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Killing time on a budget with kale 

Since leaving the 9-5 corporate world and becoming a freelance writer I’ve been blessed with lots of glorious free time. When I’m not working I like to enjoy amazing sleep-ins, sunny afternoons in the backyard with a good book, midday yoga classes and blogging down at El Beau Room with a generous glass of red or two among other things of course.  

Sounds perfect, yes? It totally is until one of your invoices is late being paid and you suddenly find yourself down to your last $6.75. Oops…I probably should have waited for the funds to hit my account before indulging in that delicious mani-pedi last week…

Despite being incredibly low on funds until tomorrow or Thursday I didn’t just want to sit around home all day so I devised a morning adventure. I threw on my walking gear and with my iPhone and earphones in hand I set off for a long walk from Manly to Curl Curl and back. This, by the way, is a beautiful walk if you’re ever in the area and are up for moving your butt! It’s about a 90-minute round-trip along Manly, Freshy and the tip of South Curly and includes flat parts, stairs, hills and a stunning boardwalk over the rocks.

My walk was a great start to the day but it left me terribly hungry. I started picturing what I had to work with at home for lunch. I decided on a boiled egg, a small can of Sirena tuna (in olive oil and chilli) and some braised kale (I used the vego option of Sarah Wilson’s recipe). Super-healthy and tasty lunch and all I had to pick-up were some pine nuts! Bargain. 

What are your go-to activities or recipes when you’re running low on funds? I quite regularly find myself in this situation so would love some ideas!