Thursday 5 March: Chin up day

Another wet and choppy morning swim with a low turnout as you would expect. You’ll see from the smiles below, the damp weather didn’t affect these swimmers, because we know about the affects weather can have on our mood and wellbeing.

It’s not surprising that the temperature gives us lots of metaphors for moods. With phrases like “she’s as cold as ice”, or “he’s hotheaded”. We know sunshine affects our mood by boosting our serotonin – the happy chemical in our brain. And research shows shows that happy people have better relationships, make more money, and find more meaning in life. So on cloudy days like today, with little or no sunshine, we need to be more vigilant about keeping our mood up. The rain too, makes life more challenging. It makes everything from what to wear, how to travel, and just simply keeping dry a lot more tricky.

So we need to make a bigger effort than normal to keep our chin up and feel the sunshine even when it’s raining, because we can’t control the weather but we can control how we think about it.

Here’s wishing you a chin-up Thursday, and a little ray of sunshine in your day.

Pete Anthony

The Monthly Dinner – 10^th March 2020 – Wine Tasting

The next B&B monthly dinner will be held on Tuesday 10th March at 6.30 pm at Bluewater Restaurant. Special guest, David Webster, will present the range of Bold and Beautiful wines especially for B&B members and their friends. The Bold and Beautiful wines were born out of the idea of creating a village wine for Manly. The wines comprise two wines made in the Hunter Valley by rising star James Becker of M&J Becker Wines. The red, “The Beautiful”, is a Shiraz Viognier blend made in a very light style perfect for summer drinking. The white, “The Bold”, is 100% Chardonnay made in a fruit forward style with strong Chardonnay flavours but low oak usage. Once you have tasted the wines, you can purchase bottles through the restaurant to enjoy over dinner.

Please book early for this event as it is sure to be popular. The cost of the dinner is great value at only $25 a head, which includes shared entrees, and a selection of mains to choose from (including a vegetarian option). Glasses of beer or wine and desserts are also available at the special price of only $5 each (please note, NO BYO). Numbers are limited, so bookings are essential. To avoid disappointment and secure your spot please book atwww.boldandbeautifulmanly.com.au/bb-bluewater-monthly-dinner.html .