White Choc Mac Cookies

It took a while for me to fall asleep last night, but once I did, I slept soundly for 6 hours.

Even though the weather was looking ominous this morning, BGWLBH and I decided to drive into the Bay. This meant that we drove through some heavy rain and had to slow down to match the conditions. I wish I could say the same for other drivers!

Groceries, meat, juice AND I was verbally attacked by a drug addled woman. If not for her minder (who looked like a security guard!), I would have been physically attacked as well! She raised her arm, but the minder stepped in quickly and redirected her attention.

All I was doing was sitting in a seat outside the bakery, resting my weary legs. She sure got my heart racing that’s for sure! I moved pretty quick after that haha.

I purchased a number of these white chocolate and macadamia nut cookies from the Jam Jar Cafe when I ordered my juice. They are ‘to die for’ delicious!

The weather was much clearer on the way home so the drive was much more pleasant.

Harley was happy to see me home and he always calls out “Hellooooo” at least six times when I walk in the door. I love him so much.

I unpacked the groceries and started on dinner straight away, which meant we ate at 4.30pm. I made two salads - wombok and garden. I heated a fish and vegetable pastry for BGWLBH and a GF pie for Adoring Husband, both of which took almost an hour.

I watched a couple of episodes of Aust Portrait Artist of the Year and then came to bed to watch The Traitors.

We are off to The Bay again tomorrow, so I’m hoping for a solid 8 hours of sleep.

Nite all.

Celebrating SL

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I slept well last night. Two solid 4 hour blocks only separated by the need to pee!

It was meditation day and unfortunately (for The Gypsy) but fortunately (for we, the mini class), there were only two of us in attendance. It was fantastic and our discussions were deep and full of epiphanies. The last two classes have been over and above the usual amazingness and I have gained a lot from them.

Unfortunately, I didn’t get to spend time with The Gypsy to discuss further because I was committed elsewhere.

I hopped on my trike, did a small grocery shop, picked up the mail and rushed home with 5 minutes to spare before the live streaming of The Motivator’s Mum’s funeral.

Dear Sexie Lexie passed away from dementia at the ripe old age of 84. We became close pre-dementia and even played pokies together, but the last time I saw her, she didn’t know me. 

Pre-dementia, I found Lexie to be warm, generous, kind, welcoming, hilarious and sharp as a tack. She warmly welcomed me into a family gathering and fed me as an Italian Mama (just as she was described in her eulogy) would. She did everything to make me feel comfortable.

Her demeanour did not change even with dementia. She was still warm and welcoming with a huge smile on her dial.

Hearing her story today, straight from the mouth of a grieving The Motivator, had me weeping at her unbelievable strength and resilience. For all of her struggles through life, she did not hold any bitterness or resentment. She was simply filled with love and gratitude for all that she had … her family in particular.

Thanks to The Motivator, today we all got to know Sexie Lexie just a little bit better and because of that we love her a little bit more.

RIP Sexie Lexie.

I remained in my bedroom for the rest of the afternoon. I just needed quiet alone time.

I got up at 4.30pm to make fried rice and stir fried vegetables for dinner.

7.30pm bedtime for both Adoring Husband and myself AND Harley.

Now I’m ready for sleep.

Nite all.

Golfed Out

Another night of broken sleep, although I think I slept for longer periods last night.

I’ve been trying to wrap my head around the rules, point system and placements for the FedEx Cup. I had it very wrong and believed that some of my favourite players were ‘out’ for the next round because they fell outside the top 50 in this tournament, but the point system creates a safety net for many top players so they are still in the running for the top prize!

Here I thought golf was a simplistic game, but nah.

I was awake at 8am but didn’t get out of bed until 10am.

I started with Harley play, added a bit to my patch working, cooked some brunch, made a chocolate milkshake for Adoring Husband and I, watched the golf that I had missed while I slept, watched my quiz shows, fit in another Harley play, red curry chicken and rice for dinner and watched a couple of episodes of the new season of Portrait Artist of the Year Australia.

Now I’m inspired to try art portraiture again - although I didn’t get to try it last time round. 

BGWLBH worked today.

The ‘pool guy’ visited today.

Tomorrow is meditation day, so I’ll enjoy a good nights sleep and early start.

Nite all.

Nil Productivity

I didn’t do ANY of the things that I hoped.

I slept and woke on and off all night watching snippets of the golf, so my energy levels were pretty low all day.

Harley got his morning play.

My breakfast was a dip of avocado, tuna, lemon juice, spring onions, salt and pepper which I dipped my beetroot crackers into. Adoring Husband bought me a latte from the shops.

I sat down and watched a Netflix movie called “The Incredible Jessica James” starring Jessica Williams and Chris O’Dowd which I enjoyed very much. I followed that up with an old movie that I’d seen a few times before “The Perfect Date”.

Adoring Husband and I watched two games of footy and “Robin Hood Prince of Thieves”. I adore Kevin Costner.

It’s ’spaghetti Sunday’ but I didn’t have any bolognese sauce in the freezer so I had to move my butt into the kitchen and cook everything instead of just reheating. I made enough for two more meals so I’m good for next week.

Harley got an afternoon play between rain showers.

BGWLBH did the ironing, including about ten items of mine.

That’s it for my Sunday.

Nite all.

Start Stop Procrastinate

BGWLBH invited me into the Bay today, but after being awake for half the night watching the golf, I decided that my energy levels weren’t high enough for a Bay day, so I declined her offer.

After putting it off for weeks, for fear of stuffing it up, I finally made a start on the patch working on my jeans.

However, I DID get distracted part way through and repaired two bracelets, THEN started searching through old shop stock for nothing in particular lol, so I didn’t get much done on the jeans at all. At least I made a start! 

I think the result will be quite different to my original sketch, but there will be some similarities too.

At least I was a little more productive than usual.

Harley got four plays today.

Fend for yourself dinner was prawn laksa soup for me. Leftover tomato soup for the others.

I washed a lounge coverlet and hung it out.

That was all pretty good considering I only slept a few hours! More golf tonight, so I’ll see how I go.

Football has been on all afternoon and evening. My footy tips have been abysmal, but so have everybody else’s, so my standing is still 2nd place and just 2 points behind my sister. Third place is 10 points behind me, so I have some breathing room.

Tomorrow’s plan is to reorganise my wardrobe and tidy my dressing table … it’s getting a bit out of hand. After that, if I have the energy, I’ll do some more patch working.

Nite all.