Wearily Happy

Did you know that Australia is the seventh largest land mass on planet earth?

Largest to smallest world land masses.

I didn’t!

The information in this link might come in handy for future trivia nights!

My early start this morning for meditation was a fizzer because the Gypsy’s car broke down halfway between her house and the shop so meditation was cancelled.

Instead, I offered the ladies tea and coffee and a chat. The room filled with a dozen loud, laughing, chatty women who all hung around for almost two hours. It was a fun morning and some of them even did some shopping 🛍

My day was pretty steady and sales were good. I paid some bills and spoke to the Real Estate about the new lease. Again, the day passed quickly.

Adoring Husband visited his Dr to discover that he has gained too much weight and needs to lose it!

AH was also late to pick me up.

I didn’t do anything after I arrived home and even reheated leftovers for dinner.

Still weary.

Still happy.

Nite all.

Happy But Weary

My days pass so quickly!

Morning tea with the girls was interrupted a few times, but enjoyable, with Reality TV Queen joining us for the first time in AGES! Even that two hours sped by.

It was busy for the rest of the day with lots of customers, two deliveries, communications with suppliers and a visit from The Motivator.

All too soon, adoring Husband appeared to help me close the shop.

We set up the room for tomorrow’s meditation, did a quick grocery shop and I arrived home to bathe psychotic dog Ruby’s eye and then straight to the kitchen to cook up a big pot of bolognese sauce.

I sat down to check the emails that I didn’t get to during the day and then I closed my laptop and put my feet up.

We were eating dinner at 5pm and now I’m about to sleep at 10.30pm. It’s a 6am start for me tomorrow.

Nite all.

Monday is Sunday

It’s only 8 minutes but has information you should know.



Today was my Sunday and I spent the entire day in my office (aka my bed) setting out some goals for Roz’s Happy Place, learning how to create an e-course and laying out the bones of an e-course idea. I hope to create it in 60 days and I also hope that I haven’t bitten off more than I can chew!

In the last few days I’ve learned how to set up a social media content calendar for business pages, found 100 ways to market a business and looked at ways to diversify to create income.

It’s all fun and games, feeds my curious brain, soothes my restless soul and satisfies my hunger for more.

Adoring Husband thinks I’m special 😍

So now I’ve partially filled two more journals and I’m inspired to do more than I am capable of achieving in a short time. I will try.

On top of that, I’ll be doing a monthly newsletter for Roz’s Happy Place which will have workshop info, advice on new stock arriving, a recipe, a special monthly discount offer for subscribers to the newsletter, links to special websites and first dibs on my e-course when it’s ready.

It’s after 10pm and I have an early start tomorrow. I’d like to be at the shop before 8am if possible and be able to relax with the girls for our weekly coffee date at 9am.

So... nite all.

Ermagerd

When Pete Evans agreed to be interviewed by 60 Minutes, he had two conditions.

1. That the interview would be conducted by Liz Hayes (because of her reputation as a respected journalist).
2.  That he could film the entire interview which was 90 minutes long! (Very clever of him I thought)

60 Minutes took approximately five minutes of those 90 minutes to edit him into their story and try as Liz might, she could not hound him into saying anything for which they could crucify him.

If you’re interested, here is the complete interview.



Today, Sunday, has been both satisfying and exhausting at the same time for Adoring Husband and I.

We installed the new clothing racks on one wall, reorganised some display shelves and displays and did some heavy duty dusting and vacuuming. There is still much to do and we are a work in progress but with small steps it will all come together eventually.

We want to enjoy the process, not burn ourselves out trying to do it at fast speed.

After four hours, I was feeling very weary and my body gave me notice that it was time to stop!

So I did.

We did.

AH plans on clearing the storage area in the shop tomorrow. I’m not sure if I’ll assist in this chore or not. I think I need a day of rest because the last couple of weeks have been huge.

I’ll see how I feel tomorrow.

Right now, I’m watching Big Brother and then I’m off to bed.

Nite all.

Super Duper Saturday

What a great day at the shop!

Lots of happy customers. Lots of spending. Lots of new stock now gone!

I even had a visit from Aggie!

Adoring Husband and I were going to fit the clothes racks after work, but decided that the noise would disturb the neighbours working in the Elders offices, so we’ll do it on Sunday instead. I think they’re going to look great.

