Rescue dog is now spoilt dog. He deserves it #RufusJRT

#nzpol Minimum Wage increased 1.5% this year. Data just released by Stats NZ shows: - Food Prices up 4.4.% - Beef up 16.2%. Lamb up 20.3% - Cheese up 17.3%. Milk up 13.7% - Electricity up 8.7%. Gas up 15.4% - Rent up 2.8% Laser focussed on the cost of living www.stats.govt.nz/information-...

New World, now precooking all the food to charge us extra

Ridiculously exhausted from not activity stressing about a major health thing. Disassociation is a heck of a thing.

Had a perfect date with the husband and the Masters at Auckland Art Gallery today

Just gone two years since I joined BlueSky. I was here a little while, some nice people, no silly clique, but it was such an echo chamber. Now it seems all the things that were bad with twitter are here, clique cliquing, and it’s still an echo chamber. Do miss some peeps tho.

Sad day here! With increased compliance costs, custom orders dried up, and Christmas/Easter products not selling, I’m unable to renew Council Registration due next week, so it’s W&S’s last week 😔Grab a last chance custom tray order of gourmet marshmallows www.whiskandspoon.co.nz Thanks all 💕👩🏻‍🍳 P xx

“She’s quite frail now, isn’t she” So said my frail 88yr old cane-reliant Dad tonight about his 90yr old non-cane reliant sister who flew from the UK to visit him over Easter.

Rufus played hard at the park with two big dogs this morning. Tuckered himself out, bless his lil paws

Still digesting how, when I was about to say to my therapist yesterday, that I feel burned out but isn’t that silly as I don’t work much at all, when she said ‘look, you need to realise you’re in burnout from all the things that made you fragment, to manage all that trauma from childhood to now’.

One year ago since we said our goodbyes I miss my bestest, perfect, floofy lil Angelo.

Ahahahahaha errrr what’s up doc

Internet crashes, my websites are down, twitter is down, throw on some music and get up to get down 💃🏻🪩

Hey NZ peeps #Aotearoa🇳🇿

Younger generations will never know the pain of pressing the numbers on a mobile phone several times to get the right letter to spell the words to send a text.

Today Rufus turned 2! Carrying on Angelos tradition, Rufus had a birthday Cheeseburger, his first ever, and boy did he love it. 🇳🇿🐶 #AotearoaPets #NZDog

> insert moan about summer heat and peri menopause heat being a living hell <

Free Palestine has been banned on TikTok as hate speech. But it isn't banned here. Free Palestine.

Made sweetened condensed salad dressing for the first time in my adult life. Can’t believe it took me a few decades.

Auckland. I have exciting food news! Costco manager Robert Kirk confirmed with me this morning they will launching new water boiled bagels this week, with Blueberry Bagels returning to the shelves, and Cinnamon bagels in the range too!! If anyone wants to grab me a BB bag, I’d be most grateful ☺️ 🥯🥯

Birthday week has had two lovely lunches out, which I am super grateful for, as they don’t happen very much in my life now. I know for many it’s normal, but for me, it’s a special treat.

Woman who gave birth to me is only a day late in wishing me a happy birthday 🤣

The ADHD trait of forgetting things exist

Less than 24 hrs since testing positive for Covid for the first time, and I am bored out of my tree. I already miss my Puppy. He doesn’t know why Mummy quickly pushed him out of the bedroom. He does little barks n scritches at the closed door 😭

Rufus. The goodest boi. 🇳🇿🐶 #AotearoaPets #JackRussell

20241112 Rufus had a great walk and suddenly decided “I earned a rest stop”… I agree!! 😃

At The Cult. Our level of black clothing is spot on. We’ve spied feathers, fringes, but not many leather jackets. Rock on Auckland 🤘🎸

Back in the kitchen for Christmas! Trialling the Marshmallow Fluff today, just so I know my flavours are *chefs kiss* perfect for topping Christmas Pav, Trifle, or spooning straight into your mouth 🤭 Want? Guess what!! Pre-orders are now open for Christmas!!! 👩🏻‍🍳💻🎄📦🇳🇿 www.whiskandspoon.co.nz

Honour the Treaty ❤️🖤❤️🖤 #ToitūTeTiriti

Last night I slept for 7 hours straight. I even had lovely dreams! The last year or so has been 3-5 hour nights with constant wake ups. A bowl of Pasta is an amazing medicine.

