Easter 2014

Hi Sweetie,

It's Easter weekend and I'm so thankful for the long weekend.  I have felt OK but really lacking in energy all week, I feel like I limped to the finish line yesterday.  I totalled nine hours of much needed sleep last night and while my body didn't spring out of bed, I do feel better for the sleep.

After a quick coffee this morning, I came home to continue the sorting and de-cluttering, the rest of this place is looking a bit more untidy, but ironically, that's what happens when you sort.  I know that I'll reach a point when I am both organised and tidy... simultaneously.

Dinner with the girls on Monday was lovely if brief, not everyone could make it, and with Tuesday being my most pressured work day, I needed to get away early, still, it was good to see everyone that was there.

Easter Saturday was bright if cold and Bee and I went for a walk around Ness Gardens, it was unusually busy but still relatively quiet, the gardens are huge so it was busier than normal but that doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things.

Easter Sunday was freezing cold, I had a quick coffee, pretty much everywhere is closed so I headed straight to Bee's, she was at church and left me one and a half sides of A4, instructing me on how to bring the roast dinner together.  I admit, I freaked at first then took it one step at a time; take lamb out and use skewer to check juices, if clear, take out, if not, put back in for 15, once you take lamb out, put on clean plate and cover with new foil to rest, move shelf up a notch, spray one cal onto roasting tin and put parsnips in, turn heat up by one.  Fifteen minutes later, put carrot and turnip on.... and so on.  I like to think I contributed at least 50% and Bee brought it together beautifully once she got back, it was delish and she seemed buoyed by the Easter Sunday service too at this new (to her) church she was trying out, so it was win win.

Spent about three hours with Bee and it was lovely and relaxing and lunch was lovely, even if I do say so myself.

Easter Monday is by stark contrast, warm and sunny.  Do feel like I'm getting pneumonia after yesterday, at the very least, a slight sniffle, my neck is stiff, I'm achy and I have sniffles, I'll take some meds and hopefully knock it out.

So Bee has arrived at noonish to garden for me, really don't know what I'd do without her, meanwhile I'm ironing and sorting.

Good Friday and I had reached my lowest weight for a while prior to the chocolate weekend, I freely admit that I have indulged, didn't want to be rude to the Easter Bunny however I'm confident that this "Clean and Lean" approach will have me back on the right track within a week.  I really do feel great.

Happy Easter Sweetie, hope you've had a great one x