Turns out my friend has a little food processor they never use (hand me down from old relative) so I have scored a food processor at least for a while to test if the ease of bulk chopping beats the pain of storage in a tiny kitchen.

And then I got home and realised I have some gf apple turnovers in the freezer. Coffee snack sorted

Getting wasted while on leave hits different.

3 interviews this week.

Tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday.

There’s definitely a feeling of down heartedness with the rejections but I generally make it to the final round for the ones I’ve proceeded with.

Due to circumstance it’s imperative that I be employed full time, but I know it’s only a matter of time.

I’ve done my interview prep for tomorrow so it’s time for chill time.

Today is the day I decide I am taking antihistamines for the rest of spring 😢

Had some nice sourdough toast for breakfast. It's been a while since I just had some good bread.

There's a nice sourdough bakery near us but I stopped making trips there after the kids were born, and they stopped making bread during the week while some roadworks were happening at the train station down the road.

Today I only did 4,594 steps, which is odd as I went grocery shopping and did laundry 🤔 It was a day where I mostly hung out with the kids cooking and eating though. It is the beginning of my irl birthday week, so given the volume of cakes and treats that will be consumed I don't hold out much hope of keeping the weight down 😆 It is but one week of the year and I intend to enjoy it without guilt, so I will keep tracking my steps and weight and likely do little else. It'll be interesting: exactly what is the effect of a week of dietary abandon on my weight? And how long will it take to undo the "damage?" Will I succumb to guilt and exercise to counter the indulgence?

sundayquiz

45/50 Yayy!

Home is chaos but I chose to prioritise food and friends this weekend. This week I am aiming to eat fresh and lower fat/sugar. And to get up between 6/6:30 each day. I need to.slot into a rhythm

I see very ominous clouds, it’s about to pour

I threw away the yummy new zealand lollies I bought with my b'day money , sigh, I can do this

on a really good note I bought the young seagoons a complete kitchen's worth of new and near new italian stainless steel cook ware for pennies on the dollar, they are stoked

I also bought a box of hand made ceramic dining ware for them, a blender, a juicer and a giant good quality microwave

I've had a lovely time babysitting the niblings, and will now spend an afternoon happily cooking things

I get really excited when it's Lamb Day.

Good morning 👋🏼

The most exciting thing that’s happened in my suburb all week is that it’s rained heavily.

The even worse part is that I’m excited

“Oh wow! It’s almost hailing! I’d better go and look out the window! Wowsers that’s intense! Off to the back door to have a better look!”

God I miss living closer to the city.

My earworm is

::: spoiler nsfw Fuck I love boobs though :::

Time for reading then bed :)

Goodnight everyone (and I’ll see you here later insomniacs lol) ❤️

Goodnight poppets

ear worm

this is the 8th day of Macarena .

MARGE!

Ugh. I haven’t been able to find the restavit so my sleep is still kaos

so tired still

I highly recommend not having to run any errands on a Sunday. That’s all I’m going to say :(

So after many many months I have finished my listen of all the Terry Pratchett Discworld books in order. Had read a couple before but not the series and the newish penguin audiobooks are great. Such good company as I potter around cooking and stuff. Such incredible storytelling and characters.

Now I am a bit lost. What should I listen to next? Any good long form podcasts or audio series out there? Non fiction is fine but not current affairs. I get enough news and try to limit the doom....I currently have an audible account but might ditch the subscription now this big listen is done....

Stir fry boxed up. Now to lamb stew

I’ve been a sad slug today. No walk, no pull downs. Trying to at least do some chores to not fall behind.

::: spoiler spoiler It feels like any time I try to join a new group there are invariably adult cliques, and there’s no way to stick up for myself against bitchy people without becoming the focus of escalating drama. And it’s like do I try to adjust or just leave? It’s really isolating and discouraging. :::

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More horror film reviews. Please note that all these films below feature

::: spoiler TW gore to varying degrees, and mental health issues and suicide (especially Fréwaka). :::

::: spoiler V/H/S/Beyond (2024) -4/5 Hobbits I enjoyed this anthology film, all the segments as well as the framing wrap-around were very intriguing and engaging, except for one which didn't fit at all with the theme of this being about aliens.

Definitely worth a watch, especially for the segment called Stowaway, directed by Kate Flanagan and written by Mike Flanagan (actress and creator, respectively, of Haunting of Hill House, Haunting of Bly Manor, and The Fall of the House of Usher, which is probably why it's my favourite segment lol) :::

::: spoiler V/H/S/Halloween (2025) - 1/5 Hobbits Very meh for me such that I did not finish it. Perhaps this anthology hits harder for audiences that celebrate Halloween, but it felt very tropey and made me feel quite bored. :::

::: spoiler V/H/S/94 (2021) - 5/5 Hobbits So far my favourite of the V/H/S anthology film series. Perfectly gory and disturbing, the wrap-around framing was very interesting, and each segment had me on the edge of my seat. This one is definitely not for people who are squeamish, the gore effects are very well done! :::

::: spoiler Fréwaka (2024) - 5/5 Hobbits I thoroughly enjoyed this Irish folk horror. Exploring themes of paranoia, the Aos Sí, Magdalene Laundries, and familial ties. Blends the mythology of The Fair Folk expertly with the human emotions of grief and bargaining. No real jumpscares, I won't go on so as to not spoil too much, but I definitely highly recommend this. :::

::: spoiler Death Valley (2021) - 2/5 Hobbits Also meh but I finished this one, so it gets one more star than V/H/S/Halloween. Blending resident evil, Nephilim, zombies, and sci-fi, I would have had a better experience if it just picked a lane and leaned into it instead of trying to everything and making a mediocre film. Watch if you want something on in the background and don't care about the stupid plot. I'm not sure how the film wanted me to feel about the antagonists - one moment it seemed I should me sympathetic, the next made them completely irredeemably evil, and then switches again and again. MEH :::

::: spoiler Belzebuth (2017) - 4.5/5 Hobbits This is the opposite of Death Valley (2021) in that it does pick a lane (Catholicism and demons) and blends it well with a little bit of sci-fi. Great acting on Joaquín Cosíos part, and was pleasantly surprised to see an actor (Tate Ellington) I saw in The Endless (2017) as one of the protags. Well worth a watch if you're into possession and demon horror. The ending felt like it would be right at home for Catholics who love religious horror (not sure what the overlap is for that haha).

Note: this one does feature mass child murder (not actually shown on screen but is the main plot points). :::

Family movie night over the past 3 days

The Departed

Fight Club

Seven

Parenting of teens done right