tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64166368441726552452024-03-13T23:57:08.053+08:00The Aussie HausfrauToni - The Aussie Hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122227910600666836noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416636844172655245.post-38926384934420225952013-06-21T04:00:00.000+08:002013-06-21T04:00:02.255+08:00FFS Friday. Can't. Stop. Coughing.<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well it's been a while since my last FFS Friday post. Some may think that's because I've had nothing to whinge about. If only. I have no excuse except <strike>laziness</strike> <strike>kids</strike> being busy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So what's been making me drink wine lately?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Can't. Stop. Coughing. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've been sick for about 2 weeks. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Didn't even want to drink wine.<b> FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Last Saturday I lost my voice. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mr Hausfrau was happy that I couldn't nag him. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Boy did I show him! I nagged him via facebook and text messages. <b>No FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We had to go to Ikea while I had no voice which meant I couldn't give my full opinion of what I wanted. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My phone went flat in Ikea. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We are renovating soon! <b>No FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Last Friday night the flooring salesman came over. <b>No FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They wanted a 30% $3300 deposit on the night. There and then. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mr Hausfrau set them straight. <b>No FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Last week my laptop died. Again. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Luckily Mr Hausfrau is clever and fixed it. <b>No FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">PrincessBF is pulling an all nighter to finish an English assignment. It's due tomorrow. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She's had 3 weeks to do it. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Somehow it'll be my fault. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Team manager duties for PrincessBF's AFL team are doing my head in. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lack of parent helpers pisses me off big time! <b>FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Don't just sit in your car and beep your horn at the end of training. Get out of your freaking car and come and listen to what we have got to say. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Our favourite TV show to watch as a family is back on! Once Upon A Time! <b>No FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's not on until 2215!!! <b>FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm over being sick. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My voice has gone from being totally gone, to a chipmunk on helium, to a husky sounding phone sex worker. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm also masquerading as a snot factory. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The last 3 nights I have moved to the lounge room in the middle of the night to sleep so my coughing doesn't wake Mr Hausfrau. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Crappiest sleeps. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Can't stop coughing during the day too. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
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Toni - The Aussie Hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122227910600666836noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416636844172655245.post-32275936606406968362013-06-19T12:35:00.001+08:002013-06-19T12:35:08.972+08:00{Wordless Wednesday} Today I'm a Mountain Climber<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you've been following along on my facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheAussieHausfrau" target="_blank">page </a>you'd know that my voice is currently switching between that of a husky voiced phone sex worker and a chipmunk who has been sucking on a helium balloon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Being out of action has seen my Hausfrau work take a bit of a back seat.</span></div>
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Toni - The Aussie Hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122227910600666836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416636844172655245.post-56851574281732833202013-06-18T14:49:00.002+08:002013-06-18T14:49:40.859+08:00The Story of the Carpet Salesman and the Cranky German<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On Friday night at 1830 the carpet salesman knocked on our door.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A lovely young man we shall call Johnathon ('cause that's actually his real name) took the time to visit us after hours so that Mr Hausfrau could be home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He measured the whole house and then we got down to business selecting carpets and laminate flooring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We settled on some top quality German (of course) laminate that should be <strike>feral kid</strike> dog resistant then set to work picking matching carpets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It was after 9pm when we were done and Johnathon set to work calculating the cost.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've got nothing to hide so I'll even share that with you as it's a major part of the story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We were budgeting $10k but considering we decided on better carpet in the kids bedrooms and top quality laminate flooring that we decided to put in the kids playroom too instead of carpet I didn't have too much of a heart attack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We said "round it down to $11k and it's a deal!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Johnathon needed to call his manager who we shall call Aaron ('cause that's actually his real name. His real chosen English name 'cause no one can pronounce his real Asian name apparently)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Aaron agreed on the price.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then came the talk of the deposit and the beginning of the cranky German part of the story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">None of this "this quote is valid for 14 days" type of crap with these people. They wanted 30% deposit right there and then to secure the flooring which may or may not be available next week if we waited.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Did you do the math? 30% of $11k? It's $3300!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We kindly explained to Jonathon that we only had $500 available to secure the order until the bank deposited the money into our account sometime this week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Johnathon being the lovely man he is totally understood but he had to ring Aaron to confirm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Aaron said no.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mr Hausfrau requested to speak to Aaron. Mr Hausfrau explained to him that we are not planning to shop around - we want their flooring and we are willing to pay the total amount within a week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Aaron said he would need to speak to his state manager.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Aaron calls back. The state manager said 10% deposit (apparently this was just a ploy - the state manager wasn't actually called)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Johnathon again explained to Aaron that we only have $500 available until next week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It was around this stage that I suggested to Johnathon that since we need to wait 2 months for the laminate that maybe we could just order the carpet now with the $500 deposit and we'll order the laminate next week once the money is in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Johnathon suggests this to Aaron.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Aaron says..... "Ok but with a $800 deposit"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">OMFG!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mr Hausfrau puts his hand out to Johnathon to give him the phone. He now means business. I can tell as his German accent always gets thicker when he's angry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The conversation goes something like this. (You need to imagine it in a scary German voice)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>"Aaron. What part of "we have $500 to give you today and we will pay the entire $10500 next week don't you understand?"