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Food Glorious Food, Things We Should Talk About at the Dinner Table11 Comments

Done with dieting

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I’m not doing the Weight Watchers thing any more, haven’t been for quite some time now. I was getting nowhere, making myself miserable and ending up binge eating on a fairly regular basis. Since I stopped dieting (and make no mistake about it, Weight Watchers is a diet) my weight has stayed stable, my binging has drastically reduced (I still have the occasional episode if I’m feeling really down) and I’m feeling pretty much OK about myself. I had blood tests done a few weeks ago and all the numbers came back good except my cholesterol. Which isn’t particularly surprising … Continue reading Done with dieting

Keeping the Masses Entertained, Things We Should Talk About at the Dinner Table3 Comments

Ask and ye shall receive – more or less

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I woke up this morning at about 3:00am with an absolutely torturous sinus headache, took some sudafed and proceeded to toss and turn for nearly an hour listening to Adam snore. So when the alarm went off a few hours later I was still somewhat worse for wear. Adam got the kids up, dressed, fed and off to school and I rang the doctor, made an appointment for 3:45pm and went back to dozing. Sometime mid-morning I realised I could breathe…and my sinuses were beginning to clear…and I was hungry. Hmm, what should I ask the universe for today? I … Continue reading Ask and ye shall receive – more or less

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Woe is me

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I’d like to put in a complaint to the universe. I keep getting sick and I’ve had enough! I feel like I haven’t had more than a few days in a row well in 6 weeks or more. I’m not sure if I’ve had several different bugs or if it’s just the same one recurring on me, I suspect the latter. I know my Grandma and my mum’s twin sister have both had a pretty nasty one that hung on for about two months. I’ve spent the entire school holidays with something that ranged from full-on aches and fevers to … Continue reading Woe is me

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Menu plan 21 July 08

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Well, school holidays, traveling and getting sick (and I’m still not well damn it!) have meant I haven’t cooked properly in waaay too long. It’s got to the point where I’m positively craving ordinary food 😛 We did have a pretty awesome lunch on Saturday though, I bought fresh bread rolls, tiger prawns, oysters and some salads and we sat on the front deck in the sun with a bottle of bubbly. ‘Twas nice 🙂 Here’s the plan for the week ahead: MondayOven baked crumbed chicken, corn on the cob, carrots and broccoliFruit & yoghurtTuesdayBeef goulash, noodles & steamed vegFruit … Continue reading Menu plan 21 July 08

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Get a pic! Do a blog!

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This guy here? Doesn’t look even the littlest bit evil. I’m sorry, I think Dobber was miscast, he gave a completely unconvincing performance and we didn’t even get to hear the infamous whinny…KIDDING! Dobber was brilliant, there should have been more of him. I’m so in love with Bad Horse, wonder if he needs any more henchmen? *refrains from getting too spoilerific till I’m sure everyone’s had a chance to see Act 3* It’s two “r”s. ETA: Right, that’s long enough to wait. ARRRRRRGH! She got Jossed! And I totally didn’t see it coming. Which means I am a very … Continue reading Get a pic! Do a blog!

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I want to be an achiever…

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…like Bad Horse. The thoroughbred of sin? I meant Gandhi. He saw the operationYou tried to pull todayBut your humiliation Means he still votes neigh And now assassinationIs just the only wayThere will be bloodIt might be yours So go kill someoneSigned Bad Horse. The suspense is killing me, we’d better get to meet this Bad Horse character! It sure was nice to meet you…Doctor. I don’t go to the gym. These? Are not the hammer. …the hammer is my penis. (Just because I could *glee!*) Continue reading I want to be an achiever…

Family & Parenting6 Comments

Ow

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So, I’m walking up the drive to a friend’s house carrying a bag with sushi for lunch in one hand and Tom’s bag containing a small statue of a lizard in the other (don’t ask). My ankle twists. I lurch sideways, trying to regain my footing. Discover that the ground is not where it is supposed to be and go crashing down. My subconscious does a rapid calculation of the relative value of intact bones v. edible lunch + unbroken lizard statue and both bags go flying. Not quite quickly enough though as one hand was still more fist-shaped than … Continue reading Ow

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The Evil League of Evil is watching!

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If you haven’t already done so, get clicking over to Dr Horrible.com and watch Act 1. Then come back here and share your favourite bit. Really I just want to put the whole thing up but transcribing the lot would take a little too long so you get the Bad Horse song: Bad Horse! Bad Horse! Bad Horse! Bad Horse! He rides across the nation The thoroughbred of sin He got the application That you just sent in It needs evaluation So let the games begin A heinous crime, a show of force A murder would be nice, of course … Continue reading The Evil League of Evil is watching!

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Now for some photos

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We arrived in Brisbane on Friday evening to be greeted by Adam’s long lost twin brother…or maybe it was Joe, fellow Browncoat, organiser of shindigs and generally evil guy. When Joe was heading home on Sunday evening there was a brief “this jacket feels strangely wrong” incident 🙂 I don’t have many photos from Saturday at Abbey, but Adam did take a fair few of us playing around at the archery range which was being run by the Companye of Northumbria. Here we have Caitlin in her very non-authentic outfit, it’s a miracle that skirt stayed up all day, good … Continue reading Now for some photos