1// Early morning runs Now that I'm working shifts I'm trying to squeeze in workouts wherever I can, even if it means 5.30am. I've done a couple of early morning runs this week and I've decided dawn is my favourite time to go. It's quiet (well, as quiet as London can be), there's a refreshing chill in the air, and everything just looks beautiful. Plus, the energising properties of an early run cannot be beaten.
2// Alice Hoffman As I mentioned on Friday, this week I've been reading a book by one of my favourite authors. It has been so good to sink into Hoffman's prose and lose myself in her particular brand of magical-realism.
3// Trying new recipes On Tuesday I tried out a new recipe for Moroccan chickpeas with roasted tomato and aubergine. It was SO YUMMY. I always forget that cooking can be the perfect mood-booster at the end of a long day.
4// Book post At the end of last week I placed an order on The Works for a diary (shift work makes a diary a necessity so I'm realising), and as I browsed the website I came across a book I'd been meaning to read for absolutely ages: 'Dorothea's War'. It's a nurse's diary from the First World War and obviously right up my street. It was super cheap so I couldn't resist (any old excuse) and it made me very happy when it came through my postbox.
5// Doing nothing I've not done anything this week. No theatre visits, no gigs, no meals out, absolutely zilch. As much as I love being busy and experiencing what London has on offer, sometimes it's nice to have a week enjoying your own company.
What has made you happy this week?
Doing nothing is sometimes the best thing that one can do.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree, Harini.
DeleteI freaking love Alice Hoffman. It's been a while since I've read any of her stuff, but I have THE DOVEKEEPERS on my e-reader so I may go there next.
ReplyDeleteMorning runs are the BEST and always keep me feeling happy :) I run a few different routes around the town that I work in sort of at the same time each week and I have a few people that always smile at me and say 'good morning', which is tiny but for some reason it always cheers me up :)
ReplyDeleteI've never read much Alice Hoffman but last year I listened to the audiobook of Blackbird House and loved it so I do want more Hoffman in my life, definitely.
And that Moroccan dish sounds delish. I love cooking and have been making a lot more time for baking bread and things recently, which has been super nice. Yey for more cooking!