Record Breaking

I broke my Saturday morning sales record!

Wahoo!

It was a very early start for me because I was worried that voting would bring so many people to the shop that I wouldn’t be able to finish setting up the work stations for the art workshop.

At 7.40am Adoring Husband and I were filling water tubs, arranging cups, mixing paint, blowing up balloons, shopping for afternoon tea, assigning canvases, lining buckets with plastic bags etc etc.

Between customers, I was able to tie up loose ends and the room was perfectly ready by the time the workshop began.

It was most definitely the quietest class I’ve ever led.

Everyone was so focused on what they were doing, it was completely silent for at least half of the time.

We sang Happy Birthday to the birthday girl who blew out the candle, drank the gin, ate the cake and at the end of the class she confessed to feeling exhausted from celebrating all week as well as dealing with a teething baby!

I’m not sure everyone was happy with their results this week. It was more difficult than they expected.

I didn’t get photos of them all.

But still, a good time was had by all!

At the end of the day, AH and I still had to vote so we drove straight to the hall and performed that duty before heading home.

By then, it was after 4pm and I was absolutely exhausted!

Dinner was a nosh up of finely chopped sweet potato, carrot and fresh beans with garlic, chicken, cherry tomatoes and spinach, salt and pepper. It was very tasty and hit the spot nicely.

We watched an old DVD “Some Kind of Wonderful” - probably the 30th time I’ve seen it and I loved it today as much as I loved it 33yrs ago.

Now it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.

Slow Start

I rode my trike to work today!

I arrived nice and early.

I opened the shop without Adoring Husband’s assistance.

As efficient as I was, it was a very slow start for business.

The final hour was, thankfully, the making of my day!

There were still plenty of people through the doors early, but they all spent tiny amounts that didn’t add up to a lot.

I didn’t get very far setting up for art because I was contacting people for their orders of my calendar and packing them up for mail outs interstate.

I changed a few displays around to make way for the two orders coming in. The two orders that I’ve had to follow up twice and which should have arrived today, but once again, didn’t. That’s annoying.

This afternoon I accompanied Adoring Husband to the Drs surgery. He couldn’t get in to see his usual Dr for 3 weeks and he needed to see someone urgently, so he reluctantly made an appointment with the local Dr and there’s no way I would allow him to step through that door without me as his body guard and protector!

It’s been four years since I visited a doctor and I can state with certainty that I don’t care how dire the situation is, I will not attend the local surgery for myself under any circumstances.

AH’s appointment was at 2.10pm. We arrived at 2.05pm. He was called in at 2.50pm.

While we were in the waiting area, a patient left the office with a prescription which he took to the pharmacy but returned 5 minutes later because it was the wrong prescription!

We were called in by the doctor and he asked what was wrong and punched all the info into the computer program (as they do), took AH’s blood pressure (which was perfect) and while the blood pressure machine was doing its thing, he called the receptionist in to ask questions about the previous patient’s computer record.

They spent a good 5 minutes of AH’s time problem solving.

When the receptionist left, he looked at AH and asked “have I taken your blood pressure?”

I mouthed “Are you *insert curse word here* kidding me?”

He ordered for some tests to be done, one immediately and two on Monday, one being a fasting blood test. He said to come back on Wednesday. He also prescribed antibiotics.

So we went to book the appointment and the receptionist began to book AH in under a different name altogether!

No wonder people are dropping like flies in this town.

In the 15 minutes that we were with the doctor, he looked directly at us twice - otherwise he was slamming the keyboard with his pokey fingers and looking at the computer screen. He slammed his hand against the printer twice to remove the prescription and the test requests that he printed out and couldn’t get us out of there fast enough.

Doctors never cease to confirm for me that they cannot be trusted to get it right.

By the time we filled the prescription, picked up my things from the shop, wheeled the trike out, we both arrived home separately at almost 4pm.

On top of everything else AH now has flu symptoms which have developed rapidly throughout the afternoon.

We’ve had a pretty relaxed evening and are now in bed.

