Killing a Fly with a Ukulele: I went to put my drink down ...

I am the Mum.
If life was a circus, I would be the plate-juggling lady with monkeys on her shoulders who stands on one leg on a horse's back as it canters around the ring.

I am the Writer.
I use too many commas, dashes and dot-dot-dots, and I often start sentences with conjunctions because I like my blog to look the way it sounds in my mind.

I am the Hero.
Life is a bit like a superhero action comic, except that the superheroes are tiny children dressed in super-suits who possess no actual powers, while I just get them food, break up fights and clean their super-suits.

16 August 2009

I went to put my drink down ...

... on what I thought was a round, white coaster.

Then I remembered we don't own any round, white coasters.

Turns out it was a used breast pad.

Crazy Times.

11 comments:

Femina said...: You know the mantra: "repair, reuse, recycle..."

I'm just putting that out there.; 16 August, 2009 20:04
Swift Jan said...: Noice!!! LOL; 16 August, 2009 23:07
Sassy Britches said...: Annnnnnd, I'm falling off my chair laughing.; 17 August, 2009 00:48
tinsenpup said...: I don't know, you COULD think of it as a breast coaster. It's fulfilling the same basic purpose. And it could have been worse. At least you didn't eat your dinner off a large White placemat that wasn't there before!; 17 August, 2009 01:37
Tracy P. said...: Most effective! I hope you went ahead and used it. :-); 17 August, 2009 05:28
Mrs. C. said...: Sweet...I dropped one of those in the kitchen with baby #1 and my mother-in-law thought it was an all-in-one coffee and filter thing. Worst coffee ever...; 17 August, 2009 06:22
Joy said...: Great way to re-use. Your being kind to the planet. ;)

I'm good with it.

♥
Joy; 17 August, 2009 07:56
Jen said...: I see no problem with this.; 17 August, 2009 09:39
Alison said...: Those were all over the house when I was nursing, so I can identify!; 17 August, 2009 13:22
Long dark hair, blue eyes said...: you have a brand new baby and are still taking the time to try to use a coaster? I am impressed!; 17 August, 2009 15:23
CynthiaK said...: That's brilliant. I couldn't think of a better non-breastmilk-soaking-device use.

In fact, I still have a whack of breastpads left over...thanks for the idea! In fact, I wonder if anyone has a baby shower coming up...wouldn't that make for great coasters for a baby shower?

Okay, I'm stretching...; 19 August, 2009 14:08

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In the episode, after eating too much toasted cheese, Captain Mainwaring dreams he is Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. I don't remember much about the episode other than Mainwaring telling his loyal men (Jones, Pike and Godfrey) that he has been exiled to the island of Elba.

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16 August 2009

I went to put my drink down ...

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