At this point, we appear unable to use any follow up system because it seems there is no follow up. I have never before called out a service publicly, but here we are.
Oh, hey, @nzpost. Had to ring my husband @biggsintweets to let him know not to let our dog on our own property again (x5) because your drivers continue to not close the gate, let alone actually deliver to the back door where there’s no gate…
@JtheNinjaKitty so we’re going to Japan in September, and we’re trying to explain the wee room/hotel sizes to the girls…. I saw your capsule room story the other day… can you DM that pic so we can show the girls?
When you have zero harakeke skills but your 5yo is used to you being able to magic up anything her heart desires… it’s going to have to do with a ‘one day’ hope to learn some weaving skills.
Today our 8yo said, while doing her school reading, “You’re so much better than me at reading the Māori words, Mum. But I suppose that’s because you’re an English teacher and you have to know.” The kid expects that, in AoNZ, if you know English, you know reo. We need more 8yos.
whenever I see a Te Reo Māori name and I don’t know what it means, I usually look one centimetre directly below or above it and then I know. But then, I’m normal.
If paying a bit extra tax on every dollar that you earn over $180,000 is a budgeting challenge for you then never ever criticise the budgeting capabilities of beneficiaries and those in low paid work.
At squash:
C: Have you seen my yellow dot ball miss? It’s got a deformed dot. It’s a Mr Hyde ball.
E: Without any nameable malformation.
*grins*
Bravo, gents. You are exam ready.
I wouldn’t be able to afford the house out back now! We were careful, clever and consistent about planning, but nothing can compensate for the stupidity of the market at the moment, and that’s AFTER losing 200k in value in the last 12 months. Madness.
New neighbour has bought and moved into back section on our cross lease. Easter weekend is a popular moving date and it’s also eight years since we settled. Reflected on some fun facts to show our broken housing market 🧵
Throw in some clever interest rate shuffling, budgeting and mortgage-smashing in the heat of the pandemic, and the outstanding mortgage is now less than one year’s gross income. But here’s the thing…