I have a huge day planned for tomorrow which includes voting early - I’m tired just thinking about it all! 

So I’d best get some sleep.

Nite all.

She’s Ba-ack

I had a good day as I returned to the shop after my mini break.

Even though there is a lot to do, I didn’t overdo it. I’m pacing myself and keeping a running ‘to do’ list so that I can steadily get stuff done.

I was able to display all the new jewellery which I had priced while I was at home on my so-called break haha.

When I counted my calendars, I discovered there were only 14 of my first order which should have been 30. So I tagged them all with the names of the first fourteen people who pre-ordered. I know there are three more packs of calendars coming but they are currently at a depot in Melbourne.

I checked with the post office on prices of packaging and mailing to my two interstate customers.

I helped a Dad select a handful of gifts for his teenage 3yr old (yes ... three year old) daughter. 

It was a good sales day AND there were lots of tyre kickers who will probably return tomorrow. One of my Saturday tyre kickers returned today to make his purchases.

Adoring Husband set the tables up in the training room so that I can spend time tomorrow setting up the work stations for the art class on Saturday.

He is not in the best of health at the moment and I asked him not to do anything, but he was sneaky while I was putting out the flags and signs and chairs. 🙄

I had a great visit from Aggie too! We had some good laughs and shared a bit of venting after listening to a local bloke whingeing about his health and his life. Then I told him to take his sad stories away from my shop.

The day passed quickly and after grabbing some protein from the butcher, we came home to put our feet up.

I should have had a swim or cleaned the bathroom but I received my new Leonie Dawson workbooks in the mail this morning and I was keen to sit down and get started on  the Goal Getter Life workbook. There is also a Goal Getter Biz workbook, a weekly planner workbook, a wall planner and a list planner.

So that’s how I filled most of my afternoon.

Best get some sleep now.

Nite all.

Pain in the Rear

I was up bright and early for meditation and we had to leave 20 minutes earlier than usual because I realised that the room wasn’t ready!

It was still in the same condition as when the jewellery rep came on Friday so we had to fold up the small table, get rid of a big cardboard box, vacuum the floor and set out the socially distanced chairs as well as place the donation box in its usual position.

We had four spare seats this morning because I think some regulars may have assumed it wasn’t on due to me being closed. It was still a good lesson nonetheless.

I scooted everyone out the door as soon as we finished and The Gypsy and I jumped in her car and headed out to her home.

We didn’t waste any time getting started on the sour dough bread making lesson. I took notes as she demonstrated and explained the process. While her demonstration loaf was in the oven, we sat down to a cup of tea and chatted about ‘stuff’ and ‘life’ and all the recent lessons we’ve learned, challenges we’ve faced and tests we’ve passed.

The bread was baked, she gave me a cup full of the bread starter to take home and start my own production and cut four slices from her loaf for me to take home and share with Adoring Husband.

The fermentation process that’s involved with making your own sourdough bread removes the gluten from the flour. The stuff you buy from most bakers and supermarkets is not “real” sourdough because of the shortcuts they take in making it. So, by rights, I should be able to eat this one without issue 👍

At midday, Adoring Husband arrived to pick me up and The Gypsy and I reluctantly said our goodbyes and ended the visit with a warm hug.

We drove to the shop to wait for more nonexistent deliveries. Annoying. I’ll make phone calls tomorrow.

As we waited at the door, customers wanted to browse so we welcomed them in and at least we made some sales to make the wait worthwhile.

Before we returned home, we bought some protein for dinner and a couple of salad items. I got to see the beginnings of the supermarket staff’s Halloween costumes - they will be in full costume for the next three days. It’s always a bit of fun at this time of year in Foodworks.

We rushed home in an attempt to miss the big storms looming upon us but we were very lucky and only copped the edge of it, which provided some more refreshing rain, but not as much as yesterday.

Just as AH and I were preparing dinner, the power failed! Luckily, he was using the barbecue and I was putting a salad together so it wasn’t a disaster - however, we have now been without power for more than two hours. 

The storms have all passed now. Every so often we hear a gentle rumble of thunder in the distance but we should have a quiet night.