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>I work in the car industry and if someone wants a $60,000 car that is months away from delivery they only need to pay $100 deposit and you're asking $3300 right here and now at 9pm at night??</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>We are not going to shop around. We are not screwing with you. We are willing to pay the entire amount in full next week even though the laminate will not available to us until August.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>You either want our business or you don't. Do you want it? Yes or no? Do you want our business - YES OR NO???????"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At this stage I was cowering in the kitchen mouthing to Johnathon "I. Am. So. Sorry"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mr Hausfrau hands the phone back to Johnathon. He's done it. Aaron accepted our $500 deposit and the contracts are signed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now don't get me wrong. I'm all for rules and procedures. I just think that not everything in this world is black or white. There needs to be room for change and tweaking of the rules. Even Johnathon realised this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In the end it all worked out - even if I had to email them today to remind them to take the money from the account. Couldn't have been too eager to take our money after all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This isn't a positive or negative against the company. We thought Johnathon was GREAT - put in a lot of effort, got here at 1830, didn't leave until 2230 and still had another client to go and see on the way home!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I won't name the company - let's just say that if you need <b>carpet </b>you can <b>call </b>them - just make sure you have 30% on you there and then.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What do you think? 30% deposit too much or just the fact that they expect it at the time of the quote with no "thinking about it" period?</b></div>
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<b>The security screen people need 30% too but gave us 14 days to get back to them.</b></div>
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<br />Toni - The Aussie Hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122227910600666836noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416636844172655245.post-28313554443751559132013-06-12T09:09:00.002+08:002013-06-12T09:59:42.074+08:00{Wordless Wednesday} My daughter's AWESOMENESS<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some words are needed for this Wordless Wednesday. It's because the photo is of words. My daughters words. This chick cracks me up with her humour. Just to set the scene for you - she isn't feeling very well. She had yesterday off school and this morning I found this stuck to her door. It's a bit blurry so scroll down to read and have a laugh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>IF ANYONE EVEN TRIES TO GET ME OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING I WILL PUNCH THEM. I'VE ALREADY WRITTEN MY WILL, I'M DYING. I AM TO BE BURIED WITH A GUNS 'N' ROSES CD AND SNOWFLAKE* & CHOCOLATE CAKE. MY COFFIN WILL BE GREEN AND DECORATED WITH HARRY POTTER AND DOCTOR WHO (10TH) AWESOMENESS. IF ANYONE AT MY FUNERAL WEARS ANY BLACK I WILL HAUNT THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. THERE WILL BE FIREWORKS, FOOD, LOTS OF NERDY BOOKS, FANDOMMANIA (POTTERHEADS, WHOVIANS, DIVERGENTS, SHADOWHUNTERS, HOBBITS, MISFITS, TRIBUTES, CASTORS & ANY OTHER GENUINE NERDS) & A CRAPLOAD OF ROCK 'N' ROLL. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Actually what he really said was "spend the day making lists of ideas for the house makeover" but it's kinda the same thing right??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You see we are about to come into some money.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'd love to tell you that we won the lotto but it is more a situation of the nice man at the bank throwing some cash our way in exchange to the promise of them taking our house if we don't pay. Sucker.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Exciting times ahead. If all goes to plan the next few months should see us with.......</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">New floors. Goodbye crappy hurts to walk on with no cushioning carpet and ripped holey lino and hello to hard wood floors and plush carpets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">New walls. Goodybye cracked and flaky paint and hello fresh paint in great new colours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">New windows. Goodybe ripped fly screen and hello to crimsafe security screens and nice new curtains.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">New airconditioning and heating. Goodbye cold winters and hot summers and hello to ducted reverse cycle aircon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">New car. Goodbye faitfull old Land Cruiser, you've done us well. Hello zippy new Volkswagen!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and the most exciting part........ </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">*drum roll please*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A NEW FREAKING KITCHEN!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Goodbye wasted space cupboards and broken oven. Hello brand spanking new kitchen with clever storage solutions and a real working oven!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm so freaking excited.</span><br />
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<br />Toni - The Aussie Hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122227910600666836noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416636844172655245.post-69791248134978780532013-06-03T05:00:00.000+08:002013-06-03T05:00:00.614+08:00Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore. Tricky to spell. Easy to make!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm totally crushing on my slow cooker at the moment. It's just too handy to use when I'm out all afternoon for basketball or footy, or like today feeling like crap and able to put stuff in the slowcooker, set and forget!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 garlic cloves, sliced</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1/4 sliced of halved black or kalamata olives</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1/2 cup red wine</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1/2 cup chicken stock</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 tbsp mixed herbs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">salt & pepper to taste</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><u>The "easy ain't nobody got time for that" method</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. Throw it all in the slow cooker, stir, set, forget. 4 hours on high. 6-8 hours on low. It may need thickening before serving.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><u>The "I have a little bit more time to waste on cooking" method</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 tbsp flour</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Heat half the oil in saucepan and cook onion and garlic until soft. Add to slowcooker</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Heat remaining oil and cook chicken in batches until brown. Add to slowcooker.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Use the red wine to deglaze the saucepan and add to slowcooker</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Add stock, paste, tin tomatoes, olives and mixed herb to slow cooker.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You could serve this on its own or with whatever you wanted to really. Mash potato. Pasta. Rice. Polenta. Cous Cous. Quinoa. Whatever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There comes a magical time when your normally fussy "meat and potato only" eater daughter gets a taste for something different and totally blows you away with what she asks you to cook for dinner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">That time came for me a few months back when PrincessBF tried some <b>Green Thai Chicken Curry</b> at school , loved it, and asked me to cook it for her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've been cooking this recipe for years but only for Mr Hausfrau and I for date night but now it's a regular for the kids too - even Random Boy loves it and goes back for seconds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">600g chicken breast cut into small pieces</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1-2 cups of your choice of chopped veg (green beans, broccoli or zucchini works well)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 tbsp peanut oil</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 medium onion, diced</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2-3 tbsp green thai curry paste</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 tin coconut milk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 tbsp lime juice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 tbsp fish sauce</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 tsp brown sugar or coconut sugar (NOT palm sugar!