Just Out of Town

Air fresheners are a lie

On Monday, BGWLBH and I drove out to Torbanlea, where we savoured the coffee at the new SIP coffee shop and we wandered through the Op Shoppe that’s been open for about a month.

The coffee shop had a great atmosphere, was very busy and we sat in the corner in a pair of big old leather lounge chairs people watching for about an hour. It was very busy and I counted over 20 people at one point.

The shop’s decor is very dark, moody and quirky, but the large windows let in plenty of light. The artwork is modern and fun and I could have easily sat there for another hour.

There was nothing special about the coffee, but their gluten free macaron was delicious!

We drove into the Bay from there where BGWLBH ran some crafting errands and did some groceries. It was quite late when we arrived home and I cooked Weiner Schnitzels served with wombok salad, garden salad and buttered potatoes.

Today, I was going to accompany Adoring Husband into the Bay while he attended a dental appointment and run some errands, but I wasn’t feeling great this morning so I remained at home.

It was a restful day and after playing with Harley and toasting some crumpets for a late breakfast, I got comfy and watched a fluffy Netflix movie.

I was going to make up a batch of sausage rolls but time and motivation got away from me.

Tonight’s dinner was beef goulash with stir fried vegetables and buttered potatoes.

Now it’s after 11pm and I need to get up early in the morning to go visit The Gypsy. I plan on stopping in at Tinkerbells on the way.

Nite all.

Restfully Me

I gifted myself this little suitcase of motivation about 6 months ago.

Ha Ha

In theory, I am very motivated and in my mind, I know exactly what I want to do - the problem is “in practice” because I can’t seem to take that first practical step.

Today, I opened the case and read some of the cards - so that puts me a step closer to achieving “something”.

Number one card tells where in the house to go and number two card tells you what to do when you get there. There are so many possible card combinations so you can’t ever predict what it will tell you and you won’t get bored!

Watch this space.

Today was a ZERO motivation day.

Harley got to play and I spent 30 minutes soaking up vitamin D during that time.

I made myself a HUGE brunch of crumbed steak, 2 x fried eggs, boiled potatoes from the garden, pickled tomato and cucumber and a piece of toasted sourdough. 

Of course I couldn’t eat it all and Adoring Husband hoovered up my leftovers - the toast, half of the potato, half of the pickled stuff and 1/4 of the meat.

After that, I retreated to the bedroom for the day. I watched a Netflix movie and the football was on all afternoon. Sadly, my tipping has not improved.

Spaghetti Sunday is easy.

I am now in bed and will sleep until 1am which is when the Wimbledon men’s final starts.

Tomorrow, BGWLBH and I hope to drive out to Torbanlea to check out the new cafe and the new op shoppe. It depends on whether she is feeling well enough because was a bit ‘off’ tonight.

That’s it.

Nite all.

Pretty Relaxed

Friday was a rest and relaxation day for me.

My original plan was to do a third day in the Bay because both BGWLBH and I had some odd jobs to do around town, but I decided to stay at home and rest. There was nothing that I had to do urgently.

I didn’t even watch any tennis on Thursday night and was able to sleep soundly for about seven hours. I still didn’t get out of bed until 9.30am and played with Harley before taking a couple of fish and vegetable pasties out of the freezer and cooking them in the oven for Adoring Husband and I to have for brunch.

We both sat in front of the TV for the day and I can’t even remember what we watched. If I recall correctly, I had a short nap in my bed during the afternoon.

Friday, like Saturday, is basically ‘fend for yourself’ dinner, although I did reheat some vegetable soup for BGWLBH.

Friday night was a BIG tennis night and I stayed awake until after 4am watching the men’s semi-finals. 

Sadly, Novak Djokovic lost to Sinner in a quick match. His 5hr 15min quarter final on Wednesday took too much out of him and at age 39, it takes a bit more time to recover. If he was up against anyone but Sinner, he may have had a chance, but boy, was Sinner on point and with power!

