lifes-a-bitch

I've got toothache!

Started up on Saturday evening, just as I was enjoying a pizza. An excruciating shock as I bit down actually made me yell out loud with pain - and I'm no wimp where pain's concerned.

Well, I managed to finish my pizza.....slowly......chewing on the other side of my mouth, you'll be glad to know There's not a lot can put me off my food!

Anyway, it being the weekend, I've had to soldier on through it with the aid of pain-killers, and phoned up the Dentist first thing this morning. The earliest appointment they could offer me was 5th November, but they've promised to contact me straight away if they have any cancellations for an earlier date.

I guess I'll just have to keep popping the pills then.

By a child proof top!!

I wanted to open a new container of dishwasher powder. It's one of those plastic ones with an "easy pour" spout. There's two little arrows, one on each side of the spout, and you have to squeeze the spout by the arrows and then pull it up. Well I tried and I tried, but it was too tough for me! I just couldn't squeeze it hard enough......so I gave up and called in the troops (aka hubby) to open it for me.

He failed too, and he's pretty strong and fit!! So... he examined the lid and decided it might be easier to just undo the whole top. (I hadn't thought of that) A little flick of the wrist, and the top unscrewed - DEAD EASY! He reckoned a three year old could have done it. So much for childproof

Not to everyone's taste I know ......But it made me laugh

My diptercanthus is looking pretty good right now, so I thought I'd share it with you

The Seven Deadly Sins (pinched from HERE)

This is how I rated!

Well no surprises there then! I've always known I was lazy!

How do you compare

I used to make out a shopping list, just before going to the shops, by looking in the kitchen cupboards, fridge and freezer, and writing down everything we seemed to be short of. That never seemed to work very well, because inevitably there were things I didn't spot - because I'd used up every last little bit, so there was no half empty packet to remind me that I needed to buy some more.

So I decided some time ago to do the following:-

I keep a shopping list on the fridge door, held in place by magnets, and I keep a pencil handy in the recess of the fridge door handle.

As soon as I notice that supplies of something is getting a bit low I write it on the list, and hubby does the same. Then, when we go shopping we stick to the list, and cross things off as we buy them, so we don't miss anything.

Theoretically this method should work like clockwork

However............

In practice........

1 We often forget to put something vital on the list because we weren't in the kitchen when we realised we needed more. (We keep the loo rolls upstairs, near the loo, for instance)

2 We often put something down that we already have a spare of (didn't notice it at the back of the cupboard/bottom of the freezer)

3 We often buy things not on the list because one of us suddenly says "I think we're running low on ketchup, but I forgot to write it down", so we buy one "just in case". Inevitably when we get home we find there's a stockpile of them in the cupboard from previous similar "just in case's". I've currently got enough packets of rice to plant my own paddy field!

4 The list doesn't account for all those "two for the price of one" or "buy two, second one half price" offers....we don't want two, we don't need two, but we'd be daft to buy just one at full price, or to not buy something at a reduced price this week just because it's not on the list, and then pay full price for it next week!

5 We often forget to take the list with us, so we have to shop by guesswork anyway!

Has anyone got any bright ideas for a better method