Moving on

rtandon27

@Cherryfudge - have you tried using up the frozen rhubarb in a crumble? - I really am not a fan of fresh rhubarb, but find that freezing breaks down the fibres and works a treat with apples or berries (those can be from the freezer as well) - It's my favorite way to get fruit into the OH as given a choice he'd not choose to eat any fruit or veg!

I hear you on the exercise motivation being absent - I'm struggling to keep my former good habits as so much time and energy has been diverted over the past year! If you get back to your C24K, I'll keep you company and restart my pilates sessions! Really no excuse in my case as the app is on my phone - I just have to open it up 😂

Cherryfudge

It's not a case of taste @rtandon27 - he loves fruit and eats quite a lot but for some people rhubarb is a laxative (which he doesn't need with his condition!).

I had a nice run - so now you have to do your Pilates! I do enjoy it but I'm rather a fair weather runner. In winter I'm afraid of slipping and being injured as this can set me back quite a bit, and of course it's been rather warm to run over the summer! Having tried both, I'd rather run in snow than heat. Now that the temperature has dropped, I decided to get back to it although the noise of the dried vegetation under my shoes makes it sound like jogging on tissue paper.

The miniscule drifting rain is still in evidence, but the sheets and towels have dried beautifully. Time I remade the bed, wrapped the V1nted parcel and got myself down to the Evr1 collection point.

WelshmansDaughter

Is the rhubarb from this year? Apparently there is a point in the year past which you are not supposed to eat it due to high oxalic content

Cherryfudge

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82105930#Comment_82105930

Yes, our friends gave us some of their s a couple of weeks ago. I didn't know that about the oxalic content, and they are further south than us so presumably further on in the season.

rtandon27

@Cherryfudge - good on you for doing your run! - I've had to replace pilates with some really challenging physiotherapy exercises after my physiotherapist cracked the whip today, but I'I've even broken a sweat doing the circuit which is 8 exercises over 20 mins - my muscles hurt more than with pilates so I'll count that as a win!

Cherryfudge

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82106120#Comment_82106120

That sounds a good deal tougher than my run!

Cherryfudge

I got my parcel posted and the other one collected. I'd hoped for some nice discounted treat from the supermarket but there wasn't anything I really wanted so I settled for oatcakes and sherbet lemons (£2.25 spent) - but the sherbet lemons weren't great. I was quite tired during work, due to having used up a chunk of energy earlier.

So all in all, I didn't get half the list done. Washing and ironing, making up the bed, posting a parcel, collecting a parcel and going to work. I ended up draining the bath apart from one bucket of water than I threw on the lawn during this evening's (real) rain. I think it will take a while to get the ground back to normal absorbency so even one bucket of water may help.

WelshmansDaughter

I have investigated further and apparently the amount in the stalks is not sufficient to be toxic to be humans, apparently the reason you stop picking them in June is to allow them sufficient energy for next year.

Watty1

Maybe we should all be more like the rhubarb - stop in June to build sufficient energy for the following year! There is probably a life lesson there 🙃

rtandon27

hahaha - be more rhubarb - now there is a life motto