Forum Thermomix
Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: dede on May 15, 2012, 10:27:25 am
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Omg if this forum was only about TM's it would become boring ;D
Don't get me wrong I love my TM, but I love reading all these other topics as well. So may hints and tips, ideas and knowledge, friendship and fun :)
Lots and lots of laughs, success and failures.
In good times and bad this forum is brilliant. :D
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It's just as much a friendship forum as a TMX one Mandi and I think that's why we all love it so much.
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Exactly right.
Gert
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Mandi, I am addicted to this forum. i love it so much. :)
My hobby is cooking, I just love it.
I love my thermomix, best $2000 I ever spent.
Also, the best, friendliest advice here as well.
Thankyou to MM, for starting this forum, and through this we share other parts of our busy lives, not just cooking.
Robyn
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I love this forum. I feel like you have all become a part of my family. There is only one thread I dislike........ The shopping thread, it sends me broke LOL.
Love you all
DG xxx
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As a relatively new member, I can admit that I was not expecting to join a group of such caring, wonderful, talented people when I registered on the forum.
I was imagining stony faced people with glasses and long, narrow noses, dressed in black robes and leaning over thermomixes of bubbling green goop... no wait, I got that from a cartoon ;D
I agree with you all! I love the forum and don't know what I'd do without my newly found TM friends :D :D
I love you all!!! :-*
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Amy you really need to cut down on your cartoon watching.
Well I'm off on my broom to fly to bed. Goodnight all ;D
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mandi i won the bet with myself.............................you do have a broom,just like me
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This is the only forum I have ever joined. I have heard that other forums can be nasty and back-stabbing but I have never seen this here. The support you all freely offer is invaluable and I think many of us may have stopped using the TMX a long time ago or have been discouraged by failures if our wonderful forum family members were not here to give help, advice, suggestions and a fresh perspective on what to do if something doesn't work out as expected. Lots of us live fairly solitary TMX lives and this direct connection to others is so important. I have learned so much from you all - and not just about cooking and the TMX - about many and varied other subjects as well.
Although I don't get a chance to read every post these days I still pop on a couple of times a day to get my forum fix and scan what is happening and have my say when I can.
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This forum is the only one I'm a member of but do look at a few others and this one is certainly the best and friendliest. I don't post mcuh because I'm not that much of a chatterbox but I do love popping in a couple of times a day to see what everyone else is doing.
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mandi i won the bet with myself.............................you do have a broom,just like me
Lol fundj, absolutely love the photo :D
I must buy myself a new broom as while I was in plaster I put a little to much pressure on my broom while trying to fly (sweep) and bent the handle :D :D
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This is such a wonderful forum and everyone is always helpful. I love it. :)
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I agree that this is a wonderful forum with amazing people contributing but the only scary thing is looking at your user info at the top and realizing how much time you have spent logged in to this addictive forum!
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Yes, especially the amount of Days.....
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mandi i won the bet with myself.............................you do have a broom,just like me
LOL :D :D :D
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I had registered for more than two years before I started posting a little and I feel I missed out a lot. Now I login everyday to find out what is happening. I see you all as a wonderful big family who is always there to help. You're all part of my life now and I love it.xx
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Fundj, you're a funny girl!!!
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Uni, you crack me up with that photo....
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do u want to see my favourite pic from the NYE partys that we have
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do u want to see my favourite pic from the NYE partys that we have
Yes please :D
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can u guess which one is me :-))
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Isn't that you in the yellow wellie boots?
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You would have to be the one with the hallo on your head :D :D :D
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Tartan dress!
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Have to agree this is an extremely friendly and supportive forum. Having witnessed the other extreme, where people seem poised ready to pounce with a snarl on anyone whose opinions don't match their own, this forum is a refreshing change! I was put off forums until I got my TM, but now I'm addicted to this one. Can't keep up with all the posts, but I keep trying!
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I haven't been round for 3 days and have had withdrawal symptoms.
Just a note.............................the ipad is much more Cookie1 friendly than my netbook. Ipad 3 coming up when I get home. Even DH agrees.
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Yep I would say Tartan dress as well, although first guess was the yellow gumboots ;D
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You are all wrong!!!! Uni is the bright pink one , with the light pink nose, ( bottom right) She has dark hair.
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;D
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Come on uni, which one are you? Is that frank in the gumboots?
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Chookie I had to look twice then lol ;D
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Is that you in the Wilma Flintstone outfit ?
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I think the question to ask is...how old is this photo uni?
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This forum is fabulous. Despite owning an iPad2, I'm extremely technology-challenged...not on and don't really understanding facebook or blogging etc, but absolutely love this forum. Just wish I had more time to spend on it.
