I still couldn't catch the tuxedo kitten. But my toilet is fixed. Supposedly. We'll see tonight.
Oh, and the power was on, at home! Phew!
Corral trees arrived! I am so excited! Sadly, as I showed the guy around the garden, I realised just how neglected everything is - it looks absolutely awful! Well, I haven't been able to garden for a few weeks - with all my cat troubles. I'm really looking forward to this long weekend!
He took a cutting off my Marigold and the grapevine - which badly needs pruning! He said he might come back over the weekend to ... I'm not sure. I offered him to take cuttings of anything he likes.
Aaaand mippies have pushed my desk air con off the nightstand! All the water onto my mattress and pillow ... lovely!
I, again, enjoyed a strong internet signal, so I was able to watch a few YouTube videos. I'm still busy looking into a different cooking life style. I've already changed by leaps and bounds - years ago, I was rather wasteful. Truth is, one really NEEDS to plan! And I don't. And that's where I run into trouble.
Well, I always meant to get better organised ... just never got around to it. Now I no longer have a choice. And yet, rather than feeling like a 'must', it feels more like 'here's my chance'!
Okay, so last night I looked into Beginner Tips for Freezer meals. I like this idea. I've been thinking of going that route for a long, long time. Years, really! Only ... well ... I just never really put it into action. What I've always done, was to buy bulk when it's cheap, then pack and freeze the raw ingredients. Like cuts of meat, vegetables - blanched, etc.
So, one thing, of course, is deciding freezing containers. Again and again they mentioned that 'air is the enemy', so vacuum packing is the best option for me. That's what I got that vacuum sealer for - only, the bags are just soooo expensive! So, I looked into alternatives. I've been thinking of using rolls instead of bags - gives me a bit more flexibility, size-wise.
When I first considered buying a vacuum sealer, I asked At for advice. And I specifically asked about the bags - he said how they're really cheap and no problem, just get them from the same place we get our work rolls from. What he didn't mention is, that they must be textured, they can't be smooth. It's that texture that allows the vacuum sealer to suck out the air. Smooth bags work in a cabinet sealer (don't ask me, I just parrot-repeat what I heard on this one).
I looked into alternatives last night, and what I need to know - that's where I learned about the texturing. I'm now looking at prices, and I'm wondering whether I should take a chance and buy no-name / non-brand rolls, as they are substantially cheaper! I've read the reviews and they seem to work on different brands sealers. They're currently on special, and less than half the price (per meter) of the rolls matching the brand of my vacuum sealer! And the rolls even now are almost half the price I paid for the bags I bought (on special) over two years ago!
I'll sleep on it. Anyway, delivery is 2-5 working days and I don't want delivery to fall on Monday.
This morning I woke up early, but turned over. When I woke up again around half seven ... and the power was off ... I thought it was another power outage! Turns out, it was just load shedding - I hadn't memorised the day's schedule. Bit of an issue, as I needed a fresh pot of coffee.
My delivery has arrived! I'd love to check out the mushroom kit right away! Yeah, gonna wait until I'm home ...
Oh, and I saw a cool tip on freezing: I can freeze in a container, then take it out of the container and put it in a bag! Why haven't I thought of that myself? So simple!
I'm too lazy today to go and get groceries. I don't really need anything ...
Long weekend this weekend, again two weeks later, and again two weeks after that! 27th April is a public holiday in South Africa, so I'm taking that Friday off, again. Which is followed by Worker's day, so that'll be a lovely 5 day weekend!
I woke up during load shedding again ... turned on my desk air con - LOVELY! Only, I forgot to unplug it, after I turned it off ... now my power bank is powerless! And I put the air con on the floor!
I think this long weekend I will take a day 'off' to just slob around, munching chocolate and watching The Lord of the Rings. Depending on load shedding, maybe two of the movies in a row ... try to schedule my mid-day nap during load shedding. I really need some time out! These past couple of days I've been feeling something coming on ... fever? cold? Not sure what, but I've been taking one or two Airmune a day.
Hmm ... I think place an order with Takealot today, after all? Quite a few of my regular items are on special - and I can't tell for how long! That part really sucks! Seriously - WTF? You know what? Sod them! I don't really want to be spending money now ...
I just fetched a bar of chocolate from my delivery. Just feel like a sugar boost.
Ah! That hit the spot! Could do with another ... ha ha ha!
Well, two things I want done this weekend: Trim the grapevine and sort out my chest freezer. It's - predictably - becoming difficult to find anything in there, now, since I don't have any containers / baskets, etc. I saw a video last night, where she just puts things into standard shopping bags - raw meat in one bag, veggies in another, freezer meals in another ... the problem I'm likely to have with that is, that the vacuum bags have such sharp edges. They'll just slice plastic bags the first time you try to move them. I'll figure something out, I'm sure!
And I want to put all the 'dodgy' foods either on top, our use them up this weekend. Then make sure my inventory is up to date.
I've gone and taken another chocolate from my stash, ha ha! It's already four, but yeah ... today is not a good day for me. Happens.
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