A gift

 

Well I must complain. Not many of you told me about your happiness endeavours. Shall I take it that you can't create little moments of happiness? Or just too shy to share with me? 

So one of my lovely friends sent me a gift this week. And it's not my birthday or anything. She told me that she wanted to give me some Elemis toning moisturiser, but wanted to check I would use it before she ordered it. She uses it herself, likes it - obviously, and thought I'd like it as it's good for my skin as I shrink. At this point my natural instinct was to say that a gift wasn't necessary. But then I realised that this is silly. If I was sending a gift and the recipient told me I shouldn't, then I'd send it anyway. I'd definitely not say ok, I won't send you anything! So with all my sensibilities I told her that I very much would use it and it was incredibly kind of her, and I thanked her so much for her thought and gesture and I was just delighted. So try it. If someone buys you a gift or tells you they want to. Just say thank you rather than don't be silly you don't need to do that. I've decided if you want to gift someone, then you gift someone! (Maybe it was her happiness challenge!?)

So the next day I received my parcel. And like a good girl I read the instructions. That evening, after a shower, I used my new (must say, very posh) moisturiser. I rubbed and pinched and cupped (hand shaped like a cup) and thumped my skin. I got hubby to do my thighs. I think he enjoyed the thumping a bit too much. The next morning he was actually disappointed that I wasn't bruised!! So I have used it daily and I shall let you know if it helps to make me thin. Or rather keeps my skin nicely toned and tight.

I've been doing the jigsaw all week. It's the hardest jigsaw I've ever done. The pieces are the same shape and size, all 1000 of them, and there's lots of blue. The box describes it as impossible. It was very tricky but I did have fun. The best thing was that the hours flew passed and very much distracted me from chocolate...

Talking of chocolate, I've managed another week. It's been very hard. The weather hasn't been good and I just wanted comfort. It's also PMT time so that hasn't helped. But I'm delighted that I resisted! I even went to M&S food and really wanted to buy some hot cross buns but after a long discussion with my brother in law that very morning about his own guilt of eating 2, and whether it was cake or bread (I decided it was bread) I didn't buy any! Apart from anything I do like the chocolate ones (of course I bloody do). I shall indulge in April after my challenge is done. 

Thank you to everyone who has donated! 

"What do you think is the biggest waste of time?" asked the boy. "Comparing yourself to others." said the mole.