Double up!

Nope, I haven't given up already. I was just a bit knackered yesterday is all. So today you get a bumper post. I'll keep it short.

Tuesday

Breakfast was spaghetti hoops and some stray beans on toast. 1 syn and a healthy extra B for the bread. 1.5 syns for the juice.

There's no pictures of lunch as it was rather shameful - ham, melon and a yogurt. I had to go to the shops right after work and when I got back there was no point to prep something as it'd be 3 by the time I would have eaten and then it'd have thrown dinner off. So although not what I had factored in as lunch for that day it was the right decision. Although probably not something I will do often.

And ta da! Dinner! Slimming world korma with added mushrooms and veggie rice. I'll be having this leftover for Thursday lunch.

I had some grapes, snack a jacks 4.5 syns and 5 syn freddo that evening . 12 syns for the day!

Wednesday

I love Wednesdays. It's my midweek day off, son's at school and has an after school club. I love my son dearly, but as a single working parent I'm either at work or with my son. These days are golden. 

Before school I put on a load of washing and baked a cake. After dropping my boy off I cleared the crap from the stairs. I swear this stuff breeds. Then this yummy breakfast! Just as I finished dad came round to fix the last blind, because even with a ladder I couldn't reach it. Whoever designed the windows in this house is a bit of a twat. After dad left I hung out the washing and popped to lidl (50 minute round trip so I don't go on work days). Did the weekly shop plus picked up a new BBQ reduced to clear for £14, cheaper than the £40 I was planning to spend. Which obviously meant I got the picnic rug I put back last week, I got my son a fun toy*, I got the water bottle I had planned on getting and this plastic pineapple cutter/corer. I kinda thought this was going to be a bit crap and not really work... I was wrong. So wrong. It's brilliant and really easy to use - it did not need the strength of 10 men to use. I was slightly happy about this.

Then I made lunch while putting the mountain of shopping away.

Pasta with a mushroom and tomato sauce with salad! 

Next I decorated the cakes for my son's bake sale tomorrow. Then off for my swim! Added an extra 4 lengths and would have done more, but I was unsure about getting back in time for my son. It worked out fine. I'll add another 4 lengths next week I think, until I build up to a full mile. Picked up my son and made dinner! Chicken thighs, potatoes and veg all baked together 

Afterwards I played with my new pineapple slicer - honestly, get one, and had a bit of yogurt with the pineapple and kiwi and then a Twirl. Nom. So I finished today on 12.5 syns.

Really pleased with a productive day. Probably doesn't sound like a great day off to most people, but it was great. I love getting stuff done. And that's today!

* The fun toy had my son wailing and throwing tantrums because he couldn't work it. It's such a simple toy. I am blaming being overtired. He has p.e. on the same day as his after school club, which is essentially another hour of p.e. then he wonders why I won't sign him up for beavers on the same day! He has, however, asked to do another club, which I'll ramble about tomorrow.