bigfoodiemama

So, on the last day of the year, I made the decision to go "On the Dry" for January. If you think this was some resolution, health kick or weight loss plan, you would be wrong. It was a decision made early in the morning, where the consumption of Dingle Gin and tonic followed by some excellent red wine, in the company of some wonderful equally drinking girlies, had led me to spend December 31st in a state known to most as "hungover". At 46 years of age, this infrequent occurrence reminds me of my frailty and the fact that my whole body gets a hangover now, not just the head of my twenties or the head and stomach of my thirties. The FA, who had attended the event the night before and slept over, was the first to suggest it, having successfully manged it before, so I declared my intention to join her, proud of myself and, in case of any wobbling later, posted it on Facebook to ensure my compliance. I am not a quitter ! On New Years Day, as we all headed off to the pa...

At a table near here earlier today, two single women kindly enquired as to how Valentine's day was for their 3 married colleagues. The following were the stories recounted. Couple 1. He got drunk Saturday night and was hungover on Valentine's day. He fell asleep from 1.30 to 5.30 leaving me to read the paper alone...lovely...bloody lovely !!! Couple 2. He got up, ignored the card I had written the night before and left out for him and went to work. I took care of our 3 kids for the day and when he came home, had to hand him the card to open, complaining that I was sick of bringing up 3 kids on my own. He said " Fair enough...you go back to working full time and I won't do any weekend overtime !" That shut me up ! Couple 3. Having indicated that I was wearing skimpy MATCHING underwear before we went our Saturday night, hubby was a happy man. By the time that happy man dropped the baby sitter home at 12.30pm , the underwear was in two different corners of the roo...