I’m saving calories and it’s Day 5 of My Body Renovation. I’m feeling great! It is almost time for my Sunday reveal. I’ll be reporting on Sunday about the healthy outcomes of My Body Renovation! In the meantime here’s what I ate today. Note: I’ll be posting the grocery list for this week’s renovation on Sunday also. Stay tuned. Breakfast | Cheesy chicken omelette Made this omelette for the kids, which they devoured with toast. I skipped the toast and just added some fried tomatoes with pepper (note – used a little olive oil spray to fry the tomatoes.) I would normally add sliced ham to an omelette like this but only add chicken slices and some cheese slices. Delicious! Cheap $5 lunch | Sushi
Feeling trimmer by the day! Breakfast | Extra fruity muesli Morning tea | Health slice Thank you to my friend Lisa O’Grady for this delicious slice! (Recipe to follow) Lunch | Vermicelli rice paper rolls Dinner | Crabmeat Salad
The good thing about weight loss is that generally money saving recipes are on the menu! I am enjoying the savings while I’m changing my eating habits forever and discovering healthier food options. My Body Renovation is not a diet. I am simply finding some great alternatives to those naughty foods in life! Breakfast | Mushroom, lentil and spinach omelette I was off to work to today (I work three days a week in Marketing) and while the kids were sucking at their spaghetti, we chatted away while I whipped up a quick omelette. I enjoyed half the omelette and then used the other half in fried rice for lunch. The ingredients included two eggs, a spinach cube (the frozen kind) and lentils. Coffee |
I’m saving money on home decorating and the task is easy with a little imagination and creativity. Anything is possible! After venturing to my local Savers store today I was unable to find what I was looking for. Since we just purchased an old home, which is ripe for renovation, we don’t want to spend money on anything in the home until after the renovation in terms of home furnishings. So what I was after was a quick way of tying back the old curtains in the home so they look a little better. I could only find those really old fashioned curtain ties at Savers and returned home on a mission! Saving money on home decorating is fun! My mission: To create curtain ties for
If you want to lose weight and save money follow my Body Renovation! I woke this morning feeling much more energetic after that big bowl of veggies for dinner last night. (Check out My Body Renovation | Day 1.) I bounced out of bed and enjoyed the dishes listed throughout the day. In the morning I ventured out to a store and went on the hunt for some cool looking and cheap curtain ties. We’ve just bought our family home (another renovation story!) and I just needed some makeshift (not-forever) curtain ties to put up while we wait to rip those things down and replace them with a more stylish alternative. But I’ve noticed that Savers, a little like the Salvation Army stores lately, are getting
If you want less stressful mornings and some sanity saving tips for a more organised week, the Savings Room is here to help! When I think of stress I think of rushed morning showers, quickly devoured toast for breakfast, lost school jackets, last-minute newsletters and notes, slapped together lunches and bags straddling off little arms. Then there is the hunt for rain coats on the way out the door and the realisation that once in the car, there was no time to make up a coffee in a portable mug. If you are a busy parent or person on the run, I’m guessing you may have experienced a morning like this. Of course, I have! This is the typical morning for me if I don’t
I want to save money at the gym and I’m challenging myself to lose 10kg by 30 July 2013. Can it be done? I’m starting with changing some simple eating habits and will be posting recipes, grocery lists and doing a ‘Sunday reveal’ of my progress. Save breakfast: Gluten free cornflakes with apple Whipped up this delicious breakfast this morning. Purchased the cornflakes at Aldi. The cornflakes are a new product there. Added half a cup of soy milk and a teaspoon of raw sugar. Tip: Save money at the gym | Eat grated apple. Cheap snack: Peanut butter celery Peckish around 11am. Found some peanut butter and celery in the fridge. Added some chili flakes, my favourite for adding something extra to a salad or
Many people want to save money on cars and as a busy mum of a nearly three-year-old and an eight-year-old, who also lives in her car, I am one of them. This is particularly true now, since I just moved to a neighbouring city and much of my life is still stuck 20 minutes up the freeway in the opposite direction to my life-to-be. Work, schools, and even my favourite op-shops are all still there. Can I save money on cars at present? I’d like that! Right now, I need to put petrol and general car savings back on the agenda. Though I’ve unpacked all our boxes, checked most jobs off my moving house list, my kids and I are burning up that freeway like toddlers on tricycles down a
If you would like to save money on cars while buying a luxury car for a less expensive price, then this article is for you. Many people dream of handling a curve at a buck 20, screaming down the asphalt as one of the fast and the furious with their neon undercarriage lights causing the night road to light up beneath them. Unfortunately, we can’t all be famous, bald Hollywood actors with an impressive bank account. Many of us with a need for speed also have a need for a more frugal experience. More horsepower, less money There are many quick and powerful cars that can be found without leaving your bank account crying. Yes! You can save money on cars! Luckily, if you are reading
Love to party but hate a hangover? Save your liver with these practical party tips on how to party on, have fun, go crazy but still avoid getting a hangover in the morning by avoiding drinking as much alcohol as you normally would. How to party hard without getting a hangover. Feel better in the morning! Avoid salty foods. They make you thirsty. You will drink more. Watch the clock. Try to drink just one drink per hour. Pace yourself. Start with a non-alcoholic drink. Let others get ahead of you. Start of slow. Watch the clock and then after about 7.30pm-8.00pm after a little food you can go a little crazy. This way you will drink for less hours. Organise something to do tomorrow