Well I thought I would give a quick update on what I am up to as it has been quite a while. I am very busy, I do a full time job in the day and in the evenings I have a lot on, mainly creative and sporty.
So as you know I do a lot of exercise and I love it, I recently did a 3 hour combat style boot camp session and I do a few sessions of boot camp each week. I also love the gym, so try to get to that once or twice a week and do either weights or boxing. I would be there more, but I have to reign myself in. Sometimes I fit in a run or Yoga session too. I really do try and do Yoga or stretching when I can, as its important to allow your body to stretch, rest and recover. As I have gotten older, I appreciate the stretching so much more, I have found if I stick to doing just 10 minutes every day, it makes a massive difference. I know I do a lot of intensive exercise, but everything hurts now a days, unless I stretch!
Hence why I try to have a balanced diet as well, as I am hungry all of the time and it is so easy to eat badly! However, it really does not do you any good, if you do not eat enough of the right foods. I really do try to reign myself in on the bad stuff, but I do have a sweet tooth, so I am not good all of the time! But I do try and make sure I get in the nutrients and healthy options, most of the time.
On the creative side, I am still painting, currently doing an octopus on canvas. Not sure why I chose it, but I do love nature and the sea, so that’s what I am doing. I find it really relaxing, but I am not very good at finishing a piece, it takes me ages!
Obviously, I am doing lots of cooking and I am loving doing the photography of the food. Really like the styling and making creative images, I can see they are getting better already, as I have been picking up tips.
I have also done quite a lot of baking and have been trying to practice doing floral buttercream, which seems so much harder than I imagined. I am loving it though and every time I actually do something I am proud of, I feel quite excited! I am working towards launching a home baking business. So I am hard at work, learning everything I need to know to make it a success. So I am doing a course for that, baking to perfect my cakes, practising buttercream and thinking of ideas for future bakes.
I am also thinking of Christmas creative ideas, yes I know, I do not like to hear about Christmas either, I cannot believe there are adverts already and I think it every year. I even saw some people have their tree and lights up! Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat.
The more creative I am, the more productive I seem to be. I am also doing this…. writing. Something I never really thought I would like, as I definitely do not always flow with words, but I am actually enjoying it!
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