Our weekly meal plan. 4th - 10th March! #MealPlanningMonday

Last weeks meal plan went pretty well. The slow cooker beef & tomato casserole was delicious but Ellie was not a fan. She decided that she didn't like beef any more and the tomatoes didn't taste like tomatoes (they did. lol). She ended up with a bowl of cereal. We didn't have the sausage casserole yesterday. We had a day of watching films and by the time I thought about tea it was too late to make it. We're having it today.

Tuesday is pancake day which the girls are looking forward to. Every year I make them from scratch and every year I end up in the kitchen stressed because they are not working out. This year I am cheating and I've bought ready made one's. It will be stress free!

This week on the menu we have:

Monday - Sausage casserole, mash & veg.

Tuesday - Pancakes! 

Wednesday - Chilli con carne.

 Thursday - BBQ chicken with pasta and sauce.

Friday - Pizza.

Saturday - Chicken egg-fried rice, vegetable spring rolls and prawn crackers.

Sunday - Chicken and chips.

What are you eating this week?

A baking mess. #MySundaySnapshot

My girls and I did a bit of baking yesterday. The mess was contained until my youngest dropped a bowl full of pretty balls onto the laminate floor. I had to pull the sofa out and I still don't think I got all the ruddy things. lol The Llama and Cacti were pretty though.

Week 9 of #Project365 - A photo every day for a year!

Happy Saturday! We have been ready for the weekend since about Wednesday. lol Becky has had a week of mock GCSE exams and Ellie says she has been working hard at school too.

I have had some fab deliveries over the past week. Some products to review and some competition wins. Even Stu has had some deliveries, just computer parts but they make him happy.

Now for a photo every day.

54/365 - 23rd February

Ellie was trying out the Strictly Briks that we were sent to review. She is loving them and has not stopped using them.

55/365 - 24th February

A lazy Sunday. We spent the afternoon watching films lazing about.

56/365 - 25th February

My pretty tulips.

57/365 - 26th February

Ellie made apple crumble at school.

58/365 - 27th February

I was sent a huge bundle of Dr. Oetker products to have some fun with.

59/365 - 28th February

I won a gorgeous throw and Becky has claimed it. Hmmf.

60/365 - 1st March

I tried out some exfoliating socks (sent to review). They were so strange to wear but I should have baby-soft feet very soon.

An InLinkz Link-up

This week my Word of the Week is: Bright! #WotW

This week my Word of the Week is:

This past week has flown over but so has the whole of February! Welcome to March! This week has been so bright. It really felt like spring had arrived. Deep down I knew it wouldn't last but it was nice while it did. Last Friday I went out all day without a coat and just a jumper on but it seems we've moved back into winter. Yesterday was grey and wet and it's forecast the same today. Ugh.

It has been so lovely to see the sunshine. It always puts me in such a wonderful mood. I feel motivated to do stuff. Usually I could say I have got all my washing done and emptied the washing basket but no, the washing machine broke on Sunday. It probably broke Saturday night but we didn't notice until I went to hang it on the line the next morning. Thankfully we pay for the cover plan which means someone will come out and fix it but we've had to wait until today. 

We are looking on the bright side of things. We should be getting a new washing machine. If the item breaks more than three times with the same fault it is replaced. Hooray for Currys and their care plans. It broke down 3 times in 2017. Twice in the summer and once in December. This time is the 4th time which means they should replace it with a new one! All it is, is a wire coming loose which stops the drum from turning but that shouldn't be happening again and again.

Becky has started her GCSE mock exams this past week and has one nearly every day for 2 weeks. She is taking it all in her stride. She's a bright girl and she's found a couple of exams hard but she said she's answered everything. She's not panicking or stressing which is great I hope this frame of mind continues over the summer when she takes her real one's. 

I have found this week quite lonely. Last week the kids were off school for half term and Stu was off work too but they're all back now and I am home alone. I have missed them and have found the house too quiet. I found myself turning to Netflix for company and have binge watched two shows. The Umbrella Academy all about super heroes. It's quite funny and I was hooked after the first episode. Then I watched Dirty John a true crime story. I won't say anything to spoil it but I found myself shouting at the TV lots! 

During the week we had a fab delivery of baking products to try out. Llama biscuits and Mermaid cupcakes will be made. They look simple to make and will be as long as Ellie listens to me. Eek!