AH is snoring in the chair beside me and there is a soft cool breeze blowing through the front windows which makes it more bearable inside.

I’m missing The Bachelorette so I’ll have to go online and catch the episode there.

Meanwhile, I may as well go to bed and listen to a good book until the battery in my phone goes dead.

I’m looking forward to going back to work tomorrow. I’ve enjoyed my two extra days of rest - although I did fill those days with plenty of activity, so I don’t exactly feel rested - but catching up socially with people who matter is oh so good for my soul.

Nite all.

Play Date

I’m worn out!

The girls picked me up at 9am.

First on the itinerary was morning coffee so we decided Aquavue would be the ideal location to commence our play date. 

I haven’t had coffee for 2 weeks and instead of ordering a tea, I ordered a non alcoholic pina colada which was refreshing and delicious!

We made our way across the road and a couple of us made a purchase from Banana Bender - the first of many! Fire and Ice was our next stop where we discovered a shop FULL of colourful, stylish, quality clothes. I tried on 8 tops and selected 3.

We drove to “Salt” for lunch, but of course we had to pop into “Luxe” next door to peruse their gorgeous linen and silk clothing lines. I tried on 4 tops and purchased none! A bit sad. I’ve never left there empty handed before. There’s a first time for everything.

For lunch, I enjoyed a spicy prawn salad with avocado, watermelon, rocket and pomegranate dressing and scattered with pepitas. I can’t even describe how delicious that lunch was. I accompanied it with an Immune Boost juice.

We all enjoyed our meals and each other’s company.

We planned our next move and made a beeline for Pialba Place where we checked out shoes and clothes. I purchased a top at “Shoe Frenzy”.

Our final stop for the day was Stocklands.

The Brains Trust was desperate for caffeine so we all trailed in her wake to The Coffee Club and we partook of tea or coffee and I ate a GF passionfruit cheesecake slice all on my own.

It was around about then that Aggie’s husband texted to say that huge storms were approaching and we should think about trying to beat them home. We checked the BOM and decided we still had a little time to play with so of course there were more clothes to be tried on.

I found another top and while I was paying for it, I was mentally searching my wardrobe deciding which of my tops I was going to reject to make room for these new ones. Turns out I could remove 8 to make way for the new 6.

On our way home, the dark and angry storm was looming from the east and the race was on!

Our first stop was The Brains Trust and we could see the black storm cell threateningly close by. A few big spots of rain hit the windscreen, but nothing too bad.

I was the third person dropped home and within 5 minutes of walking through my door, the heavens opened up! Heavy rain, lightning, thunder ... 45ml of rain in about 25 minutes. It wasn’t as bad as it looked on the BOM and not as bad as it sounded ... but fabulous soaking rain so desperately needed.

I gave Adoring Husband a fashion parade to show him my new Spring wardrobe and he appeared suitably impressed.

Thankfully, there was no power failure during the storm, so I removed a leftover chicken curry from the freezer and heated it for AH’s dinner. I mixed up a quick guacamole for myself and munched on that with GF crackers and a mango on the side.

The UK is now on daylight savings, so the music trivia show is on at 8.30pm - an hour later than usual, which is a bit of a pain. There may be nights when I cannot stay awake for it!

Anyway, it’s almost 10pm and I’m all shopped out and feeling a touch weary so I’m off to bed.

Nite all.

On The Job

This morning I began creating my next two lessons for journaling, but Adoring Husband decided he needed a nap so he disturbed the peace in my “office” (aka the bedroom) by laying down, snoring and having nightmares! 

That was the end of any work for me. I had finished the first lesson, so at least I got a start.

I got two loads of washing done, gave the celery juicer a good clean, picked up the first shipment of calendars from the post office, shopped for some lunch food, responded to some price requests on social media, watched 50 First Dates, made dinner, watched Junior Masterchef and played BBC2 Radio music trivia.

Now I am, once again, listening to AH snoring in the bed next to me.

Tomorrow I have a play date with my girls, which I am very much looking forward to.

