This time next week i'll be at the beach

Until then ...

This is the only joy I will be experiencing on the bus too and from work.

My work schedule is so effing ridiculous up until we leave next Monday for (hopefully sunny *fingers crossed*) Coogee for family Christmas. I am working pretty much non stop until then. Not cool.

And in the meantime I'm on a 7 day diet to magically get my body bikini ready (read: lose water weight) so I'm sticking to low, low carb and cucumbers basically. Meat and green veg and some 0% yoghurt. Yep. It'll be interesting to see if it pays off or not. I even took before photos and everything. I'm so prepared.

I have big plans for Christmas. Well, sort of. As someone who completed her Certificate III in Commercial Cookery I am in charge of the sides on Christmas Day. And since we have a coeliac it's going to be all gluten free. Which is actually easy considering we're not in the thick of winter and sides can be pretty fresh and light. I'm making potato salad, coleslaw and green bean salad. Way to be health conscious. But i'm also determined to make these for the kids cause they're sooo so cute.

I also plan to make a meringue as opposed to sponge based Buche de Noel with marshmallow toadstools. The above is my inspiration.