Not happening

Still not happening. Other than essential trips (work, groceries, dentist yesterday), I just don’t seem to get out of the house. It’s entirely my own fault; I guess it just can’t be that important to me. After all, it’s scary outside – much safer to stay in the house…
Oh phooey, that’s just silly, and there’s no excuse. I need to get out and get some fresh air every day. Time to keep a log of whether I did or not, and if not what feeble excuse I came up with.

See more progress on: go out of the house once a day

Purplish

Thought it was getting better. Been feeling OK for a while, then things started going downhill yesterday, and today’s been just awful. Feels like a combination of the ‘blues’, the ‘mean reds’ and something else I can’t quite put my finger on. I can’t figure out why it’s happened, I can’t figure out how to snap out of it. But I want to, because I don’t like this person very much.

See more progress on: be less depressed

Yeast free

By Thursday the bread I made on Sunday is usually finished. So to go with that night’s soup I’ll sometime make some soda bread. I’ve got a couple of recipes I use, and last night I tried a new one (from The Bread Book, Sara Lewis).
The recipe was actually for Date & Walnut soda bread. However, having neither dates nor walnuts in my cupboard, I made it without. Needed a little less of the liquid (and I added too much, and had to add more flour), but it seemed to turn out OK. This one had a lot more sugar in it than I’m used to seeing, which gave it a kind of sweet crust. Not unpleasant, and went rather well with the spice soup. One to try again, I think – with variations.

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Physical, not mental.

I currently do Pilates regularly, but the mat class I do is pretty much floor-based, and focusses a lot on ‘core stability’ (which is the whole point of Pilates). I want to try something a bit more ‘active’ and ‘stretchy’, but still with the ‘core stability’ bit. I think yoga seems to fit what I’m after.
Trouble is, I have the impression that there’s a lot of ‘spiritual’ stuff around yoga. I’m not interested in that – it’s purely the physical side I’m interested in. So I need to go find a class that matches what I want.

See more progress on: try yoga