Ten of my favourite tv shows

So tired. No explanations, maybe later.

1. Red Dwarf
2. Grand Designs
3. River Cottage
4. Jamie Oliver
5. Poirot
6. Pride and Prejudice
7. Stargate
8. Bleach
9. Neon Evangelion
10. Carnivale

Ten of my best memories

We played DnD last night, so I was unable to post. And I'm exhausted, so today's will be brief, sorry.

1. The day that I married my husband.
2. Walking Elly one evening during a thunderstorm, when the sun was still breaking through enough to bathe it all in liquid gold.
3. Running along behind motorbike down the farm.
4. Curled up in bed, down the farm, on the top floor of the house, during a RAGING, FIERCE storm.
5. After many, many longs years of begging for a puppy, coming home from school one day to see that Mum had bought me one, I love Elly.
6. The day I saw three rainbows.
7. Arriving at the Noble Grape in the evening of the first day of our honeymoon. It was like Narnia.
8. Completing Green Corps.
9. My last day working at the Lord Forrest Hotel.
10. The day my aunt told me to shut up, and I didn't talk for seven weeks.

Ten of my most favourite foods

I love food, I couldn't even begin to start expressing just how much I adore food. And experimenting in the kitchen, but... I do have my staple favourites. And some of them are pretty staple, there are times you just can't beat the simple, every day stuff..

1. Shepherd's Pie. MY VERSION, by the way. I won't eat anyone else's other than mine, and my Mum's. I stole the recipe off Mum, and then set about improving it. You won't find better Shepherd's Pie anywhere.
2. Roast Lamb. I love, love, love a good roast lamb. Well, I love lamb so perhaps this should've been just lamb. I make a killer roast lamb, but perhaps the best one I've ever had was a mint glazed mini roast. All to myself, it was so tender, so succulent, so utterly divine.
3. Pan-fried salmon with asparagus, baby spinach and rocket on a bed of couscous with dill sauce. Need I say more!
4. Chicken Caesar Salad - yes, yes.... who doesn't love a good Caesar? Minus the bacon and the anchovies, of course. Some of us can't eat pork, y'know.
5. Couscous - as a potato replacement, couscous is king. I love inventing new ways of serving it up. My husband was a hard and fast advocate for keeping it OFF our dinner table, but I've won him over.
6. Fish and Chips - Staple, staple.... but you are so utterly delicious, my dear. Who could beat you as the takeaway of choice?
7. My uber-salad - Currently quite popular at our dinner table. It goes as follows: A bed of baby spinach and rocket. Crumble feta cheese over the top. Roughly chop cashews, and sprinkle those over. Grate carrot over the plate, and add beetroot wedges. Add a smattering of finely sliced red onion, one and a half boiled egg roughly sliced and snow pea sprouts. Drizzle over a raspberry vinaigrette, and voila!
8. Corned Beef - Oh my goodness... cooked to perfection, this meal just melts in your mouth. And I love white sauce with parsley, yum yum.
9. Steak - Delicious, decadent (in our house, its a rare expense!) and so, so good.
10. Wattleseed damper, with rosella butter and fig/walnut chutney. Yummo!

Current contents of my feed reader...

... blogs, and feeds that I'm currently following.

I had a clean out of my feed reader a few weeks ago, and deleted about half of what I'd subscribed to. Things that I'd once found interesting, but not anymore. The following list is what I have left.

