After 5 years, I’ve made my final car payment, and it’s now all mine. The interest rate at the time was very good, and the deposit not too high and I’d just been advised by a different garage that the head gasket on my ‘old’ car needed replacing. It was a no brainer. I’m really pleased though that I no longer owe any money on it. Hopefully it’ll last as long as the same car I had some years ago; that one was 13 years old before I traded it in for a second hand car. Big mistake; the money I’d hoped to save by having a newer car didn’t happen, and the little Ford Ka I’d bought was a drain on my finances, and very uncomfortable to drive any distance. I’m very happy with the car I have now, and hope it will last for many years to come.
My first day back at work was quiet on one level; no students, however the gardeners have been out in force and we’ve never been far from the whine of mowers and leaf blowers. Of course my colleague is back and sniffing as usual. If it was my son I’d tell him to blow his nose! Makes me crazy…
Some time ago I bought a small bread maker. I love the smell, and taste, of homemade bread but can’t knead the dough; it makes my hands hurt. I’ve had the little bread maker for just over 3 years, it was cheap, and had made almost 200 loaves or dough for pizza. Lately it’s been struggling, and a couple of times the bread hasn’t worked properly, so I’ve been online checking for a new one. I found one I like, it’s a little bigger, and was less than half price so I snapped it up and yesterday made my first loaf. The loaf is a little bigger than we’re used to and it took less time to bake, and produced a very nice loaf. This morning I had homemade bread (toast) for breakfast, with an egg laid by my sister’s chickens, and a little homemade marmalade; simple pleasures that you just can’t beat.
I know this may sound strange, but I find compost to be fascinating. I put food waste (nothing man made, only natural, and no meat/fish etc) into my compost bin, add some activator, and put shredded paper in it now and again and a little water if it’s very dry. Leaves are also a good addition. You wait, maybe a few months, and beautiful dark, rich, compost can be dug out from the bottom panel. Fascinating or what?
Following a conversation with someone, not medical profession, I googled magnesium deficiency and supplements. I have a lot of symptoms of a deficiency so bought a supplement. Whilst I’m not 100% better, my sleep has been less disturbed, and the pain in my shin is abating a little. My hands feel a little better too, and I’m hopeful that after a while taking the supplements that my symptoms might lessen to a greater degree. I need to look up natural ways to get more magnesium too, though I suspect they’re in products that I don’t eat much or like. I’m also trialling a new chair that’s 3 way adjustable. On my old chair, you can only alter the height, nothing else. Hopefully all the above will help make my bones ache less. Getting older is a b*tch, but it sure beats the alternative :)
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Yum to home made bread all the time! Love how the house smells with baked goods!
Glad things are starting to feel better at least. I agree about the magnesium working better as time goes on. Some do take a while to saturate so to speak..
And yes getting older is definitely a B*TCH! Lol!
Agreed, sniffers are annoying.
I used to make my own bread, love the aroma in the house.
Actually it is a good thing to add flesh and fish to compost, bones too as this makes the finished product more natural.
Magnesium as an added mineral: Check this link:
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002423.htm
You will find that we get most from fruit nuts and vegetables.
Have a nice week.
John.
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It's only a compost bin, not very big, but it works well as I only have a small garden. The council take away any food waste that I don't have room for, or can't use, and they compost that. They also take away any 'green waste' that we can't use and recycle that too. All good for the planet :)
Mandi is very short on magnesium and she gets magnesium injections twice a year by the nurses, because she had a gastric bypass.
The smell of newly baked bread is so gorgeous, I don't know why they don't have it obligatory in the doorways of supermarkets, it'd certainly draw me in.
Great news on the car front,that's a little more left in your coffers each month.
Home made bread is by far the best,if you have a maker with a time delay on it you can wake up to the smell of fresh bread, and a free range egg,homemade bread and marmalade,what could be better to start the day.
Recycling is good Fran and your own compost saved you money shelling out on commercial stuff.
I hope the supplements continue to improve you health
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