tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post5214401755478327663..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: Life's Too Short.......Expat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-62941772872430276122015-10-17T20:48:27.250+01:002015-10-17T20:48:27.250+01:00Lifes too short for ironing most things. As for un...Lifes too short for ironing most things. As for underwear...... never!<br />Lacy patterns ..... only if its for a very special baby and has no more than 90 stitches on the needle!<br />However, anything that gives immense pleasure is worth the effort.<br /><br />The older I get the more I think..... if I don't like it, don't want to do it or feel uncomfortable about it..... don't do it!<br /><br />Maggie xMaggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-59892307260396688042015-10-16T17:48:19.288+01:002015-10-16T17:48:19.288+01:00I confess to occasionally ironing sheets and stuff...I confess to occasionally ironing sheets and stuffing mushrooms. Only for me though, because I like them - everyone else can have creased sheets, and they're indifferent to mushrooms anyway.<br /><br />Our phone does blocking numbers, which is great. At least, it is when I can remember how to do it. Life is definitely too short to speak to sales people.<br /><br />Making beds and matching underwear? What are those things?Mrs Baumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070684338076130958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-56796751560454111492015-10-16T15:28:45.321+01:002015-10-16T15:28:45.321+01:00I don't think I have ever had matching underwe...I don't think I have ever had matching underwear, let alone ironed it.<br /><br />I do know someone who irons sheets. All I can say is that they exist in a constant state of stress, and that says it all really. nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-32755555325081015202015-10-15T23:34:47.613+01:002015-10-15T23:34:47.613+01:00Hey, hey! You DO know someone in North Carolina.....Hey, hey! You DO know someone in North Carolina...kinda. But odds are good, it's not me calling you; since I don't have your number and I'm not a stalker.<br /><br />But yes, life is much to short for everything on this list. Particularly, the ironing pieces.<br /><br />And as to celery? I know why she thinks life is too short for it - because she has a husband like mine who masticates it SOOOOO loud that you want to seriously harm him...but instead just put a household ban on the stuff.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-23016928373291255172015-10-15T21:54:02.428+01:002015-10-15T21:54:02.428+01:00I always fancied trying some lace knitting and now...I always fancied trying some lace knitting and now you've put me right off! it doesn't take much. <br />I admit I make my bed every morning but only cos I have a posh new duvet with matching pillows and I like admiring it when it's all nice and shipshape. But I've never ironed a sheet, or stuffed a mushroom. I do own some matching underwear but the matching pieces are often separated from their mates. And if your name is unknown caller and you really really want to talk to me, please leave a message.<br /><br />Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-48257047516021410252015-10-15T19:36:20.702+01:002015-10-15T19:36:20.702+01:00Just threw a whole load of celery, carrots and pot...Just threw a whole load of celery, carrots and potatoes into a soup pan Trish!<br /><br />Iota - What really, really, really bothers me is when people use eg. and ie. inter-changeably. I have been known to say "Id est" does not mean "for example". What a pedant. Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-56870712046578052622015-10-15T17:38:47.316+01:002015-10-15T17:38:47.316+01:00I was proof-reading a document with someone the ot...I was proof-reading a document with someone the other day, and we were debating various grammatical points. When it came to e.g., or eg., or even eg with no dot at all, I said "life is too short for dots". Do you agree, I wonder?Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-35782176225712177182015-10-15T17:37:37.063+01:002015-10-15T17:37:37.063+01:00I do not iron sheets. I do not iron pyjamas. I hav...I do not iron sheets. I do not iron pyjamas. I have never ironed a piece of underwear in my life.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-20899199859288019742015-10-15T16:41:20.741+01:002015-10-15T16:41:20.741+01:00You lost me with that explanation about lace knitt...You lost me with that explanation about lace knitting which just goes to prove that life really is too short for it!<br /><br />I'm not good at matching underwear either. I like to wear black knickers under jeans or dark trousers but then a pale-coloured bra under a white shirt or T-shirt - so I become mismatched quite often.<br /><br />Yes, celery is good, especially in soups.<br />Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.com