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A way of making weekends special

Marianne72

Since retiring, I've felt 'out of the stream' - not that I was ever much in the stream! I want to find a way of making weekends different, so the weeks don't run into each other. I decided to do several things which others might find useful: I would be interested in your weekend activities too.

1. as I eat home-cooked in the week, I'm going to buy ready-made at weekends. Also, treats I 'shouldn't' eat because of my type 2 diabetes

2. inspired by the lovely Beltane flower-strewn table   I'm going to decorate my tray/ table with flowers - real if I have them or artificial

3. as often as I can, I will stay in my PJ's all day. Luckily my garden is secluded, so I can even garden in my undress!

4. I'll stay in bed as long as I want - especially if my arthritis is particularly painful  and not feel I 'ought' to be doing something. No chores at weekends!

Perhaps we all need to look after ourselves more, doing what makes us comfortable and happy, rather than worrying about always appearing 'conventional'. What do you think?

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  • Once a week, on a Saturday morning: a cooked English Breakfast.

    Once a week, on a Saturday afternoon: a 25 g packet of crisps.

    Once a week, on a Sunday lunchtime: a set of meals cooked in the main oven (a really fully-loaded oven of different things which can all cook at the same temperature  - just adding items along the timeframe to suit their individual cook times) e.g. with a few spare jacket potatoes tucked around the other pans / dishes - wherever there is a little space found on an oven shelf).  This makes for some easy meals later in the week too / cool, label and stash a few servings in the freezer for a subsequent week as well.

    Once a week, on a Sunday afternoon: a slice of no-egg, low-fat, Fruit Bran Loaf - as a Sunday afternoon tea treat (homemade, cooled, sliced, labelled and stashed in the freezer ...means one Loaf provides 8 weeks-worth of Sunday afternoon teatime treats for 1 person).  The sliced Bran Loaf also travels well, accompanied by a flask of tea / coffee for a pause on a walk outdoors.

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