Good Things Friday (3)
March 1, 2019
1. Friday: I was so sure that today, my second try, would be the day I got this lava cake right, but it wasn’t.
The great thing is if you mess up lava cake, you end up with “just chocolate cake” and that is a decent consolation prize. It was mostly for PiC and JB, I only had one indulgent bite, and it lasted us a whole week because we really don’t do much dessert.
2. Friday: I tussled all morning with Ally and HSBC and eventually got all the things we needed set up. Achievement!
3. Friday: We had a brief chat about parenting techniques and shared some thoughts on things we can do better.
4. Saturday: We went to the bank and deposited ALL THE CASH. We also managed to go to the grocery store, check out a kid activity, and dropped off returns packages. A very productive morning without much fuss from JB.
5. Sunday: I signed up for userinterviews at Zero‘s suggestion. Looking forward to exploring a decent income supplement.
6. Monday: I trimmed my nails on Friday but I have been basking in that lovely sort-nails feeling for typing all day.
7. Tuesday: I’m picking a couple/few inheritors for my beloved comic books. Possibly half for one nephew and half for one niece. This makes me happy to contemplate.
8. Tuesday: Walked the dogs in the bitter (hahahah I know I know) cold. Was able to hold their leashes in my hands without swelling or extraordinary pain.
9. Wednesday: Traffic broke entirely my way this morning. There was even a street light out and a subsequent line from that light all the way back to the next but the way I organized the order of my errands meant that I avoided getting caught entirely. Managed to do daycare dropoff, gas up, and load up on groceries in an hour and a half.
10. Wednesday: We left Sera alone (with Seamus) at home for 3 hours and she didn’t destroy anything! This is a huge first.
11. Thursday: We had TACOS. Yummm….
Wishes:
- May the prices on my long watched-for backpack, water flosser, and alarm clock drop by at least 30%.
- May PiC’s job search turn up the role that he’s looking for without a cut in salary.
- May both parts of that Huge Thing I’m working on at work turn out well. Part 1 seems promising, and Part 2 is still very much in question.
Please join in with good things from your week and what you want!
Lava cake sounds delicious. I try to avoid baking goods at home because I have a really sweet tooth and would polish it off in very short order. For me, it works better for my waistline and will to buy a single portion. Sending you good wishes that PiC’s job search is fruitful!
I should have said! This recipe just makes two servings. I’d bet it’d easily be cut in half even, which I was planning to try so I’ll report back.
Thanks for the good wishes!
Oh, lava cake! Yum. That sounds delicious. I’ve been doing a gratitude journal, so try to write at least a few times a week. Today I’m grateful for date night (tonight, for the first time in a few months!), quality childcare (albeit pricey), and kids that get along reasonably well.
Those are great!
May your wishes swiftly manifest!
One good thing hmmm let’s see… got underfloor insulation done and our ceiling stuff tidied up this week at 66% off thanks to living in a low socioeconomic Zip code (heh) and a generous govt scheme. Just in time for the end of summer too, this cold spell seems to be the official dawn of autumn! And I can already feel the difference it’s making to the temp inside.
Thank you!
Ooh we’ve been considering underfloor insulation to help with keeping the house warm – you notice a difference, you say?
Well, now I want cake. Chocolate or chocolate lava. I’m not picky, but please send some right away.
Good things for me. Hmmm… I’m up to 3 blog posts that are done or almost done, so I’m actually ahead on my blogging. It looks like next month’s finances are going to rock, but I’ll be keeping the details mum until I have exact numbers. And I found new workout shoes for $19.99.
Those are awesome!