Lazy Bones

I’m too lazy to move right now, so I’m creating this post on my iPad.

It was a slow Saturday at the shop, but at least we had customers! I expected the day to be a complete non event because of the weird weather, so I was pleasantly surprised.

I wore my dress 😄

The original plan was for Adoring Husband and I to drive into The Bay after I closed the shop, but AH had been working hard all morning and lost motivation, so we opted to buy fish and chips for lunch and spend the afternoon watching movies and the footy instead.

AH had attached a bamboo blind to one end of the Bali hut for afternoon sun protection, and he bolted the water feature to the back fence so there is no rope holding it up now.

The next job is moving the planter pots into the pool area and doing something amazing to that bare wall overlooking the pool.

I did a lamb roast for dinner. Fruit whip with toffee nuts for dessert. I even ate breakfast this morning. I think I’ve eaten more food today than I have in total for the entire week!

Might have to swim it off tomorrow.

Tomorrow I plan on doing nothing OR I might start creating my online challenge OR I might add to my book OR I could research which site to develop my course OR I might do nothing lol. Yeah. Probably nothing.

Coffee and vegemite on toast for breakfast in bed 👍

I hope you all have the perfect Sunday.

Nite all

Dressy

I received a parcel in the mail today.

A parcel that I forgot I ordered.

It was a dress!

Now I possess 2 dresses.

I have owned, in my adult life, including my 2 wedding dresses, a total of eleven dresses.

Seven of them in the last ten years.

One to walk Vegan Chickie down the aisle at her wedding. One to walk Best Cousin in the World down the aisle at her wedding. A Melbourne Cup dress. A beach party dress. These two new dresses and my wedding dress ... which technically was a skirt so it probably doesnt count.

I wore my new dress tonight and felt very comfortable. I think I’ll wear it to work tomorrow.

It was a slow but steady day at the shop and Adoring Husband picked me up right on 3pm.

I made myself presentable for the club, had a small win on the pokies and a small win on the Keno, no win in the raffle, was pleasantly surprised by the arrival of The Brains Trust and enjoyed a fun evening with the girls.

AH had dinner prepared when I arrived home and now I am ready for bed.

The Motivator is still feeling and sounding very poorly. Big hugs and love to her for a speedy recovery.

Nite all.

Very Weathery

The poor Motivator is a sick little bundle of sadness at the moment.

These are for her ...

Get well soon.

What a strange weathery kind of day it was today.

We received 15mm of steady rain overnight. That follows 16mm from the night before.

It was nice to fall asleep to the sound of the rain.

One of the psychotic dogs was very restless during the night and Adoring Husband got up to him a few times.

After my massage yesterday, my body was feeling a little tender and there were a few bits hurting when I stood up to get out of bed this morning. I lay back down and did a quick healing meditation before I tried rising again. It actually made a difference.

I had quite a few men come through the doors at work today ... mostly tyre kickers but they all agreed to spread the word when they left.

A participant from my first photography workshop came in for a visit. She is from Brisbane and has returned for a holiday, so it was nice to catch up with her and nice of her to visit me too.

One of the ladies whose husband has been diagnosed with Parkinson's spent about 30 minutes sitting in the shop with me chatting about her difficulties and the decline of her husband's health. She left, but returned moments later with a coffee for me. A lovely gesture.

The Fluid Artist touched base and let me know what she was up to with her art. I showed her the pieces that I've made after the last couple of workshops.

The Chatterbox visited with her white fluffball dog - such a gorgeous soft friendly little bundle of loveliness - the dog that is 🤪

Adoring Husband arrived to help close the shop and drive me home. I didn't ride this morning because it was raining.

I cooked up some chicken and vegetables for dinner and made some more fruit whip ice cream for dessert, which I couldn't eat because my tummy was so full from dinner.

I'm watching the Broncos play the Dragons in the first NRL match of the round. My team, the Broncos, have come back at the end of the first half and are winning by two points.

I believe that I'll be in bed early tonight, to let my body rest and take advantage of the goodness that's still going on in my body from the massage. It's good sleeping weather too.

Nite all.

Humpety Hump Day

The Motivator and I decided to take half a day each today.

While we both arrived early for meditation, TM wasn't well enough to sit in for the class, but I enjoyed the message that was being shared today, along with the other eight participants who were open to sharing part of their stories within the group.

I was booked in for the 9am appointment with The Gypsy and I must have been holding on to a lot of stuff because my mid section and my back were really tight and she had to work hard to loosen it all up.

By the time she finished, I felt like I'd been hit by a bus, but she gave me some good advice to release my 'stuff' and free up the tension in my body.

