A Good Start to My Week | WORK/LIFE BALANCE
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
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Today we are trying to get ahead on the week by being more prepared.
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🐶🐷 Stacey ANYTIME you wanna show your furkidz or featherkidz...go right ahead!! I love them all! Thanks for showing us them on this vid!!!!
You work so quickly in the kitchen and without a wasted movement. No wonder you get so much accomplished in an hour! Fed the family and the piggies in record time. Perfect eggs and quality control dispatched a blemish on the celery with a casual flick of the knife. You are a wonder!
Thank you :)
Hi Stacey, your presentation was absolutely amazing! Your ideas on pre-planning are so practical and helpful. Every time I see you, it feels like I'm being visited by a good friend. Work-life balance is crucial, and staying organised is the key to a happy and fulfilling life. You are a blessing, Stacey! ❤❤❤
Thank you so much :)
I froze the sandwiches that you showed us in one of your videos, they were so amazing, as my husband came out of hospital after a prostrate cancer operation, i could just pull out the sandwiches and have them toasted without any mess and devote my time to my lovely hubby. Thanks you Stacey.
I hope your husband is doing well and will be in my prayers. I am so glad you found the toasted sandwiches handy to have :
Watching you bliz the garlic and seeing how much lands on in the lid. I saw a good hack on this not to happen. Place a layer of glad wrap over the jug and the problem is solved .
Nice start for the week thanks Stacey
The chicken and egg salad looks sooooo good
Thank you for your wonderful recipes, cheers from Australia.
So happy to see 31.6!!! The channel is growing
Yes, I am so grateful and blown away :)
@@FarmersWifeHomestead you deserve it
Well done. Blessings from Australia 🇦🇺
@@FarmersWifeHomestead It's amazing! I came onboard when you were at 20k or so. It's just grown so quickly.
Yum, will definitely be making the Chicken and egg salad
Thanks Stacey 🤩 You keep me motivated! 👍💙🌹
You guys keep me motivated as well :)
I loved your sweet doggie, the pigs were adorable and I’m excited to try the egg and chicken salad… or maybe since I’ve got a huge ham to use up, egg and ham salad. Just LOVE your videos!! ❤️
Aww the wee pigs are so cute
Very sweet looking dog, and oh those baby piggys, i loved seeing them❤❤. Well Stacey i think you are very organised, well done, you make me feel very disorganised😅
Hi Stacey, from Swansea, South Wales. I just tried your method for boiled eggs! How impressed am I ! It worked perfectly! Thanks for the tip .
Love your channel x
When I worked full time and you had to keep weekends free for children’s activities etc., I tried to make sure I did housework every day through the week. I still do that, including vacuuming and mopping thurs/Friday and Monday because you are so right it sure gets untidy over the weekend when children and grandchildren visit! I wish I had known more about meal prep when I was a working Mum.👍🌏
Yes, children keep us so busy. I wished I had known more about freezer meals etc when my kiddos were young too.
I just read some of the comments and how about that B&B, people would love coming to your beautiful farm. And love the meals you would make. I don't know if I could give up my privacy though. Origination is not one of my strongest points. I need to work on it. You did great
Thank you, I have always wanted a couple of Eco B&B here on the farm. Maybe one day it will happen :)
@@FarmersWifeHomestead👩🍳 👩🌾 💌 👍🤞🏡🏡 🌞 🌠. Awesome content, thank you Stacey. Adore Trix! ❤ And a big yes to you having your Eco pods or similar, one of these days 😊
I have just closed my B&B .Very rewarding but after 7 years it does take a toll especially when you are part of keeping the property running & supplying fresh products for your guests. I am enjoying having more time to do things an appreciate the videos. I have through your encouragement began experimenting with different recipes. Thankyou Stacey🙂
Hi Stacy, been saving for one of those Themo Mix Machine's you have, but I just chop and freeze, and blanch me vegs to freeze. It worked with what I have and can use at the same time rotating what i have in the freezer, and then start again. I do everything Food wise on a Sunday for the whole week, House and laundry on a daily basis when it needs doing, as its only 3 of us home now. Huge hugs x and thank you for your content xx
They are great to have, but very pricey. I saved up a long time for it :)
Hi Stacey. Love your videos. I live in Australia, in a village just outside of Canberra. I also watch Becky from Acre Homestead but especially love watching your videos cos u r from our region of the world so what u do feels more relevant to me. Thanks again for your videos
Stacey, you're just too lovely so your channel is growing and keeping you busy, busy, busy 😊
Thank you Stacey. I do my washing and cleaning on Monday, shopping and ironing on Tuesday, volunteer work on Wednesday, and whatever I feel like doing on the other days. But I am a lot older than you and retired.
