Here's to the New Year

New Year’s Eve was shared with our dear friends Chris & Dave, Benji and his partner and was full of love, laughter, drinks and a beautiful 3 course meal cooked by myself and Ray - with me organising the starters and desserts and Ray dealing with main.

Crispy bacon and feta salad with vinaigrette dressing and walnuts to start. Stuffed port tenderloin with actifry new potatoes and buttered peas, asparagus and leeks for main and fresh strawberries and cream with ice-cream and cinnamon palmiers for dessert. 

We let in 2023 with champagne and hugs, raising our glasses to those no longer with us. I always feel that New Years Eve can be sad for what has gone and what has happened because you always reflect on what has gone but it’s also about new beginnings, it’s the new page of a fresh chapter and you are writing the story.

I’ve never made New Year’s resolutions because I don’t want to set myself up to fail so instead I’ve determined some goals for 2023. 

The first is that I will lose weight and be healthier.

Those that know me will be more than aware that I always like to see the positives in life and the first positive is that although I have gained weight again since my sponsored slim I am in fact starting this year 5.8lb lighter than I started 2022!

Every win no matter how small is a win right? and that will always put a smile on my face, I’ll take that 5.8 and make it a much bigger number by 2024!

Like the majority of the nation I have set out on the first week with determination and strength. Healthy eating, logging food and getting out for walks has been paramount this week as well as sorting, clearing and cleaning cupboards and rooms. 

We started the week with my brother and his family over for a late Sunday lunch (it was late because it happened on Monday!! 😂) and then on Tuesday we went over to our best friends for dinner.  We’ve not really seen anyone socially before or over Christmas due to work commitments and then being away, it was so nice to sit and relax catching up with them all.

We also received a wood delivery this week and I have to say shifting that from the front of the house to the wood store was a workout in itself .

So… to finish my first week,

I have finished the week with lots of smiles, feeling very virtuous. 

Have a great week

Much love

Ellie xxx