How I want to ORGANISE Meal times

My favourite meal is dinner. It is a meal I look forward to and so I make sure I have something to eat each day yes I do sometimes have a take away but most of the time it is dinner at home. 

Some like breakfast. Yes but I am trying to get into the habit of not eating before 7am and after 7pm and so going to give it a try. 

I find that the first meal should be not to "Tide me over" which I do a lot, but instead eat fulfilling food. My son gets picked up at about 5 minutes passed 7am in the morning and so want to focus on that and then once he is in the taxi to go to school then be the time I eat. 

I also feel that I am having lunch too early and so going to do a reset and do a walk in the mornings whether on treadmill or outside and then stretch meal times out and want to do weights everyday in the afternoons before my son finishes school.

Having options is a good thing we do, like having eggs, sausages and tinned produce and love using items out of the freezer and food cupboard and I have filmed another meal vlog. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/ffF7Pq9qBm8?si=w_R5aNNXJuDuaX8t

It is good to have items to grab but they are usually not good items but I not good with cereals and glad for that as they are full of sugar. I like a yogurt and Granola, but it depends what type because they can be dry but have two I have recently had and they have been nice. Jordans and Lizi's.

I do like a pastry and could eat them all the time but not good to have a lot of, but Costas do a Berry and Granola with yogurt pot which is nice and popular as they often sell out. I am going to have a festive drink soon but going to hold off until nearer the time and want to get my eating and drinking under control. 

So wish me luck and will update as I go and improve my daily diet.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X 

Is it good to have a PJ day

Believe or not the other day when my husband was getting petrol there was a woman in her PJs and dressing gown on and I had mix emotions about it but seen mums in the holidays in PJs going to the cinema. 

I used to love having day in my PJ's, but now I do like my mornings out. I like the crispiness and being wrapped up with a coffee and want to still do my morning walks still and chill for the rest of the day if not cleaning or working on my laptop.

It is good to not have to be anywhere, but I find I need the outdoors more now and if you want a PJ day have one. Make it a date and a family thing. Christmas day is a chilled time and just blend through the day and I love my afternoons at the weekend working on my books and blogs and having a free week to watch some TV and walk on the treadmill if not outdoors. I have walked on the treadmill in PJ's, so who am I to judge?

I love that in Epsom we have a lot of woodland and nature around us. I love that we see trains, buses and near ponds even though one of the ponds have dried up due to the very hot weather we had this summer and such a shame but still love my walks, I like to then get back and put my PJs back on once my husband is home from work and my sons come back from school.

In the Autumn and Winter I enjoy the cosiness. The festive coffees and meals. I love the Autumn and winter movies such as You've Got Mail, The Grinch, Polar Express and going out for meals. We ate out whilst in Scotland as a birthday gift for my son and we have a birthday meal planned and my brother is 50 years so may go out for that if I can arrange it and looking forward of visiting a Christmas market so not really got plans for a PJs day but it is good once in a while for me now, with a nice cup of Earl Grey tea and a roast.

It is a good time to have a clear out. I bought a new Duvet from B&M as the one I had wasn't think it it was so nice and toasty and what you need for this time of year. 

So have time in your PJ's and never feel ashamed as it is good to properly wind down. 

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X 

Changes for 2027

So thinking ahead I have deleted my Google blogs because I wanted to create a new blog but going to stick with this one and few others but there are some changes in store. 

I will be taking a break from blogging in January to focus on my books and vlogs and want to create a group for book lovers like me and want to set that up. I will be posting on google, Building Self Confidence the Ugly Duckling and Get Active Get Fit and this one. 

My Wordpress blogs will remain the same. 

I just felt it was time for a change and that things are heading in a different direction and love filming Vlog and doing work on events. I love volunteering and want to do more, with building an income and new opportunities. 

My Cheat Sheet will be the same but I am creating my own notebooks to sell not sure on what platforms and defining the design so not sure when they will be available but will keep you updated and I love a notebook so creating my own fills a natural thing to do. 

I have changed my Facebook page see here: https://www.facebook.com/carriesbodyandbeauty?locale=en_GB

I post Newsletter each month and a Cheat Sheet for my blog Everyone can build a castle and have a resource library on there that may interest you. It is the first Monday of half term and if there are other changes I will keep you posted. 

Many thank for reading,

Carrie X

I Can Wear The Same Clothes for the week

To some yes it may seem gross to people wearing the same clothes but for me I find it saves me time and money and get the most of my clothes. If the clothes are dirty then I will wash them, but with building a capsule wardrobe I have plenty to wear and like to wear all of what I got but some weeks I don't want to keep doing laundry so if I can wear the same clothes then it saves me so much bother.

I do change my underwear, have a bath or shower, but I will wear the same bra unless I have done a workout and sweating. I like to have a collection of clothes that are versatile. I like things I can wear up or dress down. 

Clothes I can wear all year round and even have a site called Carries Versatile Fashion and I have clothes I have had for years and still in great condition. 

I change my socks but to be honest unless I am walking a long distance, going to see my son play rugby at the weekend and tennis, wear shoes without socks and I would recommend that you try sketchers. I love this brand and worth the money. Mine were my sons, but he didn't like wearing them, so I wear them and they are so comfortable and very easy to walk in and I have shared them in a Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/zsI7Yh38l2U

Not sponsored, but would say yes if they wanted to. 

