So, yes, a very belated Happy New Year! Don’t worry, I
haven’t lost the plot, or the ability to tell the date or time. I’ve been busy
squirrelling away, making sure that I started 2015 as dedicated to my personal
cause as possible. I’ll admit that the festive season completely ran away with
me, so the majority of my time and energy was spent trying to a) stay awake (I
have to really fight the urge to hibernate in winter) b) eat as well as I
could, given the amount of work related lunches, dinners and parties I had to
attend, it was not easy c) control my seemingly uncontrollable psoriasis as
much as possible – it too struggles to survive the cold winter months!
At the beginning of 2015 I flew out to see my auntie
in Cologne. This was the perfect way to start the year, as I was able to take
myself away from my everyday surroundings, from the daily grind of work, the
hustle and bustle of London and allow myself a few days to really reflect on
last year and think about this year ahead.
I spent five days chilling out, kick starting a
cleaner way of eating and generally detoxing from the festive season, whilst
continually asking myself what do I want to achieve in 2015, what lifestyle
choices do I want to embrace and what habits do I want to kick?
The following five points resurfaced every time I
revisited these questions, so at the end of my break I wrote them down in my
journal and flew back to London with my 2015 intentions:
Fix my psoriasis – through research and trial and error (all of which I intend to document on here) I will find a way to fix my psoriasis!
Explore new foods and change my eating habit – the whole purpose for me starting this blog was to explore the health benefits that food and certain diets can offer to psoriasis sufferers and to try them out
Quit smoking – I actually decided to quit on New Year’s Day, and so far so good - 41 days and counting! It certainly hasn’t been easy, but the improvement that I have seen to my psoriasis already has made me determined to stick to it
Travel – I have been unsatisfied in my current situation for a while, and part of this is down to my growing itch to travel. This year I will take the plunge and embark on an adventure
Become more mindful – I’ve been practising yoga for a few years now, and last year I started to explore the benefits of mindfulness and meditation (more on this later). My job is generally high pressured, and London-living can get hectic and stressful. I’ve found that trying to be conscious and aware of the present situation, has really helped me to gain perspective on some things and find ways to deal with them other than through stress
Since returning I have made significant headway with
some of the points above (I know, I know, it’s still early days) but things
like quitting smoking, focusing on an alkaline diet (more on this later) and
completely cutting out meat have already started to show massive improvements
to my skin.
I’m learning so much each day, and am excited to get
this all written down to share with you all as well as tracking the progress of
my psoriasis.
More from me soon :) x
As always, I’d love to hear from you so please do get
in touch with any comments or questions.