1. a few things from my life -http://fewthingsfrommylife.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
2. Abstract Gourmet - http://abstractgourmet.com/feed
3. always time for tea - http://alwaystimefortea-brooke.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
4. Annean.org - http://anneanorg.wordpress.com/feed/
5. Annean's Home - http://anneanhome.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
6. Antipodean Steampunk Adventures - http://austeampunk.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
7. Bowl of Honey - http://feeds.feedburner.com/BowlofHoney
8. Breakfast In Perth - http://breakfastinperth.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
9. Cafe Grendel - http://cafe-grendel.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
10. Cherry blossoms　桜 Pool - http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/groups_pool.gne?id=51156738@N00&lang=en-us&format=atom
11. Chester 5000 XYV - http://jessfink.com/Chester5000XYV/?feed=rss2
12. Christian Fletcher Photography - http://christianfletcher.wordpress.com/feed/
13. Comics. Often dirty. - http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.run?_id=_j_P8zpm3hGBTmHJHzfpSg&_render=rss
14. Complete Organizing Solutions - http://feeds.feedburner.com/completeorganizingsolutions/XSSR
15. Corners of My Home Pool - http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/groups_pool.gne?id=86662290@N00&lang=en-us&format=atom
16. Creature Comforts - http://feeds.feedburner.com/creaturecomfortsblog/oDSo
17. D&D Pool - http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/groups_pool.gne?id=99673332@N00&lang=en-us&format=atom
18. Design*Sponge - http://www.designspongeonline.com/feed
19. Discover Magazine | rsslist - http://discovermagazine.com/rsslist/rss.xml
20. Five Senses Coffee - http://feeds.feedburner.com/5SensesCoffee
21. Food Porn Pool - http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/groups_pool.gne?id=52240578442@N01&lang=en-us&format=atom
22. Fresh New Spaces - http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/groups_discuss.gne?id=99433240@N00&lang=en-us&format=atom
23. Fresh New Spaces Pool - http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/groups_pool.gne?id=99433240@N00&lang=en-us&format=atom
24. haus maus - http://hollymaus.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
25. ikea hacker - http://feeds.feedburner.com/Ikeahacker
26. Lava Volavka - http://lavavolavka.com/feed/
27. ListPlanIt - http://feeds.feedburner.com/Listplanit
28. Local is Beautiful - Growing & Eating Local Food Pool - http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/groups_pool.gne?id=40272635@N00&lang=en-us&format=atom
29. Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? - http://feedproxy.google.com/ICanHasCheezburger
30. Love Freo - http://lovefreo.wordpress.com/feed/
31. Made On The Left - http://madeontheleft.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
32. Media Statements: Statements - http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/_layouts/listfeed.aspx?List=28fda1b0-9f25-4179-ba96-f82380778cb0&View=3a0c6aa0-d2fe-42eb-a602-18189cc10493
33. MENAGE A 3 - http://www.menagea3.net/comic.rss
34. My2Penn'orth - http://thorsten-food-photography.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
35. Nestled In - http://www.nestledin.net/feed/
36. one day - http://saraoneday.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
37. Order of the Stick - http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots.rss
38. Organize in Style - http://organizeinstyle.typepad.com/organize_in_style/atom.xml
39. Organizing Your Way - http://www.organizingyourway.net/feed
40. OSIER - http://osier-handmadevintagereconstructed.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
41. Perth Upmarket - http://perthupmarket.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
42. Pink and Brown Love - http://www.pinkandbrownlove.com/feeds/posts/default
43. Pink to Green - http://pink-to-green.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
44. Precocious updates - http://www.rsspect.com/rss/precocious.xml
45. Reclaiming The Home - http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/groups_discuss.gne?id=612285@N20&lang=en-us&format=atom
46. Reclaiming The Home Pool - http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/groups_pool.gne?id=612285@N20&lang=en-us&format=atom
47. RPGnet - http://www.rpg.net/columns/index.xml
48. Selfsufficientish Pool - http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/groups_pool.gne?id=823452@N22&lang=en-us&format=atom
49. SixThousand - http://www.sixthousand.com.au/rss/
50. Spool Photography Landscape Photography - http://spoolphotography.wordpress.com/feed/
51. stonesoup - http://thestonesoup.com/blog/feed/
52. Style Voyeur - http://www.stylevoyeur.com/atom.xml
53. The Chocolate Blues - http://www.thechocolateblues.com/feeds/posts/default
54. The Coffee Collective Blog - http://coffeecollective.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
55. The Perth Files - http://theperthfiles.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
56. The Steampunk Home - http://thesteampunkhome.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
57. The Worst of Perth - http://perthworst.wordpress.com/feed/
58. Today on Real Simple - http://feeds.feedburner.com/realsimple-today
59. Towards Sustainability - http://feeds.feedburner.com/TowardsSustainability
60. Twitter / theworstofperth - http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/15953157.rss
61. Uploads from Thorsten (TK) - http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=8696045@N02&lang=en-us&format=atom
62. urban homesteading Pool - http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/groups_pool.gne?id=674101@N23&lang=en-us&format=atom
63. vi.sualize.us/saracarl/steampunkhome - http://vi.sualize.us/rss/saracarl/steampunkhome/
64. Voyages Extraordinaires - http://voyagesextraordinaires.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
65.  Wandering Gourmet - http://wanderinggourmet.net/?feed=rss2
66. Wood and Brass - http://woodandbrass.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Ten things I most want to do - this year

Aaaaaaand, the following is a list of a small number of the things that I want to achieve this year...

1. Sew a patchwork quilt.
2. Pull together family recipes and favourite meals to create a recipe binder for each of my sisters, and Harry.
3. With two nephews and one nephew/niece on the way we're looking to have a big Christmas this year, so I've got three presents to make for them.
4. Create a herb garden in pots, and possibly vegetables.
5. Improve my photography skills.
6. Work on the world in my head, and get it down on paper.
7. Write more, and blog more.
8. Expand my recipe repertoire.
9. Read 100 books this year.
10. Make my home more... comfortable.

Ten things I have to do before I die

There are many things that I want to do in life, but these are probably the ten things I feel I need to accomplish more than anything else, at least in this stage of my life they are the most important.

1. Write at least one book that gets published, this means finishing something!
2. Visit Japan during the Springtime.
3. Move to Europe... either Sweden or Switzerland. Possibly permanently, possibly for a designated period of  time.
4. Become self-sufficient.
5. Own my own teahouse/bookshop.
6. Visit the Ancient Egyptian sites.
7. Visit the Ancient Mayan sites, and study them.
8. Finally get the fantasy world in my head down on paper.
9. Inspire other people to live a more eco-conscious life.
10. Research my family history.

