April 15, 2013
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growing up
ever since my mum became ill, our family has had to grow up in general.
my mum's the backbone of this family: she cooks, cleans and runs the entire household.
now she can't do anything - so we're left to fend for ourselves. My dad makes simple vietnamese dishes that ONLY he can eat. He fries a lot of fish which stinks up the entire household, so much so, when my mum was home on one occasion-he was yelled at because the smell was making my mum feel sick
so now he cooks his fish outside- like a true fobster.
I bought 2 Michelle Bridges cookbooks and started cooking the simple meals from them. So far, I've made a few stir frys... although I'm terrible at following instructions and I make it up as I go in regards to sauces but I use similar portion sizes so that I'm not over eating.
Turns out my "random" sauce experience is somewhat a big hit with my sister and Mr_54632.
I always try to think of healthy quick meals because let's face it- unlike housewives who don't go to work and have plenty of time to make these dishes. I get home at 6pm on days that my mums at home and 9pm if she's in hospital. I barely have enough energy to eat let alone cook, so the meals have the yummy and simple.
Besides cooking, we gotta remember to do our washing, one week, I almost ran out of clean underwear and was panicking.. and luckily found some in the wrong cupboard drawer of my tallboy.
Yes, clothes used to be magically washed...
I know, we used to have it good.
but it's been a good experience to learn...
OH.. and some good news..
i'm now weighing in at 81.7kgs.
before i started michelle bridges 12wbt challenge thing.. i was like almost 86 kgs..
so woohoo to me!!!!
