Becksevens Surviving Maternity Leave Diary

Karen_30

Couldn't wait until after work to post, i'm addicted to this site. Might need to start a self help group soon on top of the self help group of MSE's on here :rotfl:

You sound like you are at a time where your little ones are really enjoyable, that's lovely. I'm sure they are enjoyable all the time but you get what I mean

Carboots are a great way to make extra money, i'm sure you'll find loads of things and probably stuff to ebay along the way too

If find lists of things to do are a really great way to motivate yourself, keep up the good work. Little efforts go a long way in time

K x

lucielle

I found it was a good idea to price everything before we went to the car boot. Hope the weather is nice if you're outside.
L

savingholmes

HI beck hope you are having a good day!:D

beckseven

Just sneaking on here while the kids will let me! Did all that was on my list yesterday so will do the same today. 1. ring ratman as we have a rat outside the patio door-yuck! We are near the river and my neighbours have chickens so unfortunately we get the occasional one. At least it's free! 2. Hoover bedrooms 3. Photograph some ebay stuff 4. do some paperwork. DS is now sitting on my lap so finding it hard to type now! Lost a pound at RC last night which was good so aiming for 2 more this week before the wedding. Did exercise dvd when ds was at preschool and dd was asleep. My neighbours had scafolding put up today so have a nasty feeling it was witnessed by builders-oh dear! Had to drive to Peterborough to see my dentist at the hospital so mum and dad looked after the kids-takes an hour and a half there and back so used a big chunk of petrol-darn! Going to make turkey and red pepper burgers for tea tonight-I'm hungry already!

lucielle

They sound lovely wouldn't mind the recipe if you get a minute.
L

Karen_30

beckseven wrote: »

Just sneaking on here while the kids will let me! Did all that was on my list yesterday so will do the same today. 1. ring ratman as we have a rat outside the patio door-yuck! We are near the river and my neighbours have chickens so unfortunately we get the occasional one. At least it's free! 2. Hoover bedrooms 3. Photograph some ebay stuff 4. do some paperwork. DS is now sitting on my lap so finding it hard to type now! Lost a pound at RC last night which was good so aiming for 2 more this week before the wedding. Did exercise dvd when ds was at preschool and dd was asleep. My neighbours had scafolding put up today so have a nasty feeling it was witnessed by builders-oh dear! Had to drive to Peterborough to see my dentist at the hospital so mum and dad looked after the kids-takes an hour and a half there and back so used a big chunk of petrol-darn! Going to make turkey and red pepper burgers for tea tonight-I'm hungry already!

By RC do you mean the rose kind???

:rotfl:Bet the builders loved you for the day!!!

beckseven

Turkey and red pepper burger recipe-450g extra lean turkey mince 1 red onion finely chopped, 1 crushed garlic clove, half a finely chopped red pepper 2 tsps vegetable stock powder, 6 basil leaves finely chopped ( i used dried basil and it still tasted good) and black pepper. Mix it all up and then form into burger shapes. This is enough for 8 burgers-they are really lovely and low fat too-142 cals per burger. RC is rosemary conley! Had a busy day yesterday with mums and tots, ds swimming lesson and then tea at a friends-can't complain though as it was good and beats work hands down! DH was really late back from work so i made myself do the Nell McAndrew workout-no builders watching this time!-boy was it tough but I did it! i've got a wedding next weekend so want to be as slim and toned as possible-mind you i just had two slices of bread!Will aim to go for a half hour power walk today. I've got a massive pile of depressing ironing to get through as well which i'll do at lunchtime-can't wait! We are meeting friends we haven't seen for ages at a pub garden and then they are coming back to ours for dinner-I'm going to do roast beef with all the trimmings as we had a joint in the freezer that dh was going to cook on mothers day but dd was in hospital-I love doing roasts because they're easy and you can bulk it out with loads of spuds and yorkshire puds and veggies-this cut of beef looks yummy as well-it was £14 typical Dh extravagent purchase! i made ginger biccies yesterday to take round to my friend's but think that the value flour i got from asda just isnt as nice as the normal stuff-they taste slightly stale! DH is in town getting me a new phone-i am getting ripped off on my current contract-paying about £35-40 a month and because it is a work phone it is a really old model as well. I might have a pop on the make £10 a day thread to get some ideas as i need more money! Might help if i actually got my bottom into gear and ebayed some stuff!

lucielle

That recipe sounds lovely. I think I must have a nosey at that thread is it on the DFW board or somewhere else?
L

Karen_30

I agree that recipe does sound yummy! I follow RC quite a lot but not religiously unfortunately - on and off dieter am I. Never been to a class but do have a few books, mags, dvds etc - find the website great help. Might get back on it properly from this week and see if I can't do as well as you

Hope you are having a lovely weekend and enjoying the sunshine

K x

beckseven

I go to the class after a couple of my friends lost weight by going-i like it because i do an hour of aerobics as well as just being a slimming class. The make £10 a day thread is on DFW Lucielle. Today me and dd had a girlie day and went clothes shopping together. My mum and dad gave me some money for clothes for my birthday(which was in jan!) so i got myself a lovely dress and fasinator for the wedding this weekend and also the two weddings i have in june-it's black and white which means i already have the shoes-i need a handbag but i'm going to go to Primark this week to pick one up and also some new jeans and a top for next to nothing hopefully as my jeans now are falling off me-hurrah! DD was so good round the shops-smiling and laughing as i tried on clothes-a born shopper! my oven went a bit weird yesterday-the fan seemed to pack up for a bit in the middle of my roast which meant that everything got a bit delayed and my roast potaoes weren't as nice and crispy as usual. I hope it isn't going to pack up because it's a built in one-it's quite old though and one of the rings doesn't work either!