“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”
Money fucking sucks. It distorts everything: relationships, decisions, timelines, who gets to feel safe and who doesn’t. It turns something like “home” into a math problem. That’s brutal, and unfair, and I hate it so much.
Everyone who says not to set your stove clock or microwave clock because you won’t use them and don’t look at them anyway is lying.
Set them.
Because sometimes, you will come come from a week away when no one was in your home, and see the stove and microwave clocks blinking and go, “Oh shit, the power went out while I was gone, even though it’s clearly back, which means every single thing in my fridge and freezer might have gotten room temperature and refrozen, and will give me food poisoning.”
And it will be the only indication whatsoever not to eat it.
Anyway, just got back from the grocery store, but at least I don’t have botulism.
I know this is a ‘better safe than sorry’ kind of scenario, but if you like me live in a place where power often goes off for a few minutes due to power grid failures in summer with all the A/C units going in the neighborhood, it’s not going to help.
Put a glass full of water in the freezer. I use a shot glass to save space. Once the water is frozen, put a coin on top.
If when you’re back the coin is under the ice, you know your shit has defrosted and should be thrown out.
Where’s that post that’s like “I can’t buy expensive things like plane tickets on my phone, I have to use my laptop, big purchases are for the big screen”
Because apparently this is a literal actual thing that retailers hate cuz you think more before spending a lot of money, they want you to spend a lot without thinking about it so much
I can tell we watch a few too many cooking shows at home, because my eight year old told me “the ginger isn’t really coming through in this salmon”. In his defense, he was right, but at the time I didn’t appreciate it.
I’ve spoken before in ardent defense of watching cooking shows with kids.
This is another great example.
The kid didn’t say ‘I hate it’ or ‘ugh’ or, like, just eat a few bites and say they were done. The kid engaged with the food and the ingredients and made an evaluation of the dish. It wasn’t complimentary, but it was informative and constructive.
Watching cooking shows with kids is also a good way to get them excited about new ingredients.
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