This month has been a strange one for me; a lot has happened, and at the same time, it has felt like I have been in pause mode. I tend to do a lot of reflecting when it comes to life, especially when the end of the year comes around, and this year was no different. I will be able to look back on it and say I did that, I pushed myself to do that because it's true. I was such a negative person with constant excuses for things, now I look at what I want logically. I can I do that in the time frame I have given myself? The answer is always yes because once I do it, I make it happen.
Making it happen sounds like one of those annoying forces positive things, but trust me it doesn't have to be. There are ups, and there are downs, but at the end of the day, you're in the centre of all of that, so why would I let myself down? James and I will soon have our 11-year anniversary. I'm proud of us and how far we have come in our relationship. I no longer care what those who wanted us to fail think. I don't focus on that because once you keep looking back, you get nowhere and become bitter. I've always said on this blog how I wanted to create the life I WANT, and that's what I've done.
I know I'm getting a bit soppy, sorry about that! I'm just grateful for what I have in my life, even more so when it comes to living it with those in love, one being my cat. She is doing so much better since getting sick in the summer. Her hyperthyroidism is under control with medication, she is at a stable weight and moaning at me because she is cold now that we are going to enter the winter months. At the start of this month, we made a school cake, which is a sponge cake with icing and sprinkles on top. I feel like we made it too big and probably shouldn't have eaten that much food.
Practising bread making has been the go-to as well, not sourdough right now, as I've left it in the fridge until I can dedicate more time to it again. It's a process, and in the winter months, it's hard because the kitchen is cold, so getting a starter to rise can be a pain. We made a large pizza out of our own dough, and in the previous weeks, we've made some delicious meals. Getting out the slow cooker has been so cosy and comforting for me, we definitely want to try baking a cake inside ours, I'm not quite sure what kind of cake yet.
Seeing as we are nearing Christmas, we have put the tree up, and it's looking pretty as ever with some new Christmas decorations added to it. My friend Abbie encourages it, which isn't a bad thing at all. I even shockingly managed to finish 31 books this year; getting my Kindle was one of the best choices I ever made; it sits next to me, forcing me to actually read. Things outside have slowed down because these colder months tend to become very wet in Cornwall, and even so, I have planted my spring bulbs now. B&M do a deal where you can get 3 for £5.
All in all, I'm in a good mindset and now ready for Christmas cheer.
Slow down, enjoy life
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