My cooker BEFORE the nice man came to clean it....
(note mystery stain on the bottom of it toward the front....
- Even Nigella is a cooker-cleaning-lazy-bones -
OH joy and rapture, my lovely shiny cooker. I asked the cooker cleaner guy to marry me but he said no, because I was obviously a "lazy housewife that never cleaned a thing in her life".It was worth every penny - it took 4.5 hours - how much would you pay someone to do yours? How much do you think mine cost? (top and bottom ovens)
(I'd recommend it 100%)
Anyway on to less trivial matters. I was reading the BBC news magazine online and it gave tips on how to stick to your New Years Resolutions. The first tip was - "Tell everyone what your resolution is, that way you will be less tempted to loose face and break it."
So here goes - I've given up smoking.
I had my last cig on Dymchurch beach on New Year's Day. Be gentle with me, it's early days yet but I feel more determined this time than any other. I have to do this for my health and my family. There, I've said it.
To keep busy, I have cleaned everything in the house, if it stands still for 2 minutes in here, it has been bleached, scraped, scrubbed and polished (animals included). I have even made mince pies - oh yes I'm serious.
I'm off now (10pm) for a glass or two of ruby red and my hardest test so far - I always used to smoke when I drank. fingers, toes and teeth crossed.
TTFN Mrs Fink
PS I just heard this on Q.I. the cerebral quiz with (wonderful) Stephen Fry, he said - "Experts have now predicted that technology on board aircraft in the future will reduce the current 3 man aeroplane crews down to one man and a dog. The man is there to feed the dog. The dog is there to bite the man if he touches anything! (made me laugh anyway)!
