Potato Triumph!

As you will see from this pile of potato peelings the war against potato waste has been won!

"Peelings, nothing more then peelings"

The observant amongst you will have spotted that there are also some leek peelings on my chopping board. The last of my potatoes went into a leek and potato soup, some of which I will be eating for lunch tomorrow and some of which will be frozen. The leeks were donated by my lovely in-laws.

I'm hoping to get into the habit of making a couple of meals in advance and freezing them so that I can whip something out and stick it in the oven on the days when I feel too flibertyfloppertied to cook.

There is a gentle sense of satisfaction to be gained from standing over a bubbling stock pot full of the warm comforting essence of soup.

OCD in the media

In today's Daily Mail is an article about a woman's experience of suffering from OCD. It's a pretty moving and sad article. Of course I'm grateful everytime that the media highlights OCD because I hope that it provides a wake up call for people who might be suffering from OCD but don't know it.

Unfortunately I think the headline is a bit sensationalist and doesn't really match the tone of the article. It's pretty aggressive and accuses Sarah, the OCD sufferer, of nearly destroying her marriage. The title says "Sarah's obsessive, irrational fears have almost destroyed her marriage . . . Would YOU stay with a wife terrified of everyday life?" For a start her partner says that while he's found it hard to cope with her OCD, he has sought help, tried to understand her condition, been supportive and ultimately loves her and doesn't want to leave her. To me, the title suggests that the opposite and that there is something almost miraculous in a person wanting to stay with a person who has OCD.

Daily Mail article