mellowing out

I am having some quiet time today and tonight and I must say, I am rather enjoying it. I have placed a television ban on the house today and have instead been entertaining myself with calm things like sleeping, cuddling my dog, reading magazines, studying, cooking and watching videos about health and wellness from some of my favourite blogs. I am in the zone! Right now I have my oil burner gently flickering warmly to my left, study material to my right, earphones in, heater on, dog slumbering on the couch and black bean brownies baking away in the oven.

I am usually (somewhat ashamedly) a bit of a stress-head. I am not actually super busy due to my reduced work hours (still healing myself from glandular fever), but I do really need to stay on top of positive thinking to stay happy and calm. I think taking time out to just be myself, like I did today, is really important. I think everyone should take some time out occasionally and just be. Mum, are you listening?

Anyway, onto the food! Today I had a wholemeal bagel with Nuttelex, prunes, walnuts, coffee and banana for breakfast, then I ate an apple, a slice of organic fruit toast and some homemade trail mix later in the day. Dinner was sweet potato and lentil soup, and dessert will be brownies. I already ate half the batter as I was mixing it, but am still craving some more. Get out of the oven already!

Everybody get your calm on

How brownies are born