I'm back! Days 2 & 3 are done and dusted. Dusted being the operative word- it is so windy! Hubby, being the optimistic fellow he is, turned the wind into a chance for fun- buy buying, and attempting, to fly a kite. Bubby loved watching daddy from her front row seat.
I must say, I admire hubby's love of making each day full and fun. Personally, I'm a complete diva in the wind. Hate hate hate it. But after watching my loves enjoy a brief play in the field out back, I decided to get over my self and try to embrace the wind too. So, I walked to mother's group today; mother's group, by the beach, where if it's windy here, it's blustering there. Sure, I did come back with feral curls. And yep, I did sneeze a bit. But did I actually have fun (after a little bit of whining?). Strangely enough, I did. The company was far more enjoyable than my discomfort. Bubby had a wonderful time when she woke, being very social, and then enjoying talking to the leaves when plonked on a blanket under the trees. So worth making the effort for.
The following is a brief photo journey of the past two days...
The completed vertical herb garden :) I must say, so excited for harvest time- fresh herbs straight from my own mini potted plot.
Hubby and bubby enjoying the wind together.
Tonight's dinner, cheats curry- the base was out of a packet. I added fresh spuds, frozen veg and chicken breast.
The ingredients weren't as horrific as some pre-made ones are. Ok, some sugar, but not a lot. And sunflower oil :( I made sure it had plenty of veg with the chicken. I'm certainly not always going to cheat like this, but when days are huge, one meal that's easy to cook won't kill us. It's called choosing your battles.
Bubby's first taste of sweet potato and potato. She hates them plain, so I discovered, and only ate it after 3/4's had been mixed with Farex. Even though experts say wait til 6 months to start solids, bubby has been devouring bottles two hourly. I'm no expert, just a mum, and my instincts told me- start solids! She loves eating, but is limited to mainly Farex with small tastes of other veg. So far, fruit is a no go- she hates it. One step at a time with first tastes. After all, I want the experience to be positive. It has been a positive for me- she is down to 5-6 bottles a day and maybe one a night- yay!
I promised my teens I'd make them banana muffins days ago. I finally got around to it today. They are super basic: mash 4 overripe bananas, add honey (or omit- I just added honey for my fussy teen). Mix in some vanilla extract and 30gms melted butter. Then add 2 eggs and beat in. Add a quarter cup of desiccated coconut and approximately 1 cup of unbleached self raising flour. Mix. If too wet- add more flour. Place in greased muffin trays and bake for around 30 mins in a moderate/ hot oven.
The girls shared one for dessert- they approved :)
An update on hubby's sugar detox. So far, the positives are no more artificially sweetened cordial, just bottled water (our water does taste interesting, but I am used to it, hubby is not). He is eating more apples and having some protein with it, mainly peanut butter. He is having a small bowl of cereal for breaky, but being a guy, the sugar content isn't drastic. He did have a pizza blow out last night, but I did when on my first 30day challenge.
I have made a zucchini bread/ slice that I planned to remake and document, but for some reason, zucchini's have been out of stock for 2 days, and yesterday, only exorbitantly priced organic ones were available. I'm just not that keen to show you when that is all that's on offer. Hubby and I have been eating it as a morning tea snack. Very yummy, high in veg, not so high in carbs and quite satisfying.
I have been eating much better overall since the weekend. Plenty of healthy snacks on offer, and ready made breaky's really make a difference.
Be excited for my next blog- I will have had my make over shopping experience (tomorrow!!!!!), and started my training to become a healthier, stronger me again. Can't wait to share it.
Until Friday, thanks for reading :)
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