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1cup coriander</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jasmine rice to serve</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lime wedge to garnish</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Add chicken and veg and bring the boil. Reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Add the lime juice, fish sauce and sugar.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">*You could substitute the chicken with prawns.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">*I omit the onions and veg when cooking this for the kids as my daughter won't eat it otherwise</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">*Add less paste if doing it for kids (I just use 1 tbsp)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">*You can mix half the coriander into the curry before serving and use the other half as garnish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">*I also add kaffir lime leaves when making it just for Mr Hausfrau and myself</span><br />
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<br />Toni - The Aussie Hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122227910600666836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416636844172655245.post-32184596158382240692013-05-30T13:12:00.000+08:002013-05-30T13:29:49.693+08:00How do you like your lamb shanks?<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There are few favourite meals that I remember from when I was a young whipper schnapper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Let's just say that my Mum didn't like to cook and her Mum wasn't a cook either. Not sure where I get my love of cooking. Dad likes to watch cooking shows and so do I so let's just go with me getting it from him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Remember how, as a kid, there were certain meals that you just dreaded!??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For me it was two meals that my Step Father made. One was good old <a href="http://www.mccormick.com.au/products/side-dishes/rice-a-riso.aspx" target="_blank">Rice-A-Riso</a> with "can't chew it 'cause it's too tough diced pork". The other was lamb shanks cooked in a frying pan. You know, before lamb shanks were the cool thing to cook and they were still cheap as chips. Tough and chewy! Yuck!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have never ever eaten Rice-A-Riso since I left home and until I bought a slow cooker a few years back I stayed clear of lamb shanks too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But last week I came across a slow cooker recipe* for lamb shanks and thought I'd give it a crack. Now I'm here to share it with you.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">4-6 frenched lamb shanks</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> (if you don't wish to sell your first born to buy frenched one just get un-frenched ones)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 tbsp plain flour </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(use gluten free to make the recipe GF**) seasoned with salt, pepper and dried oregano and basil.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 tbsp olive oil</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">4 garlic cloves, sliced thinly</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3 medium capsiums (I use 1 red, 1 green, 1 orange), chopped</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 large zucchini, chopped</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 small eggplant, chopped</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3 sticks celery, sliced</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 large chilli (seeds in or out, your choice)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 x 400g cans chopped, diced or crushed tomatoes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 tbsp tomato paste</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/2 cup red wine</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 cup beef stock</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 tbsp fresh oregano, chopped</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/4 cup fresh basil</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Salt and pepper to season</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Arrowroot powder (or similar) to thicken</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #30291d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Place lamb and flour in a bowl. Toss to coat. Heat half the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook lamb for 5 to 6 minutes, turning, until shanks are browned all over. Transfer to the bowl of your slow cooker. Add onion, garlic, capsicum, zucchini, eggplant and celery to pan. Cook, stirring for 5 minutes or until vegetables just start to brown.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #30291d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Add vegeatable mix to lamb shanks. Combine tomato paste, stock and wine and pour over lamb and veg. Top with chopped tomatoes.Cover slow cooker and cook on high for 6 hours or low for 8.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #30291d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Remove lamb from sauce and set aside. If sauce is too watery thicken with arrowroot (2 tbsp dissolved in a little water) - stir in oregano and basil and season with salt and pepper. </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #30291d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Serve lamb shanks over mashed potato (GF), pasta, cous cous or quinoa (GF) and ladel over vegetable sauce.</span></li>
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<span style="color: #30291d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">*The original recipe is from <a href="http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/23521/mediterranean+style+lamb+shanks" target="_blank">here</a>. I've changed it and made it my own</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #30291d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">The lamb was soooo tender and fell off the bones! Mr Hausfrau loved it and the kids gave it their tick of approval. I ended up with lots of left over sauce so have frozen it and will use it for a meat free pasta or a base for another casserole.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">If you've been following me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheAussieHausfrau?ref=hl" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">facebook</a> you may or may not know that I have registered for a 220km bike ride for the Perth Ride to Conquer Cancer in 2013. This is a cause close to my heart as I have lost some very special people to this horrible disease. As part of my entry I need to fund raise a minimum of $2500 to take part in the actual ride. I really hate asking for donations but I've been told that it's the only way! Do you have a spare $2? Every little bit helps. </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">All money raised will go directly to support cancer patients and their families and all donations $2 and over are tax </span><span style="line-height: 16px;">deductible</span><span style="line-height: 17px;">. Thank you!!</span></span></div>