I like to have a collection of good jumpers, cardigans, tops and trousers, tracksuit bottoms a leggings and Jeans and are my go to every day items. 

It all depends on what I am doing and where I am going and it just good to put on the clothes I love and feel good in not having so much to wash and focus on enjoying my day rather than worry I have nothing to wear.

So do you do the same? You can leave a comment below.

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X 

 

I love a Bacon Sandwich

So today was my sons rugby session and part of the inclusive team and feeling very tired due to waking up early and I consumed crisps, roast potatoes, sausages and thank God I didn't have a burger and I had a few fizzy drinks a cup cake and birthday cake. I was at a party and this morning (I wrote this blog on Sunday) went back to sleep felt groggy, but after my sons rugby I fancied a bacon sandwich because we had bacon to use up, but I remembering that it is okay to have a that sometimes, just not all the time and my aim is to stop snacking that is my ultimate goal.

It okay to indulge sometimes as long as you continue to be healthy for the rest of the time. 

I can have a can of coke but not everyday. I have been drinking more water but I want to not be overly strict and be flexible. I love flexibility. It is what suits me and just making one or two changes a time is better for me, with free days and increasing the amount of exercise. 

Sundays I like to have a nice bath, a roast and a day watching a film or a concert to switch off and just enjoying life and what it has to offer. 

I don't want to be remembered for drinking coke zero but that I enjoyed life and no I am not perfect but I like that I am not. I can make myself laugh and enjoy my own company and like to having a Café breakfast. I like a coffee whilst I watch my son play rugby. 

It is good to have easy days and not have to be anywhere. I love pub food and so if I can a burger or last week we had a Fish n chips. Not a takeaway but from ASDA and it was good. Check out this vlog: https://youtu.be/plSJsTahmn4 

I love to have good meals and enjoyable ones and love soup with cut up pieces of bacon and salads. Often we will have a curry, shepherds pie and chops. I love meat but pasta I like sometimes and always got some in my food cupboard and I love my food cupboard and seeing what needs to be used up. 

Am I showing my age? 

So as much as I want to be healthy I also want traditional English Cuisine because I am a proper London Gal. 

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X 

Having A Night In

There was a time where I'd be out at the end of the week but now I love a night in. We did our weekly shop and did my radio show for Epsom Hospital Radio and now winding down with some Pizza, crispy prawns and chicken Tenders and a beer. 

I am listening to my colleagues radio show and it is good to just write and listen to some good music and if that is not for you then why not watch a film or have a night in with the boys or girls. Me and my friends have done that and it just makes a change. Your never too young for a sleepover. 

It is good to go out too. I went to see Bon Jovi on Wednesday and they were fantastic but now stopping in and had the evening planned out and staying up for a bit longer. It is good to mix it up and I love the Autumn to be indoors, when it darks early and I just like being at home. 

A good way to wind down. I am out at the weekend. I am off to a birthday party and my son goes to tennis and rugby club on Saturday and Sunday and so just sitting back doing something I enjoy is a must. 

I did used to commute all week working up London and I do still like to take a trip to London, my home city but I like Surrey for its nature walks and having a coffee in the mornings, along with catching up with family and friends. 

Now we have done our weekly shop I can lie in if I want to as my sons tennis in the afternoon, but his rugby is Sunday mornings so it is good to have the option to sleep in even though I will still wake up early. I no matter what time I got to bed still wake up early. There was a time it bothered me but not now and I like getting up when it is still dark and having a cup of tea and read my book before my husband and son wake up. 

So if you fancy a night in, have one. 
Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X 

Getting Ready for the Autumn

I am really ready for the Autumn. I like the dark mornings. I already had soup which is something we top up on for Autumn and wanting to be cosy, layering up and my sons rugby club is starting again and means the football season has begun and just looking forward to all of that.

It was a good summer. Walking along the beach was lovely in the Isle of wight, but I like the fresh mornings and having some good quality TV again and films and having a coffee at home and just have easy days. I have enjoyed sitting out in the garden but I am not a favourite of the heat and so for me Autumn is my favourite season and time to get those unfinished projects done. 

Check out my site: https://everyonecanbuildacastle.com/ I will be doing my yearly Autumn Reset programme and will be accessible to my subscribers on my above site and something I enjoy doing. 

It is good to see people and have a catch up after the holidays and starting a fresh and I love Henry's rugby and sharing what we did in the holidays and the fact we are out on a Sunday morning. I will be walking around the big lawn his rugby clubs has, around the pitches and helping when my son has tennis. I will be back doing my radio show for my local hospital on Fridays and just ready for it. 

It is also my birthday during the Autumn along with other members of my family. I am off to see Bon Jovi, The Real Thing and going to Twickenham to see the Red Roses and I am ready to buy my Puffa Jacket for the Autumn and Winter and love the sport you get during the Autumn and Winter. 

You meet such a range of sport. I would love to go and see Leatherhead FC play. I will be decorating for Halloween and not sure if we will go to a fireworks display but just going to enjoy the autumn to write, still go on walks outside aswell as on my husbands Treadmill and have some time for myself again. 

My son is looking forward to seeing his friends. I am also looking forward to some days indoors and I am getting my hair cut, so good time to spend more time looking after my skin and being in my PJ bottoms and jumpers. 

So are you the same? Please leave a comment below.

Many thanks for reading, 

Carrie X