Thank God it is January!
Christmas was fun, but the daily drinking really took its toll on me in the end.
By NYE, I was desperate to never see a glass of red wine again!
I did share at least one bottle every day of December—not like me—but so enjoyable until I stopped feeling like myself.
Woolly-headed in the mornings,
Groggy, lazy… low energy, unmotivated, and actually just looking forward to more cheese and wine to stay topped up, I guess. Yuk!
Week Two of January, aha! Here I come. Still not quite me, but nearly.
Exercise is more fun now, and my energy is starting to flow again. Coffee cheating is getting me through early morning Tracy Anderson classes at Surrenne at The Emory and Heartcore Pilates, but it’s all really hard and challenging. Was it always this hard? Man, I was so fit! How have I lost it so quickly in just four weeks?!!!
I’m exhausted in the evenings, so curling up watching Traitors.
Kind of annoyed as I have always worshipped Claudia Winkleman, and now I feel like I have jumped on a bandwagon and shouldn’t be so vociferous about her.
What a great program though—totally invested, so happy Charlotte didn’t win!
Anyway, it feels exciting to be back in London again, but weird—going to all of my favourite places for lunch and not having red wine feels odd and challenging. Everything is delicious, but it would taste so much better washed down with a Barolo or an Amarone!
I managed to resist and instead hit the desserts hard!
Best Tarte Tatin at the Light Brasserie if you are shopping at Selfridges—
With blood orange sorbet and chocolate ice cream! Yum! I know.
Daphne’s Tiramisu, the Pistachio Soufflé at The Arts Club, and The Maison Estelle Cheesecake are all stunning, and I can never say no to the Bakewell pudding at Scott’s.
Luckily, it is one dessert per week, not every day!
Another treat to help with Dry January is having a pure carb day
And making it fun—could be toast with lashings of marmalade or pastries from Gail’s (chocolate-almond croissant, anyone?!!)
Don’t worry, I ate the savouries too, but I have been known to start with dessert to make sure I’m not too full for it!
I decided to have all of my bloods tested to make sure everything is tickety-boo,
Hormonally as well. Doing fitness tests and assessments, I think, is a good way to get focused on getting fitter and healthier, and also to catch anything wrong as early as possible—if there is anything.
I think it’s a good investment and something we should all think about,
As prevention is a lot cheaper than treatments for serious illnesses, and early detection stands a better chance of survival and cure.
I’m sure hearing my dear friend Kanya King is so ill has triggered this.
By Week 3, I am getting my head around the fact that I will be in Dublin for the last week and back on stage for a week!
I don’t really feel like a performer again yet. Wow! All of that December wine really took a toll on everything.
I decide breakfast and lunch will be the best way to survive on tour, so I adopt that eating schedule for Week 3 to get myself started.
As I don’t like performing on a full stomach, a big breakfast and lunch daily is it for me.
It works.
I wake up, work out, walk Scarlet, have breakfast, and get groceries all before 9 a.m. The world is just leaving for the day when I’m arriving home after a full morning that started at 5:45 a.m.!
Dublin is a dream. It’s been many years since I was here, and I love everything—
The theatre, the hotel, the audience, the people!
Such a short flight too and a wonderful spa—
Anantara Marker Place Hotel!
The best hotel breakfast!
Honestly, a girls’ getaway or a romantic break would be lovely here.
Grand Canal is a lovely area.
I’m usually all fresh after a big Christmas holiday and detox, arriving back to London mid-January raring to go,
But Christmas at home was fun last year in Weybridge, St. George’s Hill.
We played games and had fun together.
The kids will be big and spending time with their father and their biological parents this year, so it was special.
I learned in January that it takes three full-on weeks—plus saunas and exercise—to clean up four weeks of drinking!
Congratulations to anyone else who did Dry January!
We did it!
It was not bad at all and very needed.
Let’s see how long we can keep it going! 🤔
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