Meal Plan 12-02-12 to 18-02-12

Sunday- Fish and Chips
Monday- Pasta bolognaise
Tuesday- Going to a friends for tea
Wednesday- Eating out
Thursday- Turkey curry with rice
Friday- Salmon and steamed vegetables
Saturday- Burger and Wedges

Just a quick update on my February challenges. Most of them are going very well except the photo a day challenge, it's proving to be more challenging than i thought. When i first decided to take up the challenge, i hadn't put into consideration that i leave home @ 7am most mornings and don't get back until after 6pm and somedays as late as after 9pm so i do not have time to take photographs. I am not known to give up so easily so i will try my very best to keep at it. One good thing has come out of this photo a day challenge, i have discovered that my camera takes better photos outdoors probably has something to do with the lighting. Anyway onwards and upwards with my other challenges.

Meal Plan

This weeks meal plan is as follows

Sunday- Burger, roast potatoes and salad.
Monday- Cous cous and Mackerel.
Tuesday- Beans on toast or something.
Wednesday- Egg fried rice.
Thursday- Roast chicken pieces, salad and garlic bread.
Friday- Homemade Tuna and red onion pizza for me and cheese and tomato pizza for Master T.
Saturday- Pork belly with something.

I am finishing late on Tuesday so i will be too tired to cook and Master T will have been fed so beans on toast will do me just fine. Friday's meal is an idea i pinched off Scarlet.

Feb Photo A Day Challenge. 1st-5th Feb

 Your view today

This is my everyday view when i am walking Master T to school. As you can see it's dark, it shows how early we have to leave for me to get to my placement on time

Words

 I am sure you can guess who wrote this one. Master T of course. It's probably about two years old and i keep it on the fridge.

Hands

 Master T's cute little hands.

A stranger

 Stranger's more like, took this at the park.

10am

 Not the best photo

Hope you have all had a good weekend.xx

February Photo A Day Challenge

The reason i chose this challenge is because i need to learn to use my camera. Said camera was a gift from a wonderful friend. It was given to me as a Christmas gift in 2010 because my previous camera which i loved so much and used to take great picture without much effort from me had given up on me. The previous camera was also a gift from my sister and was the first digital camera i ever owned.

My present camera is a small casio and if you have had a look at the photos on my blog you will see that i take terrible photos and this challenge will hopefully help me do a much better job. It would greatly help i am sure if i could take the time to read the manual and learn all the tricks. Unfortunately i am one of those people who buy flat pack furniture and try to assemble it without reading the instruction. Anyway on with the challenge.xx

February Challenge

I have never been one to make new years resolutions because i am not an organised person so i usually do not know what i want. I have decided though after reading other blogs to set myself some small challenges each month and see if i can complete them. Hopefully the challenges will differ from month to month and i carry them on for the rest of the year.

Without further ado... drum roll please... my challenges for this month are as follows

1) Writing a meal plan every week and sticking to it
2) Reading one novel this month
3) Learn to use my sewing machine properly and make something with it
4) Tidy the house as i go along instead of leaving it for the weekend
5) Eat dinner at the table
6) Be more involved with Master T
7) Take part in Fat mum slim February photo a day challenge
8) Start thinking and planning my garden
9) Start writing lists of the things i need to do, in other words be more organised
10) Nip my spending in the bud by drawing up a spreadsheet of my income and out goings
11) Blog more often

I am sure some will be more challenging than others but i am going to try my very best and please do cheer me on. x

Guess What I Have Done..

Be warned it's nothing exciting. I decided it was time i started making a meal plan because my meals are always all over the place and they are disorganised at best. I have gone for at least two meat free days, one day is pure vegeterian day and the other is a fish day. I hope this isn't a one off but something that i will keep doing for a long time.

There is some logic to why i chose certain meals for certain days. The easy to prepare meals are for when i finish late at my placement or. I am glad to say that i am not finishing very late this week compared to some weeks when i have had to finish at 9pm. Trying to think of something to eat at that hour is near impossible and starting to cook is not an option, i do thank God for small mercies because when i am finishing at 9pm Master T is fed at the child minders.

I know some people may say i should  bulk cook over the weekend and freeze the food that way it will just be a matter of defrosting and the meal is ready. I have tried it and it didn't work for me. Hopefully meal planning will work.

Anyway enough about my ramblings and on to this weeks meals

Sunday- Roast potatoes, beef and ale pie with mixed vegetables and gravy.
Monday- Bits and bobs of food lying in the fridge or butternut squash and carrot soup.
Tuesday- Home made spaghetti bolognese, garlic bread and homemade salad.
Wednesday- Brocolli and cauliflower cheese with something havent decided what. Any suggestions?
Thursday- Steak and ale pie with chips.
Friday- Couscous with smocked Mackerel
Saturday- Peanut buttered rice with chicken stew

I do hope i stick to this meal, if i do it will be the beginning of me being more organised.

Hope you all had a good weekend. xx

I'm Back...

Hello everyone hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year. I was away over the Christmas and New Year's holiday but now i am back to reality and trying to adjust to my normal routine.
I honestly do not feel motivated to do anything my mind and body are still on holiday. I need to snap out of it because time is passing me by.

Hope you all had a good week.xx