11:01 p.m. - 2008-04-25
Regrets!
Every so often everyone should take a step back & asses where they are in their life.

Are you where you want to be or where you thought you would be?

I’ve given this a lot of thought lately, especially with the potential economical crisis looming (if you believe what you read in the papers!), food & fuel prices rising at a rate of knots & house prices plummeting, interest rates going berserk, I think it makes you feel a little vulnerable and to some extent doubt if the decisions you’ve made have ben the right ones.

I’m happy where I am now, I have a beautiful little house, and a job I enjoy, and I am also due to get married to a fantastic man in November next year. However, I always wanted to have a career which involved psychology, not teaching as I have absolutely no patience, but ideally involving abnormal psychology, such as working with the police or therapy, but the chances of this happening now is non-existent, as it would mean that I would have to re-take my A-levels and do a degree, all of which would need to be done part time, (dratted bills, I hardly think the mortgage people would be very sympathetic to me taking 10 years off work & not paying them!) so it’s not likely to happen, unless we get a lottery win.

I’ve not had chance yet to post any pictures on my new Flickr page, but that’s my weekend project, so bear with me, there will be some pictures soon, I promise – cross my heart & hope to die!

Yummy recipe I’ll be making this weekend – flapjacks:

12oz oats (or 6oz oats & 6oz muesli)
100ml golden syrup
75g unsalted butter
2tbs sugar
Dried fruit – this is optional, but sultanas or raisins work best or sometimes I like dried apricots.

Melt together the butter, golden syrup & sugar slowly – make sure ALL the sugar is dissolved or else your flapjacks will be ‘gritty’

Add the dried ingredients & mix well, press into a well buttered & floured shallow tin & bake in a pre-heated over (180 degrees) for 20-25 minutes.

Let cool for approx 20 mins & cut into squares, don’t turn out of the tin until they are COMPLETELY cold.

Enjoy - LannyLee