Bloo's Self Reliance

This has been my view for the last few days.
Although I have to admit it’s been a bit larger than this, at least so u can actually see what I’m writing.

Today I complete my task of writing the Beginners Water Bath Canning Workshop Workbook. 100ish pages of simple, easy to follow, guidance for the absolute beginner.

This tool eventually will be in printed book form which will also contain 50 pages for you to fill out your own recipes, for now though printed out in folders is enough.

Oh and just in case you were worried it’s written using open dyslexic font which makes it readable for just about everyone.

For those who can’t … there’s me … I can read it to you and explain it first hand, in person at one of my in person workshops or one videos on my YouTube channel. Either way we can get you started in a way that works for you.

Let me know in the comments if you would get a copy.

Proud of me for getting this done.

#waterbathcanning #beginners #preservingfood #writing

9 hours ago | [YT] | 5

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Braggs is now owned by a mega corp and the quality has gone find a substitute!!!

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YUS!!! It has arrived!!! Can’t wait to get stuck into this one!!! Been waiting for months for this one to come round on my book purchasing rotation so I bumped a couple just to get it now cos in for a penny right!!!

I do highly recommend ANYTHING from @TheDiaryOfACEO I’m not sponsored or affiliated but when I first started out I wish his products and interviews had been available. Just remember guys it’s never too late. 1% change is all it takes and I am already on that journey.

#bookofthemonth #sweatthesmallstuff #itsnevertoolate

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This morning breakfast is natural Greek yoghurt, raw honey, peanuts.

I was in a lot of pain last night and unable to walk without crying and needing assistance to get into bed. That’s life.

I recently started walking around the block first thing before 5am, yesterday a police car soreness me for absolutely no reason and I ended up twisting my hips, back and knees so badly I’ve had to buy a new office chair this morning because I am no longer able to sit in a chair with no support.

I think this morning I will give it a later start get a lot of the things done I need to and then once everything is done I will go for my walk. Why am I leaving it? I have a lot of stuff to do. I have deadlines. That comes first and my walk today needs to come after with what’s left in the tank.

Self care today needs to come in the form of nutritious easy food that can feed us for the next few days and getting my work done early in the cool.

Then and only then … I’ll take my walk.
Self care can work around you and that’s ok. Anyone who tells you otherwise doesn’t get it and never has got it and you do t need to listen to them. You do you boo only you know what’s best for you xox

#selfcare #breakfast

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It’s hot… summer is peeking over the rooftops and frankly if anyone asks me to turn on the cooker they’ll get a look so glaring it’ll bore holes through their soul!

So I started making salads.

The big one is a tossed chef style salad.

Iceberg lettuce
Red onions
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Grated cheese
Garlic sausage
Pickled eggs

All chunk chopped together and the dressing is

Mayo
French dressing
Picked egg vinegar
Juice and zest of a lemon

LUSH IT IS!!!

Basically use what you have it’s easy enough.

The other one is a basically

Tin of sweetcorn
Cherry tomatoes
Cucumbers
Red onion
Coriander
French dressing

Again use what you have there’s no rules except only use what you’ll eat and keep it simple.

The rest will go with the rest of the meals for the week and tomorrow I’ll be cooking off a rare roast beef fillet so we can use it for meals during the week.

When it’s hot keep it simple and let’s not put ourselves through having to put the oven on xox

#salads #foodprep #batchcooking

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We’ve got to the stage where we had to rearrange and sort out our pantry shelves. 2 shelves have had to become 3 to accommodate us making our own options on “store bought tinned foods etc.

Even though I’ve been taking part and watching or doing this all my life once I was old enough I am still surprised at how quick it all adds up and just how little it costs to make. Let alone the difference in flavour and colour.

I’ve never known a better way to get through tough times than preserving your own food. Making use of seasonal ingredients or even marked down seconds and seasonal offers.

Every little bit helps to fill another jar and those jars are a lifeline in times of crisis.

#waterbathcanning #preservingfood #shelfie #costoflivingcrisis #budgetmeals #frugalliving

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Book your spot before Monday and only pay £99.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 8

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Been to check out Morrisons at Foss Islands and honestly the best they had were carrots and swede for 8p no one is touching thier £1.10 spuds.

I just had a loverly lady stop and ask me if I were ok and if she could help me.

I said “no thanks, just waiting for hubby to finish work as he’s coming to pick me up”, as I rummage a bit in the bags as i couldn’t remember which one I’d put the special bits to fix the Spag Bol sauce Tanny might have cremated a bit last night.

“You need a snack would you like me to get you one?” She says…

O.o

I’m a little taken aback by this but instead of being the Ahole I might’ve been I laughed her off and said “oh, noooooo I’m good pretty sure I’ll last a while yet thanks” I say this while looking myself up and down.

“Oh hahaha” she chuckles and wanders off without a care in the world leaving me to ponder just what happened… or if it even did and what if the ever loving world just happened O.o

Ahhhh well at least it gave me a story for the post if nothing else.

I’m still sitting here stunned not gonna lie. Ahhh people gotta love em … can’t eat a whole one.

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