Saturday 4 August 2012

Treating Me

How do I treat myself to keep my spirits up?
I would usually have spent a lazy afternoon in the garden, cutting the grass or weeding- it is amazing what such a sense of achievement will do for the spirits.
Also a long countryside walk, with not a care in the world.
Spending a couple of hours tidying inside, or clearing out the shed. All this feels good and though it might exert a lot of energy, brings clean spirits and a smile to the face.
Three hours in the kitchen, creating a feast from the simplest ingredients.

None of this is accessible to me currently; wasn't really in the previous years, just when I had a slightly richer energy pot which I could delve into (only to crash a few days later!)
Now my treats are more monetary based.
Good food comes in the form of expensive ice cream, with cream and milk as the first ingredients on the information label rather than water and sugar!  Dark chocolate, a cube at a time, sugar-free frozen yoghurt. Also in-season vegetables with a fish pie or roasted chicken cooked by a friend, or at the local restaurant.
When we go out for a few items of food which weren't available in the supermarket delivery options (or were substituted or "not available") we usually extend the trip with a cuppa in one of many coffee shops.
I also spend time in clothes shops. Once every few months I need clothes and once every few months I fancy a clothes treat, so essentials are bought with time and stress-free managed shopping. I look online at a few shops' collections and know where I have to be left. The other half disappears for a while and I enjoy the process.
Treats are necessary for everyone. A hug, an I love you, a surprise parcel in the post and embracing-self gestures are just as important. We are just as important, whether it's a bar of chocolate for 99p, a new tea mug for £3.50 or a new, cosy, every day, cardigan for £45.

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