Me and PB are currently emptying the freezer as much as possible so we can defrost it then restock in anticipation of the festive season which isn't difficult, just quite slow - with it being two of us, the meals we make from the freezer last a few days while if we were a larger family, we would have finished by now. I'm looking forward to the restock phrase - prepping things for easy dinners later on really does feel like a real life cheat code.
I'm in the starting to feel better part of a flare at the moment* so I managed to put a chunk of gammon in the slow cooker (along with water, carrots and some bay leaf) which we had with potatoes and swedish cabbage (I won't share the recipe as I wasn't entirely happy with it.) and the leftover gammon will be going back into the slow cooker tonight as part of a split pea and ham soup.
Yesterday, I managed to bake something I've had my eye on for a while - blueberry breakfast cake - which turned out well though I think the flavour is lacking a bit of zing...perhaps adding lemon juice and/or zest would help next time. This sorted breakfast for the week, feels very decadent to eat cake for breakfast but I was very generous with the blueberries at least...
I also prepped some frozen falafel (air fryer sorted these) and a batch of lemon herb couscous where I subbed parsley for thyme (no fresh thyme on hand) and left the nuts and dried fruit out so I can change it up a bit each day. Today for lunch I had some the salad as is with falafel, yogurt sauce and cucumber. Very yummy! Definitely will be going on my rotation of lunch prepping. I have some sweet potatoes that need using up so I'll probably roast them in spices to go with lunch tomorrow.
Coming out of a flare makes me feel a little uncertain and hesitant about things as it sometimes feels like anything can push me back into a flare no matter how well I pace myself, etc. Heading into a busy time of the year, I'm wondering how I can manage it better than last year and I'm finding I don't have many answers since fibromyalgia is such a tricky, shifting condition. I suppose all I can do is try to treat myself kindly and enjoy the glimmers of everyday life as much as possible!
*the lifecycle of the flare is less a circle and more a confounding mess of squiggles as it isn't ever predictable, having a nasty tendency to veer way off past experiences just for giggles, I guess.
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