Taking Life Slowly, One Day at a Time

 

We nipped to Morecambe for a chilly walk on the beach the other day, Thursday I think it was ... the days are all blurring into a mish mash of sorting, clearing and jettisoning at the moment.  

We really needed the walk.

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The sound of the waves gently lapping the shore was calming, as you can hear in this short video.  We stayed on the beach for ten minutes and then had to admit defeat and head to the coffee shop for some hot coffee, a much needed breakfast for Alan and a toasted teacake for me.

Mavis' walks suit me just fine now that she has slowed down, she now only needs a short walk and even then has to stop to get her breath back a couple of times.  She really enjoyed herself, and also enjoyed the slice of bacon she shared with her Dad.

Taking life slowly, one day at a time.  💖

Sue xx

Frugality and Me ... Is It Even a Thing Anymore?

 

Frugality means many things to many people.  

To me it meant reigning everything in to pay off our mortgages, first the one on our Welsh home and then when that was gone, the one on our pension investment property.  It meant keeping an eye on the purse-strings all the time until we achieved the goals we set for ourselves.  It meant selling off all surplus and no longer wanted or needed things and adding the cash to the savings.

Now, it means living simply.

All the frugal training is now so deep in the soul of me that I no longer have to think, or over-think the things that I do.  And that is why there are no Challenges being blogged about by me this year ... there is nothing different for me to have on my mind.  I have learnt so much from the many challenges that I have done over the years, now it's time to relax into those learnings.

It is now second nature for me to spend all of January eating from the fridge, freezer and cupboard before I even think about visiting shops to purchase anymore edibles.  It is ingrained in me not to waste anything ... food or household items ... to shop second-hand from charity shops, to make the best use out of every thing that I already own and to stock up on bargains available at brilliant prices if they are something that I actually need.

I will not be eating the cheap beans, unless they are the tastiest beans, or buying the cheap bread because I'm saving pennies if it means that I am potentially sacrificing my health.  I will be buying the quality things if they are the best things, and the cheapest things if they are what suits me best.

I will of course be continuing to blog about the food, the books and the simplicity, and you are as usual more than welcome to visit and comment as and when you wish for as long as I continue to post.  Not that I have any intention of stopping any time soon.  

You're all stuck with me just not a challenging myself me ... if of course you want to be.  There is one major thing that the old me would have turned into a big Challenge, but more about that another day.  😁

Sue xx

A Cosy, Booky, Tasty New Year

Art:  Sunday Evening by Lucy Almey-Bird

Cosy days and cosy nights, good books and a Sunday style tea on a Wednesday to see in the New Year ... and confuse us even more.  After the hustle and bustle of Christmas it's so good to see in this fresh New Year calmly and cosily.  

I'm almost glad of the horrible weather outside of the lodge if it means that I can curl up with my book and enjoy some good tasty little nibbles.

Coffee, good food and books, they make the world go round and here's to another year of lots more of all three. 

Sue xx