July has been a tough month for me. I have been feeling really tired. Not my fairly frequent 'I haven't slept for weeks' kind of tiredness, something worse and not normal for me at all (think falling asleep sitting up whilst working). This has made getting up early and going to the gym regularly difficult.…
Category: Summer
The Great British Bake Off
Yesterday marked the beginning of our summer holidays. Ads and the younger two girls have not moved from the sofa since Saturday, playing MineCraft together! It's punctuated with 'Hey, have you stolen my sheep?' and 'Oi, I needed that coal, give it back!' amongst much laughter. I see much MineCraft in their immediate future, although…
Shout Out for Our NHS
I think I've mentioned in a previous post how exhausted I have felt lately. So tired that on some days I have fallen asleep sitting up whilst I've been working. I can't sleep at night time so sleeping during the day is practically unheard of! My family have been nagging me to go to the…
Reading, Watching and Listening for the Weekend
Welcome to my new weekly list of things I have been reading, watching and listening to over the past week. If you have any recommendations please do link to them in the comments and share with everyone else. I'd love some new places to explore! Without further ado... Reading I can recommend newish author R…
Listening to My Body
Getting up at five rocks! No, really, it does! It gives me time alone, extra time in the morning to be productive (I love me a bit of productivity!) and I just feel more prepared for the day. I love getting up at five... However...over the past few weeks, I have noticed that by Thursday…
So Sorry…
As most of you now know, I have combined my two websites into one, angelicscalliwags. I followed the instructions and it completed yesterday. And because of this, I have a sorry to say 😬 What I had not realised is that by adding one to the other, WordPress would send out all 71 posts again…
Swimming
The last time I went swimming was approximately ten years ago. I remember swimming maybe a length and a half before feeling like I was having a heart attack. It scared me so much that I got straight out and never got in again...until Saturday. I had wanted an exercise to do on a Saturday…
Evening Routine {Summer}
My evening routine begins around the time Gary gets back from work, which is between 3 and 4. It is at this time we will head off to the gym, if we're going. I'd like this to become a daily thing so I can alternate between weights and stretching. As it stands, I probably go…
Progress in June
Firstly, I'm going to share my progress relating to the goals I set down for June. I wrote them down because Noom, the weightless program I am on, suggested it. Apparently, writing goals down makes it more likely you will meet them. Well, let's see if that's true for me... Weight My goal for my…
Books Read in June
For all the books I've read this year, see Books Read Between January and March, Books Read in April and Books Read in May. My goal in June was to read ten books which I have done and surpassed! It's been a mixed bunch this month, which included a children's book that I have never…
Common Place Book
I love to read and I love to write. I find them both relaxing and fulfilling, whether the books are read or listened to, whether fiction or non fiction and whether the writing is for pleasure or for my master's, I love it all! Seasons of Joy was started to encourage me to get back…
Art Journal #4
My Early Morning Routine {Summer}
My summer morning routine is really just a more polished version of my spring morning routine. This year, my focus has been to simply become more intentional with my time. With the children growing up and the dreaded menopause looming closer with every day, I wanted to take back my life and be excited by…
Adding Skin Care to my Morning Routine
I have never had a skin care routine. Most things make my eyes water so I honestly look and feel much better without any product on my skin. That was until I watched a YouTube video on science based skin care. This has been a bit of a game changer for me. The skin care…
The Importance of Eating Well Before a Gym Session
I have noticed a pattern in how easy I find the gym verses what I eat for my lunch on any given day. I eat the same breakfast every morning - porridge with fruit, nuts and seeds - and I honestly don't think I could do any better than this. It is high calorie, well…