed foods into my day, the next morning I am so hungry and I often feel rather faint and sickly until I eat or drink something good, yet when I stick with my raw then I don't feel faint the next morning and I am usually very satisfied and much less hungry, less often.

Breakfast 

 

I forgot about lunch because of doing the weeding but I grabbed a banana...more fruit!

 

I am having awful trouble with my right ear today, I am always having trouble with my ears:( I am going to steam again tonight and see if that makes a difference over the next few days. I hope so!:)

 

I was thinking of maybe getting the patio table and chairs out and having our evening meal in the garden...ummmm...maybe.

 

*UPDATE*

I don't feel too well; an upset tummy actually, so I am going to get myself sorted and have an early night, catch you tomorrow.

Night Night:)

I am starting right from the basics today, starting with body brushing. I was going to do eyelash tinting, but I thought no, that will be too advanced at the moment. I want to start and incorporate body brushing into my daily routine again, so that is where I shall begin.

I am qualified in Beauty Therapy but do read the disclaimer below.

*UPDATE*

 

Start brushing at the soles of your feet in overlapping strokes.

As you work up the body do brush the palms of your hands. 

Do not press too hard but use firm strokes.

Brush towards the heart.

Body brush once a day in the morning on dry naked skin and using a dry body brush.

Avoid senstive areas or broken skin areas.

Shower after body brushing.

For optimum lymphatic drainage, brush daily for 3-4 months.

The body brushes have hand straps and removeable handles which help when brushing the legs, arms etc but the handle is very useful when brushing the back.
Use a natural bristle body brush.
Clean your body brush once a week with a body wash that you don't react to, and leave your brush to air dry in the sun, at the window maybe.

The skin is:
The largest organ in the body.
It gets rid of 2lb of acid waste every day.
When your body is toxic it shows in the skin.
Body brushing stimulates blood flow and helps with healing processes.
If the body is toxic then this shows in your skin causing breakouts and irritations.
Body odour is a sign of toxins building up in your body and of course comes out through your skin.

Benefits of skin brushing
Helps to remove dead skin cells and encourage cell renewal.
Increases blood flow.
Increases circulation which helps to get rid of waste.
Stimulates lymphatic drainage and helps to drain mucoid waste matter into the colon.
Helps make you feel energised.
Stimulates nerve endings.
Uncloggs the pores so as to enable the skin to breath.
Helps to get rid of cellulite as cellulite is toxic waste that is in the fat cells.
Helps to tighten the skin and helps with muscle tone.

*UPDATE*
So, I for one am getting back into skin brushing as of today, and next week I will add more to my beauty routine.

My raw has been rather erratic today but I am hoping that bringing my beauty routine back into my day will spur me on, a LOT!
Back tomorrow


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I have decided to bring some fun into my blog by having a daily theme which is starting tomorrow. The themes are going to be the same themes every seven days with new content every seven days, so watch this space to see what tomorrows is going to be:) Of course my raw lifestyle and food pics are still going to be posted.

Have to say a big thankyou to, Marsha who emails me with help and advice! And yes, I am going to be buying the Perfect Food Berry, and have a little less fruit. "Thankyou Marsha!" That being said, I have just eaten a banana for breakfast but I suppose it is the quantity of fruit throughout the day and every day that adds up.

A few pics of my Persian cat, Princess, and that is exactly what she is, a Princess.
Our eldest son, Michael visited and he brought himself a sandwich that he bought from Greggs...typical, he loves my egg and tomato sandwiches and I would have been more than happy to make him those, but nope, he brings a sandwich. Anyway, he decides to give Princess some of the ham but of course makes her stand on her hind legs.
 

 

Awwe bless her. She isn't very gentle either, she snatches food from peoples hands like she never got fed...little tike, but she is such a little poppet. She gets fed her three food pouches per day and those little cat chewy sticks also. LOVE HER SOOO MUCH!! Her belly fur usually goes all ringletty...ringletty, is there such a word? Probably not:)

Have I NEVER been this heavy, this tops the lot!! I weighed in this morning at 15st and 5/8lb (15st = 210lb)...5/8lb over 15st. OH MY GOODNESS! I am totally SHOCKED! I have GOT to do something about this! I CAN'T go on like this!!! I WONT go on like this!!!
I would hear people say that they weigh 15st and I would think, oh my, that is disgusting to allow themselves to get that heavy, and then all of a sudden, I am that person. I feel like crying! I know that only I can do something about this, only I can turn this around! So it starts HERE!! NOW!! TODAY!! It HAS to!! 

I have just filled in all my tracking details on my trackers that I printed out.

I am feeling constipated again so I have had the oats etc for breakfast, this usually helps.
I ate this at about 7.45am

Breakfast

 

 

*UPDATE* - 1.52pm

I dozed off again this morning but this is because I only got three and a half hours sleep last night...don't know why.

I wasn't hungry when I woke up but now at 1.52pm I have decided to finish off the apple juice from yesterday.

 

I know that I am taking pics of the same things but if it is what I am consuming during the day and it helps me to post the pics then that is what I need to do!:) Of course there wil be different pics, actually, I found a recipe I might try soon, and I made raw butter that I need to post pics of on here.

My youngest son, James has just come into the room and said, "oh! That looks nice!" so guess what? He has just finished my apple juice off:) I don't mind one bit!

Thankyou for your comment Sugarfree Babe:) I really appreciate comments! Do you blog?

I walked into town and back yesterday...YAY! Just thought I would start today off by telling you that!

The time is 8.07am and I am having a bought apple juice for breakfast this morning.

Breakfast

I know, not the best of choices but it is pressed, nothing added and not from concentrate, so not the absolute worst either.