A Creative Spirit
I wanted something to serve with basic tinned tuna. Yes, I know it is better to eat fresh but I’d been out all day so this is my interpretation of a healthier “ready meal”. Ingredients 1 small cooked beetroot 1 orange Fresh chives Ground black pepper Method Peel and thinly slice orange and beetroot and... Continue Reading →
If you're a porker like myself, you may be in denial by genuinely believing as you take a cursory glance in the mirror that you're really not that fat. Like me, you probably hold your breath as you turn sideways and "suck in" your bulges. But the camera does not lie - Oh no! Caught... Continue Reading →
I love Zumba classes, so how on earth did I end up 'doing' Pilates I ask myself. All those impossible body-contorting exercises don't feel in harmony with my body shape - my legs and arms just aren't long enough! Neither can I seem to master the special breathing or find my "inner-core". Do we all... Continue Reading →
The weather here in Portugal, over the last few weeks, has been bright and sunny with temperatures up to 20C. The warm weather is an early reminder that my "tractor tyre" midriff currently concealed, but still lurking under the layers of winter clothes, needs urgent attention. Oh no, I need to focus on the dreaded... Continue Reading →
Two weeks into the New Year and I need to reconsider my decision NOT to make dieting one of my New Year's Resolutions but exercise more. My resolve to exercise "more" was going really well until I developed tennis elbow, which means I am unable to swim and I also twisted my knee so I... Continue Reading →
Do you ever look in the mirror and think - "who is that person?" I feel the same inside but WHO is that stranger glaring back at me in the mirror? Oh my God "Bom Dia" it's Mrs Blobby! Reality check! - I'm becoming both FAT and FRUMPY! Oh to wind back the clock -... Continue Reading →
Piglet in Portugal 