Day Twenty Four : FOOD.

Date :  Friday 24th January 2014

Time : 17.48

Location : Millennium Apartments, Birmingham

Next few nights dinners, SORTED. 

It seems that, inadvertently, what I've gone and done is created a food blog! This wasn't really the idea! 

The next few days / nights I am alone, as my jet setting girlfriend is now in Prague (Berlin last week, Dublin next). The one benefit of this (other than starfishing, of course) is that I get to eat what I want, when I want, and I don't have a constant devil on my shoulder begging me for Domino's (She'll kill me for that - sorry Hannah!!)

So what did I buy for my numerous feasts? I have developed some meals which I will gladly explain. 

Chicken Caesar Salad (without the caesar dressing, with low fat balsamic vinegar). I cook this with the breaded chicken - this is a cool meal because its quick, easy, tasty AND its enough for 2 meals! 

Next up, chicken breast with vegetables and boiled potatoes. Again, I have 2 chicken breasts so this is good for 2 meals. I like to cook the chicken in a Maggi back, which - if you don't know - is a plastic bag you cook chicken in, and you fill it with herbs and spices. Yum. The boiled potatoes I like to cook with mint and basil. It only gives of a subtle flavour, but it just adds a little bit! 

Finally, chicken stir fry. So good - and again, it's enough for 2 meals! I'm really excited to try a different sauce, normally I get a lemon oriental sauce, tonight I picked up a Thai inspired one, which sounds delish! 

Food. It's just so good! 

I think caesar salad tonight as its quick! 

Oh. Did I mention. ITS FRIDAY! 

Lesson of the day : Not ALL healthy food tastes bad! Some of it's even quite nice! 

ALSO - I have just peaked at 187 followers on my Twitter - so if you like random chat, funny stuff and some lots of football chat (really selling it, aren't I!) come check me out :) 

  

Day Twenty Two : Say What You See?

Date : Wednesday 22nd January 2014

Time : 19.36

Location : Millennium Apartments Car Park, Birmingham

Say what you see?

You always hear of people seeing faces in things. Elvis in butter, Jesus in toast, whatever it is. 

Every time I take my car anywhere (which isn't too often) I have to leave the car park of my apartments, to see this, and every time I see it, I say the same thing. 

"That looks like a little girl, with pig-tails, wearing a dress, riding broomstick" 

(Quite niche I know - but when I see something, I stick to it.)

I've preached this to my girlfriend, who agree's, but I'm curious to know if anyone else see's it! 

Normally I'm quite bad with things like this. Whenever I think I've spotted a celebrity doppelganger, I'm left shot down and embarrassed! But this I truly believe it. That IS a girl, with pig-tails, wearing a dress riding a broomstick!  

Animals in clouds is a thing, too! For a fix of 'faces in things' check out the amazing "Faces in Things" Twitter accounts - decent for some light entertainment! 

Does anyone else see it? Let me know what you 'see in things'? 

Lesson of the day - Keep an open mind, and think outside the box! 

Day Fifteen : #Winning

Date : Wednesday 15th January 2014

Time : 16.31

Location :Wyatt International, Birmingham

#Winning

Isn't it funny how one small thing can change a day from being largely forgettable, to memorable. 

Today I got this email, from my insurance company, telling me I'd won a competition (that I didn't recall entering ... I did ... It is legit!). 

£50 fuel voucher. That'll go far, especially in a really long January where I may have some top secret travelling to do. Watch this space. 

The funny thing is, I was about to delete the email. It looked like junk, and I get so much of that (I've become a bit of an expert!). The only thing that stopped me was that the email address was an actual person, rather than 'hello@blabla.com' - Good job I didn't!

Today was pretty unspectacular. I woke up a little bit late so didn't have time to eat breakfast, so found myself snacking all day. Still 'healthy' (low fat, wholegrain crisps) snacks, but not good. I did have a lovely tuna salad for lunch though. I'm really impressed by Tesco's 'Healthy Eating' range at the moment, their lunch salads are so nice - and actually filling! 

This evening? Laundry and tidying the flat. Joy.

Lesson of the day - You can't win anything if you don't enter. I should play the lottery more - in it to win it, right?