Phew, its nice to relax! I have been super busy and now I finally have some time to relax. I have three weeks holiday after my mid terms. I had four essays to hand in and one exam, now to catch up on all my weekly readings after Easter.
Fianaces are going so-so. I haven't bought any new clothes, but I did buy a $12 pair of plain black flats from Kmart and a new bed as the old one was killing my back. And in the last two weeks before end of term I have bought a couple of coffees and slices on campus. I do usually bring lunch (toasted pita with cheese, tomato and spinach) but I haven't been baking and I do have a terrible sweet tooth. My food bill has been fairly steady, mainly due to the $10 vege packs, great value and the chooks eat anything I don't like, such as vasrious brassicas. The girls having been laying nicely, I have heaps of eggs these days which is lovely. My garden is still producing beans and tomatoes but sadly the chickens have eaten all the silverbeet and lettuce. I also have scallopinis and squash still going as well. Quinces are nearly ready, that's this weekend's job to harvest and rehome them. Now I need to get back on track and stop spending money on junk food, that should be easy while I'm on holiday as I will actually have time to cook and bake again! Such a novelty after the past fortnight from hell academically.
Now I must go prepare for the Easter Bunny's visit.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013
So much to do, so little time
Wow I have been BUSY lately! Lots of study and then travelling to study and doing the readings for various papers. Then keeping all of us alive, fed, clean, warm and happy. Plus social time with friends and family and I get very tired at the end of the week.
I have been ok living a frugal life. I haven't bought any more clothes or shoes, although I will need another pair of plain black ballet flats sometime soon as my current ones are worn through and the heel flaps terribly. The Girl was given some lovely new-to-us clothes, exactly her size from our neighbours over the back (I will reciprocate by giving them a bag of quinces when they are ready). I haven't bought any food or coffee on campus yet due to the cost and the terrible variety. I am lucky that I have an Aunt who I visit on Fridays for lunch and my friend who's a post grad is showing me where the free instant coffee is! Woot!
I am also making the most of the food I have. So I had several large ish scallopinis in the garden and masses of tomatoes so I today during my weekly cookfest I made a vegetarian lasagna with grilled scallopini instead of pasta, home grown tomatoes with lentils for the sauce with layered spinach and white sauce. Then I had a pumpkin from my vege co-op (only $10 a week and you get two bags of random seasonal fruit and veges) so I chopped that up and roasted it with the remaining veges (small amount of spinach, home grown potatoes, yellow capsicum, onion, beans form the garden) and added some leftover lasagna sauce and white sauce and voila, dinner. I also made some pumpkin and choc chip muffins for our lunches this week.
I think its been a busy yet reasonably productive weekend, the house is tidy, washing is on the line (fingers crossed it doesn't rain), chickens have been free ranged all weekend and have a clean house, baking and cooking done, the Girl has been entertained and educated with a trip to the Museum, the Festival of Flowers and then we watched the model yachts, socialised with family and friends and had a meeting regarding the future of the Young Parents Breastfeeding Group. Now to sit down with my cuppa and enjoy watching Fast Five on TV.
I have been ok living a frugal life. I haven't bought any more clothes or shoes, although I will need another pair of plain black ballet flats sometime soon as my current ones are worn through and the heel flaps terribly. The Girl was given some lovely new-to-us clothes, exactly her size from our neighbours over the back (I will reciprocate by giving them a bag of quinces when they are ready). I haven't bought any food or coffee on campus yet due to the cost and the terrible variety. I am lucky that I have an Aunt who I visit on Fridays for lunch and my friend who's a post grad is showing me where the free instant coffee is! Woot!
I am also making the most of the food I have. So I had several large ish scallopinis in the garden and masses of tomatoes so I today during my weekly cookfest I made a vegetarian lasagna with grilled scallopini instead of pasta, home grown tomatoes with lentils for the sauce with layered spinach and white sauce. Then I had a pumpkin from my vege co-op (only $10 a week and you get two bags of random seasonal fruit and veges) so I chopped that up and roasted it with the remaining veges (small amount of spinach, home grown potatoes, yellow capsicum, onion, beans form the garden) and added some leftover lasagna sauce and white sauce and voila, dinner. I also made some pumpkin and choc chip muffins for our lunches this week.
I think its been a busy yet reasonably productive weekend, the house is tidy, washing is on the line (fingers crossed it doesn't rain), chickens have been free ranged all weekend and have a clean house, baking and cooking done, the Girl has been entertained and educated with a trip to the Museum, the Festival of Flowers and then we watched the model yachts, socialised with family and friends and had a meeting regarding the future of the Young Parents Breastfeeding Group. Now to sit down with my cuppa and enjoy watching Fast Five on TV.
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