Pointy sticks at the ready... and a few choc biscuits and brews too.

[carrotsandcelery]

I am eating o.k. but definitely have not been getting enough sleep. Poor DD has a bad cough and cold at the moment so she was waking me up a lot last night.
I have also had a cold which is nearly gone now.

Thank's for the chocolate bessie

(((hugs))) BlackCat. It might help to write down everything before you see the doc so you remember it all.

zoo I read your comments (and you even got a reply!) What a strange thread. Why does anyone care?

It is amazing what you can do in an hour.

Ta Das:
Hoovered enourmous amount of dog hair off beige carpet in hall, lounge, bedroom etc - I should have got golden retrievers - both our dogs are black
Hung washing and put another wash on
Cleaned sink
Loaded dishwasher (delighted to discover dh emptied it)
Cleaned worktops (in behind everything as well)
Filled in form for dd
Made dd a packed tea for night out tonight
Partially decluttered kitchen table

The house feels so much better already and I feel in control again. Hurrah!

blackcat hugs and sympathies your way

looking after yourself and eating well is your priority while you feel so rubbish(i admit when i was very ill we ate off plastic disposable plates from the poundshops-and plastic cutlery-as was one less thing to have to worry about doing when it was all too much)

keep with us.i cant speak for the others but i'm here for you

pases hot chocolate and decent chocolate biccys to anyone who wants one-extra whippy cream and crumbled flake on blackcats

ive wiped out oven
wiped out fridge
wash up
another load washing on

still to do before school run
wipe out veg rack/box remove anything alive in there

bessie was tempted to put is it wine o'clock at your house then but was worried thatd be classed as trolling and id be banned to netmums

(for the benefit anyone who cant be bothered to go through the aibu thread i mentioned earlier i posted "i am a sahm on one these threads.i power my pc on my sense of self importance!"

i will be around again 4ish

whats for dinner?
am making winter vegetable crumble
dd1 recently moved in with dad (closer to 6th form and easier to study as he has no other kids/partner) and is coming roud on the way to a babysitting job nearby .am planning to make her some of bessies ginger soup and enough to take to school tomorrow as they have access to a microwave

this is no good.must get back to it

oh and carrots glad twilight has found transition into your family so easyours break up friday.not sure what we guna do all next weekhow im going to stop myself going insane
clean lav(currently soaking in pine harpic)

Thank's for the chocolate bessie

for some reason as it sent to sdo lav clean jumped to end of post

Sorry don't know what happened there. It all went offline then I posted twice .

It has been doing weird things to me as well. I had to go on fb for a while to make sure I avoided being heroic

have you lot broken MN?

I've finished my home blessing (vacuum, mop, all bogs/potties/seats scrubbed, all bins emptied, 15min tidy in lounge, 5 min tidy of post pile).

I've managed to do alot of this weeks missions already - cleaned the kitchen bin yesterday, scrubbed the taps last night. Keeping the oven hob clean is something I'm trying to do every day, I wiped the fridge last night before DH came back from the supermarket, I cleaned the filters on the DW & it's running a hot wash on empty, and I've just mopped the floor, and drunk a hot chocolate.

I would like to clean the kitchen blind (ugh - total PITA) and the filters on the extraction fan if I get chance this week.

missions are here I am off to have a look and see if I can do them by the end of the week.

Oooh! I have accidentally done some of the missions already as I scrubbed the taps today, swept the floor just before pick up and cleaned the worktops properly too. Woo hoo! That motivates me to do the others although I will grumble lots about mopping.

I am gutted. Argos have sent me three lanterns instead of my storage boxes

Lanterns? Doubt you could get much in them bessie

I have been on a plastic box buying spree. I bought a small plastic drawer unit, 5 boxes with mulit coloured lids and shallow boxes which stack in funky colours. It is not a great surprise I have no cash is it?

If anyone is a Costco member or is friends with one, ours has lots of boxes just now.

