Is Anyone Actually Listening?

I do sometimes wonder If anyone is actually is actually reading this , I'm pretty much not bothered by comments ( they're nice and all that jazz) but is anyone really reading . Sometimes when you blog you feel like a false messiah saying , read this , do that, eat this . I'll genuinely only tweet , and write what I feel is right on my blog,I think I used to be afraid of having an opinion on social media and that is pretty much changing now.

Though is anyone actually reading this ?

Is anyone actually reading ( or indeed any interesting blog post ) this not to comment but pass on the information by word of mouth. I try and do this when I talk to people telling them about what I've seen , it's the equivalent of being a wandering minsterel or a story bard. 

I love reading blog posts and sharing them with people that I know including by word of mouth as I believe this just to be as important as the written word.

Go share today .

Have YOU broke your Resolutions yet ?

As you probably know I really don't do resolutions instead I have what I like to call revolutions , I've a couple one of which is not to get sucked in my click bait and I sticking to in and so far my life is enriched or is it empty I'm not sure sure. Though there's a certain friend whom I'm sure will suck me back into this before not to long , they know who they are .( but it is fun things they share )

The other revolution I'm struggling with is NOT to friendly heckle the Independent , seriously I'm trying not to do it ... but ....

So sit me in the naughty corner ...

The Tsunami Of Decluttering

The other day I have to say I felt a blot on my own landscape , as if the Cosmos was indeed against me , A social media Jack in the Box . At times social media can esxperate any problems within your life and at the same time it can help you , it is finding the balance without being all Gretna Garbo in your relevant status's on Facebook or twitter on where ever you leave your social media hat  9 sounds like a song form the 80's doesn't it that)


I suppose it didn't help I had an Ikea delivery disaster  (seems my Mac book caused a glitch on my own ) We  I had already cleared the area in a no methodical system in preparation for some Ikea cupboard to hide the junk back into , what should have turned up should have been 2 cupboards with solid doors and one with glass . This didn't happen and all the same turned up so I sent them all back as is my right , it really seemed too much of a hassle to get someone to swap out the one cupboard , as I wanted everything all in one go  ( have your cake and eat it syndrome I call it  and why not )


So with  confused Ikea delivery mentaking the order back it was to the phone to Ikea customer services to tell them of the glitch on my macbook ( which probably will only ever happen to me )

You don't get through immediately to customer services ooooh no instead you get music 

" I've been cheated by you "

49 minutes of ABBA  

I like ABBA but not for 49 minutes solid it's not as if I was watching an Australian movie ....

Finally I get through and sorted it.

Just got to wait on the refund coming through .

My dining room is in chaos thank the lucky ducks I've a sideboard from another company coming to me on Saturday.

I welcome you to the tsunami of decluttering .

Sing For Your Supper Cottage Pie

It's one I prepared earlier as I knew I was going to be in a teachers meeting sitting on tiddly chairs . So I wanted to be able to come home and not to have to start cooking .

Ingredients 

Mince 500g or more 

Seasonings 

BBQ sauce 

Chili tomato sauce 

Stock cube 

Potatoes enough to cover the cottage pie.

Half a packet of Kurly kale .

Method 

Brown the mince off .

Add a squeeze of BBQ sauce , Chilli tomato sauce , artiscally crumble a stock cube into the mince .

Add to a oven proof dish add a a few 100ml of water enough to make a gravy .

Place in the oven for around 30 minutes .

Boil and mash potatoes.

Combine about half a packet of Kurly kale with the mash.

Then plonk the mash the mash on top , sculpting a pretty pattern if you wish with a fork.

Then heat up when you need it .

Be a devil sprinkle some cheese on it.

There you have a quick frugal supper .

Epson Ecotank ET 4500 Review

Whether your child is big or small you know they they love to print out things, though what they print out  over time may change the printer can take a right good bashing on the ink front. I lost count of the number of times particularly during my sons GCSE's years that we had to order print cartridge after printer cartridge and even then they weren't the official ones so we were comprising on ink quality. The amount of documents, photos etc that my son is going to have to print now is on the increase as he has just started his A levels and goodness knows what the amount will be when he finally goes to university . I couldn't believe when someone told me that on the University equipment list is your own printer so I think he will be taking the one that we got sent to review from Epson.

The printer that we were sent for review is the Epson Eco tank 4500 (RRP £299)

which comes with a 2 year supply of ink, The Epson ET - 4500 is different as it doesn't use ink cartridges but uses a tank however be warned you'll need to wear gloves as it can be a slightly messy process. My son likes having an easy if a printer that he can use over wifi and as such the printer is now in his study. The printer produces good quality document , it prints in colour alright but it isn't a dedicated printer for churning out your favourite photographs.

The only bugbear is that is doesn't do duplex printing ( printing on both sides ) you have to do that yourself if you wish your printing to be like that. It is a good solid printer that is worth purchasing and there are many more within the Ecotank range , you can get a pack of all 4 ink colours for around  £20 from online retailers.

Disclosure : As mentioned in the opening paragraph we were sent this printer for review .