Another Friday

I was so tired today.

Sleep didn’t come to me until after 1.30am, I got up twice during the night to pee and Harley woke me at 6am.

This morning, I cooked breakfast, took Harley out to play, cleaned all the leaves and pebbles off the bottom of the pool. The soursop tree is dropping its leaves and Harley keeps skidding on the pebbles and spraying them into the pool.

I cleared the leaves out of the creepy crawly and also out of the skimmer box.

I batched the chicken broth from the slow cooker and made a new batch to cook overnight.

Finally I made my own breakfast - prawn sandwich and cup of tea - then sat down in front of the telly to catch up on The Traitors.

Adoring Husband drove out to Howard to pick up Harley’s new outdoor crate/cage/bed and then spent the afternoon assembling it. He still hasn’t finished. It’s huge!

I attempted to nap on the couch but between AH’s drilling and banging and Harley barking at him or jumping on me, I didn’t stand a chance.

This pen will only be used if we all go out at the same time. It will keep him from digging holes in the garden, barking with Armstrong at the fence and generally getting into mischief. The longest that he’s been home alone is 45 minutes and he was very good but he’s a big strong silly puppy and we’ll feel better knowing that he’s safe and secure in this pen.

My footy tipping is going well so far this weekend. I got the first two games and the Eels vs Roosters is going my way so far, but the game still has 18 minutes remaining.

I did some more to yesterdays art.

It’s only 9.30pm but I am feeling very weary. I’ll probably fall asleep before this game is even finished.

Nite all.

In a Nutshell

Inside one hour at the Doctor’s surgery we discovered that Adoring Husband has substantial tears in two tendons in his right shoulder.

One of those tears has been there for 9 years and has reduced in size over that time but to give these tears  a chance to heal, he needs a cortisone injection and regular physio therapy. That will get underway at the beginning of next month.

His other scan showed a minimal problem that we can fix on our own.

We went to Main Street Radiology to make an appointment for the cortisone injection but they required the results of a RAT before the procedure.

We said NO, cancelled the appointment and drove to the hospital radiology department where we were given an appointment a month sooner than the other place and they required no such test results. They were also much friendlier and more helpful.

The other place was going to charge $245 but the hospital bulk billed.

We ran a few errands before heading home including purchasing treats and toys for Harley!

This afternoon was filled with preparing the coming weeks meals for Harley, putting the ingredients for bone broth in the slow cooker, making lamb loin chops with salad and coleslaw for dinner, watching Cronulla Sharks defeat QLD Cowboys (great for my tipping) and doing some art while sitting on the couch.

Still a work in progress.

Now it’s after midnight. Time to sleep.

Nite all.

Indifference

A day in The Bay visiting all the usual fave shops and some not so fave.

Picked up the FROG box from Craignish and 2 dozen fresh eggs from the Happy Hippy.

Got some special treats for Harley - lambs brains and hearts, lots of meaty bones and marrow bones.

Leftover baked chicken and salad for dinner, nice and easy.

Watched the Matilda’s lose their World Cup semi final soccer match.

Ready to sleep now.

Nite all.

My Perfect Day

The evidence is overwhelming. No more indemnity for Big Pharma.

Meditation this morning was perfect. There were ten people in attendance, which is fantastic for the first week and there were five people who sent their apologies and will attend next week.

After meditation, we moved into Hoop Chi.

Either holding on to or standing in a hula hoop flowing through a series of coordinated moves, to music, which stretch every part of the body. It was quite fun and at the end of an hour, I was feeling every muscle and every joint in my body.

There were tingles all over as my body woke up and thanked me for moving and stretching in all the right ways for the first time in years.

It’s a gentle, easy exercise that helps with coordination and stretches all parts of your body, especially the parts that are often forgotten and it teaches which parts of the body are connected to your internal organs and what you can do to stimulate organs that might be struggling.

I love hoop chi!

After hoop chi, I sat outside with The Gypsy for two hours catching up on all our news. There was a LOT to catch up.

From there I rode over to the shops and spent money in the Butcher and the Supermarket. I ran into a few people I knew and stopped for more chats.

It was almost 1.30pm by the time I arrived home.

Pedalling my trike with about 5kgs of groceries in the basket into a head wind was hard going that’s for sure!

I unpacked the groceries, put the chook into the oven, took Harley out to the pool area for 20 minutes of play time and then collapsed on the couch to rest my weary body.

Later, I added potatoes and pumpkin to the oven tray. Later still, I added brussels sprouts which I charred and then added balsamic vinegar and salt.

I steamed some beans and made a home made gravy before serving to my house mates.

BGWLBH had brought home from The Bay, 3 slices of lemon passionfruit cheese cake, so we all pigged out on them about an hour after our early dinner.

I can’t believe it’s 11pm. Time for me to sleep!

Nite all.

Arty Farty

Saturday was a great day of art and everybody enjoyed catching up and being creative together.

There was good food, tasty cold beverages, lots of laughter, pass the parcel with a gift for everyone, a birthday cake with candles, balloons and creativity aplenty!

I made vanilla cupcakes with butter icing and topped with blackberries and also a pavlova smothered in vanilla cream, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and passionfruit.

We had a cob loaf filled with a cheesy spinach dip, lamingtons from Childers Bakery, zucchini fritters with spicy dipping sauce, a lemon cake, mixed lollies, crackers with dip and pate, cauliflower chips and potato crisps.

We had red wine, Riccadonna, Prosecco, Sav Blanc, Gin, American Lager, Pear Cider and yellowtail.

For art, there was water colours, acrylic balloon kissing, black ink doodling and neurographic art. Everybody became very focussed and meditative for a while and they created beautiful work but I forgot to take photos!

It was four hours of fun and frivolity after which I felt like I’d run a marathon! I was too exhausted to cook dinner so we ordered fish and chips from the local cafe. I put my feet up and lay back on my chair while watching the football.

Which reminds me! I scored another perfect round in the footy tipping! Wahoo! In the last 6 weeks I’ve moved from last place to second place. Very happy with that.

I thought I would need today as a recovery day but I felt pretty good this morning and after cooking breakfast and playing with Harley, I came inside and cleaned out the fridge, made a zucchini slice for lunch and then put a chicken casserole in the slow cooker so that I wouldn’t miss the football this afternoon.

THEN I was able to put my feet up for the afternoon. I watched a movie on Netflix called “Heart of Stone” with Gal Gadot. She is one of my favourite actors and I think she’s gorgeous.

It’s now almost midnight so it’s time to sleep for me.

Nite all.