Allow me to recommend banana boxes for storage. With the tops on the boxes, the contents are protected from light, have two layers of cardboard for insulation and stack beautifully.
I've been really good, eating home cooked meals for weeks, and a disgustingly healthy breakfast of red rice porridge with curry leaf puree and coconut milk.
I really feel like I could do with a pizza this week...
E: to add to this, I've been on decaf only since Sunday to reduce interactions with meds. I'm sure I deserve a medal at this point
Sadly, now that I am carless it is also the worst weather to be hand carrying a box of pizza in... and the pizza joint is so close as to be ridiculous to get delivered from. It's just 350m away! But five minutes in the cold and wet is enough to ruin a pizza, I think...
Ted Cat has food issues, he can't seem to control himself, is aggressive and has a tendency to eat anything. Last week he scoffed a piece of corn chip I dropped.
Happened again today but this time Bill showed Ted that he shouldn't eat corn chips, it's not good food. Bill went up to the chip and shied away. After that Ted stopped licking the chip and pushed it away.
Bill is looking after Ted, teaching him things he should know but seems to have miss out on learning when he was kitten.
This is heartwarming. After the initial suspicion, it seems Bill Cat is being 'mother'. So lovely to hear that Ted Cat is being civilised for life in a home.
Ok so I am officially nervous.. I have this little tray of roast vegetables which have instructions for cooking in the air fryer. It says take the plastic film off the tray.. great yep.. then put the tray in the fryer. The tray is plastic. I feel like this isn't right.
Place near me does sushi rolls topped with Doritos and nigiri topped with cheese sauce. Definitely not for me, but I can appreciate them working to an outer west palate.
Totally tired from peeling 80kg of potatoes at work today. I rarely do that many in one sitting these days as my labour is more valuable in other areas of the factory. Forgot to use allergy spray and felt randomly itchy all day, and my eyes were 😵💫 which I haven't had before. Got home and cooked dinner and accidentally overcooked the steak whilst I was distracted by laundry related tasks, dammit. The Minipeelers were good about it thankfully.
I’m looking for some new bedroom furniture, and so far am uninspired by what I’ve seen. It’s either from big box stores- dated or boring styles, shitty materials and flimsy, or from designer stores at ridiculous prices. My search continues for my goldilocks furniture. Or maybe I should give up and buy the boring stuff because am tired of looking. So much of it is same same. How can there be so much choice yet so little at the same time.
Hit the government auction sites, the larger charity shops like the Vinnies/Salvos. The shops where they do furniture like the one in Trenerry Crescent in Abbotsford and the one in Smith St Collingwood.
I may check it out, but the reason I’m replacing it is I’m tired of the worn out set I currently have and want something nicer that will last me a while. So I think I’m gonna try for new but maybe finding something high quality second hand might work out too.
I found this too when I started looking, it's not easy. The affordable options are boring or made from crappy materials. I have a 3m wall that I'm trying to fit a king bed, means I need a bed frame which isn't super bulky and side tables that aren't huge. Limits the already limited options.
You can mix and match bedroom furnture which can be a cheaper way to do it. Not buying those packages where everything matches. That's all I know.
I got ours from https://www.interiorsecrets.com.au/collections/bed-frames. Got a hardwood since we owned to replace the old ikea malm (which I quite liked! But the mrs didnt). It wasnt cheap compared to idea, but it is nice having a proper wood frame.
The rain wasn't too heavy at mine today. Persistent drizzle. Super windy. Not much water. My rain guage is only half full. I had them drop the soil on some old ply I keep around for this sort of thing. They didn't get here til about 11 and it was blocking the driveway so I got to it. Made me think I should buy a Kei tipper and do small access deliveries.
Ugh, armpit boil. Most uncomfortable. Can't sleep on that side... Try to sleep on the other side but my arm can't rest on my body. It hasn't come to a head yet so likely another week of discomfort.
I seemingly accidentally ordered the 4 candles I bought to be delivered to a Parcel Locker I haven't used since pre-COVID (it's near my work) so urrrrrrrrrrrrrgh I have to go all the way across the CBD to get my candles. What a pain in the dick.
After a week of issues with Startrack, the package has arrived! Housemate is now gazing lovingly at their first fishing rod while also tugging on my sleeve to plan a trip.
Hooray, finally got a response from the uni about a course application. Now to start writing the long email to the supervisor, dig around for all of the unit outline papers, and end up neck deep in paperwork while I'm at it.
At least it's excellent weather for staying inside and being at the computer for hours.
Collect it, stuff it in a warehouse and then problem solved. Other option is to send it overseas to pollute someone else’s country. Then encourage everyone to consume more stuff, because the economy must have endless growth, or else.
I would be interested to know how they calculated that statistic. The website does have sources listed but it's so small and blurry I can't read it.
Suffice to say I'm very skeptical the figure would be so high and I suspect it's an overestimation.
For example, a lot of cardboards can't be recycled if they are contaminated in some way (ie food containers), and I would suggest a lot of cardboard that gets used is probably contaminated.
As others have said, a plumber. They can investigate to find the source of the leak. Best to do it asap, as the longer the leak continues the more damage there might be to plaster or other areas, and might need costly repairs.
Anyone here installed that Messenger Kids meta app for their kits? Sort of looks ok, but I'm hugely anti Facebook so am quite biased. If it's based on a Facebook account I'm going to be a very unpopular pa....
An outright ban is probably not going to be the best option for dealing with social media. Especially if all their friends are using a site they will either find a way to use it without you knowing, or resent you for damaging their friendships and social standing and be unwilling to listen to any advice you have to give in that area.
A better option is to assess what they are using on a case by case basis, make sure they learn about why these products can be a problem and how to keep themselves safe, and make sure that they feel free to talk to you about what they are doing.