It’s the man’s birthday on Monday so I’m thinking about making him a giant chocolate mousse, like in a trifle bowl, instead of a cake.
That sounds legendary 😋
He’s worth it
Chocolate mousse is a worthy birthday cake. You could even decorate with sprinkles on top.
Nah, he’s not into fancy extras just a bit of whipped cream on top.
i’d wife my mrs again if she did that. Shes already my wife so not totally sure how that’d work. But when they say the stomach is the way to a mans heart: for me thats Chocolate Mousse!!
It’s gonna be about 8 decent servings.
I mean, sure, if your not committed. I reckon I could do a whole trifle bowl in 2.
Hahaha.
Don’t worry. He’ll give it red hot go.
Dinner tonight with a friend who has (to his utter shock) just managed to buy a house. He wanted to talk solar. All the solar. ALL THE SOLAR. And he got a very very pleasant surprise when we went over the paperwork and he realised just how little a 6kw system could cost him. In fact i had a quote from when we got ours installed for a 6kwh and even factoring in the 2 years inflation, i believe the noise he made was w00t!
New Malatang (kinda hotpot where you choose ingredients yourself, then hand them over to be cooked in a soup) place on corner of Elizabeth and la Trobe for lunch today. As usual I chose too many ingredients and it was like $32 but it was delicious and I’m stuffed:
Mala hotpot is the beeeeeest 2am food
can I just say i love cheesy spy novels and movies
grew up lovin’ 'em, then for a few years had no patience now I find them pleasantly amusing
Complaining about money and wishing I could penny pinch better
I’ve been buying some things I’ve needed and watching the bank balance go down… I really hate the way having disabilities, sensitivities or food intolerances adds unnecessarily to the budget.
If everything was default and my body worked I could just have porridge or eggs for breakfast every morning, sandwich/hotdog/leftovers for lunch, and eat a batch made chickpea curry or stew for dinner until it was finished.
Edit: I could walk around gathering fruit from public trees. Bike to the op shop.
Buy an 8 pack of whatever bar soap was cheapest and use it head to toe. The dirt cheap highly scented laundry detergent. Wear literally whatever was on clearance without discomfort or alterations or be physically large enough to shop in the men’s section.
If it wouldn’t lead to being targeted (perhaps violently in my area/circumstances) I might be able to buzz my head at home to not need to pay or fuss around with technique on home haircuts.
It’s really blocking the financial min-maxing I could be doing.
The highly scented cheap laundry detergent could set off my cat’s asthma as well.
And if she wasn’t allergic to chicken I could have her on cheaper brands or on proper prescription renal food 😭 As it is I’m looking at a really swanky brand that isn’t prescription but happens to be lower in phosphorus to try and slow her kidney disease.
I would cook the nutritionist diet for her but she refuses to eat it and my physical capabilities are limited
This is what all this money stretching is in aid of. Making sure I have the financial stability to weather what difficult times come.
Preso is done! Went better than expected and there was one question for me (didn’t have enough time for more as the previous speaker took up a lot more time). Got a few good comments as well after! Go me 😄
Well done! I also get super nervous giving presentations, the relief once they’re done and the confidence boost is nice.
What a relief that must be! Well done!
Yay, nice work!
Go you!! Congratulations. Tuck that memory away to come back to next time you got to do a preso.
yay
we knew you would ace it
Temu day today - all 4 packages marked on board for delivery. Many sewing notions are included, I am looking forward to finding out what sort of quality they are. Especially the impulse purchased embroidery kits, they could be either really good or really bad! I will also now have way more sticky tape than I probably need, as after ordering I found three rolls in a drawer I didn’t realise I had, so I should now have a lifetime supply.
Oh thank goodness today is pretty cruisey at work. Some family drama that cropped up and left a bad taste in my mouth. Angling to leave early and go meet my friend for dinner earlier and bring some positive vibes in. This weather is really lovely too.
so many hugs
I feel you on the family drama front, it’s not fun at all to be involved in it.
Hope you’ve been feeling better and you have a good meet up with your friend tonight.
I have absolutely got pathologic rejection sensitivity of some description. The way my stomach turned just now because I noticed a specific person had unfollowed me on Instagram is crazy.
worth exploring that with a professional.
It’s on the list!
Me too. I don’t use instagram anymore and it’s made a world of difference for my mental health. No need to keep up with people I hardly know.
I think being aware of the rejection sensitivity is awesome. Know that your feelings are valid. That initial sting is probably unavoidable :(
Some people blow it out of proportion and use those feelings to guide behaviour. I once met a guy who said I made him the most depressed he’s felt in five years because he asked me on a date and I rejected him. It has helped me pinpoint the rejection sensitivity, self-soothe and remember not to catastrophise.
There’s lots of good reasons people unfollow, eg grew appart, or they are going through some life events, cutting back on social media, etc. When you unfollow someone, do you expect them to feel the same? Might help with the perspective. Meaning, do you think it’s ok for you to unfollow someone but don’t like it if others do the exact same?
Oh totally, I have no issue coming up with a hundred perfectly reasonable explanations. It’s the initial sting of rejection – rational or otherwise – I can’t seem to avoid ;)
it’s totally normal to feel that way , no one likes to feel rejected and a normal person blames themself but like Cake said, you just don’t know so don’t take it personally
Still waiting for packages ☹️
I have done some random tidying, a load of washing and some sorting of shoes - insoles in one pair, and relacing with elastic for peak laziness in another. I might try walking Mr Woof and hopefully we will return home to packages.
Agreed to wait till 3pm for a coffee with a colleague. Why do I do this to myself?!
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French fries and potato wedges with lots of tomato sauce and aioli.
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Malatang
Nooooo Tom Hawkins is calling it quits :(
I figured it was coming but it doesn’t make it any easier 😭
Dusty too. It seems to be the day for it.
Yeah, the Dusty one is interesting for sure.
I wonder if he’ll go home or get lured to the Suns?
That’s big news!
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So I just found out my local Maribyrnong councillor has died of unknown causes in her home. This is quite shocking.
Well, I tried using my new funnels with a spice jar…
Maybe it’s for filling little soy sauce fishies…
They are, as you rightly said, quite small. I’d just never imagined funnels that small!
Those may be for dolls or for filling tiny jars / cremation memorial jewellery
