Tag: Daily Life
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Gameshow Sunday
We decided to set to a do a deep clean on the apartment today given we hadn’t touched it in over two weeks. So we dismantled the tree and stowed everything holiday related back down in our lockup, in the basement. Then we set too and vacuumed, dusted, washed, and stripped the bed. Strangely enough,…
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Notes from the couch
From Boxing Day to New Years Day, I survived my two visits to various inlaws, and the onslaught of food followed by food, followed by yet more food. Yesterday my nephew and his girlfriend came by and picked us up, early, too early for my liking, to go to my mother in law’s for brunch.…
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New Year’s Resolutions
Okay, so everyone hates writing lists like this because, let’s face it, none of us stick to them. It’s like the minute we even think about them we fail, whether we’ve listed 1 thing to achieve or thirty. This time, however, after the year I’ve had and, let’s face it the fact I’m still here…
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Humour Me
When I need a humour boost there’s nowhere on the planet that delivers better than over on McSweeny’s. Today I discovered the veritable laugh out loud list: Oxymorons for 2025. A list that will have you wetting your pants or, at the very least, shedding a tear or two, or even, a dull snigger. Go forth…
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The Cooking Challenged
My partner of 27 years is not nor has ever been a cook. I have done nearly all the cooking in our household since day one, except for those days were I’ve been ill, or in hospital. And then? They’ve had to fend for themselves and or warmed up left overs, nuked a ping dinner,…