Hi lovely lady.
I'm on a low usage plan with Contact Energy with free power Saturday, Sunday from 9am to 5pm, this is when I take advantage of preparing our food for the week as well as the cloths, lining, blankets and pillows washed in hot water over the weekend. My power hasn't been over $20 since February 2023.
I don't eat meat, and my daughter will go get a pie or something when she feels like meat.
Most my veggies are prepared in jars, all my cakes are in jars and if anyone comes and want's icing it's made as needed.
Pasta, rice and sandwiches to be toasted, (which I have you to thank with much appreciation, as I never thought of freezing prepared toasted sandwiches), are in the freezer.
I have a small freezer so not much will fit in it; is why I use a lot of jar prepping.
I grow some of my veggies and only of what we eat and so much better tasting than store brought veggies.
Thank you for your time and what you shear.
From Hamilton, much love to you and all.
Wow, wish we had those plans here in Australia 🇦🇺, my supply charge alone kills my budget. I go to bed with a hot water bottle in cooler weather and wear ugly fleece pants and tops until bed 😂😂😂
@@missymurphy9002, I feel for you. I like my scruffy ugly cloths😂
I hope things get better for you.
Take care.
Wow, that's amazing. Thanks for sharing :)
I also work from home and the last 8 months have become so overwhelming. It got to the point where I was so busy that I was working all day in my pyjamas until 7.30/8.00pm and we were just too tired to cook. With all 4 members of our household (including 2 young adult sons)working long hours we are sharing the cooking to take the pressure off. I have just done a big online shop at Coles and planned the meals around everyone’s cooking abilities. I’m also making sure there are leftovers from every meal so we can put extra portions in the freezer for those days when no one wants to cook. I’ve also bought options for the air fryer that are quick and easy to avoid falling prey to Uber eats. So far so good - and my partner is cooking roast lamb and veggies tonight which is a slight step outside his comfort zone, but I think he’s just realised how easy a roast actually is to cook!
generaly I decide the meals of the week on sundays , but I cook every day because i love cooking , i make also the cookies for my man for the week . For the rest i do what has to be done, without any organisation . I love your doggy , has a really nive and gentle face. Hugs from france
She is such a lovely dog, and follows me everywhere. Thanks for watching :)
Greetings from across the ditch ! I'm loving your channel. You're becoming one of my favourite youtubers !! Keep the content coming - you're the BEST !!! 👍👍👍
Thanks so much :)
What a great way to do garlic, have often looked at the bags of garlic.👍
What a lovely farm. Little piglets are adorable. The dog at the start of the video looks so clever.
She is my darling dog, Trix, she is a full-bred Huntaway and sometimes wants to go to work but she is just my pampered pet :)
@@FarmersWifeHomestead. Does Trix live outdoors?
@@FarmersWifeHomesteadTrix is just lovely. You are looking better each time I see you.
Trix is adorable. Such smart animals. She reminds me so much of my huntaway boy Zac who passed away a couple of months ago@FarmersWifeHomestead
Love that idea of cabbage with lemon pepper. When I come to NZ for a holiday I always bring lemon pepper home with me 😄
I like to have my freezer extremely well organized. We have an upright & I’ve bins for each veg that I freeze & large bins for different meats. I’m quick in quick out. One word of caution with upright freezers … keep the heavy things on the bottom… if one falls off the top shelf on to your toes you’ll understand
Ouch, it sounds like you know! Great tip :)
@@FarmersWifeHomestead yes and the bruise took a long time to heal
I just love your farm, the piggies are so cute!!
I have been so busy, I have to play catch up on your videos.
