This is me, now (the return to blogging instalment)

Hello!

I hope that you are all well? Soo, here I am again! I've taken a very long break from blogging but have decided to take the plunge and write here again. I feel like "the new girl". Eeek!

I've still been reading blogs and honestly never intended on being away for so long... I'm astounded that I still have followers so a huge THANK YOU for sticking around :)

This used to be my regular "monthly round-up" post so I thought that I would start again with the old faithful to get me back into the swing of things. I hope you will excuse my lack of originality!  
                               

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Listening... I still love 21 by Adele even though it's been out for ages. I like to really belt out the songs whilst driving home from work as it's a great way to de-stress! And I've just downloaded my first audiobook via Audible - and for my first book I chose "The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography" by Stephen Fry. I think he's great. I'd love to chat to him for hours.... well, in all honesty I'd probably stand there like an idiot hanging onto his every word and wondering if I dare join in the conversation, but you get the picture :) 

Reading... mostly blogs, lately. I've realised just how much I've missed writing down my musings on my little internet space!

Watching... aside from good old EastEnders, I've been absolutely ADDICTED to one particular YouTube vlog channel - LeFloofTV featuring the gorgeous Anna Saccone from The Style Diet, her fiance Jonathan Joly and their cute doggies, Sina and Albi. It used to be all about the Shaytards with me (and I still love watching them), but I find that I can relate to the LeFloofTV daily vlogs far better, as they live closer to home, in Ireland. Love that they vlog whilst grocery shopping in Tesco!

Buying... I finally have the Nikon D3000 DSLR that I've had my eye on for... ooh..two years? now. It was a complete impulse buy after seeing it massively discounted on Amazon recently - they had a promotion on lots of cameras and accessories, and I couldn't bear to miss out again. They had a similar offer last summer, and I'd kicked myself ever since for not getting it then. The price has increased again now, so I'm glad I went for it this time!

I just have to work out how to use it.... any advice welcome!

Wanting... - lame answer, because I can't think of anything else - to update this blog layout I think. It must have been a year since I last gave it a bit of a facelift.

Trying... to get back into my WeightWatchers programme. I started the ProPoints plan mid-March and have lost a stone and a half so far (21 lbs). I am now at my original goal weight, but would like to lose another half stone. I've had the last couple of weeks off WW due to going on holiday so I need to focus and get back into it!

Loving... the warm weather (but not the sunburn), the light evenings, the company of good friends, finally feeling somewhat content in my own skin.

Planning... my outfit for my friend Amy's wedding in a couple of weeks. Maxi dress shopping is not going too well so far. I also need to update my wardrobe, which is something that I've been putting off. This sounds weird, but it's strange being slimmer and not really knowing what size I am any more. I also have this fear of buying lots of new clothes only to regain the weight again. I can't carry on counting WW points and tracking what I eat forever. I know it's all about eating sensibly and learning to gradually "let go" of WW guidance but I'm really scared that I'll slip straight back into my old habits (if any of you have been in a similar situation, I'd love to hear how you felt towards the end of your weight-loss programme - any tips?)

Writing... a blogpost, finally - amazingly!

Cooking... I haven't baked a thing since I started WeightWatchers - too much temptation! I wish I could say that I've been really adventurous and have experimented cooking lots of different healthy meals... but I haven't, really. I completely fail at "proper" cooking. Yummy desserts are definitely where my (limited) cooking skills choose to appear!

Inspired by... catching up with blogs, amazing photography on Flickr, and my Aunty Sue who sees the good in every day despite living through the worst year of her life.

xx