#255 - The rhythm of settling

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View of Beneivenagh from our house
There is a nice rhythm building up these days - write, run, school, work, organising... the half days are working out for me. It was a good decision. I have almost certainly lost weight in a good way. I have stopped drinking. I am running daily. I fit into clothes I couldn't really fit into in Singapore. I am stretching properly finally, just the legs, but it is good. I've done some drawing, I've done some piano. The only thing I've failed to do is the gardening really. Apart from that, life is running alright.

Yesterday, I realised how lucky I was - and I mean really really lucky. I am no longer going to take any shit about my life any more from assholes. Sometimes, because I do not brag about how awesome things are, I can forget how awesome they are. And they are pretty awesome. And I need to remind myself because sometimes things - well they are very few things - but things can get on top of me and I can feel, this is a pile of crap. But that is nonsense. It is NOT a pile of crap at all.

So, yesterday after I got home, I tried to garden, but I first planned, then I did the weekly shop, then I cooked. After I cooked I felt very sleepy - so I went to bed, when I woke up, I did class planning - and so there was no gardening. I MUST force myself out today, even if it is for a very very very short while.

I did the weekly shop and because I had bought things from last week, I didn't have to buy as much this week. So the weekly shop came to £36. Like whaaaaaa????? I no longer buy juice. It is bad for you, bad for the environment and really expensive. Drink the water. We have water, drink it. The boys buy their own awful fizzy drinks. It is good. If they want crap they can buy it themselves. I made shepherd's pie yesterday and it was done. Finished. Peter got Fish and Chips from John Dory's or something like that. Cost of Shepherd's Pie - around £5 for the entire family. Probably less. Potatoes were 75p, mince was £2.50 and bits and bobs like butter, milk, sweet corn which needed to be used up.... rocket salad. It is possible to eat on budget.

Right, writing...

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