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This is my last night in Mooloolaba. 

Today, I shopped til I dropped … almost literally … twice I had to find a seat in the boutiques!

I’m not sure, but I think I purchased 8 tops, 2 bottoms. 2 bracelets, a journal and 2 birthday presents.

I only brought a small suitcase …

There is no way I’ll fit all of my purchases in that!

The weather has been wet, wet, wet all day. Steady rain with bursts of very heavy downpours. The people who live here are sick of the constant rain. I think it’s lovely, but I’ve only experienced one day of it.

I had last night’s leftovers for dinner tonight. There is still food left! From Tuesday nights Italian dinner too! What a waste.

I’ve had a lovely few days of peace and solitude. It has passed way too quickly but I know for sure that I will do this again.

That was my view this morning as I sat on the balcony drinking my cup of tea. Before the rain came.

Now it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.

Time Out

**** When you have $80,000 in the bank and a paid-off $1,000 work truck, people may assume that you're broke. However, if you have $1,000 in the bank and an $80,000 financed truck, people assume that you're doing great. 

It's important not to let material possessions fool you into judging someone. ****

I am here …

Peace and harmony abounds.

The weather is glorious.

The food divine.

The silence is golden.

The view is a winner.

Shopping tomorrow.

The bed is comfortable (but I miss my body pillows).

The shower has great water pressure.

There is no annoying outside noise.

I can hear the waves crashing on the beach.

I’ve eaten Italian and Asian Fusion so far.

Now I sleep.

Nite all.

Making a List

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I’m making a list and checking it twice, because I’m off on a solo mini holiday.

What I’m looking forward to:

• Not cooking every day at a certain time.
• Eating whatever I want, whenever I want.
• Shopping in the Mooloolaba boutiques.
• The restaurants.
• Walking on the beach.
• Sitting on the balcony with a cup of tea and enjoying the ocean views.
• Silence.
• Journalling.
• Catching public transport.
• Finding the Gluten Free 4U shop at Caloundra.
• Good coffee.
• Exploring.

What I’ll miss:

• Adoring Husband.
• Harley.
• BGWLBH.
• My bed.
• My lounge chair.
• My body pillows.

I’ve been considering this solo trip since my birthday 2023, then at Christmas 2023 and again this birthday.

I only decided at 2pm today to get online to see if the stars aligned for me.

I figured that if I couldn’t get a seat on the train at this short notice, it would be a sign - it was easy.

I figured that if the accommodation I wanted was no longer available at this short notice, it would be a sign - it was available AND I was able to get a better price than any of the .com sites (booking, trivago, wotif etc).

The process was so easy and fast and smooth that I think it was meant to be.

It’s been seven years since I enjoyed a solo trip away. I visited Bubbles in Sydney, then flew to Canberra for a Health and Wellness festival and then met up with The Motivator to attend a Journey Retreat.

So I’ve made a list of everything I need to pack and I’ll check it off tomorrow. I’ll be gone for three nights.

Feeling good!

Nite all.

Footy Everywhere

It’s been a big few days of footy.

Three games on Thursday (ANZAC day), two games Friday night and two games tonight. I love footy season.

Today I watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3. I enjoyed it.

BGWLBH and I spent Friday in the Bay and Adoring Husband mowed our lawns, front and back.

It’s been a very uneventful few days, which is why I haven’t posted here.

I have a couple of art ideas in my head. I want to create portraits of my grandkids in this style …

Don’t hold your breath because I’m going to have to feel very brave to attempt these. I’m very keen but also very scared of stuffing it up. No reason to be scared really. I can just keep trying til I get it right!

I’ve done some colouring in …

Now it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.

We Were Married

Fourteen years ago today, we were married at the Lions Park by the river.

Tonight, Adoring Husband organised a picnic dinner and we made our way to the same Lions Park to watch the sun set.

It was a peaceful and pleasant way to celebrate our anniversary and AH gave me a beautiful card.

In June, it will be the 21st anniversary of when we met online and in September, the 21st anniversary of when we met in person.

Otherwise, it was a quiet day binge watching Portrait Artist of the Year 2023.

A special Happy Birthday to The Duchess …

Now it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.

I Was Born

It is very important to go out alone, to sit under a tree—not with a book, not with a companion, but by yourself—and observe the falling of a leaf, hear the lapping of the water, the fishermen’s song, watch the flight of a bird, and of your own thoughts as they chase each other across the space of your mind. If you are able to be alone and watch these things, then you will discover extraordinary riches which no government can tax, no human agency can corrupt, and which can never be destroyed. ~Jiddu Krishnamurti

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(Art: 'Seated Women', 1942 by Andrew Wyeth)

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Happy birthday to me 🎈

Happy birthday dear meeeeeee 🎈

Happy birthday to me 🎈

My day started late because I didn’t feel like getting out of bed, so I let Harley out and returned to bed until 9.30am.

I played with Harley and then made arrangements with Adoring Husband and BGWLBH about what time we were leaving for lunch.

We arrived at Arkarra Tea Gardens for my birthday lunch at 11.30am.

AH ordered crispy chicken salad.

BGWLBH ordered falafel salad.

I ordered grilled barramundi with chips and salad.

All of it was delicious, as was my tropical mocktail.

It was all over in an hour and we returned home to savour the GF goodies that BGWLBH had bought yesterday. I placed some candles in some of them (see the pic above) and made a wish as I blew them out.

We all spent the afternoon in separate spaces recovering from it all. 

Yep! I think that makes us officially old!

I’ve received lots of birthday messages and phone calls and I think it’s been a pretty perfect day.

Now I need to sleep.

Nite all.