Melbourne

Maya says hello

Half a glass of wine and I'm commenting on everything, sorry not sorry.

Fuck. Looks like the body corp is trying to bill us for things from before transfer. Repugnant amount of adulting & paperwork incoming. I need a squishy hug.

Chilly walk

Actually one thing I wanted to share with you guys was that somehow this week I managed to read a book! I used to be a massive bookworm when I was younger, until one of my nervous breakdowns when I discovered that I struggled to finish one page of a book without my mind wandering and me giving up. But I found this book in a street library called First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung. I have a friend from my high school days whose background is Cambodian, so I was interested. He's told me in the past that his earliest childhood memory was when they left in a boat and came here. Reading that book, man it was gripping. The things that little girl and her family experienced, Jesus Christ. It had me enthralled how she survived, how much guts she had.

When I finished the book I gave thought to something else I read recently with a chart, about how most people in Australia and other modern western countries are amongst the richest 20% of the global population. When I think "richest" I usually think of the 1%. But apparently if you have a car, have a roof over your head, shower daily, can easily access food, turn on the tap and drinkable water comes out whenever you want it, have an education and stuff like that, you are among the world's richest 20%. It really made me think, you know? And it made me feel really grateful, grateful for my life and the lives my kids live. It made me realise that I am rich in a lot of ways, and it made me feel really thankful.

Enough of my ramblings, just wanted to share my mind space of this week. Have a lovely evening you guys!

I'm thinking I should change my username because Rowling is a piece of shit.

What a year this week has been

PSA: The bloke down the road that grows the most AMAZING roses has just hard pruned his roses back to practically bare stumps. As has his chief rival further down the street. Hmm - gardening is on the agenda this weekend methinks.

New event for the Dog Olympics.. How far can doggo obnoxiously move its bowl down the hallway at 6:30am wanting brekkie.

New photo dump has dropped:

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Come into work, setting myself up and I go and make a cup of coffee for myself as pr ritual demands.

Someone's in there that I don't know. We say good morning and hello, then she ask says "Are you IT?"

My mood instantly changes and I respond with "No, I'm "admin"."

I turn my back and finish making my coffee in complete silence and walk out.

screams nothing like being stereotyped before 8am.

Now I'm moody.

Stuff you!

Just notice a rental listing for the apartment below me... identical layout and also unfurnished. The asking rent is just shy 40% higher than what I'm currently paying. That has made my situation feel very precarious indeed. 💀

Alrighty then. The phone calls and appointments have been made 🐸(Except for accessing a patient portal to do something - I’ll do it when I can figure out which hospital and what I’m trying to do again.)

Then I started on the paper clutter and it’s lucky I did… Opened some bills to shred and saw a large outstanding balance. Rang the water company and they’d stopped taking direct debits! That’s paid now.

quiz

5/10

Fridays are always such fun. Drinking, cards, music, singing, laughter. Saturdays. Don't talk to me.

Yesterday I had a flu shot and a physio appointment and I felt fine. Today, I ache all over.

Well I’ve already messed up my sleeping pattern and don’t have anything much on tomorrow. The baby is all drowsy and tucked up.

Started tackling the dread twin peaks (Mt Washmore and Dishmore)

I saw a number plate yesterday I'm glad I didn't get. I hope the driver of car 1DD 1CK has a sense of humour.

My friend Gunther is back in the work locker room.

He was scared off by some recent renovations that took down his wall, but now that things have calmed down he felt safe to come back again.

Good morning. 🙂

$700 to get the locks changed.

Wish I was a locksmith.

Goodnight all ❤️

1st chilli ferment on the way!

Doing anothery tm but with apricot and raspberries.

Aunt would kill me if she saw what I've done to her kitchen.

Hello Friday night trauma dumping from my mother. Bringing the mood down, but I'll dance it off!

there is a problem, Bill is crying because I am feeding Ted where Bill can't steal his food

CHEERS 🍻

Migraine. Fuck.

Way too keen to go home and play some Expedition 33. Comeeee on time!!

It's been a bit of a blur this week. Work's been really busy and I've been super tired and going to bed early. We were going to take the boss out tonight for his birthday but one of us got COVID so now it's been postponed. Dang it, the last time I went out for dinner was the last time I went out for dinner with my colleagues, which was last Christmas party! My youngest has a bad cold (not covid). I'm sitting here yawning.

Hmm so I don't think I had the cold after all, I think I was going through a caffeine withdrawal - built up far too much of a tolerance and wasn't flushing it out of my system properly all these weeks, hence constantly feeling tired (and then trying to drink more to keep myself going).

After a full day of hell with the headaches, nausea and not getting out of bed, I feel heaps better - woke up clear-headed, without feeling lethargic (haven't felt that way in a while), naturally got out of bed at 8am, put away my dishes and having a light breakfast with a SMALL amount of coffee.

I can't wait to finish this thing so I can properly investigate dialling down my caffiene intake altogether, maybe switch back to green tea like I did years ago.

I am sitting boiling in this oodie , absolutely crazy weather

For my birthday in 2 weeks I've thought up some good ideas.

A: Pub and gamble on some ponies.

B: Bowling, pub and gamble on some ponies.

C: The trots, drink, eat and gamble on some ponies.

D: All of the above.

Please note: All will happen when YL (formally known as the kid) gets her licence. Also be calling on some friends to join me.

Have reached the stage of illness where I’m feeling better but still not ok enough to be at work. Hanging about the house has made me realise how much being at work stops the snacking. Do not need any extra fluff

I caved and got doughnut fries.

Chilling with music, games and Fluffball.