I think you should build a couple of tiny homes, and open a B&B, I am ready to buy my ticket and visit😊
I have always wanted to open an Eco B&B here. Maybe one day we could :)
With my son coming home from Waikato University, I thought I would put some toasted sandwiches in the freezer, like you did in a video. He has eaten them already. 😅😅. Love that you are kiwi through and through. I shop for meat for the week from my shed freezer. Transfer it to the house freezer and go from there.
I'm glad he has loved the TS, I need to replenish mine as well.
Thank you for the other channel recommendation- if I like someone - I enviably like their friends.
I was really touched by you sharing the loss of Miss Piggy... It's tough losing a beloved pet xx
Love your channel xx
Monday is clean day. So week is up to date. Easy for me to say as retired. We all do best we can with each day as things crop up for us all. List helps. Prep for few days helps. Lunch here is your toast sandwich idea. Will try the chicken egg salad yum. 😊😊
great recipes and ideas to kickstart the week you forgot your pinny though my floors always look like i dont hoover but as its summer here and the back door is open all the dust and stuff blows in or the cats bring it in on their feet or my Hubby and son bring it in just pleased they have been out cutting the grass
Back in the day we used to have "pea, pie n pud"...being slang for peas, pie and mash. Loved it.
Really enjoyed seeing a bit of the farm and animals. You could take us out there every Monday imo😆. A regular update on the dogs/piggies would be awesome. Great meal planning. Thank you Stacey❤️
Well done with meal planning on Monday . Works well for me too . Plan meals out of freezer from food that you have . You have time to think about meals rather than being pressured at teatime.Love your videos .😊
Thank you :)
I usually meal plan monthly but since the surgery I just haven't got back into it. I will try to sit down and do one for next month. The freezers are so full so it needs to be done.
I like to have my meal prepared in the morning. So if I get busy, get visitors, have to do something unplanned I can still go and do. Do some basic stuff first thing eg bed, shower, washing, word for today etc. Don’t go on utube until sitting down after lunch etc. Summer gets busy in garden. So good to have meals in freezer. I find day always better if organised.
Hybrid working schedule here and the days I WFH are just as long as the days in the office 😮💨
I have found for my lifestyle this schedule works for me. Saturday is my day of rest/gardening day with a review of the calender for the upcoming week plus house business (budgeting etc). On Sunday I grocery shop than I am in the kitchen doing food prep/menu plan for the upcoming wek, preservation plus house reset.
I do have a rule when WFH - I MUST take my 1 hour lunch break and it is during that time I catch up on chores, exercise, talk with family or run errands ....
I’am a bit old fashioned I do certain jobs on certain days, Monday’s is a laundry , baking ( bread ) and vacuuming and mopping
I agree, I love a good routine too. Laundry is almost everyday here though :)
Hi Stacey. I enjoyed the 'behind the scenes' feel of this video 😊 What I do to make things easier for myself is sometimes cook a double amount of a meal then either I'm sorted for the next night as well or you can freeze the extra for another day. If you're having it two nights running you can change whatever you're having with it so it doesn't feel like you're having the same thing two nights running ie roast vegetables the first night, then broccoli with cheese sauce the following night etc
Are we having more lemon recipes soon, you mentioned it previously? Looking forward to some new ideas for using my lemons that are going crazy at the moment 😃
Yes, the next video is a lemon one :)
Your chicken for chicken salad looked really nice. I luv chicken salad. Great job. 👍🏻
First time trying it and the canned chicken, it was lovely :)
Nice work again! I love the idea of the lemon pepper cabbage. I tried the lemon pepper after you made it in a previous video and it was so good on hoki. I dehydrated lots of lemon zest so I can make it whenever I want.
Also, I wanted to try your tomato relish but can't get those large cans, however I had a ton of fresh red capsicums and used them instead. My goodness it's good!
You can use fresh and smaller cans of tomatoes as well :)
Trix is adorable! And the scenery of your yard is beautiful.
Thank you :) The mower is broken so the lawns are more like a paddock lol
I know that every time I make a meat loaf I always make 2.. one for supper and one for the freezer... super handy...
You have one of the best channels.. always enjoy watching... Enjoy seeing your farm... it's beautiful... I'm in the state of Ohio, USA...