The final on Sunday night will be between the top two seeds Sinner (1) vs Sverev (2) and should be a good match!

Unfortunately, I woke to the sound of AH’s very loud voice at 7am. I’d only had 3 hours sleep but I couldn’t slip back into slumber, so I remained in bed for a couple of hours before jumping under the shower and then taking Harley out to play.

I was very aware of how tired and cranky I felt and I did try to not take it out on AH but I feel that I was unsuccessful in my endeavours for the most part.

I went for a trike ride, caught some sunshine, ran into one of the meditation girls and had a chat, rode along the river path, bought AH some hot chips for lunch and rode home quickly before they got cold.

We watched a movie called “The Kitchen” starring Melissa McCarthy on Netflix. It was a good movie released in 2019.

The footy has been on all afternoon and I am ZERO from 3 tips so far! 

Ugh 😩 

One of the ladies from meditation passed away yesterday. She has been battling cancer treatment for a couple of years and even though she looked and sounded well when I saw her 8 weeks ago and her treatment had ceased, it seems she was not thriving at all.

RIP Linda.

The Motivator has rushed off to Sydney because her Mum is doing poorly. Sending her strength and love to support her through this time.

Now I need to sleep.

Nite all.

Doubled Down

Today was a fat failure because my old workmate got her wires crossed about the day we were supposed to catch up, thinking it was NEXT Thursday we were doing it. Today, she was in Bundaberg so couldn’t even get to me if she tried.

Let’s try that again next week!

This meant that I had a full day to fill while BGWLBH worked.

It was a long day and after two full days in the bay, I’m exhausted! I need a rest period.

I did an Office Works visit. Surprisingly, I only bought one journal from there. 

Considering the amount of time I had and the number of places that I visited, I spent very little money!

We had to stop at the post office to pick up a parcel on the way home, so we didn’t pull into the driveway until well after 3.30pm.

BGWLBH immediately ate her leftover lunch and retreated to her room for the evening.

I took chicken pot pies out of the freezer and popped them in the oven for Adoring Husband who had been playing golf for the day. I reheated a couple of snags for myself and lay on my bed for the rest of the evening.

It’s already 10.15pm and I need to sleep NOW.

Nite all.

Feeling Zombified

Last night I dozed during the tennis matches leading up to the Djokovic match which commenced around 2.30am.

I remained awake for the entire 5 hours 15 minutes worth of play.

What a great win by Djokovic - although I feel that his 39 yr old body won’t be able to manage a tough match against Sinner tomorrow night.

I texted Adoring Husband at 5.16am to get me a coffee while he was at the shops after work, but unfortunately the Telstra connection was down so he didn’t receive the message until after 7am. I thought the caffeine would help keep me awake.

By the time he provided the coffee, the match was over, so I didn’t even need it.

Since I was up early and BGWLBH had an appointment in the Bay, I decided to accompany her.

I updated my lotto tickets and did a quick scan of some Stocklands shops. The butcher received a visit from me, as did Choice and the Jam Jar.

BGWLBH’s appointment took a bit longer than expected, so we didn’t reach home until after 3pm.

I took Harley out to play and immediately prepared a rich vegetable soup for BGWLBH because she’s been feeling a bit poorly and has to work tomorrow.

AH cooked Wagyu steaks on the barbecue and a few pork sausages while I served up potato with sour cream, wombok salad, garden salad and coleslaw. Very filling and the steaks melted in the mouth. It’s been a long time since I ate a steak! AH cooked them to perfection.

Now I’m going to fall asleep to the sound of tennis. There are no games that I’m excited about tonight and I need to be up early to go into the Bay again. I’m meeting up with an old workmate. Haven’t seen her for 23 years so there’s a lot to catch up on, including, sadly, the passing of her daughter who was the same age as my Vegan Chickie.

It’s already 11pm so I’m outta here.

Nite all.