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I would say the tartan dress......
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I think the question to ask is...how old is this photo uni?
1988 ;D
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I was only 15 then. Oh the good old days :)
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In that case Uni, I pick you as being the gorgeous young lady second from the left.
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OK, so that can't be you in the yellow wellies! I'll have to have another look.
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The stripey dress with a pink dinosaur.....
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Hmmm 1988 - then I'm thinking that's you in the hawiian outfit with the lei around your neck.
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i am .........................................the silliest looking one ;D
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Owwwwww I'm running out of guesses. Ummmm the Flamenco dancer??????
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Is this a trick question, and you are the one taking the photo?
I'm trying to be clever...it doesn't often work :-\
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Hi all.
I haven't been reading posts for a few weeks. I saw this topic and had to comment. These wonderful comments really show true reflection of a community that is caring and extremely friendly.. I look back over the past few years and seeing this forum become the main TMX community is inspiring.
Thanks to all who have made this forum become what it is today.
Admin
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Not at all MM it is YOU that have allowed us to have a voice. I know we sometimes overstep the line but you are very tolerant and allow all of us to be who we are , which is a Thermomix loving community.
I love that you allow discussion and expression of interest in other machines such as the ThermoChefs, Bellinis, HotMixPro and any others. That comparison is what makes us love our machines all the more whatever they be.
I love that you allow us a lot of stuff that has nothing to do with Thermomix and know that is what makes us a community.
I love that you have chosen our Moderators so well. I hope they get a big bonus this year as they are very BUSY. Good one eh?
I love that we know so little about you and why you started this forum and please never tell.
Wanna come to our own ThermoFest in August? Or are you already booked in?
Cheers,
Gertbysea
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MM - the thanks go to you - you were the one who thought to plant the acorn!! :D :D thank you so much!!
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Absolutely - we are the true thermomix community and more. So much more than just thermomix.
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Despite being quite inactive of late you lovelies are often in my thoughts :-* :-*
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Despite being quite inactive of late you lovelies are often in my thoughts :-* :-*
You and all the others the same.
Gert
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MM, please do come to our retreat in WA - we'd all love to meet you. On second thoughts perhaps not a good idea as you may not enjoy being smothered in hugs and kisses from all of us grateful females (and maybe even from the guys too) ;D
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MM without you and this wonderful forum I would never have discovered the full benefits of thermomix. And I would never have met this wonderful bunch of people I now call my friends. I love you all xxxx
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Thanks for the kind words... I forgot to mention a very special thanks to our moderators who help run this forum. They are perfect!
One day I will make it to Australia.... Don't know when, but I will do the grand tour :-) I really cannot wait.
Have a great day/evening everyone.....
MM
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I agree - great forum with brilliant help and kind and thoughtful people. The only thing that ever bothers me is when the talented clever women on this site thank their 'DH's or marvel at their kindness >:( for 'allowing' them to get a thermomix/second bowl/recipe book. Come on girls - the 50's are a long time ago!
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bickie- totally agree! If DHs are so demanding about what their wives can purchase etc, tell them to start rolling up their sleeves and cook! My DH wouldn't dare tell me- he might complain about the growing mass of cookbooks that I have but he has never stopped me from buying them. Same goes for the extra bowl set and other TM paraphenalia that I have bought over the last few years. He might have the occasional whinge but he definitely enjoys eating what I have cooked in the TM and he is finally starting to get interested in using it himself- that is, to make more than mashed potato and smoothies.
Also, MM, great to hear from you again!
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I agree - great forum with brilliant help and kind and thoughtful people. The only thing that ever bothers me is when the talented clever women on this site thank their 'DH's or marvel at their kindness >:( for 'allowing' them to get a thermomix/second bowl/recipe book. Come on girls - the 50's are a long time ago!
Bickie if the truth be told some of our DH's might not be so D but talented and clever women have learned how to get what they want. If letting men think they are in "control" is one of them I applaud them. We don't always have to be confrontational to stand up for ourselves. A $2000 spend or even a $500 spend out of the budget may be major to some families and shoud be a shared decision. A cookbook not so much.
As for my own not always D but long term H he would never say no to me not because he is a pain in the ass but that he respects and trusts my decisions even if he does not always know about them ? LOL! You have to pick your battles.
And back to the 50"s ? I think not . My mother was one of the strongest women I know . Women of the 50' held the families together during the second world war emerging independent, capable and forward thinking woman raising daughters to be the same and sons to respect that .
Clever women get what they want because they are ........clever. ;D ;D
Gert
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Well said Gert.
All families have their own way of working.
There is a time to submit and a time to outwit.
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Well said Gert.
All families have their own way of working.
