DreamerHelen's New Diary - "Ad Astra per Aspera"

DreamerHelen

Morning Everyone....

Well this morning is when I'm going for my Cervical Procedure at the Hospital....VERY VERY VERY nervous....but I'm sure it will be okay....I'm not sure why I'm so frightened of the Needle....after all I've had needles in my arm, in my gum and in various Abcesses over the Years....so I'm sure it won't be that bad....but then again they always say that the imagination is the worst thing in this case!! I'll let you all know how it goes...The Procedure is at 11.30am....

Yesterday I won £10 on a Scratchcard.... :j And then as I was walking home I spotted a £5 note just lying on the Floor!!! If I had seen who had dropped it I would have given it back to them but there was nobody around....so I picked it up and brought it home....

Unfortunately I then spent the whole lot on Pizza....Which i really didn't enjoy.... :mad: I've done that before and regretted it...When am I going to get it through my thick head that I really do NOT enjoy takeaway Pizza!!!

Ah well....

I've also got £20 to cover me for Food for the next Week and I'm trying to figure out what to buy with it because if I buy Ready Meals and Crisps and Chocolate then it won't last very long!! Any idea's people? I like Bolegnase and already have the Minced Beef so could make a couple of batches of that....Any other idea's? I need cheap and easy Meals....and am NOT a great cook....

No other news....I'll catch ya'll later xXx

niknok_2

DreamerHelen wrote: »

Morning Everyone....

Well this morning is when I'm going for my Cervical Procedure at the Hospital....VERY VERY VERY nervous....but I'm sure it will be okay....I'm not sure why I'm so frightened of the Needle....after all I've had needles in my arm, in my gum and in various Abcesses over the Years....so I'm sure it won't be that bad....but then again they always say that the imagination is the worst thing in this case!! I'll let you all know how it goes...The Procedure is at 11.30am....

Yesterday I won £10 on a Scratchcard.... :j And then as I was walking home I spotted a £5 note just lying on the Floor!!! If I had seen who had dropped it I would have given it back to them but there was nobody around....so I picked it up and brought it home....

Unfortunately I then spent the whole lot on Pizza....Which i really didn't enjoy.... :mad: I've done that before and regretted it...When am I going to get it through my thick head that I really do NOT enjoy takeaway Pizza!!!

Ah well....

I've also got £20 to cover me for Food for the next Week and I'm trying to figure out what to buy with it because if I buy Ready Meals and Crisps and Chocolate then it won't last very long!! Any idea's people? I like Bolegnase and already have the Minced Beef so could make a couple of batches of that....Any other idea's? I need cheap and easy Meals....and am NOT a great cook....

No other news....I'll catch ya'll later xXx

Good luck today hun. You'll be fine, your a strong women

I'm the same, I always crave takeaway pizza then really don't enjoy it and am so mad at myself for buying it!

I wont £5 on a scratch card yesterday so i'm off to cash it in and pay it into the CC fund

I would certainly cook a batch of spag bol and would buy some chicken to make a batch of curry or something. I also make veggie lasagne because its great to cut up and save in portions. Or how about a soup?

xx

DreamerHelen

Thanks NikNok hun....But I don't feel very strong this morning!! But I'm sure I'll be fine.....it's better than letting the Cells grow into something else which would be MUCH worse!! Hopefully once this is done then it will all be okay....

Thanks for the Food Idea's hun....I'm not a big curry eater I'm afraid and I'm terrified of cooking Chicken because I once got Food Poisoning from Chicken....

I'm sure everything will be fine....Just have to get on with this morning and then I'm sure it will all be fine....

crimson.addict

If future ask and we will tell you you dont like pizza! lol. You could have saved yourself a whole load of money by nipping to the shop and buying a frozen one.

How about making your own pizza, i make mine using naan bread as the base with condensed tomato soup on top and tuna sweetcorn and a little cheese. Heaven and really filling. The naan you can freeze (or they last a while anyway) and the rest is in a can so will all keep when you have cravings.

Other Ideas that you can cook, dish up and freeze

Cottage Pie - cook some mince, add chopped veg (whatever you like or a bag of frozen) you can cook first if you like your veg soft, stir in some thick gravy (if you cooked the veg make it from the water used), put it in a dish, cover with mash potato / carrot and swede for a healthier option and a little cheese if you like, put in the oven until the top just browns.

Chicken lasagne - I know you don't like cooking chicken but i make it with quorn when it is on offer (sometimes its like £1 a bag). Cook quorn, onion, peppers, sweetcorn all in one pan, add the red sauce then layer it up like it says on the pack.

