not having to deal with workplace politics any more.
AAAAAAAAhhhhhhh - give me a hallelujah, because me and workplace politics have had a few tumbles in my time, and I have always walked away with a "never again" resolve...
There is a long version - and if you are a particular friend of mine, I will email you the tome (and some of you already have chapters of it from me - thank the lord for my friends) - but suffice to say, a corner was turned yesterday and, apart from one factor that truly gets me pissed off (very much involving the politics - and in my retelling of events, the word "balls" or rather "lack thereof" are mentioned) I am seeing so many great points to my new found freedom that it isn't all that hard to hand it up to a higher authority and wait for the doors to open (actually - I haven't had to wait - I already have a few doors pointed out to me and beckoned towards).
Friday, November 02, 2012
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Boo
Happy Halloween
Sorry I haven't been around much - its a bit of the usual. Family and all that goes with it is wonderful. The rest has its moments, and those moments can leave me feeling a little bit like not wanting to reach out and share a lot.
A corner will be turned soon - and it will lead either one way or the other.
I just hope that whichever way it leads, it will lead to more of the "guess what" and share with the world variety, rather than the more insular reaction requirements.
Here is a photo, instead. My little ghouls.
Apologies to Paris for publishing her while chucking a wobbly - and be thankful, darling, that I am saving the video for your 21st...
Sorry I haven't been around much - its a bit of the usual. Family and all that goes with it is wonderful. The rest has its moments, and those moments can leave me feeling a little bit like not wanting to reach out and share a lot.
A corner will be turned soon - and it will lead either one way or the other.
I just hope that whichever way it leads, it will lead to more of the "guess what" and share with the world variety, rather than the more insular reaction requirements.
Here is a photo, instead. My little ghouls.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Sucky September Story
The vacuum cleaner died. It was over 30 years old. It only had a 2 year warranty - its final demise was brought about by plastic fatigue on a little clip that kept the bit of foam filter in place. I don't have any photos of the Sunbeam Volta - but it was a gem.
This meant that my first "few hours of just me in the house on a Sunday" that I had cunningly negotiated with V was spent instead in an electronics store. I browsed vacuums ferociously, and went over the pros and cons of many a model with the salesman. I mentioned old, deep carpet, a moulting cat, my own locks and children, one of whom is partial to mysterious coughs and rashes on occasion. I also mentioned a serious aversion to Electrolux (I have a whole series on the joys that particular company has given me over the years).
He mentioned Turbo Head and extolled the virtues of a model that had "Volta" in its title and I was sold.
When I got home, I found the warranty has Electrolux on the top despite not being on any external labelling. It sucked - very well. The turbo head went wonderfully - for one whole vacuum of the house.
And then the turbo head bit died. Less than a week old, killed by long hair and complete lack of access to clear the turbo bit of the crap it collected... The rest of it works.
Have to dig out the Electrolux warranty and work out how many levels of hell we will be put through for the bit I bought the bloddy thing for...
This meant that my first "few hours of just me in the house on a Sunday" that I had cunningly negotiated with V was spent instead in an electronics store. I browsed vacuums ferociously, and went over the pros and cons of many a model with the salesman. I mentioned old, deep carpet, a moulting cat, my own locks and children, one of whom is partial to mysterious coughs and rashes on occasion. I also mentioned a serious aversion to Electrolux (I have a whole series on the joys that particular company has given me over the years).
He mentioned Turbo Head and extolled the virtues of a model that had "Volta" in its title and I was sold.
When I got home, I found the warranty has Electrolux on the top despite not being on any external labelling. It sucked - very well. The turbo head went wonderfully - for one whole vacuum of the house.
And then the turbo head bit died. Less than a week old, killed by long hair and complete lack of access to clear the turbo bit of the crap it collected... The rest of it works.
Have to dig out the Electrolux warranty and work out how many levels of hell we will be put through for the bit I bought the bloddy thing for...
Thursday, August 30, 2012
August-us the grate...
Is August nearly over? I am pretty sure I am fairly nearly over it.
Not that anything earth shattering has happened in my little part of the world. But nothing very earth shattering happened in the areas where a little earth shatter could have helped, and the areas that didn't require such seismological assistance appeared to shudder more often than they should.
I will be back in September.
Not that anything earth shattering has happened in my little part of the world. But nothing very earth shattering happened in the areas where a little earth shatter could have helped, and the areas that didn't require such seismological assistance appeared to shudder more often than they should.
I will be back in September.
Monday, July 30, 2012
B-lime-y (otherwise known as the July post)
It has been a while, has it not?
I have started new job and it is good - and busy - and full-time, full-on, dive in deep and come up for air in a positive way. I joked for the first few weeks that I was "Chief Effervescence Officer", but in actuality my job is more about facilitating export, so rather than putting the bubbles in, I am blowing the bubbles all around the world!!
Otherwise it is all systems go here - 'Salina gets older, wiser and, very occasionally, more teenager; Paris gets older, wise-cracker and, very occasionally, wiser; V is doing amazing things to gardens and Eddie is still THE cat.
One thing that has recurred a fair bit over the last little while has been the need to use the many limes that our little tree has produced - I plucked the last 6 from the tree on Sunday and am contemplating another round of these - although the girls do pronounce them a little too tart - which in adult speak is "delicious"
Lime Cupcakes
Firstly, you can to the BHG website and get Fast Ed to show you how to make these (watch the video here) - I tend to make them in mini-muffin cases, as they are so rich and sweet and the perfect mouthful - this recipe made over 70 last go around!
Ingredients
Method
I have started new job and it is good - and busy - and full-time, full-on, dive in deep and come up for air in a positive way. I joked for the first few weeks that I was "Chief Effervescence Officer", but in actuality my job is more about facilitating export, so rather than putting the bubbles in, I am blowing the bubbles all around the world!!
Otherwise it is all systems go here - 'Salina gets older, wiser and, very occasionally, more teenager; Paris gets older, wise-cracker and, very occasionally, wiser; V is doing amazing things to gardens and Eddie is still THE cat.
One thing that has recurred a fair bit over the last little while has been the need to use the many limes that our little tree has produced - I plucked the last 6 from the tree on Sunday and am contemplating another round of these - although the girls do pronounce them a little too tart - which in adult speak is "delicious"
Lime Cupcakes
Firstly, you can to the BHG website and get Fast Ed to show you how to make these (watch the video here) - I tend to make them in mini-muffin cases, as they are so rich and sweet and the perfect mouthful - this recipe made over 70 last go around!
Ingredients
- 125g butter
- 3 eggs
- 200ml milk
- 360g caster sugar
- 175g dessicated coconut
- 225g self-raising flour
- zest of 6 limes
- juice of 6 limes
- 140g sugar
Method
- Melt butter
- Mix in
- eggs
- milk
- sugar
- coconut
- flour and zest
- Put in pre-heated oven and bake until cooked (depending on size - generally 12-15 minutes)
- Meanwhile, mix juice and other sugar in a saucepan over heat until all sugar is dissolved
- Prick the cupcakes with a skewer when freshly out of the oven and spoon hot syrup over them
- Enjoy!!
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