I used the singing bowls to clear some stale energy and after we do the racks tomorrow I’m going to smudge all the rooms with burning sage. I can’t wait to see AH’s face when I do that haha.

I sent out emails to let all of the arty farty girls know about next week’s art workshop. I had a couple of them come in to pay in advance.

It’s already after midnight so I’d best get some sleep.

Nite all.

Cool and Rainy

Perfect sleeping weather with gentle rain and a cool breeze floating through the bedroom window.

I had a full day at the shop with lots of customers and plenty to unpack.

The ‘missing’ third box of stock was delivered early this morning so I finished unpacking, checking, pricing and displaying the products.

Some of the Vistaprint order arrived - new gift vouchers, coffee mug and cash tin bag with the new logo, stickers, and decals to put on the A-frame sign.

The Cenzoni leather bags arrived and I phoned the customer whose order was also in the box. She turned up just before closing to purchase her order and promptly asked me to order a third leather bag. She has claimed a beautiful leather backpack for one of her friends too.

My essential oils also turned up. I ran out of ‘sweet sleep’ a while ago and I found a different brand to try. I’ll let you know if they work.

I’ve already taken four names for next week’s art workshop so I imagine that it will fill quickly. Now I just have to figure out what method of pouring to do for the first week back!

Adoring Husband and I will be clearing the storage area tomorrow afternoon after we lock up and attaching the clothes hanging rails to the walls.

I bathed Ruby’s eye before I came to bed, then sprayed colloidal silver all around it before administering the drops.

I’m in bed now, but I’m feeling a bit peckish. I won’t eat at 11pm at night!

Nite all.

It’s so easy!

I just read this article about how a simple ingredient in argon oil caused terrible side effects for this person. She is a natural healer with a strong business and an excellent reputation, but her busy lifestyle left her less vigilant than usual and she became very ill.

It’s a short story and worth reading. Such a simple thing caused such a huge problem.

How I Poisoned Myself

Today’s meditation was one of the best we’ve had with ‘aha’ moments for everyone. It even ran 15 minutes over time and then everyone lingered for another 20 minutes after that. I really enjoyed it.

I spent some quality time with The Gypsy after everyone left which was nice.

The morning was very slow as far as sales and customers are concerned, but the afternoon was pretty amazing and we closed an hour later than usual because the customers just kept coming.

Adoring husband changed the light bulb in the bathroom which is located in a very high ceiling, which meant he had to bring the big ladder from home. The poor ladies at meditation had to pee in the dark this morning!

The new clothes rails and coat hangers arrived today, two days earlier than they told me, so that’s our Saturday afternoon filled for this weekend. A whole wall of clothing rails to screw in should keep AH busy for a while.

It’s not even 9pm and I can barely keep my eyes open. I had a 9 hour work day so I guess that’s enough wear this old biddy out.

Nite all.

This is it

There is a little language in this video, but this guy explains very well, the different levels of power that manage and control the riots in USA. It’s not at all how mainstream media portray it.



I was a good day at the shop.

The perfect start with a two hour coffee date in the back room with my girls, interrupted a couple of times by pesky customers (just joking) and once by a man who is new to Burrum Heads and is a photographer.

He was considering renting the vacant shop next to the bakery, but realises that the rent and expenses could never be covered by selling just his photography in this town.

He is going to sell at the markets instead. He’s quite a good photographer, but just like the other photographer in town, who posts on the community page, his horizons are all cooked and sloping - that’s my pet peeve!

Looking at his Facebook page, you can see his progress and improvement since he started his photographic journey and he could do well with a few tweaks here and there. Having said that, he has had a photo go viral on social media and it reached the news so he’s doing ok.

Lots of return visitors in town and I even received a phone call from a woman in Newcastle, disappointed that the borders are still closed and she can’t make her annual trip to our area, so she called to make a purchase over the phone! How cool is that!?

I paid a supplier over the phone so that my order could be processed and I emailed another order through to a different supplier. The next couple of weeks should see some different stock arriving in dribs and drabs.

Again, I was surprised when I saw Adoring Husband drive past the shop. The days pass so quickly!

I set up the training room by socially distancing the chairs ready for meditation In the morning and put the donation box out.