Chilli con carne - cook mince, add any beans you like, add sauce from jar. Can be split into portions and frozen then just cook the rice.

Jamie O's Pea pasta - use mini shell pasta - cook pasta (takes about 5 minutes), whilst doing that fry bacon, add frozen peas, mint, 2 spoons of crème fraîche. once it looks good mix with pasta. Here's the original recipe [Mini shell pasta with a creamy smoked bacon & pea sauce] but i dont use the cheese or the lemon or the oil and sometimes not the stock cube lol

Oh dear, i could do this all day lol. Do you want more? lol

The_Dragon

ick to takeaway pizza! They are too fatty, semi warm and just ICK!

We tried making the Hairy Dieter's sweet and sour chicken last night (okay we did it with Quorn but close enough!), the sauce they did would freeze well - could you make something like that one weekend and freeze three portions and then when you fancy "takeaway" get one out and heat it through?

DreamerHelen

Thank You all for the Food Suggestions....Much appreciated...

I'm starting small and I got some Grated Cheese, Olive Oil and I have some Pasta in the Cupboard....and I like to cook the Pasta, then shallow fry in Olive Oil and add Garlic Granules and Grated Cheese and then eat....It's YUMMY!! Although probably not very healthy....

Mum also insisted on buying me some Fruit and Vegetables so I've got enough to make two lots of Chilli....which I LOVE...so that was very sweet of her.

The Procedure went okay....Much better than I expected...and I didn't even feel the Needle for the Injection!! Feeling a bit crappy this Afternoon....but i'm okay....

Just going to take it easy this Afternoon...and maybe get some sleep....and then Work the Night Shift tonight....

DreamerHelen

Morning Everyone....

Feeling REALLY fed up this morning....Not sure why....I tried to Work and couldn't stop coughing or clearing my throat so had to Log Off....

And now I'm sat here just doing nothing....My Tesco Delivery is coming between 3pm and 4pm....and until then I feel like I've got nothing that I can do....when in fact there is probably lots that I can do....I just can't think of anything!!

I think I made the most of the money I had available to do a Tesco's Shop....and I ended up buying 3 ready-made Pizza's as they were on Special Offer of 3 for £5...which is ridiculous when I usually spent about £17 for just ONE Pizza from the Hut...So at least I have Pizza that I can eat during the Week without having to order it from the Takeaway and spend money that I just don't have....

I really wish that I felt more motivated....but I just don't...and I dont' know how to make myself motivated....It feels like I have nothing to look forward to except Work, Work and more Work....when in fact I know that's not really true....

In about a week and a half I'm going to Colchester Zoo for the Day with my Best Friend who is driving us there....and I can't wait for that....I haven't seen him in about a year and a half...we're best Friends but we just don't see each other very often...so that will be a rare and wonderful treat...and I can take lots of Photo's there....which I love to do...especially of Animals....

But apart from that I'm not sure what there is to look forward to...

Sorry this is a really depressing Post....but I'm just feeling fed up, down and depressed....maybe this is a reaction from what I've been through in the past 2 weeks....who knows...

kittycatfan

Hi dreaerhelen i have read your whole thread which has taken quite a few hours well firstly im sorry to of heard what had happened to you but you are being very brave even if you dont think you are like you i also struggle with my weight but i love food so much that when im on diet it only lasts aday lol , have you been to colchester zoo before i live in colchester and the zoo is fab so i hope you enjoy it i have subscribed enjoy your evening and get a good sleep

DreamerHelen

kittycatfan wrote: »

Hi dreaerhelen i have read your whole thread which has taken quite a few hours well firstly im sorry to of heard what had happened to you but you are being very brave even if you dont think you are like you i also struggle with my weight but i love food so much that when im on diet it only lasts aday lol , have you been to colchester zoo before i live in colchester and the zoo is fab so i hope you enjoy it i have subscribed enjoy your evening and get a good sleep

Hi There....Thank You for your Post and for reading the whole Thread....That must have taken some doing!! LoL....

It's been quite a Journey....and thank you for saying that I'm brave....I don't really think of myself that way but maybe I should start!!

I've decided that I'm going to see this Weekend as a Challenge...I've still got a waaaaaaaay to go to hit my Target....but I'm going to try like hell to get there....And do my best....

I think I'll get some sleep for a few hours and then get going on my Target for the next 24 hours....

kittycatfan

Ta for replying you never answered about the zoo lol , well have a good weekend whatever you end up doing im going to try not to spend anything as like you i do so well then save abit then something comes along and ruins it and then my savings are gone its such a struggle im fed up being in debt but i owe loads so unless i win lotto itll take me years to sort but hey its my fault anyway nighty night