Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven

[jazzy]

I’m sat here with a Fry’s Cream selection box on my knee trying to follow an old film. Ah Christmas is here ?

Nice.

Talking of old films...its tradition in the Jazzy house that we MUST watch It's a Wonderful Life every Christmas Eve evening without fail.

As my mum says ..."you must know wvery word by now" and yes we do !!

"Buffalo Girls won't you come out tonight"......

 

[jazzy]

The elderly budgies were flying free in Ibiza!

Probably just came up.for air

 

[anjelikaferrett]

Mushy pea curry? That sounds grim. Do you spend the following morning on the toilet? Sorry, I'm talking about bowel movements again. What is wrong with me?

It does sound awful but you have to trust me. It tastes good. Lots of fibre too!?

 

[jazzy]

Can he fix Dysons?

Even I can fix Dysons no screwdriver needed.

But , but when the motor goes they are knackered, as mine was last month so I got myself a Shark duo.

Always swore by Dysons but boy the Shark is miles better and much cheaper.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Nice.

Talking of old films...its tradition in the Jazzy house that we MUST watch It's a Wonderful Life every Christmas Eve evening without fail.

As my mum says ..."you must know wvery word by now" and yes we do !!

"Buffalo Girls won't you come out tonight"......

2pm on Channel 4 tomorrow as it happens.

On a similar note, the ‘Golden Cleric’ episode of Father Ted has become my Christmas Eve tradition ?

 

[larbert toffee]

That sounds great.
What I dream of doing is just pissing off to Alaska and living off grid, spending the rest of my days fishing, hunting and building a cabin from scratch. The rest of the family aint too keen though ?

Now that does sound like a plan, right up my street.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Mushy pea curry? That sounds grim. Do you spend the following morning on the toilet? Sorry, I'm talking about bowel movements again. What is wrong with me?

It can be very irritable

 

[larbert toffee]

I think you've stumbled on something here, remember Ralph McTell, streets of London?
Your post could be the first verse of 'The beaches of Lanzarote '?

Maybe @fandjango could put some music to it?

 

[Gwladysover]

I love omelettes but absolutely rubbish at making them. They end up looking like scrambled eggs with added stuff. Taste OK though. any tips on how to get them to look like an omelette?

I’m rubbish at making them too. Someone told me the trick is to stir from the middle slowly drawing in the egg from the outside. Tried that - didn’t make a blind bit of differencelol

 

[Armaghtoffee]

That sounds great.
What I dream of doing is just pissing off to Alaska and living off grid, spending the rest of my days fishing, hunting and building a cabin from scratch. The rest of the family aint too keen though ?

Building a huge snowman every day and calling it Rafatta.

 

[tommye]

Building a huge snowman every day and calling it Rafatta.

Then shooting it in the head with my best rifle

 

[anjelikaferrett]

I know it's easier said than done Anje, and forgive me if I'm teaching you to suck eggs here, but my advice would be to take a mental pause to ask yourself why you're eating before you eat anything. If it's genuine hunger, carry on. If it's because you're stressed, bored, or any other emotional reason, then do something else that would help you address it more effectively. If it's, say, because you're feeling stressed, do something else that helps to de-stress and relax you, but not replace it with another vice, such as drinking.

Any alternative behaviours don't have to necessarily be healthy, as long as they're not unhealthy. Remind yourself that eating doesn't actually address the stress you're feeling, it just diverts you from it for a bit. Chances are, once you've finished the food/snack, the stress is still there and you crave more. If you think beforehand every time you eat emotionally, then respond in a healthier way, after a while the new behaviours become more habitual.

After Christmas though, of course.

You are absolutely right. Our relationship with food is very complex. Everybody knows what you are supposed to do but the actual doing it is much harder. A lot of it is in your head - as you rightly said about boredom and stress. I'm feeling quite motivated now I have a plan so hopefully I can get on with it after Christmas.

 

[anjelikaferrett]

2pm on Channel 4 tomorrow as it happens.

On a similar note, the ‘Golden Cleric’ episode of Father Ted has become my Christmas Eve tradition ?

My go to Christmas viewing that is not even Christmassy but I have to watch it every year because as a child, it always seemed to be on on Boxing Day, is Jason and The Argonauts. The old Ray Harryhausen version with the skeletons.

 

[jazzy]

You are absolutely right. Our relationship with food is very complex. Everybody knows what you are supposed to do but the actual doing it is much harder. A lot of it is in your head - as you rightly said about boredom and stress. I'm feeling quite motivated now I have a plan so hopefully I can get on with it after Christmas.

The boredom point is an excellent one Anj

 

[Armaghtoffee]

My go to Christmas viewing that is not even Christmassy but I have to watch it every year because as a child, it always seemed to be on on Boxing Day, is Jason and The Argonauts. The old Ray Harryhausen version with the skeletons.

Small world! My youngest watched that with me yesterday for the first time and loved it. He’s going through a ton of mythology books at the minute as well.