Anita

I’m doing pretty good – I hardly think of my old friend any more – I can’t pinpoint the exact date I saw him last and that’s a good thing I suppose because I’m moving on with my life.

I was looking at my old photos from university the other day (aforementioned un-friend was in many of these photos) and I was pretty mortified/embarrassed at what I saw – back then I thought I was having the time of my life but looking at those photos now I can see I was really unhealthy and I didn’t look that good either. I’m moving on from this version of me.

I’m making some practical changes in my life right now – waking up earlier than I normally do (I set the alarm for 8:30am), I’m being more conscientious of what I’m eating – I’m making use of myfitnesspal.com to keep a log of what I eat in a day – this helps me to really pay attention to what I eat and I don’t feel the need to walk to the supermarket to buy cookies for another unconscious junkfood binge. I’ve been using this for 4 days now and I’ve just been eating proper food with only fruit for snacks, keeping with my recommended calorie intake. I have replaced cups of coffee with warm water (it’s still pretty cold here in England) and herbal tea. Still early days but I already feel healthier, and I am looking forward to finding out where these healthier habits take me.

I made a sale on one of my glass pieces (I used to do glass-blowing when I was 19) – I’m quite chuffed about that! I’m chasing up a lead for a possible exhibition opportunity soon, so I will have to see how that goes.

How are you Anita?

Joe