This means I need my beauty sleep.

Nite all.

Sweet Sunday

I did NOT spend all day in bed 😮

I think it was about 10am when I got out of bed and walked outside to dip my toe in the pool. The temp was perfect so I slipped into my swimmers and jumped in. I swam a few laps, floated a bit, did some stretches, took psychotic dog Colli in for a paddle and simply enjoyed the space.

My biggest plan for the day was to photograph the new jewellery, so I took it out to the Bali hut where the light was lovely and used my phone to get some pics.

I had to edit them and post them together on the Facebook page.

Adoring Husband and I wanted to watch the movie “Red” before the women’s NRL grand final between Broncos and Roosters, but we had 40 minutes to kill so we drove to drop off a camera to a customer who had left it with me in a panic because it wouldn’t focus. She had accidentally put it on manual focus. Easy peasy.

While I shopped at Foodworks for AH’s coffee and some avocados, he drove to my shop to empty the bin in the kitchen, which I’d forgotten to do yesterday.

We watched our movie and the footy and AH cooked a leg of lamb and baked vegetables for dinner. It was delicious 😋 

We’ve just watched Melbourne Storm defeat Penrith Panthers in the men’s NRL grand final. What a game!

I’m feeling a bit weary now so I think I shall head to bed.

Nite all.

Productive

It was a steady sales day.

One lady came in with a group of friends and announced VERY loudly “There’s a framed sunset photo as you walk in the door but it’s no better than anything I’ve got on my phone”

To which I responded just as loudly “Well thank you very much!”

Her friends all looked at me with a touch of embarrassment in their eyes, but she didn’t even look up.

While she was trying clothes on in the fitting room, they all left. None of them told her they were going so she was quite put out when she walked into a now empty shop!

She told me that they did that to her when they were all in Phuket one time and she had to find her own way back to the motel which, apparently, was harrowing for her!

She began to show me the sunset photos on her phone and told me that she had one done on a canvas but it didn’t come out very well. I said to her “ That’s the only trouble with phones, they look great on the screen but if you try to print one large, it doesn’t work”.

That’s when I realised that she had a serious hearing problem and needed to be reading my lips to understand what I said ... and why she didn’t look up when I responded to her initial insult.

She responded by walking over to my sunset photo and said “Yes this was probably taken with a good camera.”

“Yes! It’s a Canon 5D Mark IV” I blurted.

“Oh that explains it.” she said.

“No” I replied, “I think it’s more about the person being a good photographer.”

She looked at me and asked “Are you the photographer?”

I nodded.

That was when she realised her error in judgement and feeling flustered, went looking for something to purchase to allay her guilt.

We parted as friends 👍

Between serving customers I cleared some of the hand made jewellery from behind the counter and found some spots through the shop to display them.

I also sat in the training room at my little table covered in yesterday’s jewellery haul calculating prices, removing the wholesale tags and adding my own tags to everything.

I rearranged some of the jewellery in the glass cabinets to make space for the new selection but decided to bring all the lovely pieces home so that I can take photos to post on social media, which I will do tomorrow.

Adoring Husband replaced the weather strip on the back door at the shop in preparation for the inclement weather that has been forecast. He bought grilled fish from the local cafe for lunch - delicious! He washed dishes in the kitchen while I finished up.

We didn’t close the shop until after 2pm and by the time we finished tidying up loose ends it was 2.45pm when we got home.

I got changed, put on a load of washing, made myself an ice cream cone and planted my butt on the lounge.

We sat in a silent room for about 2 hours. AH fell asleep in his chair and I cleared some emails, checked social media, monitored the BOM for the weather that never happened, printed out my kombucha recipe and planned dinner.

I used the leftover Hainan chicken, added diced carrots, onion, spinach, snow peas and some of my creamy home made mushroom soup from the freezer, added a pinch of powdered ginger and chilli powder and OMG the flavour of that nutritious goodness was to die for. 

We are watching the AFL grand final right now and Richmond is leading by 16 points with nine minutes remaining in the game. I’m going for Richmond. My usual team is Carlton who have performed poorly for the last two decades. Prior to that, they were never out of the top 8.