...and they can't bring the replacement out until friday! What am I going to do tomorrow??? (other than play with my Big Hair thingy )

right... the baby has been asleep for nearly 2.5hrs (no nap this morning because of swimming) so I'd better go put the table & chairs back in the kitchen and wake her up.

Oh dear, Toddler's been a whingey boy most of the day and we still have Seniors to get through -- can I share in the chocolate?

(Will say "hi" properly tonight, after my meeting and TS is in bed.)

lol at your post on the other thread zoo

Loving ridicle here too bessie. I did point out to him once that he had enough smellies/aftershave/razors/brushes/creams/ etc to open his own 'gentlemans grooming shop'. He did have the decency to look suitably embarassed because he knew I was right.

carrots Glad to hear Twilight is settling in.
Magazines were a bit of an issue here too. We got round it by skimming through them, looking for articles that looked interesting enough to keep, ripping them out and putting in a folder and throwing away the rest. It suprising how much of magazines are adverts, and other uninteresting chat about nothing really. We reduced our space taken up by magazines by about 95%.

i got engrossed spending time dd1,showing her thread for sayings and expressions dont hear anymore.

made some muffins-carrot,parsnip and cheese.will post recipe when tried them

just realized time.must crack on with dinner!

hope blackcats ok.x

rooty cheesy muffins

250g plain flour
1tbsp baking powder
100g parsnip,grated
100g carrot,grated
70g strong cheese,grated
pinch nutmeg
2 eggs
150ml oil
200ml milk

190oc/375of/gas 5.muffin tin lined with 12 cases

mix flour,powder and nutmeg
stir in carrots and parsnips(i didnt weight-just used 1 of each)and cheese
mix oil,milk and eggs in a jug
fold "wet" into"dry" lightly with a fork
spoon into cases.bake 20-25mins til golden and springy to touch

freeze well in bags or boxes
reheat from frozen to serve warm-190oc/375of/gas5 for 20mins

(taken from morrisons magazine as part great taste,less waste campaign)

dd1(notoriously fussy) loved them so i thought id share with you all

They sound great zoo DD1(3) has loved all the muffins I've given her so far, so will defo be trying these!

RE the magazines, I did the same as Dlamis & ripped out all the interesting bits. Most of mine were recipes, which has reminded me I have a folder full somewhere that I need to transfer onto my blog!

DH has more toiletries in the cupboard under the sink than I do!

bessie I have 4 a4 folders of recipes now from magazines!

no excuses for same old same old

recipe for winter crumble called for creme fraiche-not altogether sure what that is(cream/cheesey thing?)i substituted 1/2 pint white sauce with the mustard and thyme added.it smells fab.

ooh.its ready.will pop back later

Creme fraiche is some kind of soured cream. Not sure if it's just a nicer sounding name or if they are slightly different.

meh.1/2 pint white sauce(cheats type-milk and cornflour) with the thyme and mustard worked perfectly.a lovely comforting supper on a cold winters night.another winner!

does anyone want me to write the recipe?

im now signing off for tonight

OBEM on soon and i have a date with a twix before then

by the way bessie ginger soup was delish.i got 1 mouthful.dd1 ate loads and swiped the rest to take to school
AND i only have 3 muffins left and i havent even got to try one!

Hi everyone!

All these recipes sound brilliant zoo. You definitely need a blog like bessie.

I went to that michelin stared restaurant called McDonalds with ds tonight. Bleurgh! We had to go in to the big smoke AGAIN to take dd to a special night out and I felt ds needed a treat before we drove all the way home again. I offered Frankie and Benny's or Pizza Hut and he chose McDonalds. It was vastly cheaper than the options I had given so I went with it. He has a cheese roll and chips happy meal and only wants to go for the crap toy that comes with it. They don't do veggie happy meals.

The upside is there are no dishes

I have to go out in a mo to collect dd. I will be very happy to avoid the car tomorrow. I have driven for about 7 hours over the last two days.