Preparation.

When we returned from Laceys Creek, I prepared some food for the week. Sundays are my preparation days and I simply cannot rest unless I do this! Terribly OCD, I know... Since I hadn't done the groceries yet, I used ingredients I always have at home.

When I make quiche, I just add whatever veggies I can find. This time around, I used red onion, green capsicum and red capsicum. For the base mixture, I add 6-10 eggs and almond milk until I think it is the right colour. I also added some short cut bacon to keep J happy!

Whenever I make protein balls, I use a combination of recipes and lots of judgement. This time around, I added:

- 2 scoops choc honeycomb WPI

- sprinkle of cocoa powder (for extra choc-ness)

- 1 tbsp coconut for mixture, keeping some aside for rolling

- 1/2 cup peanut butter (the one in a previous blog entry)

- few squirts of honey

- 1 cup oat bran/oatmeal 

- 1 tbsp LSA

Mix dry ingredients and melt wet ingredients in microwave. Mix both dry and wet ingredients together and add dashes of water if mixture is too dry. Roll into balls and then roll into coconut. 

Laceys Creek.

This weekend a group of us went out to stay at Laceys Creek. J's family has a lovely "shack"  out there which was family-built many years ago. The boys decided we will cook the roasts and veggies in the camp oven down on the creek bed (a tough stroll down a hill from the shack), despite copping a bit of flack from the ladies. 

The water was SO cold. I couldn't bring myself to get the whole way in so I just kept dipping my toes in. 

It was so great to sit around, eat nibbles and chat with good company. I am usually so busy and never sit down and 'do nothing', so this was definitely a good chance for me.

This is my CrossFit coach and friend, Greg (above). He has recently opened a new box with his partner, Jules - CrossFit Geebung - I invite you to check it out. The box is located in Geebung, on the north side of Brisbane. 

The delicious camp oven veggies! It is quite a shame I didn't capture the roasts, they were just divine!

Peanut Butter.

I found this at my local IGA today. I have been on a hunt for a similar peanut butter but all I have found is the Woolworths organic type. This one is about $4.50, produced in Kingaroy and is made of 100% peanuts.

Earl Grey.

This weekend I will be wearing 'Earl Grey' by Ulta3. These nail polishes are the BEST value for money. I love them. 

Sundays are "me time".

I am one of those people that has lists to take care of lists, buys birthday gifts 2 months in advance and has them wrapped waiting in the spare room and schedules in breakfast into my diary. 

So, when Sunday rolls roun'... it is time to play. I usually do some home activities, hardly ever any social activities and often some entertainment activities. One particular Sunday this is what I did. However, it is important to note that I never finish off all of the things on my lists so Sundays are often spent doing so.

Make Up Brushes

I can honestly say I never think to clean my make up brushes. You can spend money on brush cleaners or you can do it this way and achieve a better (cheaper) result:

1. Rinse brush under running tap - avoid immersing/soaking whole brushes

2. Apply facial cleanser to brush until foaming

3. Rinse brush under running tap - gently pinching the brush to ease the make up out.

4. Press excess water off on to an old towel, fluff back to original shape and lay down to dry. Do not dry standing.

Beanhunting

Visit www.beanhunter.com and hunt down a nice coffee shop. This is seriously the best app on the market. I always pick ones 7/10 and above - I am not a happy camper when I get handed crap coffee.

Carpet Stain Removal

I work in a soil laboratory, J is an earthmover and carpets aren't really "us". I can never sit still for long enough (on a normal day) to wait for the foam to dry so I tried a Preen stain removal product which worked quite well.

Vinyl Record Upcycling.

I used a pack of 5 hooks which I got from Bunnings for about $4.00. However they were the 'no damage' ones with the special tape on the back so I ripped it off and used super glue as a replacement. 

For a while I have wanted to make one of these. Vinyl record bowls can be used for anything. I have decided to put it on my bedside tables to store my sleeping remedies. It gives my bedroom a nice touch. If you would like to make a bowl please follow these intructions:

1. Pick your vinyl up from the Op Shop - usually about $1.00

2. Take all racks out of oven and leave one remaining at the bottom. Preheat to about 175 degrees.

3. Choose a heat proof dish/mug/bowl

4. Once oven is heated, place dish/mug/bowl upside down and align the vinyl on top.

5. Stand watching the vinyl melt - it will take a few minutes

6. Remove from oven - be careful obviously - the vinyl will be malliable and you can twist and bend to however you want it or leave it to cool as is.

Eye Chart Art.

I recycled some old photo frames that were in need of an update (friendships fade and fade some more). I typed quotes in the font which I believe is closest to the one used in Snellen charts. It will be nice to change them from time to time. It must be a trick because 6 months on I still sit and read them letter-by-letter like this: Y. O. U... Perhaps that will help people to divulge the information properly?