Outdoors

I loove spring. Every day now D sleeps outside, I just take a small walk with him in the pram, and leave it underneath a window, so that grandma can check him from inside as well, and then I start pottering around in the garden. I notice how much better I've started feeling with the "exercise" and the fresh air! Even cooking is easier nowadays! When I put up the swing I didn't want to include this picture - I look huge (and not exactly made up....), but then I decided it can be a warning for myself! My sugarstrike has been going well...and badly. There has been so many "special events" during the beginning of the strike, so there hasn't been very many days without something sweet. But I do check myself during the day - I've noticed I have a tendency to throw in a biscuit whenever I pass the kitchen, now I grab a carrot or fruit instead.

Even if I'm not a huge fan of our winter, in spring I always think there is something good about it - the end! Without the darkness, I don't think we'd enjoy the coming of the light as much (well, we would probably have light and warmth all the time then, and take it for granted!). Yesterday a friend celebrated her 40th birthday. When I walked home with D (so wonderful to have something happening near to home!) I intensely enjoyed the warm winds and the fact that I could use the road between the fields again (in the winter there's too much snow and then it's been too wet and muddy). Today we went for a small tour by bike for the first time - also that is wonderful, now I can start doing longer trips to the woods, and see friends, and get a bit of exercise at the same time. Ah, in a good mood now :)))).