Taking Stock - December

Cooking: On Friday night the eldest had her 18th. I spent the night literally cooking non stop - it started at 5 so I was determined to keep people eating to balance the alcohol. It was a success, though apparently my presence, even only as waitress and glassy was enough to weird out some of the teens.

Drinking: Not much at the moment, as I've been 'responsible supervising adult' two nights in a row - zero alcohol in case I have to drive someone to the hospital...

Listening to: Mares. They're hilarious and make me dance. I've started calling high heels Hoga Klackar and amusing myself no end...not so much everyone else around me. 



Reading: Absolutely adoring Robert Webb's How not to be a boy. I don't really know him as a comedian but the book is hilarious and so insightful. I'm seeing a lot of divorced men with anger issues at the moment and gaining the understanding into why they're so angry all of a sudden. But you will be hearing a lot from this book on the blog soon, so buy a copy for our bookclub discussions.

Liking: Our young people for taking to the streets on Climate Change when we did not. Their protest shone a light on how we, the adults, have dropped the ball.

Watching: Enjoying Man in the High Castle

Next watch: No idea - give me some suggestions. Netflix is rubbish.

Hoping: I can get my writing mojo back. I haven't written a decent story in almost a year.

Cringing:At the Liberal Party. Their immature comments to the media are getting really embarrassing when you consider the rest of the world is seeing them. They need to hire a PR manager - even a junior assistant would tell them that the comments to the teenage protesters reflects badly on them and they need to grow up and at least try for more Statesmen-like behaviour. (Ditto other politicians but at least their comments won't make world attention. We look like childish idiots.)





Needing: You to vote for my photo of Furnace so I can get tickets to sold out Field Day to see Rufus Du Sol. (I know, childish idiot myself).

Questioning: How that dress Sarah Hansen-Young wore was deemed inappropriate. I'm an old lady and it is something I would wear. How has our parliament come to this? And why are we talking about all this rubbish instead of what needs to be done -which is a lot if you ask me - to fix where the country is heading?

Smelling: Jasmine and Gardenias everywhere I go. It's divine.

Following: The Finnish Embassy in Canberra on Facebook. They have the best page. It's interesting and constantly delights. A few times this week, it's been the highlight of my day.






Disliking: The behaviour of the people we pay to run the country. They are not earning their salaries if you ask me. We need to demand better. This is our tax dollars they are wasting.
Loving: My new kicks.

Did you take stock? What should we watch on TV?

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