Today was an early one – as most college days tend to be. Once my daughter had left to catch her first bus of the day, I cracked on with a few things around the house. I deep cleaned both the kitchen and bathroom, gave the place a good vacuum, and then got stuck into a few jobs I’d been meaning to tick off.

By around 11am, I got my home workout done – back and biceps today, being Tuesday. I’ve actually started enjoying my Tuesday workouts more and more lately. Once that was out of the way, I jumped in the bath for a quick soak, unloaded the washing machine, hung the clothes to dry, and finally sat down to eat my first meal of the day: chicken thighs followed by some blueberries. 

After that, I settled in for a bit of gaming. I’ve been playing the new remastered version of Oblivion that everyone seems to be raving about. I never played the original, but I’m two days in and already hooked. It’s honestly such a great game – it’s easy to see why it’s considered a classic.

The only thing that managed to drag me away from the Xbox today was my nephew’s 7th birthday. I needed to be at my sister’s for 5pm. It wasn’t a big gathering – just me, my daughter, my mom, my sisters, my sister’s two kids, and my nephew’s dad. We all watched him open his presents and stayed for about an hour and a half. The highlight of the evening was definitely when he unwrapped his PS5. The poor little guy burst into happy tears when he realised what it was. Safe to say, he was absolutely over the moon.

Once we got home, it was already a bit late, so I just reheated some beef chilli kebabs I’d frozen last week and defrosted this morning. It was one of those days where I couldn’t be bothered to cook anything big, but that was fine. Quick, easy, and did the job.

And that’s about it for my Tuesday.

Yesterday was Thursday, but it wasn’t shopping day. Me and my mom broke away from our usual routine and went today instead. We still went to our usual shops and I picked up the same food I normally get, but this week I decided to try something new.
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I picked up a tub of Chinese curry paste – the same kind they use in Chinese takeaways – and I’m currently cooking a Chinese beef curry in the slow cooker. I used beef skirt, since it’s the closest cut I could find that resembles the beef from the takeaway. I’ve added peas, white onion, and mushrooms too. I haven’t tasted it yet, but it looks exactly like the real thing and it smells great. I’m leaving it on for a few hours to make sure the beef goes tender.

While we were out, I also picked up a co-ord short and t-shirt set for my nephew. It’s his 7th birthday on Tuesday. I’ve ordered him a few more things from Amazon as well, and they should arrive tomorrow.

Talking of deliveries, I had one midweek. I’m not usually a fan of football tops, but I’ve had my eye on the Man United third kit for a while now. It’s white and has a proper retro look to it, and instead of the usual United badge, it’s just got the devil from the logo. The only thing that was stopping me from buying it sooner was the price – £80. But the Man United spring sale is on at the moment and they had it for 50% off, so I didn’t mind paying £40. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to wear it over the weekend.

Anyway, that’s my little update. I hope everyone’s had a good week and has a nice weekend ahead.