My dishwasher died this morning. Mid-cycle there was a weird gurgle, a loud *POP* and a very terminal seeming burning smell. Seeing as the thing is positively ancient and literally falling apart on the outside we decided there was not much point in pursuing repairs so off we went to buy a new one. And managed to talk ourselves into a Miele, something to do with it being worth spending the extra money on something we’ll be using every day rather than skimp and be pissed off with it every time we use it. See, the recently defunct dishwasher, ancient … Continue reading Requiem for a dishwasher

I got tagged by Megan. 1. Were you named after anyone? My mum went to school with a Miriam but I’m not named after her per se, my middle name is mum’s big sister’s name – Faye.2. When was the last time you cried? Ummm, can’t remember when exactly, weeks ago I think, but it was something to do with feeling very inadequate as a mother and human being in general.3. Do you like your handwriting? Neither like nor dislike, it’s functional.4. What is your favourite lunch meat? Double smoked leg ham, or smoked salmon.5. Do you have kids? Yep, … Continue reading Questions. 46 of them in fact.

Adam and I have been talking recently about making plans and setting goals so I thought I’d post some of the things I’d like to achieve this year. I’ll update as I go with how it all works out. 1. Go bushwalking in the Blue Mountains 3 times. (But perhaps not the Grand Staircase!)2. Swim laps at a public pool 2 times each month. (The kids love going to the indoor pool at Homebush so winter is no excuse)3. Go bike riding around the Western Plains Zoo.4. Cook something new for dinner once a month. Feb – veal casserole, Mar … Continue reading 12 things to do this year

I presume everyone’s noticed the redecorating that’s been going on around here? I’ve been having fun slowly getting things juuuust right. Occasionally I’ll ask Adam for an opinion, invariably he replies “yeah, looks good” or something to that effect. He’s more interested in the content than the decor which I guess is kind of nice. I’m quite surprised he hasn’t complained about the changes, I always get into trouble when I shift the furniture around in the house, change being so traumatic and all 😉 I’ve just added a twitter feed to the sidebar over there —-> so even if … Continue reading Moving the furniture