24th February 2012
Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. Chinese Proverb
I had the most chilled out, stress free, relaxed
day ever yesterday, it was just perfect.
I have to say though I'll be writing in the visitors book about the state of the place when we arrived for our break! I know it’s a bit silly calling it a holiday at home but that is exactly
what it felt like, it was like day 2 or 3 on one of our cottage breaks, day
ones usually spent travelling and waiting to get in the cottage, day two is
spent finding where everything is kept and doing a bit of shopping then by day
three we’re chilled. Well I cut out day
one and two and went straight for day three!
The beauty of being at home is it has all the things needed to make it a
perfect stay including comfy beds, sky+ and wifi. I took Alfie out and fetched more papers then
mom and I spent two or three hours reading them whilst watching American Idol
(it’s the best way to watch it when you’re not actually looking at the
screen!) I sat reading up the table so
that I could see mom and chat as our chairs are side by side we don’t really
look at each other usually.
We had a cooked breakfast which kept us going till
afternoon when I had M&S Chicken Tikka masala (14pp) and chips (no idea! Didn’t
look!) – delicious. We watched a couple of movies, the easy to watch kind, one
was called ‘the boat trip’ the other was “This means war” both on Sky on demand
and quite funny.
Oh course no holiday would be complete without a
bottle of red to chill out with. Perfect
day, I didn’t think about chores, housework or work of any kind I just relaxed –
bliss. There’s nothing in my life that
can’t wait 24-48 hours I’m glad to say.
I intend to keep it going for
today too, it means I’ll be busy tomorrow but that’s okay I’ll be so refreshed
by then. This morning I shall be having a good soak
because a bath is instant relaxation – just add water!
I’m off out tonight with mates so we can finish the
weekend off in style, it’s a chilled out night too, food, wine and giggles no
dressing up necessary – can’t wait.
Yeah I’ve decided these weekend staycations are going
to become a regular thing, something to look forward to, once every 4 weeks
maybe, yeah I’m even going to get my diary out and pencil them in as proper
appointments because it’s too easy no to!
It means I won’t be losing weight this week but as I lost 2lb last week
I’m ok with that, as long as the numbers are going down eventually and not
consistently up, I’m happy.
Oh I have to share another recipe with you that my
sister made for me on Thursday, oh my days it was delicious, I shared them with
my helpers in my meeting and they all agreed yes they would make and eat them,
3 on a plate with some fish in breadcrumbs would be a fab meal and the kids
would love it too. Here you go.
Broccoli Cheese
Bites
total recipe 20pp, made 12 patties
1 = 2pp, 2 = 3pp, 3 = 5pp, 4 = 7pp
450g broccoli (frozen or fresh)
3 eggs (5pp)
150g mozzarella (10pp)
50g breadcrumbs (5pp)
1tblsp Italian herbs
Steam the broccoli, drain it and chop it up. Mix
all ingredients in bowl, make patties and place on a lined baking tray, and
then cook in oven for 35 minutes turning over after 15mins. 190 c or gas mark
5. They are
very wet when you make them into patties but the egg keeps them together when
cooked. A great way to get kids to eat
veggies.
Right I’m off back to my chilling, looks cold out there so Alfie and I will wait a bit before venturing out! He’s still asleep anyways.
Whatever you have
planned for your day today try to find a little time to chill. #BeYouTiful. xx
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