That chicken egg salad sounded mouth watering, will definitely make it soon. Thanks❤
Thanks
I can't thank you enough, I would love it if you could please email me. If you feel comfortable enough too :)
@FarmersWifeHomestead I have been meaning to write as promised but have been sick 3 weeks now with Influenza A, your videos have kept me company...and sane xo
You're inspiring me to organize my days. I have depression and find housekeeping hard. I will try that chicken salad, too! Glad your husband tried it! Thanks, Stacey, here's to a wonderful week!❤
Going off to make that chicken salad now for my lunch tomorrow. Even thou it’s 4.30 in the afternoon. Thanks for the inspiration. Love everything you do Stacy great job.
Thanks so much :)
Hi Stacey, Monday is my reset day too! I like to organize my week on Monday morning, meals, errands etc and on Friday mornings I like to refill/restock for the weekend too so that I have free time to spend with my family all weekend! Love the videos, and the recipes are awesome too!~
Beautiful scenery
Very lucky to live where we do :)
Thanx Stacey, love this idea 👍.. Keeps me motivated, & fresh ideas.. You Rock😎👌
Thank you :)
Thank you Stacey for sharing
Thanks for watching :)
Hi I try and do a reset Tuesday, my day off, try and do 2 loaf tin breads a fruit and a whole meal seeds, also do date scones for lunch, a biscuit or muffins and maybe a date or coconut loaf, or fruit cake, put some in freezer and rest to eat and a small care package to daughter of some.
It didn’t happen today so pulled some things from freezer, enjoy your videos thx
They all sound rather yummy!
Hi Stacey, I followed your excellent advice and prepared a dozen (or more) freezer meals. Each freezer bag is enough to give me 3-4 meals for the two of us. I don't tend to pre plan meals for the two of us. I'm more of a whatever strikes my fancy in the moment person. Less rigid, more flexible with the mood of the day. 🤗. I've also been making up various spice blends and marinades ( and freezing these liquid marinades) to compliment my seat of the pants cooking style. This whimsical method cooking works very well for me (us). 😊
Your chicken salad sounds really tasty. Would be great in a lettuce wrap.
ohhh yes that would be nice as well :)
Hi ya, I'm in Australia. Love your videos. That egg, chicken and mayo salad looks bloody good.
Australia here as well, sadly not into egg , or rather it doesn't like me 😂
@@missymurphy9002 hi 🙋🏽♀️
Sunday is our rest day. Kids clean their rooms which include any cobwebs and window sils. Deep clean of the bathroom and I write out the meals that are available to make when I do food shopping as we shop monthly.
That chicken salad looks delicious might make one up tomorrow for lunches, put in a wrap... yummmm
Lovely, made it for a live. Just got black mustard seeds to make your recipe. Can’t wait!!
Let me know how you go :)
@@FarmersWifeHomestead it will take this procrastinator ages to make it, but i will
I'm pretty sure I have an allergy to ironing, maybe a few other chores as well😂 My absolute musts are a clean toilet/bathroom and tidy loungeroom. Tracey, you must also take a little time for yourself, even if it is only a bubble bath with a glass of something you like 💜💜🌹🌹💜💜💜
Im a full time carer for my husband so my me time to do things is when his resting i try to do things in advance prep meals all while his resting gets heptic here somedays my balance is my kitchen and music i love cooking experimenting with ideas im currently making a passionfruit beesting gosh if oma could see me id cop a earfull 😂
Thanks for salad recipe
I made your red pepper pickle love it I gave half to my mum and dad
I'm glad you liked them :)
I liked that chicken salad idea as I find eating a bore & struggle to eat chicken these days or eggs for that matter. But a spoon full of that on my rice crackers for lunch or tea for that matter sounds & looked great!! I don't mind celery chopped finely & thought that I would probably add some minced garlic to the mix. I am not sure about the dill but I am willing to give it a try!! Though I think I would probably bend more to chopped chives in it. I love egg mayonnaise which is what caught my attention so anything that uses mayo is my kind of meal!!
