Still not the perfect housewife

I’ve heard there is such a thing. She is the one who has a sparkling kitchen, no grease spots on the splashbacks, no errant crumbs in the bottom of the oven, and she always remembers to wear an apron so that her clothes are similarly spotless.
She irons her husband’s shirts and he prefers [...]

Mother and housewife

Honestly, if you looked at the duty statement, salary, benefits and key performance indicators and then conducted a full cost benefit analysis, you wouldn’t take on the job. See how my mind works when I’m being snarky?
I read this article by Kylie Orr.
So while we debate what level of qualifications our country’s [...]

Why I hate cooking

It’s not that I can’t cook. I’m a darned good cook. I can bake cakes and biscuits, I make a fantastic roast complete with tasty vegetables. My stir fries are OK (not superlative, I admit, but definitely edible). I make a delicious quiche and my risottos are time-consuming to make and all too quickly consumed [...]

That darn cat!

The Mysterious Sumkitty, Perpetrator of Evil and Chaos, hit my kitchen on Monday while I was at work and DD was at childcare. None of the three cats will own up to this so apparently it was Sumkitty who did it.
Sumkitty peed on the toaster and the powerpoint next to it, and [...]

Nesting

I honestly thought that nesting was something that pregnant women only did to their own houses or apartments. That final burst of energy, zooming around and making a nursery look “just right”, sorting out cupboards and wardrobes, eyeing off the garage with hungry eyes, and in the background, there is their partner rushing out to [...]

Queen of Clean Looks at her List

For everyone’s delectation, here is my to-do list for the next couple of days. In deference to my asthma problems, nearly all of these can be achieved with soap, water, lemon juice and elbow grease. The mould will be zapped by DH, I hope.
1. Scrub out the microwave oven.
2. Pull out the griller tray and [...]

Jobs

I have held a number of casual or temporary jobs. Some were while I was a student at uni or high school; others were second jobs while I worked at a low-paying full-time job, like secondary school teaching.
The worst ones were those that required cleaning. Toilet cleaning was the worst of the lot. Just thinking [...]