Another New Beginning

After my last post, so many things have happened. I left my job, spent some quality time with my fiance who came over for a holiday over Xmas and New Year, moved home to spend time with my family, planned my wedding, then moved back to Melbourne to finally after almost 3 years, live in the same city as my fiance. We had our hen's and buck's night last month. We got married a week and a half ago, and this weekend, we'll move into a new apartment - the first time we will officially have the same address!

My parents and brother came for a week for my registry, and we took them around Victoria - down Great Ocean Road, then up to Halls Gap - to see more than just the city of Melbourne. They had a good time.

I read something about 'love chub' before I moved over. Supposedly it's weight gained in a relationship because you do things like lie in bed and cuddle on the couch more. In my case, I think it's because I eat later at night, even when I don't feel like it, when I could have just skipped dinner if I didn't feel like it when I was alone. Then there was the fortnight of gluttony over Easter and the registry weeks, and I'm doing less exercise now. I walk more, but that doesn't seem to be helping much.

I'm relearning to drive a manual car and ride a bike, things I haven't done for 10 and 17 years respectively. I'm still job-hunting, and making jewellery but have not sold any since I got here. Except to my cousin's friends in boarding school in far off England. I miss the camaderie of the workplace, which I never thought I'd say! Please, powers up in the sky, help me find a job. I promise I won't complain about work!

I've been doing the 'house-wife' thing too (albeit not very well): laundry, cooking, baking... Last week I made chai cupcakes and chocolate cheesecake slice for Ben to take to work (common practice to bring cakes when you have an 'announcement') and yesterday it was blueberry choc chip muffin. Found the recipe on ninemsn, modified it, and thought I'd share.

2 cups self-raising flour
¾ cup caster sugar
100g choc bits
2 eggs, lightly beaten
¾ cup milk
100g butter, melted and cooled
150g blueberries

Mix first 3 ingredients together. Add the next 3 ingredients, and stir until combined. Add the blueberries, mix quickly, and fill muffin moulds 3/4 full. Bake at 200°C for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

The original recipe says to serve warm or cold, but in my opinion, they are best when still warm out of the oven and the chocolate is gooey! :D Muffins may be made one day ahead of frozen up to 1 month.