Poking my head out from 70 loads of washing to peep in and see how you are all doing? Seriously, it was only me gone this past week and I don’t know how I have managed to amass so much laundry. Hopefully it will be back to my extremely unrealistic goal of trying to do a load a day washed, folded and put away. Does anyone even actually do that? Do you?
I also had extremely awesome intentions of either going for a walk or doing yoga every morning I was away, which is utterly laughable. Maybe for any other trip, but not this one. My first morning I woke really rather seedy after a glass or two of wine too many the night before, the second morning only slightly better after learning my lesson the morning before, and the third morning I hit the nail on the head by going back to bed after breakfast. How good are hotel beds? I had been saving my Peppermint magazine for such a moment – I penned a few of the articles this issue, and it’s always fun seeing my byline in my favourite magazine (Kelley, the editor, is one of the most kickass chicks ever). It’s also cool to see how it all comes together with photos and nicer font than my laptop screen.
Everything is a little late this week, including this post (as will be the newsletter, unfortunately, hang tight!) as I developed tonsillitis right before I went to PBEVENT, and the Monday I was home I was wiped out. I may have even had a sneaky nap at lunchtime but I felt much better after a proper night’s sleep. The house was in great condition when I walked in the door, but my laissez-faire attitude all of Monday meant I spent a great deal of today vacuuming play dough out of the upstairs carpet.
I also very virtuously spent a great deal of time last night making some healthy granola bars from a popular health blogger’s book and they are utterly inedible. So sad! The mix made about eight million too, and cost a fortune with its fancy ingredients so I’m loath to throw it out. The girls asked for one today and I gave it to them, grateful that they at least didn’t think it was awful. They ate the emergency chocolate chips off them that I put on there to save them, and handed them back to me. Fail. I’m thinking I might have to salvage them somehow… normally I turn it into granola for the top of yogurt but this is not quite the texture that will work.
Speaking of fails, I made mayonnaise this morning, all ready for my brunch BLT and RIGHT at the last second, it split. Seriously, ten minutes of careful pouring only to have it break down at the finish line. Couldn’t be saved either, and I was too hungry to care. Avocado stood in for that creamy aspect I was craving and all was not lost. Well, it was, but you know what I mean.
I still haven’t made a cake for Lunchbox’s birthday on Sunday, so I’m going to rustle up his favourite, this very decadent but super-simple mud cake. It’s such a hit! Even I like it and my ambiguity about chocolate is well-documented. I remarked to someone the other day that in five and a half years of food blogging there’s only about three chocolate recipes in the archives. Oh speaking of which, someone asked me the other day where “Lunchbox” comes from, and why I call my husband that on the blog. It’s from any Kevin Smith movie, really – Jay calls Silent Bob his hetero lifemate and one of the nicknames he has for him is lunchbox. And for any of you confused about Biggie and Smalls…
Notorious, dey got to know dat
Any third child would most likely be Tupac, given they’d probably fight all the time.
Ok I’m out, I have to do my tax, watch a lot of weird royal documentaries on YouTube, and try some other recipes that may or may not work. I’ve also got two very cool giveaways coming up very soon – the annual reader survey (with $100 voucher to Booktopia) and another in collaboration with Your Home Depot – you’re gonna LOVE it, so stay tuned!
What’s news with you? Do you really do the laundry thing?
Expensive as fuck failed muesli bars are the recipe equivalent of being constipated. Just GET THAT SHIT OUTTA HERE already. Crumble it up and feed it to the ducks. I do a load of laundry a day, Juniper likes to help me load the machine and press the buttons and then she groups the pegs into colours, I am so proud. So you’re next ’bout of tonsilitis will be PB ’16 then? Didn’t you lose your voice last year also? Weird.
yeah it’s the pbevent curse! Haha so weird. It’s the only time I’ve been sick all year, and I haven’t had tonsillitis for more than 10 years! How’s my timing. Outrageous!
I really need to stop being so lazy. For real. I know I should do a load a day. I KNOW!
Ps: without sugar, nothing will stick. That’ll learn you.
