Progress not Perfection

Cherryfudge

Looking forward to your future recommendations from the recipe website!

Have you tried putting milk in the oats before the yogurt, just enough to cover? It mixes better and no sawdust remains.  

EssexHebridean

I'm with you on needing to rein in the groceries spending SA - thanks to ending up just going in to shops more than we usually would, last month ended up being over budget, and I definitely don't want that to happen again! 

Sun_Addict

Cherryfudge said:

Looking forward to your future recommendations from the recipe website!

Have you tried putting milk in the oats before the yogurt, just enough to cover? It mixes better and no sawdust remains.  

I don’t like milk that’s the problem. I usually mix it up better than that - it’s not happened before. 

foxgloves

I'm with you on reining in the July groceries.

Cherryfudge

A little further note on sawdust in overnight oats: I just mixed some to take to babysitting today and there was space for more at the top so I put in another dollop of yogurt, intending to finish with oats and stir in. I picked up the wrong canister and now I will be picking grains of uncooked rice out of my lunch. 

Sun_Addict

Cherryfudge said:

A little further note on sawdust in overnight oats: I just mixed some to take to babysitting today and there was space for more at the top so I put in another dollop of yogurt, intending to finish with oats and stir in. I picked up the wrong canister and now I will be picking grains of uncooked rice out of my lunch. 

Oh my days, bet it’s a bit crunchy 🤣🤣

Sun_Addict

Happy Tuesday. 

Worked in the office until late morning then came home to finish up. I had reached a stage where I was waiting for people to get back to me before I could proceed so thought it a good opportunity for an early lunch break. 

Took advantage of Prime Day to get the cat food a lot cheaper than it is elsewhere plus coffee pods are working out cheaper at the moment. The cat food is £14.75 in Mr M and £11.01 from Amazon so have got 2 boxes as that’s the cheapest I’ve ever seen it. The pods are only slightly cheaper but Mr M are out of stock of the ones I have so might as well get some before we run out.

Today’s exercise has been walking to/from work, resistance bands and abs later. 

Tonight’s dinner is fajitas with smoked tofu. This will use up the remains of a fajita spice mix, a wrap and smoked tofu from freezer stocks. 

milann

I have been reading but the gremlins on site wouldn’t let me post 🥴
Love the look of the chickpea salad 👍

Sun_Addict

Morning all, happy hump day.

WFH today. So nice to think I'm not back in the office again until Friday. It's been fairly quiet this week, leave season has started, not complaining though it gives me time to catch up. 

Mr M order delivered and packed away, nothing missing or subbed although it was quite a small order as the coffee pods and cat food are coming from Am@zon and I've bought a fair bit from Lid! this week.

Forgot the 7.30 yoga session isn't on this week so will find something similar on FitOn. Rest of the day's exercise will be dog walking later, an abs session and Zumba tonight. 

The boiler is being serviced today between 8 and 1 so not sure what time we'll get out with the dog. I usually leave Mr SA to deal with tradesmen unless there are specific things they need to know. He enjoys chatting to them anyway. 

Tonight's dinner is air fried tuna steak with Mexican rice and steamed veg. Another portion of chickpea salad for lunch and breakfast was overnight oats with blueberries (from Lid!) and the first two blackberries from the garden.

Since I moved the courgettes I haven't found any snails so hopefully that will allow them grow without being munched on and I'll finally be able to pick some. I've already picked some kale (first time I've grown this) and other things growing well but not quite ready yet are radishes, chard, spinach, tomatoes and spring onions. Plenty of salad leaves. 

I need to try and get some bits of housework done between now and Friday as on Saturday I'm helping out at an event on the park across the road. I have to be there for 9am and it doesn't finish until 3pm, then we have to pack everything away. Starting to wish I hadn't volunteered as spare time isn't something I have in abundance, but it's a worthwhile thing to do and lovely to see local people getting together and enjoying the day. 

Mid week finance checks carried out and an oddment of £6.10 has gone to the Christmas pot.

DGD is 11 today, where has the time gone! 

doingitanyway

I noticed blackberries yesterday...
Plenty of garden produce for your excellent recipes