how does he find the time?

I am a little awed by Mr McMuffin's ability to multitask. He seems to have spent all day in front of the Mac by the amount of posting and commenting he has done, yet I know he's also cleaned the house-and not done a bad job.

I have been spending more time in the room of shame. Another coat of paint on the radiator and the floor is all thet's needed. It's a relief as I don't think we've ever taken so long to get anything done. I have also mown the grass and dug up about thirty more dandelions.

I have a theory that should some disaster befall the planet, dandelions AND cockroaches will survive. I'm not sure that I would want to, but for those determined to live, it's nice that you can have some greens with your roasted roaches.

Dandelions really piss me off. Two years ago I dug up the 'lawn' and removed every trace of nettle, couch grass and dandelion before seeding the whole thing. Now they're everywhere. Gardening for me is a bit like cleaning in that I have the ability to live with nastiness, but once I start to sort it out find it hard to stop. I had to come in today before I dug the grass up again and started over.

I had a bit of a shock at work yesterday, when I found that I had loads of annual leave to carry forward, and I get an extra three days too. That's without all the time off in lieu I have accrued. I may become a lady of leisure, and the house of shame may begin to realise it's potential.