Category Archives: Addiction

Ouch!!

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Barbara

No pain no gain… But this is HARD!! I’ve started the 30 Day Ab Challenge. In fact I startled it 24 days ago, but I’m only on day 15. It’s really hard to motivate myself to do 15 to 20 … Continue reading →

Posted in Anorexia, Diet, Getting old, Keeping Fit, ME, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis | Tagged 30 Day Ab Challenge, Body Image, Cholesterol, Crunches, Diet, Plank, Situps | 5 Comments

Wabi-Sabi

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Barbara

I could almost have posted this on Wednesday as a wordless response to Rarasaur‘s first weekly Prompt for the Promptless Wabi-Sabi, but I post so many photos of Wilson, another picture needs another explanation! I had not delved into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiction, Photography, Wilson | Tagged ForThePromptless, Photo Challenge, Postaday, Prompt for the Promptless, Step 3 Prayer, Wabi-Sabi | 19 Comments

Long standing problem? Try Kneeling

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Barbara

I’m not good at getting on my knees. It’s the one thing I really don’t ‘do’ I was raised a Catholic, and went to a Catholic convent secondary school. We studied the lives of the saints. How they starved themselves, … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiction, Anorexia, Blogging, Health, Life, Neuralgia, Pain, Photography, Self Harm, Sinus headache | Tagged 12 Steps, Addiction, Alcoholism, Anorexia, Higher Power, one day at a time, Praying, Self Harm, Serenity Prayer | 6 Comments

Exercise really does energise!

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Barbara

This afternoon it rained, really heavily. The roads were flooded again. I am tired, we went for a long walk on Chobham Common yesterday and I took Wilson for a 2 mile power walk in Horsell Common in Woking this … Continue reading →