"When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called 'the People's Stick'"

Category: Social Commentary

  • So, I finished work at 10pm tonight and one of the things I”m working on is making sure I have food in my freezer and I avoid buying any take aways because I want to get better discipline with my budgeting. On Monday this week I went shopping at Woolworths and picked up a good…

  • I woke up this morning at around 10:30am and I really didn’t feel like going for a walk but I know that once I went for that walk and got it out of the way for the day I would feel a whole lot better. I went for an 8km walk and said hello to…

  • It’s a chilly night in the Hutt Valley – at the moment as I write this blog post the temperature is all the way down at 2°C and it may drop even lower but I’m lucky that I did the airing my house out during the day so when I came back after shopping I…

  • End of the week and the start of a new one. I have to admit, I am looking forward to going on a holiday in 4 months time and then over Christmas I’ll take off the week but I’ll return before New Years as I’d prefer keeping some annual leave up my sleeve in case…

  • The duvet cover that I washed was dry by night time tonight so I put it all together with the duvet and made the bed in the spare room: The duvet adds some colour to the room which goes well with the pillows and cushions that I’ve put behind the pillows. I’m currently having a…

  • It was a busy day today but productive – it is good when you have had a busy day but at the end of it you can look back and see it was productive rather mindless monotony. I had dinner tonight – homemade tacos with plenty of salad and I’ve been watching the final episode…

  • I decided that combining two lifestyle changes into a single week would be a bit difficult so my focus this week is getting my diet back on track and go for a walk after work. The first day of the week and my goal is to get through the week and then focus on the…

  • I had a great day to day – just lazing around the house, doing the usual chores, put the wheelie bins out for pick up on Wednesday and enjoyed a vegetarian Mexican chilli with some buttered toast. The weather was looking good tonight so I decided that if I am going to get back into…

  • I woke up this morning, still a bit overcast and cold outside but I started the day with chia seed pudding (chia seeds soaked in ‘Up and Go’ protein shake) and 190g of high protein yoghurt on top. I’ve been having that consistently for almost a month and the great thing is with it is…

  • It has been a cold and chilly day today. I’ve left my heater on all day and although it’ll probably push my power bill north of $200 I would sooner spend the extra money to keep myself warm rather than trying to ‘tough it out’ and end up getting sick. Had a good breakfast in…