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Reasons I Dislike Winter
Last week author Jess Dee blogged at Samhain about 15 reasons she hated winter. Since it's winter here in New Zealand, I thought I'd borrow her timely topic and do a list of Thirteen Things I Dislike About Winter. 1. It's cold. 2. The cold means I have to dress in...
Pasta
When we were in the supermarket at the weekend, hubby and I debated purchasing some fresh ravioli. We decided it was too expensive and thought that maybe we should try making our own. Tonight hubby searched through our recipe books, made the pasta dough and filled it...
The Egg-Timer Method
I don't know about you, but there are times when I'm terrible at procrastinating and my usual "Just Do It" attitude hides at the bottom of the garden. It can be writing procrastination or housework related or perhaps the ironing pile. When I find things are out of...
Standing Tall
My animal this week is a giraffe. This particular photo was taken in Kenya, I think at Samburu National Park. We were also able to visit the giraffe center near Nairobi during a different trip. I still remember feeding the giraffes. It was amazing, although their...
Bottoms Up!
My Thursday Thirteen today is inspired by the Drinking and Drunkenness section of Marc McCutcheon's Building Believable Characters. (And it had nothing whatsoever to do with my grump in the previous post!) Thirteen Drink Related Descriptions and Symptoms 1. Inebriated...
Stress!
I'm feeling a little out of control this week, so I thought I'd explore the topic of stress. Thirteen Things about Stress 1. Stress is your bodies natural response to danger or threats. 2. Your nervous system responds by releasing a flood of stress hormones, including...