Sentences with phrase «work on my plate»

My boss had far too much work on his plate and desperately needed someone else to handle the day - to - day management of the organization, so I become the second - in - command to free up his time.

While some menial tasks are to be expected in most internships, try to make sure you're not just putting drudge work on their plate.

«With my work and client work, my business started to take away time from hanging out with family and friends, and me resting, because I had too much work on my plate.

Last week was a lower mileage week due to a lot of work on my plate (ha ha — food humor).

Baba Rahman, I know that playing for a CL chasing team in Germany means he will be kept busier defensively meaning more work on his plate but his numbers successful compared to unsuccessful are just amazing.

And believe me, I have a lot of work on my plate daily, but the amazing thing is that it's more likely to get done, and done well, with paced breaks.

Plus I've got to work on my plating; this may not be the prettiest recipe but it's absolutely delicious!

I never sewed another one because I had too much work on my plate.

Why should I spend my time on training when there is a growing mountain of work on my plate?

The drop cards are a whole new thing to me; Dawn had that brilliant idea, putting a bunch of work on her plate.

He just has too much work on his plate and I hate feeling dependant!

(Not to mention that if I did answer every question, I wouldn't have enough time to do all the other work on my plate...!)

A sequence is established here: a proof printed in black, overworked with paint and graphite, followed by further work on the plate, and a new stand - alone etching that is not meant as part of an edition, but as a new moment of thought.

(Intaglio is the technique of cutting into a metal plate directly; in etching, the artist works on a plate covered with an acid - resistant wax.)

Although they also praised generous caregiver policies, taking time off can sometimes be tricky: «That's the negative side of the free market — getting work on your plate is easy but when you need to get it off it can be really hard.»

His wife, who is grateful for his help, is nonetheless frustrated as she tells him, «You put more work on my plate when I have to tell you what needs to be done.»

Not exact matches

They're happy with what works for them now and they've already got plenty on their plates so they aren't gonna go out of their way to add to the pile.

Make sure to also make a list of all the projects you want to work on once you have some extra help to get the busy work off your plate.

Between work, family, health, house tasks, the latest political developments and everything else, there is a lot on everyone's plate.

Let's work on eating everything on our plate (and on not piling it so high in the first place).

This will be difficult for me, as I've got quite a lot on my plate, at work, grad school, home, and in life in general.

It's easy to put it off because there are plenty of other concerns on your plate as you work to make your business successful.

And then I had a rocky year personally with a lot on our plate between a move, a more complex pregnancy, a new baby, four tinies with their own diverse needs behind the scenes of the blog, my husband's work, a new book to finish and then release, and all the other life and changes within relationships offline and even online.

Begin by praying for God to show you who they are and where they live and work, and then, pray for the courage and wisdom on how to do more than just put some money in a plate or write a check to an organization.

I could go on and elaborate on a number of other disciplines or facts that creationists have to pretend into oblivion to retain their faith, including the Ice Ages, cavemen and early hominids, much of microbiology, paleontology and archeology, continental drift and plate tectonics, even large parts of medical research (medical research on monkeys and mice only works because they share a common ancestor with us and therefore our fundamental cell biology and basic body architecture is identical to theirs).

So while I would do pastoral work anyway, I think it is important — especially as a community grows — to either pay a staff or step up to the plate and become an engaged community with all hands on deck.

The viands, kept warm by chafing - dishes, were then brought in on artistically worked plates of gold, silver, tortoise - shell, or earthenware, and each person, before beginning to eat, threw a small piece of food into a lighted brazier, as an offering to the god of fire.

I wanted to create a baked egg recipe that worked both on and off the plate.

I was honestly dreading the holidays this year because I simply have too much on my plate to work on additional recipes that everyone will love.

I ate mine warm as it came out of the skillet, and he had his plate of pasta at room temperature later on when he got home from work.

Here I sit at my desk at work (heh heh) thinking about these donuts, and wishing one was on a plate in front of me.

We don't make them for the bbq, just for the pan at home but they'd work on a bbq * plate * no problem.

I finally managed to take some pics of the result (allthough while I fetched my camera, half of the plate was «verschwunden»... But now I can not get the pics to upload here (I work on a mac).

The lemon sauce will run into other food on your plate so rice or potato side worked well with this.

Prepare your crust and press it into the bottom of a lightly coconut oiled 6 - inch spring form pan (I'm sure a regular pie plate works too — or an 8 - inch glass dish — whatever you have on hand).

Whether it be bringing their favourite dessert or bottle of wine, helping to set the table, or plating the food while you put the finishing touches on your mashed potatoes, having more people involved during big (or small) get - togethers not only offloads some of your work, leaving you with more time to focus on your guests.

to turn the recipes into beautifully plated works of art which were styled meticulously in the kitchen and by myself on set to create the perfect final shot.

And part of that is due to us both working on our passions, jobs and balancing family time ~ just more enjoyments added to the plate.

Working with one plantain piece at a time, place it on the larger plate, and firmly press down on top of it with the smaller plate until it doesn't smash anymore.

Well, after watching my 4 1/2 year old look like I served him Drano tonight when I put two pieces of broccoli on his plate, this looks like a good bridge for him as I try to work more veggies into his diet.

They just keep raising their hands for more «hot plates», and as the 30 minutes are over, both of them have finished an amazing dozen plates with fiery chiles, both working on number 13.

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Works wonder on glass pie plates, too.

Put another plate on top and weight it (a 28 - ounce can of tomatoes works well) to press the excess moisture out of the tofu.

Cook some breakfast sausages on the side, or make a little compote of apples and butter and maple syrup or jam to drizzle over the plate, and head into work or class or the studio or wherever you're going with a sense of accomplishment that a rushed bagel or piece of raisin toast or small bowl of yogurt can never deliver.

Shape the turkey into balls that are approximately 1 to 2 - inches, placing them on a large plate as you work.

Rolling the balls was very sticky, so I put powdered sugar on a paper plate and dipped both palms in after rolling each ball and it worked wonders; balls came out smooth.

Place on a plate, top with another plate, and place a weight on top (a 14 - ounce can of vegetables works well).

Then each morning I would reheat the pancakes (toaster oven is my favorite for reheating because it brings back the texture perfectly), assemble on a plate, sprinkle on some «snow» (I used unsweetened coconut flakes, but powdered sugar would work also), and serve with a tall glass of cold milk!

I typically serve two of these on each appetizer plate (knife and fork it), but they'd also work as a side dish or even a light lunch.