Sarah's Quest to be a Yummy Mummy

[sarah83]

Sunday 6th may - red

Breakfast:
Ham, mushroom & onion omelette

Lunch:
Ham and tomato sandwich (HEXB + 1 syn) with grapes, pickles and cheese - part HEXA

Dinner:
Chickencake, served with salad and roasted veg (HEXA & 2 syns)

Snacks/syns:
Milk in coffees - part HEXA
Seafood sticks2 white wine spritzers - 8 syns

 

[donnajt]

I still think you are saintly regardless of your WI tomorrow x

Are you entitled to tax credits? you might get extra with the childminding - will keep my fingers crossed for you

I used to work 6 on, 2 off, 30 hours a week, 6 hours a day, after I had Noah I changed my hours/rota to 3 days was Mon, Tues, Weds 9-5:15, 22.75hrs a week and then I get four lovely days to be mummy but 3 lovely days to be Donna (if you know what I mean)

I am sure the right job will find its way to you soon xxx

 

[sarah83]

It's really difficult because I had a good, well paid job as a PA before and I don't wantmy skills to be wasted really, or join the bottom of the ladder again when I spent the last 8 years moving up it. There are some jobs I really fancy which I've applied for, full time, but I'm ok with that I think.

Not sure about tax credits as they've recently changed the maximum earnings threshold and not sure we'd be eligible, we're not at the moment. I don't know - going to go and have the interview and see how it goes.

 

[sarah83]

Yay went swimming today with the baby so a bit of exercise.

Chickencake is in the oven, mmm can't wait. Also got a tray of roasted veg in the oven after a fruitful shop in aldi!

 

[sarah83]

OMG Chickencake was gorgeous, really flavoursome. Not sure I'd make it again though as I'm quite a frugal cook and chicken, bacon and sausages would normally make 3 meals not 1!
Had a huge plate of roasted veg with it - pepper, courgette, onion, mushroom with herbs, fennel seeds and balsamic vinegar. Yum yum yum

 

[donnajt]

It's really difficult because I had a good, well paid job as a PA before and I don't wantmy skills to be wasted really, or join the bottom of the ladder again when I spent the last 8 years moving up it. There are some jobs I really fancy which I've applied for, full time, but I'm ok with that I think.

Not sure about tax credits as they've recently changed the maximum earnings threshold and not sure we'd be eligible, we're not at the moment. I don't know - going to go and have the interview and see how it goes.

i hear u sarah i was in same position when i had meg 12 years ago. can u not return to your old job on reduced hours?

 

[donnajt]

OMG Chickencake was gorgeous, really flavoursome. Not sure I'd make it again though as I'm quite a frugal cook and chicken, bacon and sausages would normally make 3 meals not 1!
Had a huge plate of roasted veg with it - pepper, courgette, onion, mushroom with herbs, fennel seeds and balsamic vinegar. Yum yum yum

i know what u mean sarah but its so good x

 

[sarah83]

i hear u sarah i was in same position when i had meg 12 years ago. can u not return to your old job on reduced hours?

No, I'm being made redundant at the end of my maternity leave - our whole office closed in December and the closest one is Bristol! Otherwise I would probably have gone back full time as I was on a good salary.
Can't complain that much I am getting a good redundancy package but I'm itching to get back now after over 9 months off

 

[donnajt]

councils and hospitals r good for offering job shares but money not good

 

[sarah83]

Well I stayed the same which I'm pretty pleased with after our hol!

So onto this week... Well today and tomorrow morning are off plan. It's our anniversary today and last night we booked a spontaneous night away in Cardiff! So excited!
So we'll be going out for a nice meal tonight, and might go to the cinema too. Then of course there is the hotel breakfast in the morning yum!

But then I'll be on plan rest of the week with more buggyfit Friday - eek!

 

[sarah83]

Had a fab couple of days - a cinema date followed by a lovely meal at a steakhouse, with a free upgrade at the hotel for our anniversary! Even though we were so exhausted we were in bed at 9.30 and got up at 8!!
Then we had a lovely day in Cardiff bay with Bella who was good as gold all day.

Back on plan tomorrow and warned hubby no sabotaging for the rest of the week!

