Housework that needs to be done:
- Do the Dishes
- Launder the Clothes (is it just me or do dirty clothes breed? I'm sure there are more clothes to launder than we actually own!!!!)
- Fold Laundry
- Tidy the Play Room
- Clean the Floors
- Tidy my Desk
But instead of doing that.....
I am giving in to the urge to bake.
Last night I went to a fantastic demo on making Sugar Flowers hosted by the Eastern branch of the Victorian Cake Decorating Society. The presenter was the very talented Handi Mulyana. Apart from him making it look so easy (yeah - we'll see once I get my hands on the right cutters and the correct gauge wire), it was a fun night where I got to meet a few more local cake decorators.
While I was there I acquired (through a very interesting trade system) a new book on making Macarons. I do have a book already but it takes quite a technical approach and I have discovered that telling me what can go wrong is a bit like putting a moth in front of a bright light and telling it not to go there! So I am hoping this book will work a bit better for me.
On top of that, I have already ("already" I say at almost 9:30pm) baked a Devil's Food Cake ready to dabble with my birthday present. For this year's birthday (which I'm sure was just a figment of my imagination) my dear, sweet, perfect husband signed me up to Cake Decorating Central's "Kit of the Month". This means I get a fab pack of goodies once a month and the instructions for a decorating project. I received the first one in April and still haven't done it, so I'm hoping I might have some success with it this weekend. Anyone need a cake???
On a side note, the housework is really behind at the moment because on Thursday I decided to escape the house and spend time with my munchkins. We spent most of the day at the zoo with some friends and it was great. See! They enjoyed themselves....
Sorry desk....you come last again!