Anyway, it has been a good day and I’m hoping to go for a dip in the pool tomorrow, depending on the weather of course. There’ll be a photo shoot and perhaps some art play.

The shop is now closed for my mini break and won’t reopen until Thursday 29th October. I’m looking forward to the break and have almost all that time booked out with play dates!

I hope that Vegan Chickie, Chicklet and Mr Perfect have settled into their new family home tonight and are feeling all snug and warm together.

Now it’s time to go cheer out the end of the game.

Nite all.

Forgot Twice

Emma from “Merchants of Venus” booked today’s appointment with me three weeks ago.

I put it in my diary.

I haven’t even looked at my diary for three days so when she phoned at 11am to to tell me she would be running 30 mins late for her 12:30pm appointment, I got a surprise because I’d forgotten she was even coming!

When she came through the door at 1pm, I got another surprise because I’d already forgotten (again) that she was coming! What the hell is wrong with me!?

After looking at her old Facebook page 3 weeks ago, seeing her work and knowing I would love it, I had set a sizeable budget to spend. I was swept into that shiny sparkly vortex and spent almost three times that budget.

I know it will sell so the purchase is a definite investment and while the initial outlay is hard to swallow, I can’t even feel guilty because the quality and the uniqueness of her work is divine.

I selected, for myself, a beautiful Prasiolite ring that matches perfectly to the bracelet I picked up from Tinkerbells on Wednesday. Prasiolite is one of the rarer crystals and is a very soft green colour. I tried to take a photo of it just now but the light is poor in the bedroom and it doesn’t do it justice.

There are so many pieces I’d love to keep for myself, but I will show self control.

We spent three hours together AND get this ...

I was wearing a white top and denim blue linen pants. She was wearing a white skirt and a denim blue top.

I was wearing a blue topaz ring and a white pearl ring. She was wearing a blue topaz ring and a white pearl ring.

I was wearing a necklace of raw aquamarine. She was wearing a necklace of cut stone of blue topaz.

We were totally colour and gemstone co-ordinated!

We had the same length hair - she was blonder. I was ten years older.

She lives in Mullumbimby.

She is BFFs with Melanie Woods whose jewellery I also sell in the shop.

I liked her a lot and I REALLY loved her jewellery ... obviously.

It was a slow sales day which gave me a chance to tidy up behind the counter a little in the morning and create some more files. I had visits from three chatty customers who took up quite a bit of time, which was fine by me.

It’s nice to be winding down knowing that I have a mini break coming up - although I’m still waiting on two deliveries that should have been here at the beginning of the week, so I’m worried about how I’m going to receive them now.

Now it’s time to sleep because I’ve smothered myself in ‘sleep soundly’ essential oil and I can already feel it taking effect.

Nite all.

Silly Me

It has been 8 days since I drank coffee!

I have been drinking a cup of tea every morning when I get to work and that seems to have kept the withdrawal headache away - I’m pretty sure there is almost as much caffeine in tea as there is in coffee BUT I take my tea black and it’s the dairy I’m trying to avoid.

I’m feeling better for it.

HOWEVER, last night, at 8.30pm, I decided to take a cup of tea to bed with me.

BIG mistake.

HUGE!

I used essential oil, meditation and then listened to an audio book - finally, some time after 1.30am, I fell asleep.

For some strange and unknown reason, I was awake at 5.25am.

I started my day with celery juice and a banana. A cup of tea at work. Lunch was chicken, sweet potato and baby spinach with a sweet mustard dressing. Dinner was a cup of the broth from Hainan chicken and vegan ice cream in a GF cone. I’ve had a litre of water.

I took it pretty easy at work today.

I sat at my desk and priced over 100 products before displaying them.

I paid my phone bill the second I opened it.

I photocopied a stack of receipts and filed them.

I worked on a budget for the next couple of months.

I served customers.