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Toni - The Aussie Hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122227910600666836noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416636844172655245.post-12532475585842416312013-05-28T04:00:00.000+08:002013-05-28T06:43:49.442+08:00Dear Parents of Teenage Girls. Gather 'Round....<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I draw your attention to the 9 second mark.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Now, I ask you. Is that really truly the face of an "upset teenage girl"??</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Dear Vanish Napisan PR people. I invite you to come and spend a week at my house to see what an upset teenage girl actually looks like, 'cause I guarantee you that a normal upset teenage girl looks nothing like that!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If that is their idea of a teenage girl being "so upset" I'd love to see how they'd portray one that is in the throes of a bitchy moody hormone riddled PMS'y week. You know, one who snaps at you for the slightest thing, back chats when asked to do something and blames you for every possible thing that goes wrong in their life that week - or maybe that is just my little <strike><a href="http://www.michaelcarr-gregg.com.au/publications.shtml" target="_blank">Princess BitchFace</a></strike> darling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">That. Up there. Is PrincessBF on a good day. She'd have a lot more to say than just pulling a slight grimace on her face if her favourite pair of white jeans were ruined. But I love her and wouldn't have her any other way. For now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Toni - The Aussie Hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122227910600666836noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416636844172655245.post-76506439828360482392013-05-27T21:52:00.002+08:002013-05-28T09:37:37.537+08:00Another soup? I'm like a freaking Soup Nazi or something - but instead of "No soup for you!" it's "More soup for you!!"<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It really is a coincidence that my 3rd recipe in a row is another soup one. Honestly it is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I've made this one before. Last winter actually. Back when I had a working oven so I had to tweak* it a little this time but I'll give you the original. Assuming your oven is working which I'm sure it is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 heads of garlic</span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Heat 1 tablespoon of the reserved oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 4-5 minutes or until the onion are soft. Add the potatoes and remaining thyme. Stir to coat the potatoes in the oil and onion mixture. Pour in the stock and cover with a lid. Bring to the boil the reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer for 20 minutes or until potatoes are very tender. Set aside to cool slightly - about 20 minutes should do it. Stir through garlic flesh.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Let me tell you!<br />1. First, I forgot to buy heads of garlic but I had a packet of pre-peeled garlic cloves in my fridge. So seeing as I don't have an oven I heated the oil in my pot and cooked the garlic whole for 20-30 minutes over low-medium heat. I used less garlic as I knew that cooking for less time would result in a stronger garlic taste.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">So, that's that. You could, if you wanted to, add bacon to this little beauty. I did last time but this time I haven't as it's Meat Free Monday here tonight.</span></div>
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<br />Toni - The Aussie Hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122227910600666836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416636844172655245.post-40198511483120971102013-05-27T08:05:00.003+08:002013-06-05T12:12:30.842+08:00{Meal Plan Monday}<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Well Meal Plan Mondays are back. Fortnightly, 'cause that's how I roll. For how long they'll be back I don't know, but on Friday <strike>I sat on my arse all day</strike> I had some spare time on my hands so put together this fortnights meals in advance. Oh I have been doing meal plans but nothing concrete and definitley not in advance like I once did. More like half weekly.<br /><br />So with footy training in full swing and now basketball taking up my Monday evenings I need to be more prepared. Mondays need to be quick foods and preferrably meatless and Tuesdays and Thursdays are perfect slow cooker nights after footy training! This fortnight most of my recipes are from my trusty <a href="http://www.taste.com.au/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Taste </a>iPhone app. Some are old favourites and some are new, yet to be tried recipes.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Monday - {Meat Free Monday} </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://theaussiehausfrau.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/another-soup-im-like-freaking-soup-nazi.html" target="_blank">Potato & Roasted Garlic Soup</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Tuesday - {Slow Cooker} <a href="http://theaussiehausfrau.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/how-do-you-like-your-lamb-shanks.html" target="_blank">Mediterranean Style Lamb Shanks</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Wednesday - <a href="http://theaussiehausfrau.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/easy-peasy-green-thai-chicken-curry.html" target="_blank">Green Thai Chicken Curry</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Thursday - {Slow Cooker} <a href="http://theaussiehausfrau.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/slow-cooker-chicken-cacciatore-tricky.html" target="_blank">Chicken Cacciatore</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Friday - {Family Fun Night} Clean Home Made Pizzas</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Saturday - <strike>Rigatoni with Italian Sausage & Broccoli</strike> Last minute BBQ at Mum's house ;)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Sunday - {Slow Cooker} Beef & Red Wine Casserole with Cheesy Dumplings</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Monday - </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">{Meat Free Monday}</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Gnocchi with Spicy Tomato & Feta Sauce</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Tuesday - {Slow Cooker}</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> Beef Curry with Rice and Pappadums</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Wednesday - Kangaroo Fillet with Salad and Baked Potatoes</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Thursday - {Slow Cooker} </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Whole Spiced Chicken with Sweet Potato Chips & Salad</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Friday - Fish coated in Dukkah with Avocado Salsa {unless we head out for Date Night!!}</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Saturday - Thai Beef Salad with Nam Jim</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Two nights a fortnight Mr Hausfrau and I find ourselves kid free for dinner. Tonight our kids are with their other parents and tomorrow night they don't get back here until after dinner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On these nights, date nights if you will, if we don't head out for dinner or call for take out, we like to have something that we wouldn't normally have when the kids are here. Usually spicy things. I think we've put the local Thai place owners kids through school!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tonight a yummy soup is on the menu. A Vietnamese recipe that I've tweeked 'cause we like it <strike>hot</strike> spicy. It's a Vietnamese beef noodle soup called Phở bò tái nạm - or Pho bo for short. This one is a raw beef soup but don't worry. The beef cooks once the hot broth is added. Stick with me until the end won't you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">120grms lean rump steak, thinly sliced*</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 cups of beef stock (I use the salt reduced one as the fish sauce will add salt)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 tbsp fish sauce</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1.5 tbsp soy sauce or tamari if you can find it</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3cm piece of ginger, thinly sliced, no need to peel</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 pods of star anise</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 medium cinnamon stick</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 cloves</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 large red chilli, thinly sliced, seeds in or out depending on your heat threshold. In for us!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">80grms dried vermicelli noodles</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">120g bean sprouts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1/3 cup coriander sprigs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1/3 cup Thai basil leaves</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1/3 fresh mint leaves</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 large lime, juiced</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In a pot add the stock, water, fish sauce, tamari, ginger, star anise cinnamon stick, cloves, and half the chilli. Bring to the boil for 5 minutes.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">While that's happening prepare the vermicelli as per packet instructions, drain and set aside.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Using a slotted spoon remove the ginger, star anise, cinnamon, cloves and chilli from the broth.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In a bowl place some vermicelli, basil, mint, coriander, chilli and raw beef.