Cabin fever status: day drinking (and bedtime boozing). Sourdough, like everybody else. Experimenting with eyeshadow like I'm 13 again. Oh, and C has rearranged her furniture three times. And, amazingly enough, the kids seem to have settled into a mellow mode for mockdown,* in which they (sometimes) hang out together and (mostly) nobody winds up… Continue reading Talking ’bout a revolution: 5 things 6.4.2020
NA NA NA NAAAAA: 5 things 30.3.2020
A few weeks ago I happened to be listening to War of the Worlds and it was just a fun slice of retro. Now it feels really quite painful. All that apocalypse! The incredibly sudden and bewildering break with life as you know it! The virus! Eish. Still excellent choons, though, obviously. Current stage of quarantine… Continue reading NA NA NA NAAAAA: 5 things 30.3.2020
The week the world changed (maybe): 5 things 23.3.20
Nobody needs a "silver lining" take but I have to say, The Current Situation (TM) is very effective at taking my mind off my own personal stresses. I mean, one day we'll all go back to work except a lot of jobs will be lost and probably it'll be even harder for me to find… Continue reading The week the world changed (maybe): 5 things 23.3.20
Shit’s getting weird: 5 things 16.3.20
So it's officially a pandemic and while that surprises exactly no one, exactly no one knows what to actually expect, or how to find the balance between paranoid and not paranoid enough. Life is obviously not going to be normal for the next few weeks or months. But how bad is bad? We've cancelled Claudia's… Continue reading Shit’s getting weird: 5 things 16.3.20
Shiny: 5 things I’m getting right, 9.3.20
In the spirit of celebrating small victories, let me report that I'm feeling quietly smug about managing to keep the house moderately clean and presentable. Very moderately. My standards are pretty low. But we have a fairly steady cleaning routine and it basically works and I greatly enjoy that weekly feeling of having Done Right… Continue reading Shiny: 5 things I’m getting right, 9.3.20
Signs of spring: 5 things 2.3.2020
First week of school holidays passed with many lazy pyjama mornings and over-indulgent TV evenings (we all got hooked on Next in Fashion). Very much enjoying having kids big enough to make holidays a lazy experience, although I will still be glad when they go back to school next week and I get to be… Continue reading Signs of spring: 5 things 2.3.2020
I do not suck: 5 things 25.2.20
Feeling exceptionally smug for having cunningly managed to have scientist friends who are inspiring the kids to want to be scientists. Good parenting, me, very foresightful. Have done well in a couple of test assignments that may or may not lead to JOB(TM) but are certainly leading to interviews, go me. Am cooking deliciously! No… Continue reading I do not suck: 5 things 25.2.20
