Sick of carrying 2 hitchikers, Part 2....1 down 1 to go !!!!!!!

[Lily42uk]

I'm looking forward to being so busy there's no way I could possibly still be working. Think I've pretty much decided now.

Lol good on you, glad you've pretty much made the decision, now you can stop stressing...hopefully ...and just enjoy your free time hahaha ...like we women EVER have free time !!!

Well I must have been really pooped yesterday, I fell asleep about 1 this morning, did go to bed when I said I was going to, but just laid there watching TV, and only woke at 11.30 this morning...can't actually remember the last time I slept 10+ hours in one hit, but feel good today apart from the fact I can't stop sneezing and my nose is running, hope this isn't another cold but more the end of the last one :fingerscrossed:
Well I am now going to write my menu for today and get on with a bit of tidying up, got the house to myself for a few hours...Mal has deliberately gone out to let me have a bit of free time...thank god and then I am going to have a long lazy soak in the bath and really pamper myself and then we are off to Kelly's tonight, she apparently feels like she is ready to resume our cards nights ...so I hope you all have a fab day and don't do anything I wouldn't ...which basically gives you a free rein :8855: and I will catch up with you all tomorrow ...TTFN xxx:hug99:xxx

 

[Applekath]

Have lovely soak lily. That's exactly what I intend to do when I get home after my chores. Face mask, vino, something to watch on the iPad propped on top of the loo lol. Aaaaand reeeelax

 

[Lily42uk]

Menu Friday 8th February 2013

Brunch
2x Scrambled Eggs 1 syn
2 x Bacon
2 x Healthy Choice Cumberland Sausages 1 syns
Baked Beans
Stuffed Mushrooms Hexa
Coffee 1 syn
Water 1 pint

Dinner
Prawn and Salmon Salad 2 syns for Mayonnaise and Ketchup
Mixed Salad
Water 1 pint


Extras
Mini RyvitasHexb
35g Half Fat Cheddar5.5 syns
Fruit
Yoghurts
Walkers Stars 4.5 syns
Yakult 1.5 syns


Syns for today, day 4 = 16.5

Syns for the week = 73/140

 

[Lily42uk]

Have lovely soak lily. That's exactly what I intend to do when I get home after my chores. Face mask, vino, something to watch on the iPad propped on top of the loo lol. Aaaaand reeeelax

The perfect way to relax, enjoy your soak later xxx:hug99:xxx

 

[Mumma K]

Morning Lily

Hope you and family have a lovely weekend x

 

[ginlin]

Morning Lily,

Never going to be able to catch up on diaries, so, hope everything has been good with you x

 

[emma_partington27]

Afternoon lily ur grandson is adorable
Hope u hav a fab day x

 

[Lily42uk]

Morning Lily

Hope you and family have a lovely weekend x

Thank you hun, hope you and yours do too.Just seen your pic on FB, fabulous Kally, you look fan-bloody-tastic xxx:hug99:xxx

Morning Lily,

Never going to be able to catch up on diaries, so, hope everything has been good with you x

Hello lovely Lynne, good to see you, , same here life gets in the way. I am good and hope all's well in your world too xxx:hug99:xxx

Afternoon lily ur grandson is adorable
Hope u hav a fab day x

Aww thank you Emma, he is really special and totally scrumptious lol
Hope you have had a brilliant day too lovely xxx:hug99:xxx

 

[Lily42uk]

Well today has been a weird one, woke this morning with a nose bleed and pounding headache, took my blood sugars and they are over 12 not been that high in years....but was reading in my book that the blood sugars are most likely down to having this virus ...I hope so.
As for the nose bleed, not had one like that since I was on the full dose of Acitretin, even though my doc pushed them back up I have dropped them again to a lower more manageable dose as I was sore all over and my mouth, tongue and lips were so bad I couldn't open my mouth not even to drink...still I see my specialist again on Wednesday, so we'll see what she has to say...also going to insist she sends me for an allergy test, see if we can rule anything out :fingerscrossed:...Anyways hope you're having a lovely relaxing Saturday ...take care my lovelies xxx:hug99:xxx

