Life This Week 17/6/2019: Winter Is Setting In.


I’m reporting from the great indoors today.  After a dream like stretch of gloriously sunny days, we’ve hit the rain hard in Sydney today.

The heater’s on.  Yes, this is a heater.  Not a flat screen on wheels.  Glass panelled room heaters are at the cutting edge of technology right now.  I scored this one from Woolworths for $72.  So far I’m loving the fact that it’s got an old fashioned safety on/off switch so you know it’s definitely turned off, the fact that it’s virtually mute in operation and that it warms up large rooms very quickly.  The digital display is a bonus as is the remote control.

In contrast to the skies above, colour abounds at Westfield.  This is a flower arrangement I happened upon in my weekend travels between the food court, the supermarket and all the other places I needed to be to get my errands done.

The skies might be moody and just a touch scary but I still love that pre-sunrise feel of being outdoors on the weekend.

There’s been an awful lot of cooking going on as well.
Winter is even more busy than usual for me at work so I rely heavily on reheating meals I’ve made ahead for those chaotic and time-pressed work and school nights.
Soups are always a hit.  Did you know that Maggie Beer has a range of stocks at Woolworths?  They’re really good.  Not too salty yet richly flavoured.  In addition to chicken, there’s beef and vegetable varieties. Expect to pay $5 for 500ml.

In work lunch meal prep news, I’ve branched out with pasta bakes.  There’s a huge comfort factor in having pasta with melted cheese in this current weather.

There are heaps of recipes online which substitute half the pasta for things like roasted cauliflower.   The recipe I made this weekend has a Morrocan taste to it.

It wouldn’t be a pottering around post without at least one reference to Daiso.  I managed to lose the gloves I wear to go running in the morning and wouldn’t you know it?  Daiso had these Thinsulate gloves for $5.80 per pair.  I have no idea what Thinsulate is but it sounds like it’s just what I need for these wintery mornings.

How are you coping with winter?  Early days yet but I hope you’ve got coping strategies in place.

Be well.


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