A gentle reminder that if we miss the 1.5°C target (and we certainly will), the next target is 1.51°C and not 2°C. We need to keep fighting. Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.

My full length mirror just fell down, taking out the full glass of water on my bedside cabinet, thus breaking my favourite glass in three pieces, with water going everywhere, at the exact moment I turned the bedroom light off. Chaos follows me.

HUGE news for people with ADHD and Narcolepsy in NZ. Removing the 2 yearly special authority renewal for Pharmac funding takes away massive financial burdens and stress around ongoing Psych appointments, wait lists for appointments, and medication needs pharmac.govt.nz/news-and-res...

A reminder that one of the most effective and radical forms of resistance starts with taking care of yourself. Keep your mind focused.

Hi! I barely Tweet on Xhitter anymore, but still pop in to see the dogs in Thailand, and I see a lot of NZ Twitter has moved back here. Last time I popped into BS was when Angelo passed away 6 months ago. We have a new furmily member, an approx 2 yr old rehome. He to, is a smart, beautiful soul ❤️

I’ve not been here for months, but for those who loved Angelo and aren’t elsewhere, you may want to know. Angelo passed away peacefully at home last Thursday, surrounded by his family, head on my heart. He lived his best life ever for 18 years, 8 months, 2 days. My boy, my best thing 💔

Lots of squishy marshmallow goodness this week, still time to courier for Christmas 🎄 ps: how cute are the Unicorn cupcakes🦄🧁 available online later today chooice.co.nz/store/whisk-...

First ever try of a Jammie Dodgers. Cute appeatancr Biscuit part is nice but, made with rapeseed/palm oils, and sodium metabisulphite preservativr leaves a slight chemical after taste. Raspberry flavoured apple jam has little flavour. Sticking with 7% Strawberry & Butter Shrewsberrys, AoNZ 🇳🇿

Shameless Sunday Self Promotion because y’all need to have a few of these on hand as sweet lil gifts for peeps you’re catching up with before Christmas chooice.co.nz/product/mint...

December 2nd and we’re 2 Christmas movies in. Last few years while wfh in the kitchen, I’ve watched about 4 a day; options are getting thin on the ground.

Bottomfeeders? Live in fancy motels, that WE pay for, just drink, smoke, and commit crime. Squeezed middle? Need a little help. $15 a week tax cut until they’re made redundant by Christmas. Business Landlords? Let’s keep the scum tenants inline. The wealthy? Not nearly enough! #NACT1NotFitToGovern

Stop sucking up a benefit! Get to work you lazy drunk. Stop pretending you can’t work! You don’t look sick! Stop having babies! WFF comes from OUR taxes! Stop complaining about higher rent! Get a better paying job! Stop expecting fair pay! Low income positions build the economy! #NatNotFittoGovern

Days like this 💛🧡

Super busy Sunday

Sunday

Don’t hate me, but I bought some shoes from Te mu and they are the most ridiculously comfy shoes I’ve had as an adult. I’m a typical barefoot wide-foot kiwi gal, and I actually want to wear these inside instead of slippers. Life makes no sense any more.

Packing up the ensuite ahead of builder and plumber tomorrow, thank goodness my back is not playing up yet today.

Having a win! I started on a static bike as part of recovery 4 days post surgery, 5 weeks ago, extremely sore, unfit, high pulse rate, 5 min a day. Last week 10 mins became easier, still sore. This week I began self reiki during cycling. Today, 15 mins, easy, lower pulse, no pain during/after. 🙌

I think we’ve only had two days without rain in Auckland since my surgery 5 weeks ago, which makes it about 8 days rain free since the Auckland flood.