Well DT, I got the place... and at the original rent no less (thanks, sloppy REAs!). Payment has gone through so it's official.
I'm relieved but also... now that it's real my heart is also filled with incredible, crushing sadness. I know it's going to be good for me to downsize and cull and open up my life to new options but I am so, so, sad to have to let go of my comforts here under such ugly circumstances. I can't even bear to look at my plants, it breaks my heart. Such is life though, isn't it. Change does not always happen the way we want it to. (and this isn't by far the worst experience I've had having to leave a house)
My plan for tonight is to just make a meta-list of tasks so that I don't feel too overwhelmed, but after that I'm going to just let the emotions flow through and watch an episode of Shrinking and take it easy. No stiffer up lip tonight. The work will start tomorrow. I know I'll get through this, there is joy on the other side. ❤️🩹
😂 I just realised last week that I didn't have to do that crappy xmas dinner in July shitty deal. MIL#1 really wanted me to cook a xmas dinner and have all the celebration but without presents. So last year I did, I made a lovely three course xmas dinner then made everyone watch two different Scrooge movies so they truly understood the meaning of xmas. They did not expect to celebrate the meaning of xmas, they just wanted a fancy dinner and to be fashionable. They did not like the Scrooge. They have never mentioned xmas in winter/July again. 😄
My holiday has begun with a pint of Guinness at the pub, and a lamb kebab n chips grabbed on the way home. I will now find something brainless to watch and enjoy it in the happy knowledge that nobody expects me to do anything for several days
Hello everyone,
FYI I posted a meme about this community on !fedimemes@feddit.uk : https://aussie.zone/post/15001506
I'm always impressed with how active your daily threads are, what is your secret? 😄
I got some cans of cat food from the food cupboard this arvo - diet chicken mousse that someone else's cat presumably didn't like. Miss Meow seems enthusiastic about it so that's definitely a win.
Have discovered a fantastic little cafe near my work that does the most amazing toasties. The first time I had one I had my mind blown, thought it could have just been a fluke, but nope, 2 different toasties later, tis confirmed delicious place, completely with excellent vibes! Anyone near Moorabbin Airport needs to checkout Milhouse!
Gonna wander to pub. Back later
Been leaving before tinyest wakes up the last few days, get home and he wants almost nothing to do with me. I am home today though so he woke up with me and wanted all of the cuddles.
So cuddles only happen in the morning? I can live with that.
What's with all the people complaining about kids taking all the Halloween treats? They just leave a bowl out there , what do they expect.
You're supposed to decorate yer house a little, make a welcome sign then wait for kids to knock on your door. The kids say trick or treat and you decide. If no treat they can trick you. Give nice treats and maybe have something Halloweeny to do. They wear cute costumes and you get to talk with kids and community. It's meant to be interactive and fun.
the videos look like karma farming exercises. 🙄🙄🙄
The illustrated edition of The Hobbit is back in stock at Kmart. You can get it from other places, but Kmart sells it for half the price of everywhere else all the time.
Of course I'm only sharing this after I finally ordered a copy: https://www.kmart.com.au/product/the-hobbit-by-jrr-tolkien-book-42864189/
Belly is full of food. Got some dranks handy. Heat pack on my poor sore back. Favourite movie on TV. Cat snoozing nearby.
It's a good night.
Pinch and a punch for the first of the month
I’m crawling out of my skin but have no energy to do something physical but mindless… also no focus to do something more mentally stimulating.
I wish I was out of here, had my health more in check and had the room/reserves to be doing things
Wat. Bank how. I have 2824 in my bank acct, you give me $9.36 bonus interest.
I have 11048 in account you give me $18 bonus interest???
Finished work. A week of happy downtime - I have all of next week off - will now commence
Cleaning stresses Melbcat out so with the big clean she’s been overgrooming :(
I haven’t had her on her anti anxiety stuff lately because she’d been going ok. I was sweeping instead of continuing to vacuum and thought the cuddle breaks were calming her down enough. But seems I really should have restarted it well before this. Dropped the ball.
I’m not even finished…
I feel link since Filthy Friday has been kicked off by @Duenan@aussie.zone and @CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone, gimme your filthy songs…
Dt. I'm gonna dedicated a song to youse
Against better judgement I did some work and let time get away from me while the WBBL was having a rain break and subsequently the game got called off due to heavy rain.
Finished working and now I don’t have to do any over the weekend and I have the entire Monday off now to look forward to.
Dinner made and eaten. A somewhat poor replica so I’ll go back to something tried and true tomorrow.
I am full though I think. Now time to relax with the WBBL tonight and I’ll figure out the rest later.
On the bright side grocery shopping is done until I need more food and I really held back on buying junk food to save money.
Also got some cheap mushrooms and onions from the independent supermarket. I actually should have bought more mushrooms in light of that.
All errands done. ✅✅
Home with a coffee and some fresh crusty bread 😋
Online supermarket shopping completed ✅
I know minimalism isn’t for the poors cos you always need that thing again. But I’m having a strong urge to bin everything I own.
It’s fine. I’m putting everything away, doing a cheeky shove, and I can sort the cupboards out later. What matters is just getting things tidy and wiped down. Spring cleaning isn’t finished yet.
Edit: The guy showed up before I was quite done but it’s fine. The inspection was structural
So my ukulele capo vanished into thin air. I'm sure it will show up somewhere. Whilst looking into that, I investigated studying engineering, and realised another four years of uni is not up my alley. All whilst juggling competing deadlines. My psychologist asked me if I can see a psychiatrist because she thinks ADHD meds would really help, but then I'd be out of pocket. Now I'm making an appointment to see the GP who gave me the wrong dosage of Vyvanse initially which caused a literal and spiritual headache. Too much going on.
Remember this song
Damn....PBS was pumping for school drop off
I forgot what a banger this was:
Oh my God this game is fucking awesome!
Hun-gee Hun-gee Hippoooo
Planning a trip to Sydney and trying to decide whether I should stay in a hostel or a hotel. The hostel I'm looking at is super close to everything I want to visit and feel it would be a tiny bit safer commuting back there at night, compared to taking public transport 20 minutes back to a hotel. Not to mention, the hostel is way cheaper.
Alright, bunnings still had TONS of veggies left so I've loaded up and ordered some veggie mix soil to fill up my raised planters. How do I decide what goes where? i've got 4 raised planters and 2 stand alone smaller pot things. Gotta plan 2 strawberries, 2 Tomatoes, 4 beetroot, 1 capsicum, punnet of carrot, zucchini, punnet of cos lettuce and punnet of green beans. Dunno where to put stuff.
I've been planning a book for about 6 months, was thinking first I should practice all the art skills. Now I'm thinking I should just do it and practice each page as I go.
And perfection is not a requirement. 🙂
Got a chance to drive a hybrid today for lessons. The regenerative braking is surprisingly subtle.
Also, is it a long weekend this weekend? Talked to some people who said that it was, but I've got no holidays marked out on the calendar. Or is it a school thing?
EDIT: Turns out to be the Melbourne cup. It just didn't show up for some reason.
