Don’t let a social life get in the way of the sofa life, writes an exhausted Kim Knight. Kim Knight is a journalist with the New Zealand Herald’s premium lifestyle team. She has a master’s degree in gastronomy and enjoys going out for dinner and watching television , especially on the same night.

LIFESTYLE OPINION Recently, I spent an entire weekend cleaning my house. Two full days of deep dusting-scrubbing-wiping. I took the following Friday off work and spent that entire day cooking.

Snacks, mains, dessert and colour-coordinated paper napkins..