I'm a bit Retro - Doing Green Days on Slimming World.

Extra Easy is not for me. I get that it is easier in that the whole family can eat together but as a single person, I find that the Green day system is more appropriate.

For a start, I can't really afford loads of different fruits (and veg) that you have to have on your plate at each meal. I also would find it very hard to munch my way through a big salad at lunchtime as sometimes I only have 20 minutes to eat and I end up with indigestion!

Also I think it must be quite restrictive. Only one A choice and one B choice per day. 

On Green, you can have two of each. I tend to use both A choices for milk, or if I have had only five cups of tea that day, I can use the other A for some cheese. I generally have a B choice (bread) with my breakfast, which is mostly eggs and the other B I save for the evening so I can make my oat waffles, which I will share when I make them later.

I aim to eat at least three pieces of fruit per day. I tend to have 2 oranges and maybe a kiwi. When the price is right I buy some raspberries but you don't get a lot for your money this time of year.

I also keep frozen raspberries in the freezer but often forget to take them out.

Sticking to mainly green days is working for me at present. I may have up to 10 syns per day but I allow 15 syns for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

I do have the odd red day, but as meat is expensive it may only be one or two days a week.

I no longer expect the weight to fall off quickly (it never has!), so I am ambling along, taking the slow and sometimes tortoise route but 8 lbs off so far.

So this has to some under "stuff" as it isn't junk.

Slimming World - Getting ready for the week ahead.

Yesterday I made a Slimming World Chicken Bhuna. Only I didn't have any chicken! I did have some Quorn chicken pieces however so made it with that.

The recipe came from Youtube @ Tastefully Vikkie. I can't seem to do a link so if you want to look it up just put in Chicken Bhuna Slimming World.

Anyway it looks like this :-

It was really nice and for an extra 2 syns I had 2 tablespoons of Elmlea Cream, which makes it a lot nicer.

For afters I had these :-

Obviously it is a Muller Light toffee flavour (which is my favourite) but I have it with Total 2% yogurt which is a whole lot nicer that the 0% and has only 1.5 syns for the entire 500 gram tub. I rarely even count it as I use a dollop at a time. It makes the yogurt a lot more filling. Also the tubs come in handy for storage. See below. **

On a Sunday, I try to get some food prepared for at least part of the week.

This is a bit of a Hotchpotch soup using up some bits and bobs plus broccoli.
It had a potato, some frozen butternut squash, broccoli,a carrot and some left over salad leaves plus a stock cube, some cumin and a shake of chilli flakes. I leave the seasoning until I eat it.

As you can see the Total yogurt tubs make good containers for it.  I also use them for heating stuff up in the microwave.

So I have to hand 2 Quorn Bhuna and Rice and 3 pots of soup. This means that if I am ravenous, I can have any of them syn free, or my beloved Elmlea which is 1 syn per Tablespoon. I usually take them to work with me to heat up in the microwave. It is nice to have something hot in this weather and they are reasonably quick to get down when I only get half an hour to eat.

** So far, I have only found the 2% Total in my local Waitrose which is a pain as I have to make a special visit for it.

Yes it is a simple thing to do - but I'm still pleased!

I found this pretty green leaf fabric the other day in the charity shop priced at only 50p, which is a bargain. I was determined that this weekend I would do something with it, no matter how simple.

There was not enough fabric to cover both sides, so I found this cream fabric amongst a stash I have.

So, here it is. My new cushion cover. I had bought the pad some time ago in another charity shop which had a horrible cover on it. It was my intention to make a new cover. Well it has only taken about 2 years but there you go!  I was a bit naughty in that my measurements and cutting were a bit slapdash as the table was a mess. Still it turned out ok and it means I have actually made a new blog post.

I really want to start blogging again and hopefully this little action may spur me on.

Today's Boot Fair Haul

So I was going to resist the Boot Fair around the corner but as you can see I caved in.

I was delighted to pick up this old Kenwood food processor for £3.00. Bargain! I gave it a good wash and clean down and had a go at making some butter in it which turned out very well. I had seen a tutorial on Youtube and thought I would try it.

The sock mates cost 20p - they were unopened as you can see. The piece of material was 50p and I think it may be big enough to make a table cloth, either way I shall use it for something.

I have included the tin but I did not get it from the Boot Fair. I rescued it from someone's recycling. It was actually covered in adverts for the cake which came in it. I thought it had potential and used some of my favourite wall paper to cover the adverts. It is not perfect but good enough for me.

I am using it to store my cotton reels in.

I also got a bread board 50p.

All in all a good haul. I am also de junking a lot of my old stuff and the hallway is full of things to go to the tip.

Grrr. So Cross!

So I finally make a decision to do something! I have been thinking about this little chest of drawers which have been out in my shed all winter.

I bought them a few years ago from a charity shop. They only cost £5.00 which was great as they are very well made. They have been in several locations around the house but due to a move around there was no room for them and they ended up out in the shed.

I didn't want to get rid of them and have now found a use for them. I have been thinking about them during the week. About painting them and putting some wall paper on the front of the drawers.

Anyway I bring them in and find that all the drawers are jammed tight. Of course it is obvious that it has been damp winter and the wood has swollen up. Now this has made me so cross and as I am so impatient I have been trying everything I can think of to get those damn drawers open but I have had to admit defeat. They are currently placed up against a radiator in the hope the wood will dry out and shrink back.

Now I don't know what to do with myself!!!  :{

Anyway when they are done I will share them with you.

Spring has Sprung

Looking forward to Easter with a few daffs.

This really is just a practise to get back into using my blog. I find it hard to remember how to do things and it has taken me ages to work out how to get my pictures off my phone and on to the desktop. No matter it is finally here.

A couple of years ago, my niece and me went to a garden centre and they were selling off a load of Easter stuff. There were quite a few of these little vases and we more or less cleared the shelf as they were selling for silly money, something like 49p if I remember correctly.

I only found mine the other day as I was having a sort out and I resolved to use it this year.

A lovely lady bought me two bunches of daffodils yesterday, so I knew exactly where they were going to go. Happy Spring!

I forgot how to use the blog!!

It has been so long since I posted that I forgot how to get back onto my blog but here I am again.

I don't know if anyone even reads it because I don't seem to be able to get comments for some reason, even though they are enabled.

Anyway I have been busy doing little doodly bits and boblets around the place and now I know how to post again I shall catch up shortly.