It was a good sales day and the time passed quickly, but with only 4 hours of sleep, I was feeling very weary by the time I got home. I tried really hard to stay awake but I fell asleep in my chair so I decided to climb into bed for a nap.

A nap that lasted almost 2 hours!

This meant we had a late dinner at almost 7pm! Unheard of!

It’s almost 10pm now and I’m about to return to my bed WITHOUT tea. 

Nite all.

It’s Somebody’s Birthday

For three weeks I’ve been racking my brain every day trying to figure what I could do for Adoring Husband’s birthday.

I’ve been telling everyone that his birthday was imminent and I didn’t know what to get him or how to make it special.

Nobody else could come up with an idea and I hoped that I would have an epiphany at just the right moment.

This morning at 7.15am, he was helping me open the shop in preparation for the meditation class, when one of my customers was filling out the COVID register and asked me what the date was - as I said it out loud, I realised “OMG the day is here! How the hell did it get here already!?”

😳😩😳

I am a bad wife.

For all that this man does for me on a daily basis ... I should have been on the ball and making this day special from the second he opened his eyes.

I decided to close the shop early at 1pm, and made a sign that said “It’s my husband’s birthday and he is a most amazing man, so I’ve decided to close the shop at 1pm and show him some birthday love. Thank you for understanding and I hope to see you tomorrow!”

We drove into town and I shouted him lunch at the Dayman General Store cafe where we ate a Buddha Bowl with Thai fish cakes followed by a choc berry tart. He had a coffee and I had a detox hydrating juice.

This is his birthday gift ...

I know right?! I wanted to get it out of lay buy but decided to wait until I was feeling richer. He stopped at Tinkerbells and handed me his card. My reward for forgetting his birthday? It’s just not right.

Tourmaline, peridot, clear quartz, moonstone and pearl.

I fell in love with this Larimar ring too, so I purchased it (not with his card).

We picked up the FROG box on the way home and stopped to get protein for dinner.

I did share my special GF dark chocolate rocky road with AH 🥴

It’s now 11pm and I’m listening to him gently snore beside me. That means I need to sleep before the gentle snore becomes a steam train snore.

As I wrote in his birthday card - he is my hero, my rock, my security blanket, my great love, the man of my dreams and the love of my life.

For all future birthdays, I will do better.

Nite all.

Perfect Shoes

My new shoes are absolutely perfect for work.

It was a busy day and I was on the move and on my feet all day.

Adoring Husband and I got to the shop early to clear the art stuff away and set the room up for morning tea and the journaling class. It took us about half an hour.

My girls arrived for coffee and I got to spend a little time with them before those pesky customers interrupted us again. The girls soon departed with their own plans ahead of them and I got busy in the shop.

At lunch time a delivery arrived so between customers, I unpacked and priced it all. I didn’t have time to display it because I had to make copies of today’s lesson and set the places at the table, so I stored it in the kitchen until tomorrow.

The cleaner arrived early so I directed her to where I needed the work done and the journaling girls arrived soon after. It was a good session. It always is.

As the girls left, AH and I folded the tables, vacuumed the floor and set the room up for meditation in the morning.

It was after 4pm when we left but physically, I was feeling much better today than the last two Tuesdays. Mentally, I was more tired because I forgot a few words during the class and I had to describe what I meant so the girls could tell me the word I was after! Gawd 😳

My shoes felt like slippers and my feet and legs felt fresh and strong at the end of the day. I love them and I think I’ll go get a second pair!

We had protein and salad for dinner.

It’s now almost 11pm and I’m going to ‘snort’ some Sleep Soundly essential oil and then fall asleep to the sound of a guided healing meditation.

Nite all.

Roller Coaster Ride

That was my day.

I had to be in The Bay today, which meant I couldn’t be here at the shop to receive deliveries, which I know are due but I wasn’t given tracking details so I couldn’t be sure that they would arrive today.

A dilemma!

I decided to ask the neighbouring business if they would accept my deliveries for me and I would make a sign for the front door to direct the courier to their door.

They very generously agreed to do that, which I was grateful for because I know how busy they are right now.

This meant we were able to get into The Bay early to run many errands before attending a very important funeral.

