Sally_Cinnamon
doesn't have a witty name
WEEK SEVEN, DAY THREE (Monday 7th June, 2010)
I've got new batteries for my scales but am resisting the urge to hop on them until Saturday, and what will be will be.
Another day dawns bright and sunny here--it's a little cooler today, only predicted to get to around 78/79 degrees, so it's a day to be outside and to get stuff done. Susan has been digging the garden so that we can get some tomato plants in and get some fresh herbs growing--I really miss all the lovely fresh stuff we had last year and it will be good to get it going again. Nothing is lovelier than tomatoes warm from the vine
I know that I should probably do some of the digging, better exercise and all that, but honestly I hate it. So, instead, I spent the morning putting up the girls' swimming pool.
To call it a swimming pool is a little extravagant--it's certainly nowhere near as big as some of the above-ground pools that people have around here, but it's substantial enough for us. It's 10ft in diameter and the water depth is about 4ft so it's easily big enough for a lovely splash around on a hot day. And as it's predicted to get into the 90's by the end of the week, I reckon we'll need it! I'm just wondering if I can knit in the pool...
Anyway, getting it set up and filled was not a small task. It had been flung in the garage over the winter so we didn't even know if it would be leak-free this year. It took a couple of hours of wrangling and scrubbing to get it ready for action and as I type this it's finally filled with water (took three hours to fill), the filter is running and later this afternoon I'm popping to the grocery to pick up a cover for it. We'll put some chlorine and other chemicals in it when the sun has gone down later on, otherwise they'll just evaporate too quickly. I'm excited about the pool. Might just take a few snaps later on for you all to see
9.00am
* Mug of hot water
* Bowl of fresh fruit salad (banana, kiwi, blueberry, strawberry, peach)
10.30am
* SW quiche, made with asparagus, mushroom, and wilted spinach
1.00pm
* Chocolate Chili 2 syns
* Plain couscous (couldn't be bothered waiting to cook rice :8855
* Fat free Cinnamon Roll yoghurt
* Mug of hot water
Need to make sure that I drink a bit more water this afternoon, and I need to get a few more things in the freezer for this weeks meals. I'm thinking of boiling up a pan of rice and freezing it in portions, and I might do some bubble 'n' squeak mashed potato too--there's a cabbage in the bottom of the fridge that really needs using up. Might also pop another quiche in the oven--it was a great syn free breakfast this morning and I liked that it was ready-to-go when I was hungry. Minimal cooking because I'm a lazy so-and-so
Steps:
Syns for the day: 2/15
Syns left for the week: 73/105
I've got new batteries for my scales but am resisting the urge to hop on them until Saturday, and what will be will be.
Another day dawns bright and sunny here--it's a little cooler today, only predicted to get to around 78/79 degrees, so it's a day to be outside and to get stuff done. Susan has been digging the garden so that we can get some tomato plants in and get some fresh herbs growing--I really miss all the lovely fresh stuff we had last year and it will be good to get it going again. Nothing is lovelier than tomatoes warm from the vine
I know that I should probably do some of the digging, better exercise and all that, but honestly I hate it. So, instead, I spent the morning putting up the girls' swimming pool. To call it a swimming pool is a little extravagant--it's certainly nowhere near as big as some of the above-ground pools that people have around here, but it's substantial enough for us. It's 10ft in diameter and the water depth is about 4ft so it's easily big enough for a lovely splash around on a hot day. And as it's predicted to get into the 90's by the end of the week, I reckon we'll need it! I'm just wondering if I can knit in the pool...
Anyway, getting it set up and filled was not a small task. It had been flung in the garage over the winter so we didn't even know if it would be leak-free this year. It took a couple of hours of wrangling and scrubbing to get it ready for action and as I type this it's finally filled with water (took three hours to fill), the filter is running and later this afternoon I'm popping to the grocery to pick up a cover for it. We'll put some chlorine and other chemicals in it when the sun has gone down later on, otherwise they'll just evaporate too quickly. I'm excited about the pool. Might just take a few snaps later on for you all to see
9.00am
* Mug of hot water
* Bowl of fresh fruit salad (banana, kiwi, blueberry, strawberry, peach)
10.30am
* SW quiche, made with asparagus, mushroom, and wilted spinach
1.00pm
* Chocolate Chili 2 syns
* Plain couscous (couldn't be bothered waiting to cook rice :8855
* Fat free Cinnamon Roll yoghurt
* Mug of hot water
Need to make sure that I drink a bit more water this afternoon, and I need to get a few more things in the freezer for this weeks meals. I'm thinking of boiling up a pan of rice and freezing it in portions, and I might do some bubble 'n' squeak mashed potato too--there's a cabbage in the bottom of the fridge that really needs using up. Might also pop another quiche in the oven--it was a great syn free breakfast this morning and I liked that it was ready-to-go when I was hungry. Minimal cooking because I'm a lazy so-and-so
Steps:
Syns for the day: 2/15
Syns left for the week: 73/105
