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Many years ago I grew and birthed a baby. Today I did it again. π Feast your eyes on my loaf
Image of a loaf of bread
Update will happen when I saw into the thing.
Image of loaf with two cut off piece. One buttered.
Verdict: Lovely crust. Soft inside. Maybe a little under done but still edible. 4/5 yum yums.
Note to ones self: Do not eat the whole thing before the roomies come home.
https://www.recipetineats.com/easy-yeast-bread-recipe-no-knead/
Apparently it's International Cat Day. I'd say make sure to spoil your cat, but mine's very spoilt already.
Cat tax: a tabby cat sunbaking his paws through the window
The Herald Scum are at it again. According to them firefighters are being offered a "whopping pay increase". 12% over four years - which means 3% a year. Wow, less than half the current inflation rate, how outrageous. π‘
Exercises for this morning were completed, and to my surprise the Elder Minipeeler asked shyly if he could join me! It was a good teaching moment about not going at it too hard when you're beginning with exercises so you don't hurt yourself and get disillusioned, and doing 10ish minutes a day is a good habit to get into no matter what age or ability you are. He also showed me some exercises he's been taught at school!Let's see if he joins me again tomorrow or starts his own thing!
This is so adorably wholesome!!
Had a chat with my boss, and I apologised for listening to things. He said that it's fine to listen to things, just not to have my phone out. So podcasts and music are back on the menu boys!
Shout out to daycare for being a pit of germs. He's been in 1 bloody day and Im already fighting off some stupid cold thing.
Your immune system is about to see shit it hasn't ever seen. Best of luck, stock up on hydralyte and panadol.
In 12 to 18 months you'll be invincible.
Curse my stupid healthy sleep routine for making me miss the cool ~~alien~~ space junk. I'm feeling awake and refreshed, but at what cost?
New fave baby age unlocked: heβs 9 months and when I put on a silly voice for a toy he thinks the toy is talking to him π₯²π₯²π₯²
It's okay guys. The prawns were NOT on the counter. They were defrosting in the fridge. The years are getting to me and I can't remember shit and now I can't find my glasses. God save me.
I'm always saying to myself, "If they're not on your face they're in the case" to get me to put them back in the case when not in use. Doesn't work, I'm often leaving them in some random place!
I don't have anywhere/anyone else to show this to, but I caught a shiny Magikarp in Magikarp Jump. I named her Audrey.
There was a legitimate big bang about 40 mins ago and I heard it hooray. Apparently something entering the atmosphere.
Videos people got are pretty impressive.
If I killed 3 people and seriously wounded another accidently with my cooking my face would be puffy from crying and my body would be so incapacitated that I would not be able to move from the couch.
Just don't go scrounging around for mushrooms to munch, and you should be safe lol
I had a little nap. Woke up 2 hours later. We ate bread for dinner. No more bread left.
Since I've gone down a size or two I'm getting rid of the too big clothes and last of the stuff I don't wear anymore. π two bags of stuff for the op shop
Good morning to all you lovely people and pets.
Good morning from Pepper, who is grateful she didn't have to spend last night hiding in the airport carpark, and instead sent purrs and hisses and little tiny growls all around my house.
So since we are a very international mob here let's share some good and bad flying stories.
I think my fave flight was flying on xmas eve/xmas day, London-Singapore-Melbourne. The pilots came on board dressed in santa suits and we had xmas dinners and got gifts! Surprisingly the plane was half empty.
Another time, this was before 9-11, I arranged for young Miss Seagoon ( age 15 ), and her friends who were travelling with us, to visit the cockpit. They were allowed to experience the landing into Singapore, they sat in the cockpit. . ( and that's a lovely airport at night , the harbour is so pretty with all the lights )
Ugh, mornings. Should be illegal
Current pet peeve: Repeated doorbell ringers.
I'm not talking the "press button, wait , try again" kind, I'm talking about the utter bastards who will press the button, then if you have the temerity to not IMMEDIATELY open the door to their vaunted presence will hit the button again. And again. And again. And again.
My desk is less than 6m (EDIT: I just measured with my rolling tape for shits and it's actually 4.785m from my desk, to the office door, out the door and then back down the hall) from the front door. If you ring the doorbell more than once in the time it takes me to get from my desk to said door I should be legally permitted to beat you with a chair.
hmm i cbf today
finish cooking, do the dishes, a little walk, and then i'll get back in bed
Had my alarm set for 6 am to do some morning Yoga. Even fell asleep before around 11 to get my normal 6-7 hours. Woke up a minute before the alarm, turned it off and closed my eyes for one second.
Next thing I know my missus is waking me up at 7:30.
Who can I blame for this?
I've discovered the magic of Slow Rail Journeys and now I just reallllllly want to go on one. Unfortunately it's out of my budget for the foreseeable future, but God if I ever happen to just have a casual $1000 I don't need, I'm 100% going on one
Really want late night potat. Just remembered I have potat gems and access to a Phillips xl air fryer. Problem solved.
Making glacial but gradual progress on work. Half way through 1 of 6 discussion sections with images. My ability to concentrate is totally shot atm. I kinda wish I did have that psych appt yesterday after all. Maybe meds might've helped.
I've officially gone insane. I'm listening to the entire Tornado album by Yes. Look, I have a brand new appreciation for the legendary Squire/White combination, but even the cat is worried about me
I really hate that when I try to study, I fall asleep. Holy shit, so inconvenient. Any suggestions for how to ease it?
FINALLY. The toil is over! I can sleep soundly for the rest of this week. I'm driving across town to show my face in the office tomorrow because there are still colleagues I like and they're doing a thing. But I think I'll need some extra effort not to be battery acid level sarcastic with certain people...
e: the really good side of today is I had some unexpectedly lovely emails come through. I don't feel like I spiral as much as I did before with confrontation or feeling patronised/ignored. I have a much better sense of self worth and inner peace now and I'm not quite sure where that came from
I can hear a singer playing an acoustic version of Faith by George Michael. Such a lovely evening π
i am getting up
Did anyone see the meteor shower last night?
No but I heard a bang on my window like two cats rooting.
I have steak and veg for dinner. I'm doing a tray bake of the veg, and I have so much I'm not sure how I'll fit everything on the plate.
Itβs surprisingly warm atm so you know what Iβm going to say. Get that Vitamin D in right now if you can. Go for a smoko? Idk 10 min break if youβre in the office. Whatever get that Sun and warmth. Who knows how long itβll last. I canβt enjoy it as Iβm about to go into an appointment. Have a bloody good day everyone!
Sunshine being enjoyed as instructed.
Image is of a ginger cat, a black cat and a Jack Russell terrier enjoying the sunshine in a garden.
I love when you meet a masseuse who take it personally and see you as their personal project. Like a mother who eyes your dirty kitchen, roll up their sleeves, and make it their mission to right the wrongs. They just get to work, they don't nag about how you've hunched your shoulders too much and get your muscles all tense, they just tell you through the pain they inflict on you as if saying "you see this? rrright there? yeahhhh" and you're thinking to yourself "will I make it outta here? is this where I die?"
God, I am feeling... dead. I wish to take today off but I also want a long weekend, so I'll just have to grin it and bare it until Friday.