It’ll be an early start tomorrow, so I’d best get some sleep.

Nite all.

Broken Rule

I couldn’t help myself and I spent the morning in bed working.

First of all, I had to contact Vistaprint to find out why their server was too busy to take my order and payment. After a frustrating conversation with a Vistaprint teleoperator, I discovered that the problem was in fact on the PayPal end of the transaction.

I fixed the problem and completed the order. ✅

I closed the old shop bank account over the phone and asked questions regarding the new one. ✅

I went to Roz’s Happy Place so that I could get the Google code to create my Google Business account. They phone the shop landline and issue a code which I then had to add to the account to verify that the business is mine. ✅

It was not as straight forward as I thought and I seemed to go around in circles for a while. When the new signage arrives, I’ll take a photo of the shop frontage so that I can use that as my profile pic.

I verified my paypal account by getting the secret code that they put into my bank account and added it to my paypal bank details. ✅

It’s all very ‘James Bond’ with secret codes and such.

I looked up the school holiday dates for Queensland and set some dates for future art workshops. ✅

One of the new tables that I ordered, arrived in the mail today so Adoring Husband put that together this afternoon. He also oiled the new timber kitchen bench.

My decision for new work hours for the shop is 9am - 2pm.

That was my day.

I’m looking forward to coffee with the girls in the morning so I’d best get some sleep.

Nite all.

Reasonably Restful

The Art of Being Yourself - Caroline McHugh (26 minutes worth watching)



I was artfully being “me” in bed for most of the day!

I woke at 7am and left the bed at 2pm.

During that time I

• edited a png image to help with my signage
• created a new PayPal account for the business
• changed both the Facebook and Instagram pages to reflect the new business
• created a google business page (which can’t be verified until tomorrow)
• finished all the artwork for my signage via Vistaprint but their server was too busy to allow me to finalise the order.

Whew! That’s pretty good going for a lazy Sunday!

I did a lamb roast for dinner, watched the footy and then Big Brother. Now I’m in bed with my sleepy tea beside my sleepy husband, who built a kitchen bench for the shop this morning and bought me a laminator while he was in The Bay!

Tomorrow I will put the shop stuff away for the day, do some washing, change the bedding and then focus on some self care. A peaceful afternoon of meditation and perhaps some hooping, maybe some art? I’ll see how I feel because rain has been forecast, so it might be a snuggle in bed with a good book kind of day.

I’m feeling quite weary now, so it’s sleepy time for me.

Nite all.

Week 1 Done

Well, the first week of “Roz’s Happy Place” is done and dusted.

Much has been achieved, sales were good, now that social restrictions are lifting, the town is taking visitors for the first time in months and I am still happy.

Tired but happy 😊

I’m going to enjoy my Sunday in bed. I’ll still be working for a good portion of it, because I’m keen to get everything finished so that I can settle into a routine. I’ve given myself until the end of the month but I think I can have it done sooner.

Today was especially busy with lots of small sales and overnight the caravan parks began to fill up with vans, camper trailers and tents. I hope they’ll still be here on Tuesday when I next open the shop!

Thankfully, Adoring Husband cooked dinner tonight while I dozed in my recliner.

We watched the football and AH retired for the night at the half time break of the Tigers vs Raiders game.

I can hear my pillow calling my name.

Nite all.

Got Stuff Done

Even though there were a lot of people through the door, it was the quietest of my sales days this week.

I had a few visitors in for a chat and a couple of people whose art/craft I have on consignment, a couple of solo males came through too!

Adoring Husband pointed out the fact that the caravan park is now beginning to fill up. That’s great for the town!

In between all of that, I sorted through some art works to decide what to display and rearranged some of the photos.

I ticked some things off my list:

• I created the first advertisement for the local newsletter which will begin publishing again in August.
• Designed new business cards, stickers, small signs and gift certificates.
• Emptied the old bank acct ready to close it.
• Activated my new business bank account card.
• Ordered something for a customer.
• Cancelled old details with some supplier websites and created new accounts with them.

So I was fairly productive today and my ‘to do’ list is reducing rapidly - although I need to make a new one for all the ideas that AH keeps coming up with!

The day passed quickly and I think I’ll increase my hours next week.

I like the idea of being open 9am - 2pm. It still leaves plenty of time in the afternoons to get other things done at home or drive into The Bay with AH. There is also the option to run classes in the afternoons if necessary.

