Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do in Hello.

Sad news about David Bowie. John and I were just watching The Man Who Fell To Earth on Saturday night and I was telling John about how I’ve recently REALLY starting to like Bowie. I’ve always liked him, his songs always made me have goosebumps, his collaborations with Lou Reed resulted in some of my favourite ever songs. But recently something had just clicked and my love for him got bigger. Urgh, I sound like such a sycophant, I don’t mean to. First Lemmy, now Bowie. Damn.

Moving on. The decluttering is going well. I had grand plans of doing all my decluttering at once, but I realised it’s going to be so much that I was setting myself up for a fall. So I’m doing one small thing a day. My dressing table, my handbag. Not buying joss sticks when I have Yankee Candles sat doing nothing. Only taking out enough money for the thing I need, so I don’t spend it on things I don’t. Eating the food out of the fridge instead of going out and buying something else that I fancy instead. Only having one knitting project on the go at once (this sounds minor, but when I have more than one on the go, I find myself getting overwhelmed and bored by all my half finished projects and starting a new one.)
The eating is going ok. I’m eating a lot more veg than I was before. Cooking food from scratch, even when I’ve been at work all day. I’m still trying to find inspiration, I want to make vegetables “the main event” on my plate, rather than having them as a side, as I’ve got used to. I don’t want to eat “meat substitutes” as they’re also full of additives I don’t want. I made cauliflower rice with spiced chick peas the other night. The chick peas were a Jamie Oliver packet, but had very few additives in and were tasty. I have to say, my tummy has been very grateful for these changes! I’m getting minimal pain, I’m not craving bread like I thought I would, and I’ve lost 6lb since the start of the year. Win win!
I am also making a conscious effort to drink more water. If I’m in the kitchen standing idle, I’ll get a quick cup. I have been filling a pint glass at work and constantly sipping that when I’m at the till. I get through about two pints a day, which doesn’t sound like much, but it’s two pints more than I was drinking before, plus I don’t crave a biscuit mid afternoon any more. :)
I’ve started saving up for a Download ticket. I can’t not go, especially as Sabbath are playing and they’re saying it will be their last. No, can’t miss it. I’ve got thirty pounds saved so far, a fiver for every pound I’ve lost.
I’ve also got to fork out to get my tattoo coloured. It’s an unnecessary expense, but I booked it months ago. That’s next week, I’m excited!

I can’t remember if I said I’d put in for my driving test? I passed my theory back in November, my practical is on April 15th. I am nowhere near ready yet, I’ve only had 15.5 hours tuition, but my instructor insisted, saying it will give me an incentive to learn quicker and give me something to work towards. I still have some holidays from work to take, I’m going to take it off together and use it to get in some intensive lessons. I’m determined to pass it first time!