Monday, 3 August 2026

#BlogLife1107 - Slimming world hi fi bars, tasty or a wastey?

While I remember and it's fresh in my mind, the Seabrooks worcester sauce crisps were really tasty and not overloaded with salt like McCoys.

I highly recommend them and with the ridge, had a nice crunch. To me just the right amount of seasoning, not spicy, just enjoyable and different.

The Slimming World hi fi fruit and nut bars, I'm bitterly disappointed, a layer of chocolate at the bottom, very small and thin.

But maybe it's the raisin taste, which makes it seem like you're eating something stale, yuck....

There is an orange version I might try, not sure... The other nut or mint one was so good......

How can this be, so bad? I wasn't expecting to hate it. I'll still have it but not relishing it and I did check, it's not expired..

I gave myself a manicure yesterday, some of my nails were chipping, so I cut them really short.

I only leave them long around birthday/Christmas and that's passed now.

I'm still feeling run down, developed a bit of a cough/sneeze but resting a lot and taking it easy still, until I feel stronger.

I think I'll alternate between the peppermint essential oil, as that's long lasting, compared to the lemon which seems to disappear really quickly, which is not beneficial to my sinuses.

I'm still enjoying the crackers and salmon, different to my usual meals and I found some veggy samosas in the freezer that are good for a snack.

I also trimmed my hair, it's only been 2x weeks but with the weather being as hot as it is, or at least humid, I want it as short as possible.

It only just occurred to me that it's the summer holidays so the students have broken up for a break until September..

Ahh no wonder it's noisier. I just tune them out with the earbuds.

I was looking for a new game to replace Looney Tunes, Profile Perfect is similar to That's My Seat but in a grid form.

It still challenges my brain but the clues are given gradually and then unlocked with correct placements.

Plus there is also a story mode that costs 1k ingame coins, ouch. It is way more difficult because the clues aren't comprehensive, so guess work is involved..

At first I thought hmm.. But now I quite like it, although, the next game, has to be vastly different, so I don't get bored.

I thought I was improving, but walking around tells a different story.

I am really sore, it's hard to move around, the weather is getting hotter, which is not helping.

I feel feverish, without the fever.

Well it's now just Friday afternoony, ugh the earbuds are already only barely lasting until the morning..

But I feel well rested, walking around and using my hands, there is less intense pains, I don't want to scream anymore, so that's good.

There's a new random and we were typing a lot back and forth.

I feel the pressure of that, so taking a break, I told him already and he seems fine with it.

Oof and I'm happy that I remembered to pay my rent as it came in today..

I get the nasty impression, if it's even a few days late, the landlord is charging interest...

So I'm going to make sure, I try to pay it whenever it comes in, last day of the month or beginning, whenever...

Money is tight but I still have birthday money so gonna order food for later, macaroni cheese and maybe chicken..

Then do a grocery order for tomorrow or Sunday but the less typing the better..

That's why it's not been a proper blogging week, the pain takes over sometimes and I need to learn to just stop and rest.

Sorry about that, but it's par for the course, when you have severe health conditions, they don't just disappear, they get worse, until your body strains itself, which is what happened to me.

I just started limping, the pain was agony and my hands were just screaming to be left alone.

So I had to listen and forget the obligation of publishing and take care of myself.

And it was a good thing because my mood is starting to lift. I'm not 100% yet but maybe next week will be an improvement?

At long last, solved the issue of how to restock beauty items online.....

This weekend, instead of my limited Iceland order, I'll do it from somewhere else, probably Sainsbury's or Asda..

Whoever stocks more face washes... Phew problem solved :)