Archive for August, 2010

A Life of Simplicity and Detachment

Posted on August 13th, 2010, by the mum

I went to mass as I always do during lunchtime on Wednesday. It was the Feast Day of St Clare of Assisi.  During the homily, the priest spoke about how she had taken to a life of poverty, abstinence from meat, speaking only when necessary.  A life of simplicity and detachment.  A life focus on [...]

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Recipe Friday – Omelettes

Posted on August 6th, 2010, by the mum

Wikipedia defined omelettes as, “An omelette or omelet is a dish made from beaten eggs quickly cooked with butter or oil in a frying pan, sometimes folded around a filling such as cheese, vegetables, meat (often ham), or some combination of the above. To obtain a fluffy texture, whole eggs or sometimes egg whites only [...]

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Do I have to love my job?

Posted on August 5th, 2010, by the mum

I don’t love my job.  Period.   Age old discussion about whether it is better to have a job that you don’t like but pays well or to have a job that you love but pays okay.  I am still in the job I have been for the last 13 years (in fact my anniversary is [...]

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