When I got home, I had to bathe Ruby’s eye and administer drops before sitting down and doing a few more bits and pieces for the shop.

Tonight, I cooked up the green chicken curry that I didn’t do on Wednesday night and we’ve been watching the footy. I’m doing well in the tipping comp and have three from three correct so far.

Turmeric paste is excellent for dogs with arthritis and eases the symptoms of most conditions.

I’m in bed with my sleepy tea beside me and ready for some deep sleep now.

Nite all.

Progress is Made

I love Adoring Husband.

Sometimes his constant questions are as annoying as all hell but generally speaking, he’s the best man on the planet for me. His unending support and his willingness to pitch in and do all the little things really takes the pressure off.

He’s a legend.

Today was busy in the morning and quiet in the afternoon, which gave me the opportunity to finish my new logo ...

... now to create new stickers, business cards, information cards, adverts for the newsletter, signs etc

I’ve ticked off a further three items from my ‘to do’ list, which helps me feel like I’m making some ground.

I love my happy place. It feels peaceful and light. As tired as I am, I still love walking through the door in the mornings and I enjoy spending my days there. I hope that feeling never changes.

This afternoon, Adoring arrived to take over the shop so that I could leave ten minutes early for a late lunch with The Motivator. TM was late so he didn’t have to cover for that long but for a while he thought he had to be there until 3pm! At 2.15pm he realised he could close the shop and go home.

What a dill 🥴

TM and I lunched at Dayman’s General Store and we both had a Mai Thai Bowl with fish cakes (vermicelli noodles, spring onion, fresh tomato, coriander, mint leaf, peanuts, green beans, sprouts, carrot, cucumber, lime dipped in poppy seeds, three fish cakes and Thai sauce).

That was accompanied by a Detox Hydrator - watermelon, apple, cucumber, lemon and celery ... followed by a pear and ricotta tart with vanilla ice cream.

My body was thanking me throughout the entire meal. It was all so fresh and nutritious and tasty.

We took our time over the food, but I was so hungry, I didn’t do much talking!

Afterwards we went for a walk at Dayman Park which was lovely. The weather was perfect but we were both wearing heels which made some of the terrain a bit tricky. Stupidly we decided to take the stairs back up to the car.

There must have been 25 steep steps! We were both puffing and panting by the time we reached the top step and commented on how unfit we were. We also agreed that now would NOT be a good time to have a heart attack considering we are both attempting to establish new businesses and have exciting times ahead of us!

We survived.

We returned to Dayman’s because we forgot to purchase some of the oils and hand cream that we wanted. They also had Turmerix for sale.

The drive along the foreshore was a nice way to start our return trip home and TM dropped me off before 5.30pm.

It was a lovely afternoon.

I’ve had some sleepy tea and now it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.

Full House

It was a good crowd for meditation and it was a really deep class getting right in to the nitty gritty of our psyche. This really challenged some, while others eagerly learned a lot about themselves and others thrived on the experience.

I love these classes.

Afterwards, as the ladies left, they went out of their way to find me and express their gratitude.

It was nice.

The Gypsy stayed for a little while afterwards and we talked about the class, her YouTube channel and caught up on life. I like spending time in her peaceful presence.

Adoring Husband drove into The Bay and purchased a replacement bar fridge and a step ladder for the shop.

I used my printer for the first time and it worked like a charm. I received my first square reader payment in my new account.

It was a busy day so I didn’t get anything ticked off my list and by the end of the day, I was done, but I had to bathe psychotic dog Ruby when I got home and THEN I got to sit down and take a break.

We had a very early, very light dinner and are in bed early too.

I’ll be pleased when I’ve completed my ‘to do’ list and can settle into a comfortable routine.

Now I’m going to attempt to sleep through AH’s snoring. Tonight may be the night I concede defeat and sleep in the back bedroom.

Tomorrow I have a late lunch date with The Motivator. I’m looking forward to some good food and having some social time with TM.

Oh and isn’t this rain lovely?! 🥰

Nite all.

Happy Day One

Roz’s Happy Place had a very successful first day!

Adoring Husband and I arrived at the shop at about 8.20am to do some clearing, tidying and vacuuming before the girls arrived for morning tea.