There is a time to submit and a time to outwit.
Very clever mcmich.
Gert
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Well said Gert.
All families have their own way of working.
There is a time to submit and a time to outwit.
LOVE it ;D
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i am trying to work out a way to let frank think its hes idea that we need a 5 in 1 cooker, any ideas ladies
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The only thing that ever bothers me is when the talented clever women on this site thank their 'DH's or marvel at their kindness >:( for 'allowing' them to get a thermomix/second bowl/recipe book. Come on girls - the 50's are a long time ago!
My hubby still to this day, has no idea how much it cost......I find those details not important to disclose :P LOL!
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Oh dear now we have hijacked MM's thread. Poor MM'. Such a tolerant male.
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its dede thread you old fart :o
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Thank you MM.
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its dede thread you old fart :o
:) :) :)
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its dede thread you old fart :o
Uni who you calling and old fart! The nerve!
Now I have mcmich in every picture.
gert
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Uni, there's no way on earth you are going to get that 5-in-1 cooker if you are waiting for Frank to come up with the idea unless you have made him aware of the fact that you would like one and you have a birthday or anniversary coming up. Good luck, you deserve any appliance you can get your hands on seeing as you seem to spend your life in the kitchen :-*
Once you are financial secure and the kids have grown up, I think go for it, have anything and everything you want but when starting out and having young children, priorities are very important so I understand buying something as expensive as a TMX has to be considered carefully by both parties. I remember when we were young, had 2 mortgages and lived on such a tight budget. Whenever we did seem to be getting a little saved for a rainy day, exH would want a new guitar or amp and I could never get him to see there was nothing wrong with what he had. It was all about him and his needs. I ended up going back to work to get the things I wanted which suited him right down to the ground as he benefitted even more - stupid me.
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Not at all stupid JD. Just part of life and a useful learning experience. Makes us what we are today.
Gert
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JD makes you a stronger person today :)
Uni, just tell him what a bargain it is, how much time you will save with the 5 in 1.
Or buy it, and tell him it was in the cupboard for ages. ;D
Robyn
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True Gretchen & Robyn and boy wouldn't he get a shock at how I am today after current DH allows me to be my own person & puts no restrictions on what I do at all - ex would wonder what hit him ;D
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As it should be JD.
Where would the world be, if there were no strong women..
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Uni if you want it,can afford it, just buy it. Say nothing. Life is short. No point in waiting until summer when you won't want it and you will need lots of soup and soft food when you have your teeth done.
Gert
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DH and I discuss everything. I ask for things out of courteousy as it is his money also that I am spending.
As we run a business, I am not always aware of the expenses coming up. Most times DH will say "If you need it Get it". Other times he says "Can it wait til next month?".
I usually get what I want, but sometimes have to wait til all the bills are paid first.
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My DH leaves all the money handling up to me. I pay all the bills, and do the groceries, kids clothes, shoes etc. we usually don't have much left over for extras but at least the bills are paid and there is food in the cupboard and the house is warm :)
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I do all the money handling as well, for us and our business.
DH asks me, not me asking him.
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We discuss everything in this household. I have a tendency not to buy things for myself - they are always house purchases.
We too have a business and a number of investment properties - we both work hard but it is pretty much down to DH that we have a good financial standing as I was a shocker in my 20's LOL.
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It was a bit of a shock for all of us (my sisters and brother) when my mother was widowed at close to 60. We were in range of 20 - 26 years old , so young adults but simply unable to cope with the grief and shock for quite some time and not very financially astute ourselves. I remember seeing my mother trying to cope with financial decisions for the first time in her life, i was just starting out in a career and serious relationship and and I thought to myself - never will I let myself get in that situation. I am not as good at finances as my DH - he has a masters in finance! LOL, but I refuse to allow him to be the financial administrator. If I think something is good value and right for the family I buy it and will live with the decision if it is the wrong one. Thermomix - good decision! Suede sofa - bad decision.
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Bickie, I can understand you.
With us, its a case of I am always reachable, and now in the office all day.
My DH is out of range alot of the day, and in the water, So I have time to do everything, including decisions.
He calls me Minister of war, and finance and Dept of internal affairs. ;D
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its dede thread you old fart :o
Uni who you calling and old fart! The nerve!
Now I have mcmich in every picture.
gert
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As my DH is at the shop more than I am, he seems to do a lot of the ordering. I usually just pay the bills and do the paperwork. At the end of each month we know how much we have left in the bank and that is when I can buy things I want. I also have a wish list which I refer to at this time. If I still want something after it has been on the list for a month, I get it. It saves on impulse buying, which I used to do a lot then regret.
Clothes, shoes etc are allowable at anytime.