bigfoodiemama

So, having foregone giving each other Christmas gifts this year, the F.A., the Blonde and I headed off yesterday afternoon to enjoy some quality girlie time together. Off to the big smoke we headed and spent a fabulous hour at the Charlotte Tilbury counter in BT's. A small purchase ( €35) secured not only bringing a lovely product home but the pleasure of having my dry old wrinkled face cleansed, moisturised, "dewified", illuminated, concealed, brushed, painted, touched up and basically made unrecognisable. I brought home an "eye wand" , which I can tell you will need to be magic to make my tired bags resemble a small clutch more than the full set of luggage they currently resemble ! The Blonde was very interested in my wand, as her girl " only used her fingers". I happily boasted that my make up artist had both used a wand and her fingers on me ! Now that we looked so "dewy" ( It's all about the skin apparently.....who knew !) we needed

So, on the last day of the year, I made the decision to go "On the Dry" for January. If you think this was some resolution, health kick or weight loss plan, you would be wrong. It was a decision made early in the morning, where the consumption of Dingle Gin and tonic followed by some excellent red wine, in the company of some wonderful equally drinking girlies, had led me to spend December 31st in a state known to most as "hungover". At 46 years of age, this infrequent occurrence reminds me of my frailty and the fact that my whole body gets a hangover now, not just the head of my twenties or the head and stomach of my thirties. The FA, who had attended the event the night before and slept over, was the first to suggest it, having successfully manged it before, so I declared my intention to join her, proud of myself and, in case of any wobbling later, posted it on Facebook to ensure my compliance. I am not a quitter ! On New Years Day, as we all headed off to the pa