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Bring the broth back to the boil and add the lime juice.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ladel broth into bowl. The boiling hot broth will cook the finely sliced beef within seconds!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's full of flavour and sooooo delicious!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">* I like to cut the beef while it's still frozen on my bread cutting machine. It comes out perfectly thin. Paper like even! Tonight I cut my ginger on it too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After I finished my happy dance I told him that I <i>was </i>planning on making beef and veg soup so he pulled out one of his old chef cook books and suggested this little beauty</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">No not the turtle soup. The </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Gulyás</span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> leves. It's Gulaschsuppe, or Goulash Soup. A Hungarian soup. It's a delicious hearty soup that is perfect for crappy cooler weather.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1kg beef, diced small</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 large potatoes, diced small</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 large onion, diced small</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 rep capsium, diced small (we used half a red and half a green 'cause that's all we had)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2lt beef stock (Veg stock would work too)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">200ml red wine</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A little extra wine (to deglaze, not to drink!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2tbsp oil (veg, canola, whatever)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 tin diced tomatoes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 clove garlic, crushed</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2tbsp paprika (you can mix this up with sweet paprika or a spicy one)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">That's it! It serves 8! (Well it served 4 last night and again for lunch today with a little still left over that I'll be gobbling up again tomorrow!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of our hens went to the pearly white gates of chicken heaven*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She had a good life. Plenty of fresh scraps, gardens to <strike>destroy</strike> scratch in and an abundance of wild mice to chase away from her food.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kim now leaves Kath (the chooky neck one) all by herself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now we ask ourselves "buy another one or send Kath off to a retirement village** and reclaim that part of our yard?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kath is our oldest chook. We "rescued" her from an egg farm. The egg farm man laughed at me and told me she would only lay for another few weeks. That was over 4 years ago and she still lays! She laid 2 yesterday after Kim died.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She has her off seasons when it's too cold or too hot. Problem is that she doesn't lay enough to feed a family of 6 so on top of buying chook food I still need to buy eggs.</span><br />
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</span>Toni - The Aussie Hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122227910600666836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416636844172655245.post-30325322678978644432013-04-14T21:39:00.002+08:002013-04-14T23:22:31.074+08:00The winds of change are blowing! (Alternative title - Mr Hausfrau is now a blogger)<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br />I smell change in the air....</span><br />
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Remember Mr Hausfrau's <a href="http://theaussiehausfrau.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/youre-playing-what-now.html" target="_blank">addiction</a>?? Remember how I thought it wouldn't last but I was proven <a href="http://theaussiehausfrau.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/wordless-wednesday-i-was-wrong.html" target="_blank">wrong</a>?? Remember how he <a href="http://theaussiehausfrau.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/pirates-have-my-boys-held-hostage.html" target="_blank">sucked Random Boy into the cult</a> that is Battle Pirates???</span><br />
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It's been replaced.</span><br />
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With a blog.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">This morning after our Sunday bike ride, and after his earlier than usual "nanna nap", I fielded a few unusual (unusual for him) questions from him.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">"Where did you get your font from for your blog?"</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">"Do you remember my gmail email password?"</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">"What do you use to access google+? Your real name of your blogs name?"</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Huh????</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Then a little light bulb switched on over my head!</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 18px;">"Um honey? Are you starting your own blog??"<br /><br />"Maybe" he says, with a silly little grin on his face...<br /><br />Lord help me!</span></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm just hoping that this is the end of the other addiction! Best not pop that champagne just yet me thinks......But pass me a wine anyway, I'm going to need it!</span></span><br />
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<br />Toni - The Aussie Hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122227910600666836noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416636844172655245.post-9249139435034225542013-03-22T22:27:00.001+08:002013-03-23T22:00:27.381+08:00FFS FRIDAY - The one where I missed a few weeks of FFS'ing<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Let me start with my first FFS. It's 2145 on Friday and I'm only just now sitting down to write my FFS Friday post! <b>FFS!!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's been a while since I've had a chance to FFS. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Soooooo, when last we met to listen to me whinge I was gearing up for the SunSmart Women's <a href="http://theaussiehausfrau.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/i-trid-again.html" target="_blank">Triathlon</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Did it. <b>No FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The swim sucked. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Had no money to celebrate afterwards. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Last week Mr Hausfrau flew to Germany for a well deserved <a href="http://theaussiehausfrau.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/attack-of-green-eyed-monster-or-lesser.html" target="_blank">work trip</a>. <b>No FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I couldn't go. </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">FFS</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The dog has been behaving badly ever since he left. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He's been gone a week. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The dogs barking drives me effing crazy. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Still have another week to go. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yesterday Mr Hausfrau's "work" trip ended and he is now visiting his family. <b>No FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He keeps teasing me over Skype with all the yummy food and drink he is having. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On Wednesday Random Boy took his iPod touch to school when he shouldn't have. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some little shit purposely jumped on his bag and smashed it. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">PrincessBF has built up teenager hormones raging around her body. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Last night I went to say goodnight to her. As I was walking out of the room I said "Goodnight honey - I love you" - to which she shrieked "SHUT THE DOOR!" <b>FFS!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mr Hausfrau doesn't get home until next Saturday. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I get the whole bed and use of TV remote to myself until then. <b>No FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Until then I also have to deal with him teasing me with all that Germany has to offer. <b>FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have the worst PMS.<b> FFS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><strong>Linking up with the gorgeous Sarah from <a href="http://www.dearbabyg.com/2013/03/candy-crush-cheats.html" target="_blank">Dear Baby G</a> for FFS Friday - apparently it's cheaper than mofo therapy. Wine helps too!!</strong></span></div>
