Category Archives: time

Overwhelmed and underperforming

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Grin & Tonic by Alana Kirk

I feel a bit of a cheat. My last blog obviously gave the impression I was some sort of smiling Stepford wife, happily baking and whipping up a trifle whilst knocking the oven door shut with my hip, loaf cooking … Continue reading →

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Are we on Speed?

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Grin & Tonic by Alana Kirk

Speed is a relative notion – just ask the hare and the tortoise. Last week, when my mum came to stay, she took half an hour to make a tuna sandwich. I was incandescent with impatience. In the time it … Continue reading →