Tears, tantrums and joy

Store and supermarket shopping are a normal thing for us all to do nowadays.  The small corner and country shops are diminishing in numbers.  So too are the specialised shops such as Butchers, fish mongers, bakers etc.  The supermarkets tempt us in with all their varieties and choices.  Bargains galore are to be found on their shelves which will save you a fortune - or will they?

My supermarket bill seemed to be going up and up in recent months so I decided a bit of an experiment was in order.  I began to use my local shops more and cut out the supermarket shop for a while to see how I got on:

>I found I did save money using the local shops.  I tended to buy what I went in for and was not tempted to buy other things I was tempted into at the supermarket

>However I did not obviously have the same choice when it came to fruit and vegetables which annoyed me - the meat and fish I ate though were of superior quality

>I had to change my routine a bit in order to do my shopping at the local shops - as obviously they were not open as long as the supermarket

In the future I have decided to use my local shops more often and have found a brilliant fish van that delivers to my door every week.  I will still use my local supermarket every week for fruit and vegetable as I like the variety and freshness there - but will stick only to this lane then get out before temptation beckons.

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Now we all know we should take regular exercise and we would all deep down love to be toned and honed to perfection.  Here are a few tips on how to do this the posh way without having to spend hours at the gym:

High Heels - If you get into the habit of wearing these even for short periods of time you will be amazed at how quick your leg muscles tone up.  When you are wearing heels your legs are exercising the whole time.  If you are not used to wearing them begin by wearing them in the house and build up your confidence to wear them outside for small periods of time.  Of course it is worth mentioning here that they can of course be bad for your feet if you wear them too often so little and often is my advice.

Shopping - This burns of tons of calories and tones you up without you even realising.  If you have lots of money to spend that is great but even if you are on a budget it is still fun trying clothes and shoes on.  Of course there is always a bargain to be found if you have a good rumage around you are sure to find one.

Clothes - We all like slobbing around occasionally in our comfy clothes.  I do however believe that we should also wear clothes that are a bit more fitted regularly.  I think this forces us to hold our stomachs in and think about our posture which in turn tones us up.

Get that high heels out your wardrobe and put on that clingy top and you will have a toned stomach and legs in no time - it really works!!

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