This week's progress

This Huntsman spider scared the life out of me last night. The laptop was sitting on the table and when I went to pick it up to put it away there was the 'spider'. When my heart rate settled down, I gingerly picked up the case and very carefully took it outside to the garden and brushed him off. I really didn't want the spider to run otherwise, I would have dropped the laptop.


Onwards with the cleanout. The nice clean and tidy linen cupboards.

The pile of rubbish that came out of the cupboard. Shame on me.

This is what I pulled out of our son's messy cupboards. Most of this has gone out.

And now the new room.

This year we decided to buy ourselves an early Christmas present. On the left, a new fridge that is badly needed this time of year as Christmas is always at our house. I have put the upright freezer that was in this space out in the rumpus/family room.

These recipes are taken from Debt free, Cashed Up and Laughing. I have only tried the Cappuccino one so far.

CAPPUCCINO MIX

1/2 cup good-quality instant coffee

1/2-3/4 cup castor sugar9depends on the strength of coffee)

1 cup instant non-fat powdered milk

1teaspoon ground cinnamon

Combine ingredients in a food processor or blender and blitz well. Wait for dust to settle and transfer to an airtight container. Use two tablespoons per cup hot water (I use 1 heaped tblspn and I add milk so it is not too hot).

CAFE AU LAIT MIX

1/2 cup good-quality instant coffee

1/2 cup castor sugar

2 cups instant non-fat powdered milk

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Combine ingredients in a food processor or blender and blitz well.

Wait for dust to settle and store in an airtight container.

Use 1/4 cup for each 2/3 cup of hot water.

SWISS MOCHA

1/2 cup good-quality instant coffee

1/2 cup castor sugar

1 cup instant non-fat powdered milk

2 tablespoons cocoa powder

Combine ingredients in a food processor or blender and blitz well.

Wait for the dust to settle and store in an airtight container. Use 1 tablespoon for each 3/4 cup of hot water.

As I may not get time to blog leading up until Christmas, I want to wish my friends that kindly visit my blog a Very Merry CHRISTmas. I have made lots of friends over the past year and I want you to know that I appreciate your friendships. I look forward to reading over your blogs whenever I get a chance. (I think I am addicted actually! Could this be true?)

I will be back soon,

Please stay healthy and safe over this holiday break.

Tania xx