Try Try again!

I've ended up not really do my blog but the past month has taught me sometimes it's nice to get things out there even if no one reads or comments!!!!

Our Allotment is like a persistent thorn in my side. We have had some good produce from it but still the amount of work that needs to go into the digging over means only a third is in use. This means we constantly get complaints...about the weeds, about the condition, etc etc.

I'm not a mother so I won't blame children for my idleness. But I do have my reasons for being a super slacker!!

1) I am very very disorganised and I find it incredible hard to set up systems and processes to keep things ticking along.

2) I work stupid hours. If you want more of an idea of the kind of work I do see http://nyww2014.blogspot.co.uk/ or look at our new TYS-early help video

3) I am a carer. Without getting into too many details I have my own mental health and that of others to worry about. I have family members with ailments and disabilities and I'm a sucker for saying no!

4) I am Lazy!

What I want vs what I can be bothered to do are two completely different things and the benefits do not our weigh the costs! I love yoga but if I had to pick between it and chocolate cake... you get my point.

What I need to do right now for the next 6 days is come to a decision. Do I really want this?

Do I want to have a beautiful perfect allotment that I can be proud out? Do I care enough to slave away when I can find free time? Do I want to sit on my fat arse and watch TV and eat Aldi chocolate ganache? (it is amazing to be fair!) What do I want?

Week 1 Over

So our first week is over on the allotment and we have so far gathered up 4 buckets of broken glass, cleared only a tenth of the patch, transplanted over 40 strawberry plants to pots and ate our first 'produce' nettle pesto after only a week! 

We met our neighbours who have a lovely site alongside ours. They informed us to be wary of thieves, rats and pigeons, to not worry about using weed killer and how they hoped to see more of us down there.

With only 3 weeks til John goes to Iceland it's going to be tough getting the site ready but we can do it!!

Here are some photos of our progress so far...

One month in...

Dear Father,

It has been nearly two weeks since my last blog post...

I thought today I'd write a  bit about breaking old habits and starting new ones. I remember once reading somewhere that it takes 28 days to create a new habit. So I can see how it can be so easy to fall at the first hurdle. 

If like me your New Years resolution was to do more of something like go to the gym, eat better etc, and your not doing it every day, then how long will it take to form a new routine and change for the future?

I'm just glad i've never been a smoker or drinker!

Feel free to input any advice of breaking habits, I'm curious myself as to what works for other people.

Sugars bad um Kay!

So, the other week there was a new report on sugar basically saying that its the sugar in our diet that's making us fat/ill.

Now this is the umpteenth time that a report has come out saying that something different is the cause of all this obesity. 

This summer I chatted with someone who was of the opinion that being  a vegan is the best way to be and that humans aren't really designed to eat animal by products. 

This left me thinking about my own diet and my weight gain, I blame coca-cola, but what is the solution?

Can people live on a diet of foraged food? of home grown veg? 

I'm certainly interested in trying but can I sacrifice the coke?!?!?!

I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!

I was going to write a blog post about dogs, about news reports, about a million other things but this week I never had the time!

Time management is something I thought you could learn but I'm starting to wonder how long it takes to break those old habits?

As a child I was one of those 'ooh I'll just watch these 7 hours of tv while doing my 20 min of homework' which obviously then took 7 hours....

So I've read about how to prioritise your to do list, I've learnt the art of the GANTT, I've even been told by my husband on so many occasions the 80/20 rule.
But what does it all mean if you can't focus yourself enough to do these little tasks!?!??!

This is the opportunity for discussion from you guys!

The Sky is falling...

...or maybe Chicken Little was exaggerating?

2014 started almost a week ago now and so far this year has been Pants to be brutally honest.

I've spent most of what is left of my time off work falling out with the family and trying to justify my own self worth. 

The last few days have been particularly hard. We have long wanted to move out of this town, to start afresh somewhere new, with prospects and if I'm going to be blunt about things better weather, more interesting lifestyle, but that's all so far away.
That damn light at the end of the tunnel feels an eternity away and things need to change NOW!!!

So last night I made the toughest decision ever....I'm cancelling SKY!
....I know don't be too hasty, have you thought this through....

Yes I have! and I need to do this, too much of my life has been wasted sat in front of a TV!!
Did you know that the average American will spend 9 years watching TV?
That means for the rest of us peoples who watch more than average which I'm sure I do we are losing valuable time that could be spent doing something, anything more useful!!

Welcome to me

Hello my name is Chuck!

I'm at 31yr old married woman from a small town called Barnsley, South Yorkshire. I live with my husband Mac and dog Rogue.

Not fascinated yet...?

...well I decided I needed to do this blog because its time to make some changes!!

In 2003 I thought my life was sorted I finished University, I was going to be a psychologist, I got married and then reality happened. How? What do I do to achieve it? and that's where everything got messy. 

It's over 10 years now since those tough decisions, I've made some bad choices and took a long time to feel my life had meaning...

...BUT I'm here! it's 2014 and I'm going to make a change!!

I thought about Blogging so here goes this is what you can expect.

1) Lots of crap about where I have come from 

         (I've 10 years worth of material!)

2) How I'm going to change my life this year.

3) The day to day musings of life.

Now I best go get living!!!