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Toni - The Aussie Hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122227910600666836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416636844172655245.post-43139794353772612722013-03-12T13:59:00.003+08:002013-03-12T13:59:52.007+08:00I Tri'd Again!<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sometimes in life we need to push ourselves outside of our comfort zone. Push the boundaries of what tests us. What scares us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">When I was young I did the customary swimming lessons for school but then that was it. Swimming "laps" never appealed to me and the most I did was frolic in the water and do "bombies" from the side of the pool.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Last year I watched from the side lines as my 2 friends participated in the 2012 <a href="http://womenstriathlon.com.au/" target="_blank">Women's Triathlon</a> here in Perth. I was so angry with myself for backing out at the last moment but the thought of needing to be rescued from the ocean simply because of my inability to swim scared the absolute crap out of me. Not just a little bit - terrifying heart pumping fear! I <b><i>couldn't</i></b> swim.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Late last year that all changed when I started adult swimming lessons. My initial thoughts of "OMG that's embarrassing at my age" went straight out the window with a "Screw being scared of being embarrassed! This is fucking awesome - I am a swimmer now!!!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My plan was to start small and get to 100m and work my way up to be able to swim 300m without stopping. I quickly smashed past all the distances I set myself until low and behold I was swimming 750m freestyle without stopping! Huzzah!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">300m was the distance of the swim leg in the triathlon I had my sights set on. It was meant to be my first ever triathlon until I snuck a sneaky little tri in on Australia Day this year. Turns out it wasn't so little as it was the toughest course in the Perth area! Eeeek! You can read about it <a href="http://theaussiehausfrau.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/i-promise-to-tri.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So on Sunday 3rd March I set out at some ungodly hour in the morning for the long trek to Whitford's Nodes Beach Park, Hillarys with my sleepy support team in tow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We arrived early, met up with my triathlon BFF in the car park and headed towards the excitement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our bikes were racked, our little area prepped for transition and we began the wait trying not to let my nerves take hold.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The weather was in our favour and the water looked pretty calm. Could have been calmer. Pool like even.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">My awesome friend Sarah arrived to join my support crew.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pretty soon it was time to head down to the beach for the briefing and the start of the short course waves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The swim was 100m out, turn right at the buoy, 100m along the beach, turn right and come 100m back towards the shore.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Even though I know that I can swim now the nerves were ripe. Swimming in the ocean is much different to the pool. But mostly the feeling of swimming in a huge crowd, I'm talking in the middle of 100 other people, is horrible. Really horrible!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I just kept telling myself to chill, swim my own race and try to block everyone else out. Easier said then done yeah?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My tri BFF headed off on her swim and moment later I was off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The first 100m were easier than I expected. I found a nice spot not too close to others and managed to stay nice and calm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">..... and copped a kick to the head....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">..... and went under....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">..... and panicked....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I quickly got my shit together after hanging onto a nearby surfboarding chicky for a couple of breaths and took off again....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Until the turn at the next buoy and regretted my decision not to wear the mirrored goggles as the sun was rising and I couldn't see anything each time I sighted to make sure I was going in the right direction.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I picked some feet just in front of me and hoped that they were at least going in the right direction!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thankfully they were and I was soon running up the beach to the sounds of "Go Toni! Go Mami" from my awesome support crew. Sarah can yell really loud!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">During this time my support crew had made it up to the start of the bike leg and were there to scream out to me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Back from the bike leg and being spurred on from all the shouting of my name I ran back into transition to rack my bike and helmet and head out on the run.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3km this time and although my goal was not to walk at all during this I failed miserably and had a few mind f*ck moments and a killer hurty knee. Still managed the run in 18 minutes though which is 10kph so I can't be too hard on myself since I just swam and rode too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The run was 1.5km out along the path with a turn around along the same course. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Coming back I could hear the crowd, could tell I was close and hit the speed to sprint it home to loud applause from my awesome support crew.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hopefully I don't have a "near drowning" experience in the next one.</span></div>
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<br />Toni - The Aussie Hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122227910600666836noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416636844172655245.post-57693313358628499992013-02-26T04:00:00.000+08:002013-02-26T04:00:01.464+08:00A tale of secrecy and one narky bank lady<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The other day my bank account was looking a little sad. Ok very sad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I decided to cheer it up a little by stopping a couple of reoccurring bill payments that I've set up. I like to be on top of all bills so I pay some money on almost every bill that we have (the ones that allow it) fortnightly so that when the actual bill arrives we owe little or nothing on it!! Huzzah!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />I digress from the story...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So some bills are well in advance so I log into internet banking to "skip" them this fortnight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now Mr Hausfrau and I have a joint bank account but the bill payments are set up on his internet banking login.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">While logged in something went wrong and I couldn't see if the bills were skipped.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I rang the bank. Even though it's my bank account too she couldn't talk to me about it as the payments are on Mr Hausfrau's log in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Mr Hausfrau came home from work and I rang the bank again. Mr Hausfrau had her on loud speaker with the laptop in front of him</span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Bank lady - Can I please confirm your name and date of birth</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mr Hausfrau - Mr Hausfrau and blah blah blah</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Bank lady - Can I have your internet password </span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mr Hausfrau - blah blah blah</span></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Mr Hausfrau then explains the situation.