It's been awhile hasn't it...
Well you know this blog is called "No wonder woman - just organised", in the past few months I came undone so to speak. I would love to explain what has happened but now is not the right time, but I will when appropriate. Lets just say in the past couple of weeks I have claimed my life back and I now have a very happy husband and contented children.
Well you know this blog is called "No wonder woman - just organised", in the past few months I came undone so to speak. I would love to explain what has happened but now is not the right time, but I will when appropriate. Lets just say in the past couple of weeks I have claimed my life back and I now have a very happy husband and contented children.
So:
- Weekly meals planned... check,
- Shopping ordered... check
- Cake made for the weeks packed lunches... check
- Bread made for week...check
You don't know how good it is to write that! I have failed miserably at this recently. I have also done my Yoga for the day, built 1/3 of a Lego castle with my youngest, completed my AS stretches and now relaxing with a cup of coffee writing this while my daughter sits next to me watching her cartoons. The fact that I have not followed this properly for awhile means I can actually say that today is the most vibrant and happy I have been for awhile, I am now living proof that with careful organisation, healthier eating, and exercise you 'pull' yourself out of the depressive/frustrated slump you can get yourself into. Today I am sat here feeling like the old me is back. Lets see where I am next week lol.
I have found I can fit all this in by cunningly disguising it as 'fun' with the kids, so this morning they did my yoga with me. Admittedly they are a distraction and we do end up crying with laughter at Florence's downward dog, but I managed to complete the set and they had fun with mummy.
While making bread if you use a mixer with a dough hook like me then you normally (depending on bread type, this morning I was making olive oil bread) leave the dough in the mixer for about 15-20 minutes, so while doing this my daughter and I built the Lego castle on the kitchen table.
Yesterday while planning the meals for the week I had all the cookbooks out and they helped me choose the meals (having cookbooks with pictures in is a huge help here). Then afterwards we worked together to make the 'school' cake. This is the name Morgan now gives the cakes we make on the weekend because they are for her lunchbox. This time I managed to step back and hand over some control, this was really hard for me haha! So I really did nothing except tell them what to do, they even pressed all controls on the mixer etc. We made a traditional Victoria Sponge Cake as to be honest its the easiest for the kids to do. I gave them each specific tasks and if needed showed them how to do it. The result was a wonderful afternoon of giggles and gooey sweetness, 2 happy children and 1 homemade cake with no preservatives etc for their lunch boxes. You can get Victoria Sponge recipes everywhere, Internet, cookbooks etc. I chose one out of my daughters 'Usbournes Children's CookBook', it is great because it has big diagrams showing each stage, so the kids can work to the instructions. Oh and little note... so as not to ruin the 'homemade - preservative free' tag, I always use organic jam with no artificial flavours etc.
So I am back, happier and on track, we all have blips but fingers crossed I have crossed mine. Here is to a good week everyone xx
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