 

[Lily42uk]

Menu Saturday 9th February 2013

Brunch
Breakfast Loaf (Sausages, Bacon, Mushrooms, Onions, Tomatoes, Eggs) 1.5 syns
Coffee 1 syn
Water1 pint
2 xSatsumas

Dinner
Sausages 1 syns
Bacon
Celeriac Mash
Red Onion Gravy 2 syns
Roast Potatoes
Carrots, Courgettes and Cabbage

Extras
Fruit throughout the day
Homemade Flapjack 2.5 syns
Yakult 1.5 syns

Syns for the day, day 5 = 9.5

Syns for the week = 83/140

 

[Mumma K]

Well today has been a weird one, woke this morning with a nose bleed and pounding headache, took my blood sugars and they are over 12 not been that high in years....but was reading in my book that the blood sugars are most likely down to having this virus ...I hope so.
As for the nose bleed, not had one like that since I was on the full dose of Acitretin, even though my doc pushed them back up I have dropped them again to a lower more manageable dose as I was sore all over and my mouth, tongue and lips were so bad I couldn't open my mouth not even to drink...still I see my specialist again on Wednesday, so we'll see what she has to say...also going to insist she sends me for an allergy test, see if we can rule anything out :fingerscrossed:...Anyways hope you're having a lovely relaxing Sunday ...take care my lovelies xxx:hug99:xxx

Bloody heck Lily
You do go through more than your fair share
you really do....big hugs to you hun
Food looking good for Saturday x

 

[Lily42uk]

Bloody heck Lily
You do go through more than your fair share
you really do....big hugs to you hun
Food looking good for Saturday x

Thank you Kally xx
One of the joys of being on steroids for so many years, a shot to pieces immune system, am hoping that taking the probiotics everyday will help that to improve :fingerscrossed:

So today I have some good news (for me that is ) and bad ....I found out last night the sausages I eat are not the 1 syn each that I thought they are just 0.5 syns each but I have forgotten to add the Yakult that I drink everyday as well as the probiotic tabs and the Yakult is 1.5 syns that I haven't counted so time to adjust my menus lol .

Hope you're all having a fab Sunday,I will catch you later got my stepdaughter and granddaughter popping in in a minute so need to get off here lol xxx:hug99:xxx

 

[Lily42uk]

Menu Sunday 10th February 2013


Breakfast
2 x Toast Hexb
2 x Eggs Scrambled 1 syn
Baked Beans
Mountains of Mushrooms
Coffee 1 syn
Water 1 pint

Lunch
Mixed Salad with Tuna and Mayonnaise 1 syn
Fat Free Vinaigrette
Water 1 pint
2 x Satsumas

Dinner
Spanish Omelette Hexa for cheese
Mixed Salad
SW chips
Water 1 pint

Extras
Fruit throughout the day
Yakult 1.5 syns
Porridge Pancakes with golden syrup 3 syns
Flapjack 2.5 syns

Syns for the day, day 6 = 10

Syns for the week = 93/140

 

[Lily42uk]

OMG just made the porridge oats pancakes ..made with 35g Porridge oats, 1 Mullerlight yogurt (I used toffee), mix well, leave in fridge for at least 4 hours but preferably overnight, take out add sweetener to your own personal taste and then add 3 eggs and beat. Put a half a ladel in a hot non stick frying pan and cook for a few minutes then flip over and cook the other side, I just had 2 drizzled with 1 syn worth of golden syrup for a total of 3 syns and still got loads left for tomorrow :drool: they were amazing yummmmyyyy xxx:hug99:xxx

Now to adjust my menu for today lol xxx

 

[ShakeEmUp]

Oooohhhh those pancakes sound fab Lily I think I may have to try this next week for treats at night

Brilliant news about the sausages Lily, not so good about the yakult :giggle:

Sorry about the nosebleed that must have been worrying :bighug:

 

[Lily42uk]