I had to pedal home from there and didn't have to be at work again until midday, so I sat in the pool area for a while before deciding to plunge in fully clothed. That was my moment of release and the 'hit by a truck' feeling immediately disappeared. I released all the 'stuff' and trusted that the universe has my back.

What a difference.

I arrived at work right on midday, just in time for TM to attend her appointment with The Gypsy, which she obviously needed too.

On good advice, she left for home immediately and I spent a very quiet 2 hours in the shop. Only one gentleman came through the doors during the afternoon ... an elderly local man who saw our sign and decided to check us out.

He didn't purchase anything but said he would be back some time and he promised to tell his friends and neighbours that we were there.

That's all we can ask.

I closed The Happy Abode right on 3pm, bought some chicken from the butcher for dinner, bought some fresh vegetables and ordered Adoring Husband's and my coffee just as he walked through the shop door.

He took the groceries and I pedalled home.

I cooked up an early roast dinner and now I sit here listening to the rain as it falls steadily on our tin roof. Time for bed - what a nice way to fall asleep.

Nite all.

Torrentially Tuesday

A torrential downpour of stuff happened today.

I was running late this morning, so Adoring Husband drove to the shop and opened up while I bought my coffee. It was exactly 9am when I walked through the doors to work.

My husband is a champion.

The girls all arrived for morning coffee and there were seven of us in attendance. I didn't get to sit for as long as usual because there was an early customer who was struggling to choose a gift for her good friend. In the end, she decided to purchase a gift voucher.

Our friend Aggie has decided to become a consultant for Nutrimetics, so I suggested that she have her first practice run on we girls next Tuesday during our morning coffee. I think it's important for us to support each other in our endeavours to create an income for ourselves 👍

I had customers for the last part of morning coffee so I didn't even get to hug my girls goodbye.

The few customers that came through the doors today all required time and assistance to make their purchases. Luckily they were worthy purchases to make for a successful sales day.

One couple took a good 40 minutes to choose two bracelets and four buttons for their granddaughters.

Another lady, enjoying the final day of her two week holiday, browsed and chatted for 30 minutes and took another 20 minutes to choose a kaftan. It was her first time in the shop and she was loving it.

A woman bought all the seahorse cups that we had displayed and a bowl to match. Each of those needed to be wrapped in bubble wrap and she took 15 minutes to go get her car ... she was worried about carrying the breakables too far ... even though they were perfectly wrapped and put into a secure bag!

The Timber Turner arrived to pick up a payment for a bread board that we sold last week.

The fruit and veg man arrived with his esky of goodies, but nobody wanted to buy anything today.

The training room was full of stock that had arrived yesterday, so in between customers, I sat in there pricing what I could and finding somewhere to display it.

The tables were all still set up for the paint and create workshop that we had on Saturday too.

It all had to be cleared for meditation classes tomorrow and just as I was getting on a roll, a gentleman walked through the doors and began wandering around the shop. I asked if he was looking for anything in particular and he introduced himself and told me that he was a Rep for a few different companies.

He said that he had found us on google and that he had driven out of his way to check out the shop to see if it was suitable for their products. He liked what he saw and commented that it was a hidden gem and we were one of the reasons that he liked to drive into quiet little towns off the beaten track.

The Motivator and I had seen the products at the Gift Fair in Sydney in 2018 and we had them on our 'wish list' for future reference. So it was serendipitous that he walked through our doors.

He showed me the catalogues and had some lovely samples, promised to email photos of new products becoming available soon and we parted on good terms.

Adoring Husband arrived to help me close the shop and I let him know that we had some work to do in the training room.

The poor Motivator was home feeling ill so AH and I powered through and cleared the training room.

What stock was left to price, is now sitting on my desk waiting for action tomorrow. I hope that I've put the paint and create resources in all the right places for TM to find next time she needs them. The finished artwork from the workshop are now spread all over the place. Some on the shelves on the walls, some on the cupboard and some behind TM's desk.

AH folded all the tables and stored them. We lined the walls with the chairs ready for meditation. We moved the TV. AH vacuumed the floor and before we knew it, it was looking pristine and ready for meditation.

We walked to the butchers to get some meat for dinner and AH took the rebounder out of the shop to take home.

On the way home, I had to stop at a customer's house to let her know that some products that she has been waiting on, have arrived.

Finally, at 5pm, I arrived home. I looked outside at the pool and strongly considered going for a swim, but all I wanted to do was take a load off. I plonked myself onto the chair and there I stayed.