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The bank lady tells him that he can see that online and explains how but says she'll check anyway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I start to log on to check what she was telling us and we are locked out.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The bank lady hears us talking.</span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Bank lady - Is that your wife trying to log in on your internet banking?</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mr Hausfrau - yes</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Bank lady - That is not allowed. No one is allowed to know your log in details.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Me - I'm just typing for him while he is on the phone.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Bank lady - Am I on loud speaker?</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mr Hausfrau - yes</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Bank lady (insert narky voice)- That means your wife has heard our whole conversation and heard me ask you for your password. Your account has been compromised.</span></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">WTF? Are you for real lady?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So Mr Hausfrau took her off loud speaker (our phone is loud, I can still hear everything anyway) and the call continues without anymore issues. We have access to our internet banking again and the payments <strong><em>had</em></strong> been skipped. All is well in the world again....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So obviously she was only doing her job. The call was probably being recorded and she <strong><em>had</em></strong> to say that. The first lady I spoke to wasn't so narky though!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So I ask you...</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Do you know your partners bank details, PIN, passwords etc. etc. etc. or do you keep them "<em>secret</em>" from each other?</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Surely I'm not by myself with this? Geez Mr Hausfrau and I even changed our bank card PIN numbers so they're the same so we don't have to remember too many numbers!!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tell me we're normal!</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Or was the bank lady right to chastise us???</span></strong><span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<br />Toni - The Aussie Hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122227910600666836noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416636844172655245.post-26488147374901655662013-02-22T12:13:00.000+08:002013-02-22T12:22:34.796+08:00FFS FRIDAY - The First Edition<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What better way to whinge about my week than to link up with Sarah over at <a href="http://www.dearbabyg.com/2013/02/I-just-got-another-speeding-ticket.html" target="_blank">Dear Baby G</a> with my first edition of FFS Friday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What's FFS stand for I hear you ask? Come closer and I'll whisper it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Last Saturday I went to an open water swim session held by the people hosting the Women's Triathlon. <strong>No FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The water was the choppiest that the trainers have <strong><em>EVER </em></strong>seen it. <strong>FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Since I've <a href="http://theaussiehausfrau.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/just-keep-swimming.html" target="_blank">only just gotten over my inability to swim</a> I chickened out and didn't swim all the laps. <strong>FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I got pretty pissed with myself afterwards. <strong>FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Took myself to the gym and held my own little triathlon (7km ride/3km run/300m swim) to make up for it. <strong>No FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My knee is starting to hurt like a bitch when I run. <strong>FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sunday morning Mr Hausfrau tested out his new bike and we <a href="http://theaussiehausfrau.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/fitness-freak-friday-week-4-one-where.html" target="_blank">went for a ride</a>. <strong>No FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sunday arvo I started to feel like crap. <strong>FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Monday morning I woke up sick. <strong>FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tuesday morning I woke up sick. <strong>FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tuesday my Princess BF turned 13! <strong>No FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I felt old. <strong>FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tuesday night PrincessBF accidently <a href="http://theaussiehausfrau.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/wordless-wednesday-insert-lots-of-swear.html" target="_blank">smashed my laptop</a> screen. <strong>FFS FFS FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wednesday Mr Hausfrau was paid but it wasn't what we were expecting. <strong>FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Got a $500 tax bill.<strong> FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">No money for much this fortnight. <strong>FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Didn't look like I could enter my next tri in time. <strong>FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Did it anyway. <strong>No FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">2 minute noodles for dinner this fortnight. <strong>FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">No birthday present for me next week. <strong>FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">No money for wine. <strong>FFS</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Have some in the wine rack. <strong>THANK F&$K</strong></span><br />
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Toni - The Aussie Hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122227910600666836noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416636844172655245.post-1309545939366919372013-02-19T06:48:00.000+08:002013-03-22T23:00:57.223+08:00ATTACK OF THE GREEN EYED MONSTER - or the lesser known title of "Why I'm likely to be bitchy to Mr Hausfrau in March"<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">By now you all know why I'm the Aussie "Hausfrau" don't you??</span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">No?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mr Hausfrau is German. I'm Australian born and bred. I'm married to him. I'm The Aussie Hausfrau.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">*I'm pretty sure they screwed up with point 2. I'm definitely</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"> NOT "overly efficient"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Get it now? Haus is German for House. Frau is German for Wife/Mrs/Woman</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So if you follow me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheAussieHausfrau" target="_blank">Facebook</a> you may remember a couple of weeks back I was "Sipping on French Champagne and celebrating Mr Hausfrau's awesome news"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well the lucky bugger **won a trip to Germany through his work! Sans me!!! That part I can handle, you know, 'cause it's a "work trip" and I'm a supportive wife and all that crap. BUT while there he's taking an extra week or so off and will be off to visit <b>MY </b></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Schwiegermutter (Mother in Law) and <b>MY </b>Schwiegerbruder and his family (Brother in Law) AND <b>MY </b>Schwiegervater and family (Father in Law) AND I'M AS JEALOUS AS ALL BUGGERY!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><b style="font-size: x-large;">IT'S NOT FAIR GOD DAMMIT!! </b></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(Yes yes, it's his family. I know. I know. But I love them like my own!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We had plans of me meeting him over there once his "business trip" is finished but alas, it just ain't doable. Things don't line up with kids v's their Dad taking them v's school holidays v's my Mum being off work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So off he flys in 4 weeks time off to the land of beer and pretzels. Without me. For two weeks. Without me. By himself. Without me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm thinking many a fight will be picked in the lead up. By me. I'm good like that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm also making a list of everything I <strike>want</strike> need brought back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. Black Forest ham. The real Black Forest ham.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2. A million gazillion pretzels</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3. German beer and wine. At least 2 cases of each.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4. Wurstsalat. Lots and lots of Wurstsalat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On the positive side. Guess who gets full use of the remote control and the entire space of the king size bed for 2 weeks?? ME! It's going to be fanfeckingtastic.<br /><br />Now, if I can just stop that green eyed monster from roaring so much!</span><br />
