So - I have been really sick this Christmas. I still am. I am feeling a bit better. Hence I am writing this..... also it has to be said that since this morning I have not been able to utter a word. I lie. I have been able to breathe a few words out. But even that hurts so there have been few. And I feel starved of the ability to communicate. I started writing a really long response to someone who asked how I was feeling on facebook and I realised it was because I hadnt been able to talk all day. It reminded me of when I came back to the UK after my first foreign exchange and it was just so easy to chat, I chatted with everyone who would listen! no more having to really concentrate to say and understand simple things....
Today has been like me writing notes, my family not being able to read my writing, or needing glasses before not being able to read my writing.... sigh. I mainly just used sign language or just didnt say anything.
I have a sore throat. A very very sore throat. I really thought I would be better in a day. But I really have been ill. And missed a lot of what I was looking forward to this Christmas. It wasn't totally bad. I opened gifts I ate Christmas lunch. I watched Dr Who and Strictly Christmas special. But no socialising and lots of naps because my energy tanks after a wee while.
So here I am blogging again. And also, its that end of the old year start of the new one. And I have been thinking. One of the things I am going to do is "get good at making speeches" - I found myself, in my head, advising someone I am working with to do this, and realised that perhaps I should listen to that advice myself. I have some opportunities to talk about my Creative Processes and how that can relate to being more creative in general... and that is going to be my start point. Secondly I like a bit of a health challenge. Last year i gave up sugar for 8 weeks - that book "I quit sugar" did it for me. A friend was doing it and I felt I wanted to try it. Also at the time, my husband was prediabetic and doing nothing about it and I felt helpless. I figured I could see how hard it was, or just do something instead of wishing he would (hasten to add that he has now changed his eating habits immensely and credit to him) but primarily it was this mission I had for myself about "building strength" I felt it would build a kind of strength of mind. Actually since then - no one in our house really eats sugar any more. And its actually really easy. SO this year, I am thinking of this Whole30 thing. Its just 30 days. And you can't eat a lot of things. Like no sugar (easy!) no grains, no legumes, no alcohol, no dairy.... am assuming no cafeine, no additives.... so its pretty full on. But I have met one person who tried it and loved it. And one person in real life is enough to make me at least want to try it. I do have a nutribullet now.... and it would be a challenge. Am a little daunted. At the same time quite keen. What do you think? I'd love to have some Whole30 buddies...
No comments:
Post a Comment