Tonight's tea was rice cakes with the rest of my salad items, though I forgot the beetroot until I had eaten them & realised what was missing with the taste but I did have the mayo. Then finished off with lashings of gluten free vegemite & the rest of the bag of grated cheese followed by a grannysmith apple. This was because I forgot to take the mince out of the freezer in time to defrost & thought I would do it in my steamer only it doesn't want to steam & it was a christmas present so not old!!
Looks yummy!!!
Thank you :)
I make a lot of base sauces ie curry, Italian, Thai etc. I freeze them and just add the meat or fish of choice later, 😁
That's a great tip - thank you!
Especially when you’ve done a roast of some sort or left over smoked fish, easy peasy! ❤
Great idea :)
Do you make your own lemon pepper seasoning? Wish I could meal plan but never really got into it, now I live alone so not much point. I will however freeze some premade sandwiches and of course when I cook Bolognese, stews and soups I always make extra to freeze
You have a cute dog. Wow your freezers are stocked so well. How many people are in your family?.Thank you for all the ideas. Cheers
She is such a lovely friend to me :)
There are 3 full-time adults living here and a teen every weekend.
Do you make your own Lemon Pepper seasonings. Wht is rge rato you use. Love lemon pepper chicken with Garlic. Yum What a great way to make the cabbage. Got to try this
Yes I do, I have a video on Seasonings but show you in the next video on lemons how I do it as well.
You look like me rummaging tour chest freezer 😂😂😂
That chicken salad looked nice.
I noticed the pie was bought. Do you make your own mince and cheese pies? If so, that would be an interesting recipe.
Hi Patrice 👋 Stacey did a vid on making mince and cheese pies 7 months ago: ruclips.net/video/aBLxA9HLIT0/видео.html
Yes, I also love to make them, and have a video from last year with my recipe. I like to have some brought ones for quick meals for my husband if I go away.
Hi Patrice 👋This is Stacey's vid from 7 months ago: ruclips.net/video/aBLxA9HLIT0/видео.html 😊
@@michellehughes8661 thank you
I cut up my meat when I buy it for meals my son won’t eat frozen meals that I have frozen he says it taste different but I want to try making some meals for crockpot that he will eat
Does your hubby have the weekend off? If so i would clean on a Monday or Friday so you can spend the weekend with your hubby! The chicken salad looked good! My hubby would love it! We freeze leftovers into individual containers and a couple of times in the week I pull some out of the freezer and ask hubby what he'd like for tea. Sometimes we want different things! He will have stirfry and i will have mexican wraps! Loving your channel! Im trying to find your eggless nayo recipe without much luck! If you dont mind me asking, what happened to the front of your fridge? I know a while back it was trendy to etch a design into it! Im guessing that is the case!
@sharonburling2262 Unfortunately no he doesn't he works seven days a week. But I loved your idea :) Yes, you have just reminded me I never shared those mayo recipes. I will make sure to film that soon! Also, the fridge had been in storage and it had been knuckled by a teenager. It is an old fridge and hopefully someday soon I can get a new one :)
Ah not the teenager boy! I had one of those back in the day! Just say it's artistic instead!
You look terrific I think you’ve lost a little bit of weight love your channel
Thank you yes, I have :)
Chest freezers are my nightmare
Do you have a favourite brand of knives Stacey
Yes, my husband has a set of Starret Knives, they are the best.
Are those grey containers silicone? They look handy, where did you get them from? If Amazon, please feel free to provide an associate link.
I've got some "Flat Stacks" containers but they are way smaller. Cheers!
They are from Kmart.
They were brought here in New Zealand at Kmart. I would love some Souper Cubes from Amazon but they cost too much to get here. :(
Geez I'd better see if the Aussie Kmart has them. Thanks both of you.
I
@@ausfoodgarden I am in Sydney region. got some a few weeks ago from my local Kmart and love them. Overloaded with citrus so using them to bulk freeze, then vac seal and juice more. Thank you Stacy for the recommendation ❤
I hope I didn’t see your dog on a chain rope?
No, it was not a chain.
Hi Stacey. Love your videos. I live in Australia, in a village just outside of Canberra. I also watch Becky from Acre Homestead but especially love watching your videos cos u r from our region of the world so what u do feels more relevant to me. Thanks again for your videos.
Thanks so much :)