That Kind of Energy

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Being a vegetarian I lack in certain vitamins and minerals that enable people to function. So getting sick and tired (literally) of always feeling tired, and also sick of the comments people make like "Your always tired because you don't do anything to keep your brain going" "you have nothing better to do than sleep" or my favorite... "It's because you don't have a job". I never believed them, and I knew this regular lethargic feeling had to be down to something else. Even if it is because i'm a vegetarian, i want to know how to help this. 

My boyfriend mentioned that i should eat bananas as they are high in energy, so armed with this information I decided to do a little more research into high energy foods. Now I realize where i have been going wrong. 

My current diet consists of white pasta, white pasta, cheese, more white pasta, white rice and Qworn. But apart from the Qworn this is where i have been going wrong for so long. 

So if you are in a similar position or want to know how to gain more energy just through eating, then you need to fill up on these beauty's (Veggie version): 

• Dairy Products (milk and yogurt)
• Eggs
• Nuts
• Mushrooms
• Whole Grains
• Water
• Beans
• Sunflower Seeds
• Spinach
• Banana 
• Wholemeal Rice (Brown Rice)
• Oats
• Wholemeal Bread
• Wholemeal Pasta
• Qworn (for protein) 

And less of energy depleting foods such as: 

• Full fat dairy products
• White Rice
• White Bread
• White Pasta
• Pastries
• Sugary Drinks
• Cakes
• Biscuits  

Menu Example 

Breakfast:

• Porridge 
• Granola Yogurt
• Eggs on wholemeal Bread 

Snack:

• Banana 
• Yogurt 
• Whole Grain snack bar

Lunch:

• Beans and Cheese on wholemeal toast
• Banana on wholemeal toast
• Eggs on wholemeal bread
• Tomato soup with wholemeal bread
• Wholemeal pasta salad 

Snack: 

• Banana 
• Yogurt
• Whole Grain snack bar

Dinner:

• Wholemeal Mushroom Pasta
• Qworn Spag Bol with Wholemeal pasta
• Jacket Potato with Cheese and Beans
• Veggie Qworn curry with Brown Rice 

Please note i'm not a personal trainer or dietitian in any way, so if you use this as a meal guide you hold full responsibility. 

Banana's about Banana's!! Some rather interesting facts about the ol' Narna !! Have a look http://organicjar.com/2009/1240/ 

Things are finally falling into place.

I have got a job! I went for an interview two weeks back and I got called in for a second interview yesterday to say that I got it. Sweeeettt... This is really going to help me and Louis out financially especially with having the bedsit. 

The job is a receptionist at quite a famous spa, so with the gel nails booked in for next Wednesday I am ready to get my Receptionist ONNN :)

Since the move to Ledbury I haven't quite felt entirely settled, and i always felt like i was placed into Louis' life rather than sharing a life together. So now with this opportunity I can finally make a life for myself, and get that fresh start feeling properly. 

Living above the pub is fun, and there is always people around. Last night me and Louis made Christmas biscuits which our flat mates (if that's the real name) enjoyed, as did Louis! He couldn't stop eating the dough and stunk of cinnamon for the rest of the night. 

The perks of living above a pub- when you wake up to find Reindeer in your garden

Me and Louis being to lazy to cook so we just eat downstairs in the pub... Naughty

Our first home Key :)

We didn't have a mixing bowl for the Christmas biscuits, so we had to use a saucepan

For those that are considering making that step and moving in together- Just do it ! It will either work or it won't, and no amount of prep will get yourself ready. Take the plunge... Take the plunge. 

No More Prep!

Moving day came a lot sooner for both Louis and I, as we got kicked out of his Dad's house. No it's not what you think- Louis wasn't the reason, in fact it was me! 

I was sick of being treated like a slave by his Dad, so I decided it was time to stick up for myself. I was very polite about it, yet made sure I got my point across, resulting in us both getting kicked out (Louis backed me up).

So with no time to prepare, a car full of our belongings and nowhere to go, we had to think... We drove to Louis' work to let them know and they offered us a room above the pub. This is when it hit us that this was it now, we are GROWN UPS :P

I LOVE it. Honestly I love living on our own and I love our little room. It’s a shared kitchen and bathroom (shared with myself, Louis and two other blokes), and this morning I have spent it cleaning and scrubbing everything! But it is looking a lot better and I am pleased with my hard work. 

Our room is called 'The Pod' and this sign is on our wall

Our Room after I got my hands on it

The Shared Kitchen

The Shared toilet (Picture taken after I bleached the shit out of it)

The Shared Bathroom

Preparing For The Big World On Our Own. Post #5

NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED 

With the move getting closer, I thought that we would need to start considering money saving techniques. So being a fully qualified beauty therapist, I decided to let the wax meet my pubic hair! I figured if I home waxed then this would save on razors. How very clever of me right? 

