Time out - Me time

Fancy a Cuppa
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I like gardening too, it is very relaxing!

Do feel free to post pictures of your cakes too!

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Aww, you donā€™t have to ask twice!

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Wow they look very delicious :yum: and very impressive. Croissant are not easy to make and take a few days a very well done!

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Your cakes look fabulous! I love baking, BUT, I stopped baking because Iā€™m a pig and just put on far too much weight :rofl:

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I am exactly the same! I came up with a system of cutting them into small portions and freezing them and only taking out one portion at a time. Iā€™m not going to lie: it takes a lot of self-discipline!!

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Thatā€™s a really good idea, thank you, but yes, my self discipline where cake is concerned isnā€™t the best! :rofl:

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Oh those cakes! Isnā€™t it funny that itā€™s the simple things like a lovely slice of cake and a good cup of tea that can be the best thing for R & R :slight_smile:

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I am working full time as a carer in a care home and then I am also full time carer for my husband so I donā€™t have very much my time but when we are out bird watching or other wildlife observation I take my project bag with me . I just love crocheting and I am using every opportunity to do it . Walking and crocheting is my new style of exercise.

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They look yummy. I wish I could bake.

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I do my knitting or crochet to relax. Also, since loosing mum 18 months ago today, it helps me feel close to her as it was mum who taught me to knit when I was just 4 yrs old. Even just before her passing, we would sit together on a Saturday both knitting, drinking tea and putting the world to rights.

I do also love being outside be that sitting in the garden (Iā€™ve got 234ft of it!) or going out for a drive. I love finding somewhere nice to park up like looking out at sea and just sit there with my thoughts.

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Hi, I practice yoga and go for a jog once a week. I try not to watch too many news programmes.

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Any suggestions for me time activities in the cold weather?

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Iā€™ve just finished reading Thomas Mannā€™s classic Buddenbrooks. At nearly 800 pages I needed plenty of wine and chocolate in the evenings to keep the pages turning even on a Kindle, and at times accompanied by a hot water bottle. A re-read of War and Peace next?

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Sorry forgot Iā€™d already posted here.

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My favorite Thomas Mann is ā€˜Confessions of Felix Krullā€™ a favorite of mine - I havenā€™t read Buddenbrooks though.

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Thanks - I was looking for another by him, Iā€™ll look it up. I enjoyed Buddenbrooks very much, but wasnā€™t sure which to start as this was the first of his I had tried.

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Thatā€™s sounds heavenly

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Maybe try another craft. Something you can do on the couch with a blanket over you :slightly_smiling_face: something that you can do without having to be perfect so there no stress.
Or play on a Nintendo, I play a game called animal crossing which is very relaxing :grin:

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Yes the economy is a worrying issue. Ever since I heard about food banks I have seen there is something seriously wrong with our economy and it only gets worse. However, I have a far bigger problem of my own. My husband is back in hospital with long covid since 9th December. It really takes most of my thinking these days!

Wendy

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I listen to music while I work, i was trying to think of something but quite honestly I just work and donā€™t really have any time off unless we have visitors or we are going out, music is a huge part of my life, we love attending live concerts but when iā€™m in the house i tend to be sewing bears.