The Enthusiast!

I passed my maths!!! Am so relieved. :) Despite a broken boiler, I am feeling very embracing of January this year, these are my reasons of enthusiasm for 2011, I am the enthusiast after all!

1, Giving up smoking. A rolled cigarette has not passed my lips since new years day! I feel like after lots of attempts to give up, one that lasted for a year it is now the right time. The illusion that it gives me anything, such as time to reflect, concentration, moments with close friend and help in emotional times are just that, illusion. I don't wan't to turn into one of those self righteous quitters, I know there will be celebrations, camp fire moments and unexpected times when it would be satisfying to have 'just one' but it never is just one for me. I'm such an addictive personality.. Even though I've had no nicotine for enough time for the physical craving to be gone, I can feel a mild psychological nicotine twinge, an itch that can't be scratched, and a burn of excess energy which could and has burst out in frustration over small things. I think I will except my lack of patience sometimes and how vocal my frustration is at times. These are things I can work on.

2, Walking! Since getting my i pod at Christmas I have rediscovered the very simple pleasure of walking with music. Some music demands to be stomped about to, whilst other songs bring a with them an air of nostalgia and hold a much more gentle re praise. I've been mostly on the Moor which is a wonderful sprawling stretch of grassland, normally inhabited by friendly Cow's which runs through most of Newcastle and with walking boots! Quite important with the high levels of water from thawed snow. It is both helping me on the energy front and giving me time to think and be positive about the way things are going.

And finally number 3, Bargain hunting! As a serial shopper and over consumer out of work this is a skill I have been homing for some time! My new rules: I shop for food on the day I'm going to eat it. I can only have the food items if they are significantly reduced, (half price) I can't buy any items I don't need. So no clothes then. But I did bargain hunt for tights today and got 4 pairs reduced from £5:00 a pair to 50p!!

Ah simple things. :) final thing to say is Cave Woman diet, early days, but tonight sees joint of Burnlaw beef and lots of green veg!! MMMM.