20 VERY EXPENSIVE FRESH MEDJOOL DATES.
It stuck together brilliantly, tastes like a shoe.
I try to do a load a day too. And I usually do… except I don’t hang it out til 4pm! Fail.
haha shit. hanging it out I fail at too. Then I leave it on the line for two days/leave it in the basket for a week
Do you know when it really hits me that I kinda have a big family? Doing the washing. I do two loads every second day because I have a big 9.5kg washer & refuse to do a load unless it’s full. I’m also a dick who seperates loads so twice a week I’ll do a towels wash too. I think I maybe do 8-10 loads a week depending on the dirt bag scale my kids have decided on that week.
I stopped making homemade muesli bars years ago because any time you try to healthify them they are shit. It’s the bad sugars that make them good.
I’m going to have to agree with you. I have never made a muesli bar that I actually like unless there’s butter and golden syrup in it!
Ain’t nothing wrong with sugar & golden syrup!
They’re ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!
I chuck everything in the washing machine as the day goes along then switch it on before bed at night, every night. A bit hit and miss after that. Just came in from collecting two loads off the line that have been there two days and hanging one out that has been sitting wet in the laundry since yesterday morning. Meh. xx
It’s like the one task I just cannot get my ass into gear for. But you mess my floor? ONTO IT.
This made me smile to know that someone else is onto floor messes. I think that I vaccum and steam mop at least three times a day.
I do once, at least! but my bathrooms… ugh. Put that in a category lower than the laundry!
I used to hate bathrooms until I got a steamer/steam mop…it makes everything so easy.
I really feel like I’m missing out now! what sort is yours?
I have the Shark Professional {both the standing mop and the steamer with all of the attachments} – my Mum got a great deal on it from Big W {as it was my Christmas present}. I love cleaning the bathrooms and the kitchen with it – and you don’t need harsh chemicals {or, in fact, any product} which is what I love when kids are playing on the floor 24/7.
Hm. Thanks, I will look it up!
I’m a bit disappointed the fudge didn’t cure the curse of PB – I’m on my second course of antibiotics – on the flip side my pharmacist is getting rich! I don’t wash every day but it feels like I do and there’s only two of us. Plus I’m one of those weirdos who irons stuff, albeit badly! Hope you feel much better super soon! x
Haha I’m the weirdo who hates the laundry but loves ironing! And I remember back in the day when it was only two of us, and we’d do laundry on a Saturday. ONCE A WEEK! Insanity! Hope you feel better soon x
My laundry is beside Leni’s room so spin is not great for sleep… Forever defeated I think. I just downloaded Peppermint. The magazine addict in me has been wanting to try an issue for ages. Your articles have pushed me over the line.
Oh I hope you LOVE it! I’ve been obsessed for years, it’s just a useful, beautiful magazine.
What do you use to download magazines? I’m such a Zinio junkie.
This is the first time I have tried Zinio and it is pretty good actually. I like it! I am a bit of a hard copy kind of gal, normally.
Oh man, once I realised you could get YEAR-LONG SUBSCRIPTIONS to US and UK magazines for like five bucks I was ALL OVER IT. I have sooooo many subscriptions now. I’m still reading stuff from 18 months ago haha
One of the highlights of PB was you complimenting my butt. That will go down in history. x
Well it really is magnificent.
I hate laundry. I don’t mind the whole washing and hanging it out – but the ironing, folding and putting it away drives me crazy {especially when there happens to be two little people following me and pulling it all back out}.
Reading this has just reminded I have to hang out washing! Ha. Nearly over my PB sickness and I hope you’re on the mend. My house wasn’t in great shape when I returned but at least the kids were, kinda! Apart from the fact Mr HALOM let them watch E.T so my 3yo is always waiting for aliens, not cool daddy.
Haha at least it would be friendly aliens? Cuddly ones? I woke up with a sore throat again this morning and I was like “noooooooo!”… but no tonsillitis spots at this point. Hope you get a couple of good nights’ sleep and you’re back to kicking ass again x