Ten of my favourite websites

The following list contains the websites that I visit on the regular basis; some of them a couple of times a day. Others are references, that I'll only visit when necessary but I still couldn't live without them.

1. Nestled In - http://www.nestledin.net/; A blog by Katja and Minna, a couple living in Finland. Its all about their home, and the renovations they undertook to make it theirs.
2. Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/; Yes, the photo-sharing site makes it to my top ten list of favourite websites. I find it inspiring, and can quite happily spend an hour or three on there sometimes. I've found a number of my favourite blogs on there, too.
3. One Day - http://saraoneday.blogspot.com/; a blog by a West Australian woman, who I find to be very inspirational. I love her photography, and her writing style. Its always a good pick me up.
4. Order of the Stick - http://www.giantitp.com/index.html; a Role Playing web-comic, done in stick figure style. Its hilarious, and very well executed. Love it.
5. System Reference Document - http://tinyurl.com/m8jey6; OGL document, for D&D 3.5. I find it very useful in session, whenever rules need to be consulted and trawling through the books can be time consuming.
6. Least I Could Do - licd.com/; A rather offensive comic, really. Well.... sometimes. But, I enjoy the style. And the company's other comic, Looking for Group.
7. Taste - http://taste.com.au/; An Australian based website, devoted to food and cooking. The recipes are top knotch, and you can always find something there to cook.
8. Amazon - http://amazon.com/; I can literally spend hours on here. Looking for books, and drooling over them all. Wishing I had them in my collection.
9. Blogger - http://www.blogger.com/; at the present, Blogger is out ranking Wordpress in my heart as blogging platform of choice. But, I can't afford to get the most of out Wordpress so its no wonder. However, Blogger is a good platform, for sure.
10. Google - http://google.com/; who could have a list of favourite websites and not include Google? I love google reader, gmail, blog finder, google image search, google search... hell, I just love Google, lol.

Ten things I want in my ideal home

Although the chances of Sam and I ever owning our own home, I do know what I want if we could.

1. A library - an entire room devoted to the collection and appreciation of books. Complete with its own dedicated system of organisation and recording.
2. A sunroom - that also doubles as an indoor greenhouse, of sorts.
3. Greens, purples, whites, wood, floral/striped/spotted/solid fabrics.
4. My own dedicated crafting room.
5. A den devoted to the pursuit of role playing games. Fully stocked with everything I could ever want. With everything organised and set up for ease of use.
6. A two person spa in the ensuite.
7. A coffee machine.
8. Victorian/Steampunkesque styling.
9. A large vegetable garden, orchard, fish pond, chicken run, water tank, solar panelling... everything we need to make our home as self-sustaining as possible.
10. A shed, for Sam to escape to and work on his many, many projects.

Ten of the best things about me

A friend of mine and I are doing Ten lists of our ten top things. Today is ten of the best things about me. I’m basing these on compliments I’ve had from other people, as I find writing positive things about oneself is very hard.

1. I have a very cheeky smile, I’ve been told on occasion that its cute. 
2. My craftiness… not my ability to manipulate or anything like that, I mean, I’m good at making things, designing them. 
3. My hair, when I can actually be bothered to take care of it. I’ve had a few hairdressers remarking on its colour, fineness and just how much of it there is! 
4. My inventiveness when it comes to food and cooking – but not if its sweets.
5. I'm good with words, which means I'm pretty good at Scrabble.
6. I've got quite an active imagination, and am remarkably good at role playing.
7. I enjoying getting my hands dirty, and messing about growing things. Especially herbs for cooking.
8. I'm too nice and bubbly, so I've been told.
9. I care about the environment and what I can do to help conserve it.
10. My taste in television, books and movies. Well.... -I- think its my best feature.

First Day of Twenty Ten and What Have I Achieved?

Precious little! >_<

I didn’t wake up until a quarter past eleven, and stayed in bed until 2pm. Ouch, lazy much? I’ve got a bit of a headache from laying down so long, which I suppose is a good thing because it prevents me from being lazy aaaaaaall day!

I got up after that, pottered around doing not much of anything aside from washing my work clothes for tomorrow and going into a state of panic when I realised I couldn’t get to work in time for my shift tomorrow. I’m going to be catching a taxi, instead. My first three hours of work is going to be spent just earning enough to cover the taxi. Its a good thing I’m working 8 hours, then eh?

Watched three seasons of Red Dwarf; having got the 10th anniversary edition from Sam for Christmas. So excited, hopefully the beginning of a collection of DVDs that’ll leave me unsure what to watch because of so much choice.

Also, laughing a bit to myself at the idiocy of some people. It helps to laugh, sometimes. Not that I’m very intelligent myself, but I’m certainly not the dullest tool in the shed, either!

Breakfast: Slept in.
Lunch: Toast with Vegemite
Dinner: Cold Chicken, Chips and Salad
Dessert: Peaches and Custard
Snacks: Couple of biscuits, here and there.

Watching: Red Dwarf Seasons II, III, IV
Reading: The Wolves of Time
Listening: Curtin FM (yes I know!)
Crafting: Engagement invites, designing stationery