One more day to go!! Yeah!! I'm so looking forward to a cup of coffee, and some chocolate biscuits.
I won't bore you with more details of what I've eaten today. Safe to say it wasn't great and I'm eager to get back to eating some fruit and fresh veg. It is surprising how much we take it for granted. Also, how much our body needs it. As I've said before all the sugar and salt (and other stuff) that goes into making some tinned food is shocking, and without the balance of fresh food with all the vitamins and minerals is isn't good for us.
So, why have I done this. This was an event called "A Week Without" suggested by Christian's Against Poverty to raise money for their amazing work in helping people struggling with debt. So many of their clients have to go without. I picked Fresh Food :-)
A story I heard recently of a family who were doing OK, husband had a good job and they were living fairly well. They had made a few rash purchases and used loans to pay for them, but nothing crazy. He was then made redundant and they assumed he would get another job quite quickly and they continued their usual/normal lifestyle - not an extravagant one! However, he didn't get another job and they started to use their 2 credit cards more and more and it suddenly became evident that they were in trouble. They made cut backs, but the debt was already there, and then the phone calls started from their lenders, polite at first and then more and more forceful. They came within days of losing their house. Then they met CAP!! CAP took all their paperwork, spoke to all their lenders and mortgage company, worked out a budget and put them on the road to being debt free - a 5 year road, but they will make it! THANK YOU CAP!!
Can I ask you so sponsor me for Christian's Against Poverty, let's see if we can get to £500 by the end of next week. THANK YOU!
A Week Without: What would you be prepared to live without? So many of CAP's clients live without things we take for granted. So I am joining their "Week Without" fundraising week and have chosen to do a Week Without Fresh Food. To make it simple, that means tinned food only. Many thanks for sponsorship and helping those trapped by debt.