My desk was still piled high with all the ‘stuff’ that we couldn’t find a place for over the weekend and the training room was still scattered with bits and pieces. The floors needed another quick vacuum. The fridge needed to be cleared because The Motivator was selling it and the main display table needed some tidying up.

All of that was completed by the end of the day.

I also unpacked the small box of stock that arrived yesterday and put it out for display.

The Motivator arrived late in the morning to prepare her fridge for pick up and her buyers not only bought the fridge but ended up spending a LOT of money in the shop which made me very happy!

The beautiful carved whale has finally left the building and I’m assured it has gone to a very loving and happy home.

Adoring Husband helped me tidy up the training room from morning tea so that I could set out the seats according to the isolation rules for meditation tomorrow.

Don’t get me wrong, there is still much to do, but my list is getting shorter and the pressure is easing. I’ve completed 14 of the 27 big items listed.

I am still physically and mentally tired from establishing this new business and rearranging almost the entire shop & stock. Thank goodness for Adoring Husband who has, as always, been my champion.

I’m hoping that by the end of the month, my list will be complete, and I can settle into a more gentle routine. I know that I’ll have to be mindful of my self care in the coming weeks so that I avoid burnout.

I really need an early night and some sound sleep so that I can be up bright and early, feeling light and breezy for meditation in the morning.

I am off to a good start! Business is good!

Nite all.

Wearing Down

It was a fairly slow start to the day, which was nice, and I was picked up at 11am for my belated birthday lunch date with some of my girls.

We ate at Aquavue.

Our table was half in the sun and half in the shade which made it quite uncomfortable for three of us because even though it’s Winter, this is Queensland! It’s ALWAYS Summer in Queensland!

We couldn’t move our table because of social distancing rules.

Also, I think the food was a little disappointing by Aquavue standards. The service was haphazard and the food and drinks came out at inconvenient times and not per our requests.

Luckily, the company was fabulous!

By the time we got to Stocklands, I could feel my energy levels dropping and I knew that Sunday’s work effort was catching up with me.

My purchases for the day were a beaded necklace, a colourful triple bracelet and a phone cover.

In seventeen years, I’ve never damaged a phone screen ... until now. The damage is minimal and the screen isn’t even cracked, but I decided that a protective cover was a must.

We left The Bay around 3pm and were all home by 3.30pm.

My plan when I left home in the morning was to have the day with the girls then spend the afternoon finishing up at the shop, but by the time I got home, I just had nothing left and I attempted to convince Adoring Husband that I didn’t want to go anywhere.

Unfortunately, there was stuff that just had to be done today otherwise I wouldn’t be able to open tomorrow. It couldn’t even wait til morning.

So I changed into casual clothes and dragged my tired old body down to the shop where I downloaded the app and set up the square reader ready to take payments tomorrow. Since we were already there, we spent some time removing the stock that we’d put in the treatment room while we’d rearranged things on Saturday.

Ninety minutes later, it was time to leave.

I had a tomato sandwich for dinner because that was all I was capable of preparing and it’s almost 9pm now and I want my bed.

I neeeeeeeeed sleeeeeeeeeep because it’s an early start for me tomorrow.

Nite all.

But Wait!

Who knew I could feel even older than I did yesterday!?

All of my bits are aching, my feet are sore, my bones are creaking, my brain is shutting down, my enthusiasm is waning, my ideas are fading, my grunt is groaning and even my yawn is faltering.

Six hours at the shop today rearranging display cabinets, dusting, cleaning, vacuuming, reorganising stock displays and reconfiguring my office space.

There’s still hours of work to do, but the big stuff is mostly done. There’s quite a bit of fiddly redisplaying to do which I’ll do tomorrow afternoon and then into the week. No rush really.

Adoring Husband and I are absolutely exhausted.

We made some mini pizzas on our paleo bases for dinner because it was the easiest thing we could think of.

Right now we are attempting to stay awake for the House Rules Final, but I think that as soon as I sign off here, I’ll be heading to bed to watch it. Hopefully I can stay awake until they announce the winner.

It’s a blessing that I have a lunch date tomorrow so that I don’t have to spend another six hours working, although I imagine there will still be numerous hours in the afternoon.

Ok, my brain can’t do anymore.

Nite all.