Thursday 11th November

Yesterday ended up being a really satisfying day. The morning flowed nicely and my newish schedule seems to suit me. I started with a 30 minute walk around the house; this was before I was dressed and I'm doing it this way because it means I will definitely fit in a walk, no excuses, and on fine days I will try for an additional walk outdoors as well. I picked up some very useful suggestions relating to nutrition and migraines in the Nutrition class, some of which I've never considered before but I won't start investigating that aspect of life until I have completed the 30 day programme. 

The piano lesson was good fun. I played much better than I have done all week and after playing each piece even my inner critic (who can be very harsh!) thought it sounded good. C said she was quite happy for me to move on so I have two new pieces for this week with the option of doing a third one if I have time. These seem easier to play so I'm hopeful that I don't have a repeat of last week's frustration. I raised the subject of digital pianos and we spoke for a while about that. I had intended to replace mine in about a year's time but it looks like I may need to think about it sooner than that. One of the keys (the B next to middle C) has developed an intermittent fault and now sometimes doesn't sound when pressed so while it'll be okay for a while, it is time to start thinking about a replacement instrument. I'm not looking at the possibility of a repair because the current piano is about 20 years old and technology has advanced so much during that time. C suggested some makes and will help me make a choice, but for now I am looking online to see what's available in my price range. 

After lunch I went shopping but only bought enough to see me through the next few days. I have a delivery booked for Sunday so can add anything else I need to that. I changed my mind about buying everything yesterday because we start tolerance testing on Friday which may impact on what foods I can have during the next stage of the programme. It  did feel good to be out and about again and making my own selections cheered me up.

Today I don't have much planned. A walk around home first thing and then there is a programme related workout at 9am which I will do if I get home in time - I have a blood test first thing, thankfully not a fasting one so the exercise shouldn't be a problem as the class is only for 30 minutes. Then it's the Indian cookery at 1pm and today's recipe is Methi Murgh (Chicken Fenugreek Curry).  And I think that's it for planned activities for today. I'll fill the rest of my time with piano, Italian, reading and possibly some family tree research.

I've left the most important thing to the end of the post and, because it's the 11th day of November, it's time to wish Bless a very Happy Birthday.