Goooooooouuuurrrdddd Morning We-ate-yam!!! (Another classic 10/10 Club production. All welcome)

[filthymindedvixen]

For anyone who wants a boost to their general health. The suggested goals are:

EAT 10 PORTIONS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES EVERY DAY - if you don't usually eat much fruit and veg I would build up gradually or you could upset your digestion.

DO (AT LEAST) 10 MINUTES OF EXERCISE EVERY DAY - can be yoga, stretching or something more energetic. The plan is that the idea of doing 10 minutes is not too daunting, and having started you may well find you want to do more.

There are no restrictions on what you eat so long as you get your 10 fruit and veg as well. The focus is not on weight loss but on improving our energy levels and hopefully our general mood and well-being. Sign up below and post here to tell us how you're getting on and how you are feeling.

Basic guidance on what constitutes a portion of fruit and veg here and you can download more detailed information by following the link at the very bottom of the page.

Tons of snow here, had to go into town earlier and everyone had bent heads and it was so dark. Now there are proper drifts and white streets, enough for snow ball fights and sledging. Well, I threw some snowballs but I'm not going sledging with them, I'm cooking roast lamb.

Boco - Thank you for the lovely card, this has been a very nice extended birthday. I hope dd is feeling better?

It's hard when you're on your own isn't it, Fmv? Dh has worked away a lot of the week since september. We thought it would be done by now but they keep postponing the launch date. Will be christmas before it's back to normal now.

very of snow. My two woke me up at 8 to tell me it had snowed and were getting dresse until I pointed out it was just a dusting. Not even enough to scrabble a snowball together.

Kendall mintcake... I wonder if you can make that. Good comparrison, Pink.

at snow but not sure why because I don't really want any.

Snow

We had a dusting and it was all gone by lunchtime. At 12 it poured with rain just as I was tryign to find a sodding pay machine in Sainsbury's car park. It must be the only supermarket carpark in the world where you have to pay and display. You do get a refund but only for £1.50 and not the £2 sodding pounds you had to put in because it wouldn;t accept anything apart from pound coins.

Luckily the sun came out this afternoon so we have walked bracingly.

Guadalupe, DS knows his cousins have proper snow as they live near you, and he is most put out.

SB can you post the tablet recipe? Pleeeease?!

How annoying about the car park.

Here's the recipe I used. I did half and made it in an 8" square tin.

Tablet

2lbs caster sugar

1/4lb butter

1 cup of whole milk

Tin of condensed milk

Teaspoon vanilla essence

• Remove all children, pets and clumsy people from the room. They tend not to mix well with vats of boiling sugar.
• In a heavy based pan (and wearing rubber gloves) slowly melt sugar, milk and butter.
• Once it comes to the boil add the condensed milk.
• Slowly bring to the boil again, stirring constantly.
• Still stirring carefully, boil for 15 minutes or until mixture darkens to a butterscotch colour.
• To test if mixture has boiled for long enough drop a teaspoon full into a glass of cold water. If it?s ready it will form a ball.
• Remove from heat and add vanilla essence.
• Beat until your arm nearly falls off and the mixture has thickened to a very thick custard-like state (approx. 15 mins).
• Pour into a greased tin and cool.
• Cut into squares. Store in an airtight container.

D?s Trouble Shooting Tips

If your tablet is grainy, you melted the sugar too quickly. Start again.

If your tablet didn?t set, you didn?t boil it for long enough. Start again.

If your tablet still didn?t set, you didn?t beat it for long enough. Yup. Start again.

I just had a phone call from my aunt who is like my best friend who I haven't been able to speak to for aaaaaages because she has been so ill and it was totally amazing and odd and as if we'd spoken to each other yesterday even though it has been over 3 years

Didn't get to see Avi though as dd2 was ill. She has perked up now and is shouting at me.

Errrrrrr.....the lights are on but nobody is at home, so just hello really. [knackered emoticon].

no snow here.

lots of F&V for a weekend.

H and DS have bickered all weekend, it is no wonder I like mondays, miserable !!! they know I am shattered.

Bah, grumpy mou.......

hello

we have lots of threads and a time warp.

when does 100s book come out?

They are all shouting at me. All at the same time. And if I don't answer instantly, they switch to scream. Actually, only three of them. Ds1 is quiet.

It is one of those weekends....let's have a chinwag later whan all is quiet.

Bugger, forgot to change my name back, Can you tell who it is yet?

scarlet, who are you?

Toot, stay here. It's safe and warm here. I need to do go and do Stuff

Mou?

Daisy are you scarlet?

had a shitey day really
alleviated slightly by managing to get to gym but I am just feeling fed up with my appearance and my fitness (lack of)
anyway did 45 mins at gym - tick
apple, melon, grapes, raisins
stew of parsnips, mushrooms, leeks, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, swede, kidney beans
v nice
tick

why can't i get a tick symbol? I want a tick symbol

Can't do you a tick Franster but have a sticker

Do you still have your sticker chart?

LOL yes of course! I kept it - may put in ds2's memory box - won't mean a thing to him but will make me laugh

also the letter from TooT's dd1 with recipes for serving up midwives' hat (mine had to eat hers)

Sorry about shitey day

I am having a HUGE clearout and getting rid of DS's baby clothes

Hmm I am confused now, I thought I had posted on this thread but it was the other one

Anyway was just popping in to say sorry I have been crap and absent. We are still getting used to things here and ds going to bed too late, etc.. Very sorry to hear about ill people and woes and hope things get better soon.

Franny you looked great in the last photo you showed us!

Ah, here you are again Tatties

Yes Franny. Moaning about your appearance indeed! You are gorgeous.

TooT

Oo, Tatties is here Not sure what you are getting used to, but hope it is all ok.

I'm freecycling loads of stuff. It's amazing how many people want an ancient vacuum cleaner.

Have people stopped shouting at you, Toot?

Oh dear sorry everyone is sounding harassed or depressed today.

Thak you SB for the recipe.

There, Franny, how about making some tablet to get your arm muscles back into shape?

Is scarlet harlot fmv?