When I was young I thought to be active was running, lifting weights and not eating.
That is not the case. In fact just going to the shops can be included. Yesterday meeting my mum, my son and I took a walk along the river whilst my mum was getting her hair cut and then walked back and looked around the shops to find my son a wedding outfit.
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| Borough Market in London |
(Just to say my son is being homeschooled at the moment and including walking, playing sports and just be out. At the moment he is out in the garden, playing football and we go swimming too and it all counts, whilst we await for a place, for my son get go to Secondary school)
The Benefits of shopping is that it takes your mind away from snacking, which we are cutting down on and it helps us from stopping in all day. Yes I do like it when we can relax too, but it is good to get out and go to a market, even. One of my favourite things I enjoy this time of year is the food markets and love Christmas markets.
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Meeting friends to join you and make a day of it. I love to stop for a coffee and checking out charity shops. I love that in Epsom and Wimbledon, where I live I have some nice parks nearby and can have a coffee, after checking out the shops and markets, and just helps enjoy the present moment.
Not even a big shop. Today it was stationary and food for lunch.
I like to get ideas of food to make that is healthy, so not just to spend money, but to be inspired as I like different meals. Example ASDA's do delicious meatballs and I had a sausage casserole sachet and so made a casserole and instead of sausages, used meatballs and slow cooked it and was so nice homely meal, with a nice crusty bread and a great family meal after being out and is healthy. I love my vegetables. I love Brussel Sprouts, Broccoli and carrots, along with peas and keep in the freezer and preserves them.
It is good excuse to catch up with friends and family. Like my husband I took a trip West Sussex and bumped into my cousin. When shopping, when I lived in down in the South Coast, bumped into my auntie and when I used to shop with my nan we often bumped into family and friends.
It is good to chat about an item with a friend and if it looks okay and make a day of it.
I do feel at the moment we need to save the high street as many shops are closing and we need the high street and is another benefit, because it is an incentive. I like shops like M&S, New Look and miss Debenhams.
So reading this blog will help you in feeling guilty about shopping as its not about spending but being outdoors and seeing people, bumping into friends and family and have a playdate even.
Lets get active and save the high street.
Many thanks for reading,
Carrie X
