Foodie Friday

Let me start by saying my diet hasn’t been the best over the last two weeks. Once I started eating more sugar, things spiraled out of control quite quickly. So on Sunday it’s back to sugar free for me.

With the cold weather I’ve gone off having a green smoothie for breakfast, and with eating sugar again my food cravings have been all over the place. Breakfast did include some green smoothies.

I also enjoyed some corn thins with hummus and cheese.

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cheese and hummus quesadillas.

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cheese and pineapple jaffles.

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a provencial quiche when out for breakfast at Bondi.

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a hearty breakfast of baked beans, scrambled eggs and mushrooms.

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and for a very special (and naughty) treat… an ice chocolate (first one in well over a month!).

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Lunch included many of the usual salads.

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a couple of wraps.

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A vegetarian patty wrap from Subway.

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A vegetarian pie from Pie Face.

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A cheese & salad roll.

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and Minestrone Soup with a side of cheese on Turkish bread.

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Dinners included takeaway Vegetarian Noodle soup.

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Frozen pizza – which really wasn’t too nice.

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Domino’s pizza – which was much nicer.

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Pasta with a tomato sauce.

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A very lazy meal of a quorn sausage roll, pommes and corn.

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Tacos.

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Homemade Shepherds Pie… which tasted much better than it looked.

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A Mexican burrito.

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Homemade mac ‘n’ cheese – Kevin doesn’t like it so we had it while he’s away.

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Quorn fillet and veggies. There has definitely been a lack of green veggies at dinner :-(.

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Baking included banana & choc chip muffins.

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Cupcakes by Amy – to celebrate her favourite YouTubers birthday. She took these to school to share with her friends.

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And a brownie made by Christy for her student teacher.

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The Week that Was

It was the week I took barely any photos…except for a day in my life, which I’ve already shared.

And it was the week Kevin headed off to the States for a 2 week trip and Amy & I had a fabulous day out shopping at Bondi…

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A highlight was getting to visit Pottery Barn and Williams-Sonoma.

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On the way home I stopped to take in the view over Wollongong.

 

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It was the week Christy got her minecraft sword in the mail…

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and the week I got a delivery from iherb….

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It was the week of green nails…

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and it was the week of Rosie sleeping under a pillowpet….

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A Day in my Life – 14th June, 2013

Sorry if I seem to be neglecting my little blog. With taking it easy post surgery and spending more time on YouTube, I don’t seem to have very much to share in this space. I’ve been doing more daily vlogs on my YouTube channel but didn’t want to neglect those of you who prefer blogs to vlogs, so here’s my normal bi-monthly day in my life.

After my normal morning routine I headed off on a walk about 8am. I’m using a new hands-free technique by attaching the leads to my dog walking belt. I started it so they didn’t pull while my shoulder is still weak, but I really like having my hands free.

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After our walk I fed Charlie and drove Christy up to school.

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I had to back in time to get tickets for a concert that I’m taking Amy and her friend to in October. Not sure quite I’ve got myself into as it’s a metalcore concert!!!! Oh, well, it will definitely be a new experience for me as the “heaviest” concert I’ve ever been to was David Lee Roth :-).

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After I got the tickets I went up to shower and get dressed, then dropped off Christy’s enrolement form for the local high school. We’re still hoping she’ll get into Montessori but at least if she doesn’t she will have a school to attend next year. I have the philosophy that things turn out for a reason and maybe the local school won’t be as bad as we fear :-).

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I then headed down to the Mall for a very special treat – a Gloria Jeans Iced Chocolate. I haven’t had one in over a month and thoroughly enjoyed it.

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When I got back home I found a rather guilty puppy.

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I wonder who could possibly have done this?

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I spent some time finishing off the packing that Kevin had started. He leaves for the 2 weeks in the States tomorrow.

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I then wanted to work on my Project Life but am still having MAJOR problems with printing my photos so I didn’t get very far :-(.

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I had a yummy salad for lunch and watched a bit of YouTube.

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Time to bring in some washing. The blankets that I had hung up earlier were already dry.

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At 3pm I went to pick up Christy (Amy was on an excursion). She was nice enough to let me have a leftover piece of chocolate brownie that she had taken in for a class party. I enjoyed it with a cup of tea and a chia cookie while editing a Germany Vlog.

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Then at 4.15pm Bailey and I headed to Amy’s school to pick her up.

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As you can see we were treated to a lovely sunset as we drove home.

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Kevin arrived home shortly after we did and got the pups their dinner.

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Bailey always like to go out right after he’s eaten and I think he looks like a ghost dog through the glass.

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Since we were headed out tonight to watch Amy’s drama performance we decided to have dinner out.

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We just went to a fast-food Mexican place in Wollongong. I had a burrito as it was a cold night out (but I didn’t enjoy it as much as the rice bowl I’d had here last time).

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We then had a bit of a wait until it was time for the show. Amy did really well and it was an odd, but enjoyable performance.

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Back home we all headed to bed as we’ve got an early morning – leaving the house at 6am to take Kevin to the airport.

The Week that Was

It was the week that I turned another year older and the week I had day surgery and spent the rest of the week not doing very much. Some birthday presents from my Mum & Dad….

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It was the week I took a sick Fudgie the Budgie to the vets. Unfortunately he passed away a few days later during a second visit to the vets….
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It was the week Amy made this cake for a friends birthday….

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And it was the week Christy gave me a delightful pedicure….
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It was the week of trip to Sydney… where we scored this awesome carspot right by the entry/exit…
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and where we went to see the musical Jesus Christ Superstar arena spectacular….
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We were nice and close to the stage, which was wonderful.
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Nan, Pop and the girls were with us. Everyone loved it. It is Kevin’s favourite musical and stars Tim Minchin (one of his favourite comedians) so he was pretty happy.
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I wasn’t quite sure what Christy would make of it but she enjoyed it, once I pointed out who Jesus was :-).

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If you get the chance and love musicals, make sure you see it. I loved the modern interpretation.

It was the week of sparkly blue nails…. love this colour that Kevin chose for Amy’s birthday….
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and was the week it was cold enough for Bailey to curl up in a ball….
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