Well, the internet has been cut off at home since last Friday. Wow... not even a week yet but it feels like 10 years!!! I actually haven’t missed it as much as I thought I would... possibly because I have been able to still have some access through my phone although I did find myself at Maccas today on Farm Town!!! LOL Didn’t get anything done but at least I know it works. Couldn’t figure out how to send emails through a different server though... guy at HN told me you can’t do that and if that’s true well ... that really sucks!!! All my emails will be getting stored up to send when I have access to a phone line. Oh well. If it’s anything urgent I’m sure I can figure something out!
The meal plan has been going pretty well. I know I haven’t posted much here since I created this blog but I’m hoping to be a bit more attentive now that I no longer have the option of sitting on my blot, mindlessly wasting parts of my day on the internet! The house hasn’t improved that much either since I seem to have replaced the internet with exercise. That’s not a bad thing but oh my goodness I’m still not getting the walk back up the hill.... it’s a killer! The scales don’t seem to be reflecting my efforts but then I have been pretty naughty since disconnecting the net with shovelling extra treats in my mouth! Will have to be more attentive to my eating now!
I am in the process of working out a regime... at present my walks are taking up so much time ... I have to stop getting distracted! Monday involves walking down with the kids to Sook’s music class... I haven’t actually made it to her class on time yet! The first time because I didn’t guestimate the time it would take to walk down their accurately and the second because Sook had an accident and we spent a bit of time in the toilets of the PO cleaning up! We were only 5 minutes late each time but I really am trying to be prompt! So at any rate based on previous experience I anticipate that Monday mornings up until 11-ish will be taken up with walking there, attending and getting home. After that the kids will want to be fed and watered so to speak and I’m sure I could do with a mid-morning snack by that stage too! See if I’m lucky to have the kids nap at the same time so I can do some study. Tuesdays are pretty much staying around the house unless it’s particularly wet/boring then I’ll take the kids to story time and craft at the library. Catch up on housework and fun study times. I decided that Wednesdays should be about fun times and therefore it’s our big walking day. We walk into town, check the mail, go to the library, the shops and then the park for a bite to eat. After fun times in the park we head home where I collapse for an hour or so before organising dinner etc. Sook’s in daycare on Thursdays so I have planned to drop her there before coming home and walking with Holler to her music class. So I guess that means most of Thursday mornings are taken up too! At any rate Thursday afternoons are probably best dedicated to bulk cooking whilst Holler’s asleep and Sook’s in daycare. If there is any time left I daresay I’ll do some more study/cleaning! Friday is another day for walking... just to the PO and back so that should hopefully leave a good part of the morning free for crafty activities with the kids before lunch. So my life is filled... obviously haven’t mentioned obvious things like singing practice, chores yadda yadda! Have decided to leave the weekends as spur of the moment days although am hoping to finally make something from the patterns I bought ages ago!
I made http://busycooks.about.com/od/cakerecipes/r/cpfudgepuddcake.htm the other day and it was a hit. I have a larger crock pot so I found that the first time I made it the cake was a bit hard as it was overcooked... I think 1 ½ hours for my slow cooker is enough time. It is EXTREMELY rich and tastes great with cream but you definitely don’t need much of the dessert. I am wanting to make the baked beans from Master Chef soon... I think I will put it on the list for an easy cooking night although it looks like it might be a bit involved!
