Health for days journey – May, 2nd (Trying to get back to it edition)

Good afternoon loves,

It’s 1.36 p.m here. I’m eating brunch. I woke up super late because I was watching Poldark and obsession over something until 4 a.m. and then I couldn’t sleep. Not something mine, I’m fine, every day I get better. It’s like I told you, someone in my family is suffering and I suffer with them. I can’t separate things. But other than that I am fine. I’m in a good mood, just having my coffee and oatmeal and fruit and trying to be good to myself and to stay calm and relaxed.

Rui has gone back to work, so it’s just me and Rosa again. Just us girls. I’m about to go and give her a bath to shut her up because she is crying and being annoying and I have no idea why. Maybe she needs a boyfriend? Do you know any sexy dogs?

I have no clean dishes. I’m being completely honest and real. 0 clean dishes. I haven’t done the washing up since about Thursday and we’ve had my sister over for the weekend and you know dishes, they just accumulate. Maybe I should have though of buying a dishwasher instead of redecorating the house. It’s a case of wants vs. needs. I need a washing machine, because I’m lazy and sick of washing dishes by hand. I want a nice, beautiful house. So… No washing machine. For now.

Does washing dishes count as exercising? If you’re doing it for 2 hours it must count, right? Right??? No, I don’t think so. I’m going back to my yoga tonight.

So my today’s to-dos are:

  • Stay out of trouble (There’s a bottle of coke in the fridge) and stay true to my health journey!
  • Drink at least 1,5 l of water;
  • Drink less coffee and milk (I need to work on this in general);
  • Wash the dishes and make the kitchen spotless;
  • Do a ton of laundry!! (This task never ends);
  • Come up with a final draft for my daily schedule;
  • Change our bed;
  • Open the windows;
  • Stalk the mailman until he brings me a book I’m waiting for and a postcard from my dearest friend Dippy-Dotty Girl.
  • Stop Rosa from eating the mailman;
  • Keep up with my blog reading!!
  • Make a list of all the Awards I need to write and post;
  • Call mother and sister;
  • Make something delicious for dinner. Mr. R might kill me but I’m thinking of a vegetarian dinner. I might make him some steak on the side if he complains too much;

I think that’s it for today. I’m taking things slow.

If I’m brave enough, especially now that everyone that has ever known me can follow this blog and read about my big butt, I might share my weight later and such things.

The mailman just came and I got the postcard from my friend which is totally appropriate for this post!! It will go as featured image!!

Something very important:

My dearest love, Rui, has an Instagram account dedicated to his vegetable garden and his farming life. Would you give it a look and follow if you like the content? There are very nice pictures of tomatoes and such!

https://www.instagram.com/masquericostomates/

See you guys later?

xx

Just random Saturday happenings and a pen pal check!! (Please read if you’re one of my pen pals)

Hey guys,

I’m back.

We went to the library to renew some books I haven’t managed to read yet and to get the second Harry Potter book. Being the ignorant I am, I came out with «Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire». Mr. R was in the car and kindly informed me that I had brought the 4th book (his favorite) instead of the second. I went back inside and told the lady I needed «Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets». It was not on the shelf and the lady said she would check the deposit (where they keep the extra books). There it was, and it’s now home with me. I would love to finish it this week.

Then we went shopping for some fresh fish for dinner, that Mr. R is going to cook, since I don’t feel so well. We picked up a few more things, like ginger ale (for my nausea), my special, sugar-free, whole wheat bread, hot wax for my, well waxing, and then I had a brilliant idea (pfff). What if I bought my seeds in bulk and mixed them myself? It would be cheaper right? So I bought assorted seeds, little 200 g packages and ended up with 1,2 kg for 9€, instead of the usual 200 g package for 4€. The price per kg was 20€ before and it is 7,50€ now. What a huge difference!! I’m glad I thought of this one. Not brilliant but good to save a few bucks!

I wanted to buy frozen berries but they are 4€ per 750 g at Aldi and were 5,09€ for 400 g at this shop. Super expensive, so I did not buy that. This healthy lifestyle is not cheap at all, but I feel so much better eating right and putting good foods into my body. We are totally go over our grocery budget but I haven’t given up on 150€ a month yet, so I will try again next month.

I want to make sure I have the contact of my pen pals, so I will make a pen pal list and, in case I have forgotten you for some reason, you can tell me!

My lovely pen pals:

  1. Katrina
  2. Dani
  3. Hannah
  4. Emma
  5. Geraint
  6. Pamela
  7. Brittany
  8. Kevin
  9. Alanna
  10. Purple Owl
  11. Sophie
  12. Natalie
  13. Cathy (not her real name, private joke alert!)
  14. Shweta
  15. Oriana
  16. Swetlana

Dear pen pals, I would love if you would comment this post with “check” if I have already contacted you and if a) you have my address, b) I have yours!

If something is missing please tell me what in the comments and I will contact you!

If I forgot someone, PLEASE tell me!

If you’re not one of my pen pals but wish to be, send me an email to:

pinkfordays@outlook.pt

That’s it, my friends. I will next post a list of books I hope to read until the end of the month or next month.

Thank you so much for enduring my endless posts.

Love you all.

Cheila