For dinner, I made a salad for AH to have with his barbecued steak. I made myself 4 pieces of toast. Two with GF Vegemite (that AH brought back from NSW) and 2 with the lemon butter that AH brought back from some country show that he attended in NSW.

Nothing more to be done now, but go to bed. I'm done for the day and I hope to have a massage in the morning. 😍

Nite all.

I Just Need to Know

I googled "What do women over 50 want?"

These were the top responses that I could choose from ...

• "I asked a bunch of women over 50 about their sex lives"
• The fascinating truth about women & sex over 50
• What older women want in bed
• The top 5 sexual concerns of women over 50
• The truth about sex after 50
• Are 50 year old women sexually active?
• Sex at 50+ What's normal?
• Dating over 50
• Best female bodies over 50

So now I'm wondering whether google believes that women over 50 have a brain!

• Have women over 50 discovered their own philosophy on life?
• Do they want to make up for lost time?
• Are they more health conscious than ever before?
• Are they interested in furthering their education?
• Are they searching for a new career?
• Do they dream of starting their own business?
• Is travel a priority?
• Do they want to let loose their artistic creativity?
• Do they want to nurture new friendships?
• Are they keen to learn a different language?
• How about learning to play a musical instrument?
• Would joining a drama group interest them?
• Are singing lessons an option?
• Have they always wanted to play a sport like golf or tennis?
• Are they drawn to getting involved with community groups?
• What about volunteering?
• Is a lifestyle change on the cards?

So many questions! How do I find the answers? Do I need to create a questionnaire and pass it round to everyone I know? Do I post it onto all of the Facebook pages and hope for a good response?

This all has to do with a Challenge/Program that I'm going to create for women over 50. I hope to provide it on-line and hopefully create a workshop for a face to face challenge as well.

I just need to know what women want!! I think there is a movie in that!

I had the day at home but started by working for Adoring Husband early. I rode down to get my coffee and then visited the boys at the Seat of Knowledge. I haven't seen them for a couple of months, so it was a nice visit.

I took my camera bag with me and the tide was turning so the water was perfectly still the boats all reflected in the water beautifully. I got my camera out and attempted to take a pic ... until the camera gave me a message that there was no card in it. Ugh. I forgot to put the card back the last time I edited some photos.

So out came my my phone for this ...

I returned home at 9am, cleaned the kitchen, did some washing and then gathered my journals and devices to head out to the pool area.

A perfectly beautiful day. Listening to meditation music all day ... which makes the area really feel like a resort or a retreat. I had a couple of swims during the day and lay on the lounge reading, writing, adding more to my gratitude journal, meditating, creating my blog post and outlining the challenge that I'm working on.

I packed up at about 4.30pm, hung some clothes on the line, put another load in the machine and took a phone call from AH telling me that he was just going through Tiaro! I knew he would come straight home today.

I prepared some rice paper rolls for dinner and just as I was finishing, he pulled in the driveway.

The psychotic dogs are so deaf, they didn't even hear him pull in so there was no barking to greet him.

I think it's time for bed. I actually have work tomorrow! It's been fabulous to have this time off and I have used it to my best advantage. I feel refreshed and rejuvenated ... just as if I'd been on a retreat! 😁

Nite all.

Feeling the Serenity

The perfect Sunday.

I woke up at 8.30am and stayed in bed until 9.30am.

I got up and changed into my bathers, then made myself some GF pancakes with banana, bacon and maple syrup. I reheated my coffee that I'd purchased yesterday - for exactly this purpose - then dragged it all outside to the Bali Hut where I sat at the bar table ...

... and enjoyed my breakfast while listening to Bryan Adams on the sound bar.

Afterwards, I took my dirty dishes inside the house and then returned for a swim in the pool.

After an hour in the water, I set myself up on the lounge in the Bali hut and listened to my audio book, watched some videos by an old online course teacher of mine, wrote in my gratitude journal and watched a video teaching me how to create my own meditation video. Something I'll try one day soon.

I cooked up some chicken wings for a late lunch but only ate two of them. They can wait until tomorrow for lunch.

I had another swim while listening to meditation music and practiced some pretend Tai Chi in the water. A little after 5pm I cleared all my paraphernalia from the lounge and moved inside the house.

While hanging out some washing, I heard a voice calling my name and discovered The Motivator at my back door. She was running late for the afternoon swim that we'd discussed earlier, so I sat under the Bali Hut chatting with her while she spent thirty minutes or so enjoying the water and cooling her core.

After she left, I hung out some more washing and put another load in.

I made myself comfortable to watch Married at First Sight but looked forward to my bed time.

It's very tiring work not doing anything all day!

That's my sign ... I'm off to bed.

Nite all.