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Toni - The Aussie Hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122227910600666836noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416636844172655245.post-46911410697771283922013-02-18T21:58:00.001+08:002013-02-18T22:35:55.339+08:00What to cook when you feel like crap! Also known as Mexicano Salsa Chicken or Slow Cooker Lucky Dip!<br />
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With Autumn comes the onset of the cold and flu season and other crap.</span></span></div>
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So when I woke up this morning still feeling like death warmed up, knowing that
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Let's call this...... Mexicano Salsa Chicken. Yeah sounds boring but I barely have the energy to type let alone think! Oh by the way - totally doped up on </span><span style="line-height: 14px;">antihistamines</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> at the moment so excuse any mistakes.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 14px;">I had planned to serve it with rice. Came home from basketball to put the rice on only to find that I didn't have any!!! Doh! Not to worry, Mr Hausfrau and PrincessBF had theirs with jacket potatoes and RandomBoy and I have some pasta left over from last nights dinner.</span></span></div>
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Toni - The Aussie Hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122227910600666836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416636844172655245.post-34428098594414587652013-01-26T22:42:00.003+08:002013-01-26T22:46:26.412+08:00I promise to TRI!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Today for Australia Day I decided to do something Cra-zy and signed up for my first ever triathlon!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I know. Crazy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You may or may not remember that up until recently I was <a href="http://theaussiehausfrau.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/just-keep-swimming.html" target="_blank">not a very good swimmer</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Today's <a href="http://www.allbarnone.com/files/2013%20Information/WEB%202013%20AUSTRALIA%20DAY%20TRIATHLON%20INFORMATION.pdf" target="_blank">tri </a>wasn't actually the first tri that I was planning on doing. No. That tri is coming up in March. It's a <a href="http://womenstriathlon.com.au/index.html" target="_blank">womens only tri</a> and it's the one that I was planning on doing in 2012 but chickened out of as I didn't want to be the one who needed to be rescued in the swim leg because I totally sucked at swimming!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So back to todays tri. I decided as a last minute decision to do the Australia Day tri as a "warm up" to the Womens Tri in March. A bit of a test run if you will.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'd been sick all week and apart from heaps of swimming practice, I hadn't really done much road running or riding of late. Everything has been taken place at the gym. While that's great it doesn't really mimic the crap that was about to be thrown at me today!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So. Today I was up at 4:30am for some honey on toast and some last minute checking that I'd packed everything. Then it was off towards Point Walter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Once there I racked my bike and went to register (check in)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then it was a blur of "where the feck do I head for the ride?" and "which way is the run going?" followed by a quick rundown of all those answers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">By this time I was doing the pee dance and was praying I had time to go find a toilet as my wave was up first.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I choose to go with the novice event. That's a 200m swim, 7km ride and a 2km run. Yeah I know. Ok stop laughing. I get it. It's not that big. But remembering that 4 months ago I <a href="http://theaussiehausfrau.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/just-keep-swimming.html" target="_blank">couldn't even swim 50m</a>, I wanted my first tri to be an easy and doable one!! To get familiar with the transitions etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So the swim started in the water. No need to run in from the beach. I started in the middle at the front and quickly got over taken by a few people. Whatever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">OH. MY. GOD. What a trippy experience. Swimming in the pool has spoilt me. How different it was to swim in open water. Zero visibility apart from seeing all the jelly fish that I was swimming through. Hundreds. Every scoop I did with my hands was scooping the jelly fish away. What a trip! At least I didn't see any sharks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I don't know my official times yet but the swim went very quick. Although I think many swear words were screaming through my head during that time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Coming out of the swim the first hill came into view. Feck. I have to run up that? Ok I'll admit it. I walked a little (remember, I've been sick)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My first transition was daunting. I'd been practising but until you've actually done one you don't really know what to except. I had planned to stand up to the do my shoes but I ended up sitting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oh well. I was out of there pretty quick. Sock. Shoes. Race belt with number. Glasses. Helmet. Bike. GO!!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I ran my bike out and mounted. Up a hill. Feck!! Ok low gear. Go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The ride started on a hill but once at the top I got to fly down it. The bad news? I had to go back up it didn't I. Doesn't matter. I managed to pass a few people who had gotten out of the swim and first transition quicker than me. Then all the "professional" riders started to pass me. On the fecking hills. What's up with that crazy shit. That hill was kick arse crazy!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Nearing the end was down hill. Great! A chance to stretch the legs and to "spin" them as this helps with going from the ride to the run. BUT. To get to transition was a climb back UP the hill. Crap! At this point I think I walked my bike (albeit, fast) back to the rack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Helmet off. Twist the race belt so my number is at the front. GO!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Speed walk through transition and go, go, go............</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The run sucked. A down hill run away from the transition area then up and down, up and down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is where I got so cranky with myself because even though I promised myself I wouldn't walk, I fecking did. What's up with that? I can run. I can run far. Apparently just not after a swim and a ride! :( In my defence I had been so crappily sick this week. Something had to give. BUT, it wasn't for long and then I toughened up. The home straight was up hill. A steep hill. Yay! (Not)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But I did it. I passed the finish line and got a big kiss from Mr Hausfrau! Yay!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As I said, I don't know my times. But I don't really care. I did it as a test run for the Womens Tri in March. I don't think the times will be all that great but it just means I'll have something to beat for next Australia Day! I can't guarantee I will, but I promise to Tri!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After todays tri, I find out, by the officials talking at the presentations that the Point Walter course is the toughest tri course in Perth. Great! Figures. Stupid hills!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It was a great morning. Followed by an afternoon of catching up with friends for a BBQ, drinks and pool volleyball. I hope you all got to celebrate Australia Day in great fashion too!</span><br />
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