 

[sarah83]

Wednesday 9th May - green

Breakfast:
WM toast (HEXB), low fat cheddar (HEXA) and tomatoes

Lunch:
Mixed bean and veg chilli and rice

Dinner:
Egg fried rice with loadsa veggies and 1 syn for sweet chilli

Snacks/syns:
Coffees - HEXA
Chicken bachelors pasta in a mug
Banana cake - 3 syns

Total syns: 4 and no second HEXB :-(

 

[sarah83]

Thursday 10th May - mix2max

Breakfast (very late): red
2 ham and tomato sandwiches (HEXB x2) and 2 syns for spread

Lunch (at 4pm!) green:
Pasta, frozen veggies, passata, extra light mayo 1 syn and cheese - part HEXA

dinner: green
Pete's leek and potato bake and beans - HEXA

Snacks/syns:
Milk for coffees - part HEXA
2 Viennese finger biscuits - 10 syns
2 Glasses wine - 10 syns
Banana cake - 3 syns

Total syns: 26 - oops if only I'd resisted the biscuits before my interview! Stress = sugar craving

 

[sarah83]

Things looking positive on the job front, had an interview today for sainsburys and it went really well, find out next week.
Plus I've got an interview next Friday for a local(ish) private school, working in the office. It's a fab job but full time. Just have to wait and see. It's the school that roald Dahl went to so that's pretty cool

 

[sarah83]

Friday 11th may - extra easy

Breakfast:
Veggie and ham cheesey scrambled eggs - part HEXA


Lunch:
adaptation of veggie burgers in magazine, with salad

Dinner:
Prawn noodle and veg stir fry with sweet chilli sauce - 1.5syns

Snacks/syns:
Milk for coffee -part HEXA
Yoghurt and banana
wine - 5 syns

Total syns:

 

[sarah83]

Well 1lb off for me this week - pretty pleased as I certainly wasn't even close to 100%.

Need to make a bit of a meal plan for this week now, although I am barricaded in the house today as I've got a nasty chesty cough which I need to shift before my interview Friday. Plus my poor Bella has a nasty cold too bless her. Need to draw a cross on the front door I think!

 

[sarah83]

Yuck feeling very sorry for myself today just want to crawl into bed which is impossible with a baby. So I ate some biscuits today, not many but enough to go over my syns (it doesn't take many though), bad girl

Monday 14th May - mix2max

Breakfast: neutral
WM toast (HEXB1)
1 dairylea triangle (part HEXA1)
Tomato

Lunch: green
Pasta, onion, frozen veggies, passata, LF cheddar (HEXA2)

Dinner: red
Coop spicy chicken fillets (less than 1% fat and marinade is just spices so classing as syn free)
Salad
New pots (half HEXB2, other half used for olive oil in dressing)

Snacks:
Biscuits :-(
Milk for coffees (part HEXA1)

 

[donnajt]

Hi Sarah!

Had a fab couple of days - a cinema date followed by a lovely meal at a steakhouse, with a free upgrade at the hotel for our anniversary! Even though we were so exhausted we were in bed at 9.30 and got up at 8!!
Then we had a lovely day in Cardiff bay with Bella who was good as gold all day.

Sounds bliss! Belated Happy Anniversary to you and hubby x

Things looking positive on the job front, had an interview today for sainsburys and it went really well, find out next week.
Plus I've got an interview next Friday for a local(ish) private school, working in the office. It's a fab job but full time. Just have to wait and see. It's the school that roald Dahl went to so that's pretty cool

Sounds promising...any news?

Well 1lb off for me this week - pretty pleased as I certainly wasn't even close to 100%.

Need to make a bit of a meal plan for this week now, although I am barricaded in the house today as I've got a nasty chesty cough which I need to shift before my interview Friday. Plus my poor Bella has a nasty cold too bless her. Need to draw a cross on the front door I think!

WELL DONE! Hope you and Bella are feeling better

Yuck feeling very sorry for myself today just want to crawl into bed which is impossible with a baby. So I ate some biscuits today, not many but enough to go over my syns (it doesn't take many though), bad girl

We all have days like that..draw a line and jump over it...are you feeling any better today?

 

[sarah83]

No today I feel mega yucky and Bella's got a streaming cold bless her and is really clingy, and I've got zero energy.

Well I was offered the sainsburys job only to find it was temp until the beginning of August, and there's no way I'm committing to pay crèche fees for a badly paid temp job. But looking forward to Fridays interview - its the job I really want although full time will be tough. It'll be good experience even if I don't get the job

 

[sarah83]

Things to make this week:
Smash scones (with what I have no idea)
Fakeaway donner kebab with extra lean beef mince
Syn free coleslaw
Pete's baked bean and ham lasagne
Roasted veggies
Sweet potato wedges with a garlicky dip
Magic oaty pancakes