Here's to trying to slow down when we can.

Thursday 12th January 2023

It's easy to say slow down, but if you can even a little - do!

I'm tired, this week, last night I fell asleep at 8.40 according to my Fitbit, got up at 6.30 and even though I was awake for an hour in the night I still clocked up 8 hours 49 minutes sleep but I could have stayed there.  Don't get me wrong I'll be okay once I've had a cuppa but why am I so bloody tired!  

Good day yesterday though, not great on my weight loss app but enjoyed.  Lovely huddle on the morning, then we nipped to the Red Lion for lunch, I've never been in there before but the staff were really pleasant which means a lot to me, the pub is clean, open and big and the food was good too for pub grub, pastry on the pie was lovely, I emptied the plate anyway and he did the same, his onion rings were scrumptious on his steak and chips.

 

 I love that the menus now tell you the calories.

Aryn was gonna walk home for the first but it was peeing down with rain most of the afternoon and he hadn't took a coat, I messaged him to say I'd pick him up but he didn't see the message!  I drove down, saw him come out of the gates and cross the road, by the time I'd pulled out and turned into the road he'd gone up, he'd disappeared!  I drove up and round, couldn't see him so thought, it isn't raining too bad I'll let him walk.  When he got back, it turned out he'd gone the wrong way lol, it's literally cross the road go to the top, turn left but now he crossed road and took first right, thankfully it was a drive so it took him all the way round and back onto the road he started on so he ended up where he was supposed to be and made it home.

We all watched tele together for a couple of hours which was nice that he stayed down with us, then I cooked another HelloFresh, now this one can definitely be cooked without buying frm them and you could lower the calories by using half fat creme fraiche and 5% pork mince.  but it was delicious even though the photo doesn't do it any justice and we agreed that it shouldn't have been served with chips, it would've been much nicer with mash, boiled potatoes or rice to soak up the sauce. I'd have added more veggies too if I'd have been hungrier but we weren't after that lunch.

Here's the recipe; 

pork-meatballs-in-creamy-chive-sauce-636b74fe27b0db08e0fb8523-491be6e4.pdf (hellofresh.com)

If you fancy giving them a try, here's a discuont link

Right I've got a busy day ahead and I got up later than usual so I need to get going, but first my 3 good things; 

1) Some child free us time 

2) Aryn seeming content and sitting with us

3) A 50ml glass of Baileys after my dinner

Oh and I've already had the first smile moment of the day, I feed the cats as soon as I get up, I was leaning over to put cat food in their bowls on the floor, there's round me like crazy things trying to get to it as if they haven't been fed in months and I FART!  Well they run off like a bomb had gone off, it was so funny.

Have a great day, 

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me xx