Yesterday was exhausting as I had a full day of foraging , so breakfast of a yogurt, banana, and a cup of mint tea was had and off out in the wilds of blaengarw with a small group of lovely people, we collected a great booty of hazel nuts, sloes, haw berrys, blackberries, rosehips, and rowan berries. Its so exciting foraging for food ! we break for lunch and I have a banana and we head up to the farm for more foraging we get up to the farm after a long walk, we arrive to the wonderful smell and sights of karens baking....................i could not resist lemon drizzle cake and shortbread. I felt guilt and a strong sense of that I would abstain from the treats before we got there. At the time I felt ok about it as I felt i needed a sugar hit and didn't want to seem rude by refusing cakes that had specifically been baked for the group which went from 9 people to 3. i had a chicken salad wrap for tea instead of a big cooked meal to compensate. I feel I have let myself down a bit now .
Today is proving difficult as I'm working from home and have access to the kitchen, so far today I have had toast , a plum, mint tea, fruit juice and some hummus and crackers. i think the weekend will prove difficult as i consider the weekend as a time to have wine .
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Friday, 10 September 2010
Tuesday, 7 September 2010
3 mint tea
Although i have two cups a coffee a day, the double espresso in the house before i trudge to work I haven't noticed missing (she says on day 2) on the other hand my double shop cappuccino from the cafe in work , i think it must be the social interaction and the mid morning escape from the continual wittering on of the Future Job Funders (aka YTS) and Betty, that I am starting to miss. So instead I have a refreshing 3 mint tea , i like this tea and drink it as my main tea at the moment ....but it's not coffee !
I still feel guilty about having fruit, this is partly because I know so many families don't give their kids fruit to eat as it is considered expensive, funny how money can be found for cigarettes or a pint ! I pondered on food poverty and the 5 a day campaign, this leads me on to think about the Fareshare project and wonder when its finally going to be set up in Wales and the benefit it provides to so many families and individuals. I quietly rant to myself.
I didn't share my lunch today as I was feeling grumpy about the lack of coffee, so baked beans on toast for one was made and consumed.
The afternoon brought hunger, and good news about a De minimis issue for a food project which has gone on for what seems like a life time. Initial thoughts.... celebrate with chocolate after all you are Hungry! I managed to resist by questioning if i was really hungry and that a person who had no money to food would probably not choose chocolate if they were hungry and had money.
I had a panic on the way home as I had to get petrol and go pass the tempting rows of yummy crap, calling to me as i try and pay . I get to the pump and can pay there instead of going into the kiosk , it all goes pear shape and i end up having to go pass the chocolate . I manage to resist but nearly give in to a pack of soft mints, panic sets in and i nearly lock my pin number on the card .....I almost have sweats by the time I return to the car.
I get home finally, slightly over do tea by having a modest salad but more bread than I should , I feel guilty again, time for another 3 mint tea .
Neil informs me that he is at his mums for tea tomorrow, I think I'll join Beth in a bowl of porridge .
I still feel guilty about having fruit, this is partly because I know so many families don't give their kids fruit to eat as it is considered expensive, funny how money can be found for cigarettes or a pint ! I pondered on food poverty and the 5 a day campaign, this leads me on to think about the Fareshare project and wonder when its finally going to be set up in Wales and the benefit it provides to so many families and individuals. I quietly rant to myself.
I didn't share my lunch today as I was feeling grumpy about the lack of coffee, so baked beans on toast for one was made and consumed.
The afternoon brought hunger, and good news about a De minimis issue for a food project which has gone on for what seems like a life time. Initial thoughts.... celebrate with chocolate after all you are Hungry! I managed to resist by questioning if i was really hungry and that a person who had no money to food would probably not choose chocolate if they were hungry and had money.
I had a panic on the way home as I had to get petrol and go pass the tempting rows of yummy crap, calling to me as i try and pay . I get to the pump and can pay there instead of going into the kiosk , it all goes pear shape and i end up having to go pass the chocolate . I manage to resist but nearly give in to a pack of soft mints, panic sets in and i nearly lock my pin number on the card .....I almost have sweats by the time I return to the car.
I get home finally, slightly over do tea by having a modest salad but more bread than I should , I feel guilty again, time for another 3 mint tea .
Neil informs me that he is at his mums for tea tomorrow, I think I'll join Beth in a bowl of porridge .
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