Monday Vibes to All!!!
But not just any monday vibes... none of that usual GAH its monday and ive got a whole week ahead of me. boo hooooo..... stuff.
H'oh no! Cos this week is special, this week is the END OF TERM!!!!! (*warning* - this may well continue for the next three days until i actually break up on weds :p) Haha. I cant help it... i LOVE the end of term atmosphere, especially around Xmas time. Its killer. All the kids are excited and festive and they actually start behaving like "kids" again - as opposed to being all 'too cool for school' like ususal. They get all sweet and nice again! So clearly we should start a petition to have christmas EVERY holidays!
So anyways, onto the task at hand.... Its Challenge Talk Time!
The other day, as i walked through town soaking up some of the nice "its dark but we're happy cos its wintery and festive and theres lots of twinkly lights up" - i passed by Starbucks and noticed their big display advertising their seasonal drinks....
Now im not a coffee-drinker (dont hate!!!! i have tried!) So the actual display didnt appeal to me that much, but the names of them just got my attention. They always sound so exciting and it ALWAYS makes me feel slightly jealous that i dont get the whole coffee loving vibe.... Peppermint Mocha?? Gingerbread Latte?!? they all sound soooo good! But then again, i think im just attracted to anything with 'gingerbread' in the title. I am literally a gingerbread whore.
that sounds worse than it is.... promise!
Yeah. So i mentioned in one of my earlier challenge posts about how i used to make gingerbread biscuits to hang on the tree when i was little.
Well one of the BIG attractions about that (apart from the obvious fact that i could EAT my christmas decorations!) was the smell....
I absolutely LOVE the smell of ginger. And freshly baked gingerbread is like nothing else... its so warming and fills the house with that amazing christmassy scent. Hands down a winner for me! I have been without this for quite a few years now, in fact i cant even remember the last time i enjoyed a gingerbread man :-( I went through s massive phase of eating them almost every day when i was at 6th form college, cos there was this little coffee/sandwich shop in town that sold them. i was literally their best gingerbread customer! But theyve closed down now and in its place is a "shakeaway" shop. Oh, speaking of which, i think they are doing "seasonal shakes" too... So maaaaybe they do a gingerbread milkshake?! Hmmm, maybe i shud start a "recovery fear food challenge" list!!! i tried that before but my stupid head got the better of me and i think i only got through about one or two before i wussed out and let my ED take back control. GOD i hate anorexia! But im in a better place now, i could try.....
Anyways, since this isnt about to revert into another of my "wah wah waaaah life is hard cos ive got an ED" post. No sireee! its CHRISTMAS and im all about thinking positive these days :-)
like this little guy, he's got the right idea!
despite the fact he's probs lost his body to "biscuit smush" syndrome :p
So my fave christmas scent = fresh baked GINGERBREAD! something that i am determined to bring back this year. (hold me to it, k?!)
See you tomorrow guys!
xx
You've totally inspired me to bake Gingerbread now!! :)
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