Diet Diary - Entry 1

Starting a new series on my very unVintage diet (well going back to Paleo is pretty vintage but, you know what I mean) and fitness regimen. 

So week 1 has ended and I lost 6lbs. But don't be too impressed because that is probably all water weight, though my bra fits better now. I am SO happy about that as any bigger in the cup and I might need a specially made one...yikes!

So instead of my usual treat of Poppy's Chips and a Jamaican Patty at Spitalfields market, these last two Thursdays my treat has been a Raw Imagination lunch at Planet Organics.  Last week I had the burger

which was AMAZING, today it was the Pizza.


My word, I don't know how they do it, it is only plant food and yet,  it is SO tasty and so filling you can't imagine a need to eat wheat bread or cheese ever again and then I check the price tag and remember.  This meal along with my green juice and the Cheese and Mushroom Muffin I brought the babe (which she loved btw)  cost exactly three times the price as my chip, patty and Tesco flavoured sparkling water (50p per litre) meal I usually buy on Vintage Thursdays (Spitalfields Market).

And again I rant about the terrible fact of having to pay just SO much for healthier food that poorer people (such as myself, I admit that) are priced out of the healthier food, who can afford to buy a raw meal every day?

I will say though it is very filling, I felt full for hours after eating.  I love my Raw Imagination Vintage Thursdays.  So, one more week until Holidays start, I am allowed to have one meal off to enjoy cooked food...huzzah.

Going to try to make my own raw burger tomorrow, I will blog about it and wish me luck!!!

Changing my mindset

The Glamorous Housewife's diary entry for last week asked us to try and turn a boring thing into something fun.  So since then I have been making much more of an effort to think of cleaning of less like a chore, but something to enjoy and do you know?  It really has worked a treat!

I feel that this small mindset change has done wonders to how I feel and unlike the sort of manic 'making an effort/New Years Resolution' Pattern of behaviour when you go a bit wild and then you burn out after a couple of days obsessive cleaning, this is a lot less crazed, but instead a sustained effort at being more house proud and getting my backed up chores done too.

I have no doubt that I will have a much better flat by the end of all this.  I never in a million years thought I would have been suited to this lifestyle but as the time goes on, I am getting more comfortable with it.

I am a very happy and lucky woman.  Thank you Bethany!!!!

Silverware and Sewing

I don't know why, I impulsed brought a couple of silver knives and spoons at the market last week, they are heavy and lovely FAR too big for tea time but....I wanted them anyway.

So of course I only just started my sewing today...ooops, I need to be finished by Thursday afternoon as I have a guest over in the evening.  Strangely enough I am not worried, there is only SO much you can make for a toddler.  I am a bit worried about her feet being cold though. Wonder if I can fit in some booties?

ZESTfully Clean....

One of the things I wish to nurture in myself with taking up a more Neo Traditionalist way of living is a more proactive way of cleaning.  Right now I am very reactive and I must admit, I am not the best at cleaning...don't get me wrong, I have seen much worse but that doesn't recommend me.

Right now my living room has been hit by toddler....and as I said previously in the war between the front room and the baby, the baby will win....I have to accept that, but I still need to foster a sense of being house proud within myself.  No vintage lady worth her salt would have books piled up all over the place like I have at the moment....time to try and put that bookshelf together I think!!

Tea Time will most likely be taken with my Polish friend K. 

Vintage Mum - Back to the sewing board....

Yesterday my sister gave me a skirt, she had brought it for my niece but it was a little bit big around the waist, 'Can you take it in'? she asked me.  Well I had to say yes and with another event with the Pirates in less than a fortnight I will need to get another outfit together for the baby...Oh my word...it has been a while since I threaded a needle even.  Since the baby was born, having sewing paraphernalia out seemed foolhardy so everything is packed away in boxes and placed upon high due to this child's natural curiosity. 

However, I know have a couple of skirts with sewing issues that I have been ignoring as well as costume I will like to make, I am well overdue for starting up the sewing again....now if only I can drum up some motivation??

Vintage Mum, the good and the bad....

So my efforts for living a tad more vintage like is going fairly well, yes I have been meal planning, shopping frequently and sticking to my budget, I am pleased to report that I came in right on budget last week too, so this week I was able to buy a couple of items I wanted...very happy.

So, this morning,like any vintage mum about town, I texted a friend to meet for coffee (good), I was thinking Star*ucks (bad, N, very, very bad) she called back (very good) and suggested I go to her place instead (very, very good).
I brought cake (very good) alas it was shop brought (very, very bad).
In my defence I had already left the flat to do my chores when she called me and it was a totally spontaneous thing.

After I left there I went to a supermarket to buy for the weekend, I was happy to see an increase in loose vegetables, often it is usually just onions and potatoes loose but they have now added mushrooms and tomatoes to the loose list.  Lucky me because I only wanted two toms and a half a pound (being vintagely Imperial today) of mushrooms.  This meant that I spent less and  there will be less food waste.

So come on ladies....shop like our grannies did!!!