Packing it in...
Personally, I blame the time of year. We're all getting a little battle weary and the holiday season is in sight. For some, the pressure of the last few weeks becomes too great. And there's an implosion...
The study of time and motion
I don't know whose idea it was. But whoever it was did not carefully consider the potential pitfalls. In fact, the quality of the time and motion study conducted prior to departure was, to be frank, crap.
All of the junior recipe testers needed new thongs. The fridge and pantry were looking a little light on, and the fruit bowl was completely barren. For some reason, it seemed like a good idea to go on a family outing. For all these things...
Ineptitude and the paddy wagon
If I'm being really honest, paperwork does not come naturally to me. I enjoy big picture ideas. I am not so good with details. Finer points, such as the colour of my toothbrush, often evade me. I generally am only made aware of my ineptitude in such matters when the senior recipe tester walks into the bathroom and gets hysterical. I have no idea how many times I have used his toothbrush without his knowing. Fortunately, neither does he...
Making it all fit
I should like to make an important announcement. We have moved into the 21st century. We are no longer enslaved to free-to-air programming. No longer at the mercies of video chain stores who keep going out of business. We bought a new telly.
The new telly, besides being veritably enormous, does all sorts of clever things that everyone else has known about for ages. We can watch programs we like to watch. We can watch them when we like to watch them. We too can now overload our modem and for the first time in our lives, may actually outstrip our download limit...
Just for when you might go mad?
Today I celebrated the life of a very dear, somewhat older and definitely wiser friend. Life well lived. Eternal hope secured.
Mostly when I write to you, I write about the days when the daily life juggle makes you feel like you might go mad. For those times, we put Dinner on the Table.
Properly equipped for the job
When one is to complete a task it is advisable that one have the necessary tools for the job. It is also imperative that one knows how to use said necessary tools. There is also, in almost all circumstances, a minimum requirement of personal skills. Take a piano tuner for example. Piano tuners have a raft of tools that they might use to properly perform their trade. At a personal level, being able to hear is also handy...
It is not yet permissible
It is not yet permissible to start serenading you with "Jingle Bells" (well, let's be honest... that is never going to be permissible!) We think it is permissible, however, to tell you about how we're making Christmas planning easier for you...
The cost of care
It is oft said that parenting involves sacrifice. I don't think there are many who claim it easy. However, much less is said about the costs of being cared for...
Yep, there's a hunger gap in Australia
It's hard to believe really. But according to Foodbank, Australia's largest food relief organisation, the hunger gap between the 'haves' and the 'have-nots' is widening. Half a million Australians rely on food assistance each month. And every single month 60,000 people seeking food assistance are unable to be helped because the charities they go to do not have enough to meet demand. Of these, 24,000 are hungry children...
Not a plastic bag type of person
I am not a plastic bag type person. I am more of an insulated-reinforced-reusable-handles-won't-tear-off-on-the-way-to-the-car-unlikely-to-suffocate-anyone bag type person. I love nothing more than an appropriately sized Tupperware container. I particularly love the thrill of finding the matching lid to aforementioned container. I don't wish to boast, but I have experienced that thrill at least twice...