15th September 2025

So it is Monday and, not only has the exhausting weekend and last few weeks caught up with me, but I also need to get back to watching what I am eating a little. It is so unfair but it is so easy to put weight on at this age, especially if I am not exercising. 

The weather has turned and it is cold and windy today and it has got into my bones.  Also, truth be told, I can’t help but think about Matt and worry a touch.  I just need to be restored. All of these things meant there really was only 1 meal we can have tonight - chicken noodle soup.

Chicken noodle soup is like a magic medicine. If you are cold, run down, feeling unwell, feeling unhappy, in need of a hug or just in need of restoring then this is your magic potion. It does all of those things and to top it off, it is so light on calories. 

It is also a really inexpensive meal as it uses up chicken bones you have sitting around in your freezer.

I sat down, steaming bowl in hand and I couldn’t help but smile as I felt the pressures of the past few days leave me.