Now this is the part I should probably mention that I only got trained in 'bikini waxing' and not 'Intimate waxing'- intimate waxing is anything from the pubic bone to the very sensitive skin underneath. I will also add here that the wax you use on your legs is a different consistency to the wax that you need to use on your privates. The wax you need to use on your bits is designed specifically for those areas, to enable a comfortable, SAFE and injure free, hairless pamper. I only have wax suitable for legs. 

Being me. I asked myself, 'what’s the worst that could happen?’ But again being me. I learnt the hard way. 

So here's how it went...I parted my legs so that I was straddling a magnifying mirror for maximum visibility. Mirror in place, I then realized that my body was creating a shadow on my fanny, making it difficult to aim the wax in the correct destination. Taking extra precaution in this risky demonstration, I employed a lamp and angled it to illuminate my Pum! I then went through my mental check list:

1. Tested the angle in which the hair grows - CHECK

2. Legs parted wide enough so I don't end up gluing my fanny closed for life - Now this is pretty serious, and after considering the lifelong implications I adjusted accordingly and balanced on my tip toes to get a wider spread. - CHECK

3. Enough Lighting - CHECK 

4. Wax is at the correct temperature - CHECK 

5. Prepared for the agony - CHECK 

Here goes... using one hand, I dipped the spatula into the warm wax ready for application. With the other hand I used this to move my other parts out of the way and pulled my skin taught. In one smooth swooping motion, I created a thin covering of wax on the outside of my right lip. Sticking down the strip and praying for mercy, I tore the strip off with such force, and the pressure from ripping one way and pulling hard in the opposite direction, actually tore my fanny! 

Within seconds it started to drip with blood onto my laminate floor and my legs started to tremble. It was probably the most painful thing that my fanny has ever endured, and has slightly put me off child birth! It wasn't the wax that pulled my skin off which was my initial thought, but it was the stretching and tugging that caused my delicate skin to literally tear the size of 5cm! It was like an opened wound and stung like a bitch. 

For those who would like to know where it tore here is a diagram (might I add this fanny does not belong to me) 

Where I have drawn the blue line this is where my skin tore. 

There are definitely cut backs to make when moving into your first home, but cutting your vagina doesn't have to be one. That's one painful lesson learnt well. 

Preparing For The Big World On Our Own. Post #4

I had a really nice family orientated evening tonight. Starting with a visit to my Aunties and ending up having an awesome Sunday roast with my Auntie, my Cousins and Phoebe- My cousins 9 Month old baby. 

This is cheeky Phoebe eating her Narna 

I have just read the next chapter from 'Men are From Mars and Women are from Venus' and here is what I think will come in handy to know when me and Louis move out. 

Men go to their caves and Women talk

1. To feel better Men need to go into their caves to solve problems alone
2. If I am stressed or need a rant call a friend. Louis will just try and offer solutions and this is not what I need. If I want to talk to Louis then just tell him I need him to listen
3. Let him take as much time in his cave as he needs- don't pester him (even if his way of releasing the tension from the day is into a computer game)

That Christmassey Feeling. Post #2

Just a few more days to go before the 1st of December- this is when the real Christmas stuff begins. But I thought I would just give Louis a few more tasters of what is to come in the following month. So here are a few more of my festive treats to Louis- hoping that he would get that Christmassey feeling... 

I brought this cute Shabby Chic Garland and hung it on his window to go with the window snowflakes 

I had this made for us and he really liked it and said that we could put it on the tree every year  

I personally love a Mince pie with hot Custard but he wasn't impressed as he doesn't like them. But he did make this one for me so that kind of counts ;)

Preparing For The Big World On Our Own. Post #3

Today I left Louis at his on his own and came back to my mums for a visit, in the hope that Louis will do his chores accordingly and doesn't get us kicked out in the next few days!

But just in case his mind would slip on a few things I made him mini notes on a few household objects, like the washing basket, his computer screen and the towel rail... Like so  

I am also currently re-reading 'Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus'. Since the quick move in with Louis- I am learning new things about my boyfriend that I didn't recognize before the move, and I am struggling with some situations with regards to the difference in  Men and Woman. I think it will be very good prep and I should defiantly have a better understanding of Men before we move into a place of our own. So here are some notes I took from the first chapter of the book. 

1. When I need a rant, let him know that I just want him to listen

2. Afterwards thank him for listening and tell him how much you appreciate it 

3. Offering help to a man can make him feel in-competent, weak and un-loved. Just keep quiet and appreciate in your heart what they are doing, and trust that they can do it.

4. When a man feels like a woman is not trying to improve him then he is more likely to ask for her feedback and advise. But only give when asked

5. Praise him for what he has done, rather than criticize what he hasn't done. 

5. A man wants to make improvements when he feels he is being approached as the solution to a problem rather than as the problem itself. 

We have about 5 months before the house we are currently in gets sold then it's just us, alone, all grown up. Scaryyyyy!!