This morning I remembered that the dried fruit in the Easter Cake we had from a neighbour counts as one of the thirty. Had nothing extra at breakfast, but managed an apple and some sort of small citrus thing (probably a satsuma) for lunch. Fried rice for tea (wholegrain) so added that plus bean sprouts, sesame, peas, chilli and green beans to the total. That’s 30 already. It’s slightly harder as you get into the third day as we’ve already counted bran, berries, peppers and mushrooms in previous days. I used lemon juice and soy sauce too, so that might already be 32, now I come to think of it.
We have sweetcorn, baked beans and lentils in the cupboard and courgettes and aubergine in the fridge. This is all the sorts of stuff we normally eat, so thirty hasn’t been too hard. Strangely, five a day can be tricky at times.
Mint Tea
This evening I had an acceptance from one of the submissions I sent out on 31st, and a second email from an editor asking if I would be willing to make a couple of alterations. I’m nearly always happy to make alterations, as they generally improve things, so that’s good.
I woke at around 5.30 this morning (that’s the morning of the 2nd, even though I will be publishing on the 3rd) and couldn’t get back to sleep. I’m not sure how I’m going to cope with moving. However, worry never solves anything so I suppose I’d better do it by starting and carrying on until I’ve finished. It’s generally the best way.
Easter Buns
Carrying on until finished is always a good plan.
In my experience it isn’t as easy as it sounds, but I will prevail.
That looks like a nice cup of fresh mint tea. As for worrying, someone whose name I can’t remember once said that it might not be as bad as one thinks, or could be 10 times worse than one could imagine, so there is no need to worry. 🙂
Good quote. A lot of sense in it. Mint, straight off the plnt, takes some beating.
That’s the way to do it
It seems to be working. 🙂
Courgettes and aubergine sound so much nicer than zucchini and eggplant
I have never liked “eggplant” but “zucchini” is nice and exotic. How are you on arugula/rocket and coriander/cilantro?
Coriander when dry, cilantro when fresh. I say arugula but rocket is fine
We only have the one word for coriander – I quite like the idea of different words for the two forms – one area where I concede the Americans do it better than we do. Arugula is an awkward word, and rocket, when applied to green leaves, always seems slightly silly. Rockets are t6hings that go into space.
The first time I saw rocket on a menu I was perplexed. The new one that annoys me is the phrase jammy eggs ..
I had to look it up. I like my eggs hard. If they bounce, this is fine. I will eat them soft if I have to, as I don’t like to make a fuss, but will assume the face of a martyr. “Jammy” eggs are my worst nightmare – the promise of a hard egg and all the gooey horror of a soft one. Aaaargh!
Yes, rocket. It should be a lot more interesting than a handful of green leaves.
I guess they can be peppery
🙂 To make an accurate comparison I would have to chew a firework, I suppose.
That’s one thing for the retirement bucket list
Most people go “cruise”, “Paris”, “parachuting” . . . “Eating fireworks” rarely seems to make the top 100. 🙂
Be an influencer ….
From what I’ve seen of influencers that would involve fake tan and a lobotomy – two other things that fail to make it into my top 100.
So true that worrying solves nothing, but worrierers will worry. Having been a worrierer all my life, I know how draining it is. Good luck with the move.
Thanks Laurie. The worry will pass. It always does. Sometimes it is replaced by another, sometimes not. I already have a plan or two up my sleeve, and a sense of resolve. 🙂
Excellent!
🙂