Releasing the Inner Skinny

This is life changing. Big. Huge. No bigger than huge. Epic. Age 39 years and 151 days my life is taking a whole new direction. I have finally found I quite like salad. I know. This is major news is it not!?! So far I have one combo that I like but it has made me believe I can change and perhaps my inner skinny is fighting to come out!

When I say like, I mean love - Roasted Aubergine, peppers and red onion on a bed of rockety salady stuff with some pizza express (light) dressing with a little bit of goats cheese. It is actually scrummy. So now I am open to ideas to try other salad combos! It is never too late to change!

About 18 months ago I trained myself to like coffee. Tea and coffee were always just dirty hot water to me but now I am addicted - not sure it is such a good thing but having a coffee to help me through the day as opposed to two large slabs of Dairy Milk has to be a good thing! Tea is still filthy though!

I never really drank alcohol until I had my 3rd child. A boy after two girls! I was shattered and weak and turns out I love alcohol but I am pretty much a lightweight. I have some friends (all of them actually) who are trained professionals in the art of drinking. I tend to still drive most of the time but when I do have a tipple - I topple. #cheapdate

Speaking of which. I was supposed to be going out tonight at the marvellous Hertford House Hotel

to celebrate 3 years of Crossfit Huntsman. Dr Evil and the coaches including Mr Big have created a great Crossfit community and I am so glad I was introduced to it by a nutty friend. Unfortunately one of my little kidney stones has decided to make an entrance so I am stuck at home. Boo hoo!

Speaking of Hertford House Hotel it used to be the offices of the Hertfordshire Mercury where I was a reporter and spent quite a miserable time realising I was more "features" than "news". Even though I am a journalist I feel more at home in Hertford House Hotel than I ever did at the Mercury!! The building is so beautiful now and I never saw that. The beauty was hidden as my head was so busy trying to work out what the Editor wanted from me. Turns out he just did not want me. Anyone but me. Yet here I am with publications asking me to write for them. As me. As EJM. When someone stops me to tell me they love/like the blog or simply that it makes them smile it really does Raise me Up Westlife Styleee. So thank you peeps. You have put to bed a nasty little 'issue' that I have let hang around far too long. This blog lark is great therapy!!

#thankyou

Anyway - back from the deep stuff. Any salad combo ideas for me to try?

EJMx