First stop was Office Works for plastic envelopes, price stickers and file boxes. Nanas pantry was next for our favourite ginger and lime balsamic dressing. Su Jus Cafe for a juice and some slices to take to Owen’s celebration of life. Truckloads to stock up on paint for the next art workshop and I did a little detour into Shoe Frenzy where I purchased some shoes and a bag. (Photos tomorrow)

Adoring Husband popped into HBW while I was doing that.

Bunnings for some Floetrol. Spotlight for a big purchase of 31 canvases.

By then, it was time to attend the funeral.

It was perfect.  Brave messages of love and loss expressed on video by some family members, because we all know how tough it is to stand up and speak at a loved one’s funeral.

Strong friends who spoke and expressed the feelings of all friends in attendance - even if they didn’t realise it at the time.

Beautiful music, amazing stories, a life time of photographic memories, overwhelming emotion and a fitting send off for Grumpy Pants, who wasn’t really grumpy at all.

Afterwards was a huge gathering at their home where stories were told, warm hugs were shared and loving support was provided for our Bombshell who was holding up well, all things considered.

Gone too soon. He will be missed. May he Rest In Peace.

It was a relief to get home where we hugged each other feeling gratitude for obvious reasons. I prepared an easy dinner and we planted our butts on the couch. 

Now we are both exhausted and ready for bed.

Nite all.

Always Something

Yes it was my day in bed 🌻

Before I tell you about it, here is a brief rundown on my fructose information.

I wrote everything down except the name of the doctor who provided the info!

Vitamin D is important for helping your body fight all disease and especially the Corona Virus, but even the smallest amount of fructose will inhibit your body’s ability to absorb Vitamin D. If your taking Vit D supplements but still eating fructose - you’re basically wasting your money.

Another one is glutathione which cleans your cells and helps you fight viruses, but fructose inhibits your body’s ability to produce glutathione. 

The third thing, in relation to Corona Virus, that fructose does, is completely surround and cover the Corona Virus and create an armour around it so that your immune system cannot identify it. It can then create havoc through your body because it’s camouflaged by the sugar molecules.

Read your labels because ‘high fructose corn syrup’ is the most damaging and is found in soft drink, biscuits, cake, pastries, breads, lollies, sauces, salad dressings, bottled fruit juices etc.

The second worse is sucrose (which is 50% glucose and 50% fructose) and it’s found in packaged breakfast cereals, grains, processed meat and sauces.

The fructose in fresh fruit and vegetables is safe and beneficial because it’s a complex carbohydrate with fibre and reacts differently in the body. People with diets high in fruit and veg have less oxidative stress.

To undo any damage you’ve already done ... remove fructose and sucrose from your diet, practice intermittent fasting, exercise, eat more fresh fruit and veg and get out in the sunshine.

That’s it.

I started my day by watching some news videos on the US election candidates - interesting. I got out of bed to make myself a cup of tea (Adoring Husband was on SES duty) and then returned to begin designing my 2021 calendar.

I usually create them through Vistaprint because every year they have a half price sale, otherwise it’s just not viable for me. They haven’t had the sale this year so I had to do some research to find a different provider. I was lucky enough to come across a site that was advertising great discounts but I had to have it completed by midnight of 18th Oct (today!) 😳

The problem with these calendars is that there is no option for adding words so I couldn’t put descriptions or titles under the photos and I had to improvise by creating my own title on the front page photo before adding it to the page.

I only ordered and paid for 30 copies and then announced on the shop Facebook page and my personal FB page that I was taking preorders. In the first 2 hours, I had 22 names on a list for preorder!! So I jumped in and ordered another 40 calendars. That’s it! 

Except for a break in the middle of the day when AH and I had to pick up some paperwork from work, shop for some lunch food and then make lunch, the calendar took most of the day to complete. I found the website easy to use but frustrating with it’s lack of options.

I did some bookkeeping and calculations, ordered some stock and paid a bill.

I found this on an old memory in Facebook ...

It’s almost 11pm so it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.