Throwaway Thursdays #5

Here we are with another week on Throwaway Thursdays! The idea is to bring together 3 things that we don't like in something inside your house, something we do as humans and something in general and then throw them away, similar to Room 101.

Last week we featured the lovely Sassy who had some great choices! I am pleased to host Tracey from Hooks and Dragon’s. If you don’t know Tracey she is often found wasting time on Twitter as Mrs A of some form (I think she is currently Festive Mrs A but it changes), crocheting or enjoying her love of all things steam punk!

I have followed and read Tracey’s blog for a while now. She is a strong blogger who I first noticed last year where her writing really stood out. After a small blogging and social media break I was really pleased to see her come back and recapture all that I enjoyed. Her blog isn’t really in a particular “style” other than her own. If it is sharing crochet patterns, talking mental health or sharing her steam punk adventures one thing is clear; she is being herself and nothing more or less and I love that!Therefore, I am pleased to be featuring her this week!

Now time to see what she would Throwaway this Thursday!

1. Something inside your house. It can be the latest fad that your child/ren has, a pet peeve like homework, a toy that really annoys you or for non-parents, something of your partners!

Sauces

Sauces, or to be more exact people who over use sauces. Now I accept that sometimes people like to add a bit of sauce to a meal. I'm not above putting a bit of red and brown on my sausage sandwich (yes both together) or mayo on my salad.

However in the Abrahams household we have a sauce monster.  A sauce monster can be defined as a person who smothers sauce on all and every plate of food they eat prior to eating it. This enrages me for two reasons. Firstly it insults the cook (namely me) when someone covers their food in sauce before taking even the tiniest bite to see what it is supposed to taste like.  Secondly is the cost involved in purchasing all the different sauces (not to mention the storage space required). Checking the cupboards today we have - sweercorn relish, red pepper relish, red, brown, sweet chilli, burger,  barbeque, Worcester, mint, apple, two forms of mustard, salad cream and mayo.  I think a sauce detox may be required.

2. Something we do as humans. It can be littering, swearing, bad driving or a really serious global issue. 

Rule Breakers

People who think the rules don't apply to them. In life there has to be rules. Otherwise social chaos would erupt. Some rules are very straight forward and the majority of people don't have a problem following them.  Don’t steal, don't kill etc. But other rules are not taken seriously by all. Rules such as no children under 1 year allowed, maximum parking time 2 hours or speed limit 30 mph.

I have a particular bug with anyone who thinks they can bend rules such as these. It may seem unfair to some people that they can't attend an event when their child is 11 months and 2 weeks old, or they have a parking fine after staying 3 hours in the car park but spending £400 in the shop, or being caught only going 33 in a quiet street.

However if cut off points like that are not adhered to then people will keep pushing back the limits and it can all fall apart. If for example it’s seen as okay to drive at 3mph over the speed limit then there will be others who say 5 or 7 mph over is only a bit different from 3 and before you know it everyone is going way too fast and people start to get hurt.

3. Anything you want. It would be less fun if I completely restricted you on topics. There is always something that we might want to throw away and you never know maybe others might feel exactly the same.

Beans

I hate beans. Green beans, runner beans, French beans, string beans, broad beans and any type of bean I haven't mentioned. The only type of bean I ever want to see on my plate it the orange out of a can type (and even then they have to be Branston, Heinz or HP).

When my brother was younger he believed that only grown-ups enjoyed eating beans, and when a person was a proper adult they would grow to love beans. At the grand age of 44 I can state that either I will never be a proper grown up (this is a realistic possibility) or his theory is distinctly flawed. 

What I think

I couldn’t agree more with the over flow of sauce. It is something that annoys me. It is the same as when someone asks for salt and pepper on a meal before eating it. It can be insulting to the person cooking it if they smother their food in it. That said, I do enjoy a side option for accompanying the meal but how much is enough when you have a bit on the side? I think I need a little more information on this!

I had to read, reread and have a really good think about Tracey’s second option. Probably much to no one’s surprise I am one of those annoying little minor rule breakers. I would never go to the ridiculous end for either of the options listed but that said I think she has reasoned the argument for it extremely well. If I, in those circumstances, were at the actual limit then I would still push it back a little and then there would be chaos. I think, therefore, that she has an excellent choice to throw away. (And, from now on I will behave a bit more)

Well I am sure this is just down to personal choice. I am a bean lover; all the different ones that you can get. I have always loved the varieties that have been put in front of me so I don’t think I could throw it away. That said, if the readers agree then I will have to go with the public.

 

What do you think of her suggestions? Do you agree?

If you would like to find out more from Tracey then you can visit her blog here or follow her on Twitter.