Oooohhhh those pancakes sound fab Lily I think I may have to try this next week for treats at night

Brilliant news about the sausages Lily, not so good about the yakult :giggle:

Sorry about the nosebleed that must have been worrying :bighug:

Hey Em, the pancakes were really lovely, just had them for brekkie made 6 small ones, have to be careful when frying that the pan is really hot, you can use frylight but I found they cooked just as well without it, but try not to turn them too quick, need to wait till they are almost bubbling then they flip easy, but they were gorgeous, just drizzled a spoonful of golden syrup and had thick fromage frais, a banana and mixed berries, they were bleddy divine...made them with the toffee yogurt rather than the plain vanilla yum yum yum is all I can say ...Made a nice change from my usual breakfasts xxx:hug99:xxx

 

[Lily42uk]

Menu Monday 11th February 2013

Breakfast
Magic Porridge Pancakes Hexb
Mixed Berries
Banana
Golden Syrup 1 syn
Coffee 1 syn
Water 1 pint

Lunch
2 x Sausages 1 syn
Jacket Potato
Cottage Cheese
Baked Beans
Small Salad
Water 1 pint

Dinner
Lamb Leg Steaks in a minty Sauce
Roast Veg (Butternut squash, celeriac, onions, peppers, celery and swede)
Roast Potatoes
Gravy 2 syns
Water 1 pint

Extras
Fruit throughout the day
Flapjack 2.5 syns
Yogurt
Yakult 1.5 syns
Kara Chocolate MilkHexa

Syns for the day, day 7 = 9

Syns for the week = 102/140

 

[Purple Patsy]

Pancakes look and sound yummy. Is it blue or red yakult you take? Do you think the probiotics are helping any yet. I think mine might be working a bit but with all the AB's I've had recently they have a long way to go. You will no doubt be the same with the steroids and AB's you've had to take. Here's hoping we both get better with something so relatively simple.

 

[Lily42uk]

Pancakes look and sound yummy. Is it blue or red yakult you take? Do you think the probiotics are helping any yet. I think mine might be working a bit but with all the AB's I've had recently they have a long way to go. You will no doubt be the same with the steroids and AB's you've had to take. Here's hoping we both get better with something so relatively simple.

I take the blue Yakult they are lower in syns, not sure if that's actually a good thing though....I'm not totally sure but I feel like they might be making a slight difference, but after just 3 weeks I'll give it another good month or so before I make up my mind fully.

That's the problem, isn't it ...we take all the good stuff like the Yakult, which to be honest is so sweet it makes me wanna puke lol, but are they actually doing any good while we are still on heavy doses of steroids and AB's...only time will tell.

I know one thing for sure, giving up smoking 3 years ago (come 19th March) was the best thing I ever did, when I used to get Bronchitis even with AB's it would last for months, this time 3 weeks, still got a little sniffly cold but nothing that's bothering me unlike the hacking cough of the Bronchitis...so there's one bonus for me .

Take care lovely and I really hope you've made the right decision with regards to the redundancy....I can honestly say money's definitely not everything and you do learn to adapt ...so much so that this year I am actually starting to save again, small amounts to start with but by the end of the year should see some bigger amounts xxx

 

[Purple Patsy]

I'm on the blue yakult to which is reduced sugar (but probably more sweeteners) I read that even if you're on AB's they do help but you're supposed to leave as long as possible between AB's etc to take probiotics. ie if AB's night and morning take probiotic midday. Makes sense I suppose as AB's activity will be half gone and gives you as long as possible for the probiotics to work before being killed off by next AB. I'm of the opinion that for a few quid it's worth a try.

I'm still not sure VR is right but on balance I think I can't pass it up. Terms are good atm but subject to change after June this year and rumours about of terms going to 2 wks for each yr rather than 4. The work environment has really deteriorated recently too with outsourcing and office politics and I frankly can't be ar$ed with it all any more. I'll just have to live quiet and get on with using all the hobby stuff I already own. I do have enough for at least three lifetimes as it is.