Best qualified to tell you the truth (a video worth watching)
I finally got to that “to do” list that I was talking about last week!
My vision board is completed …
Two loads of washing.
Dog food done.
Bread bagged.
Tomorrow I’ll do the ensuite.
Watched tennis and cricket.
Played with Harley.
Nachos and tacos for dinner.
On Friday we drove through torrential rain to pick up the car from the smash repairs. It was a hell of a day!
Time to sleep now.
Nite all.
I hope you enjoy …
1. When one door closes and another door opens, you are probably in prison.
2. To me, "drink responsibly" means don't spill it.
3. Age 60 might be the new 40, but 9:00 pm is the new midnight.
4. It's the start of a brand new day, and I'm off like a herd of turtles.
5. The older I get, the earlier it gets late.
6. When I say, "The other day," I could be referring to any time between yesterday and 15 years ago.
7. I remember being able to get up without making sound effects.
8. I had my patience tested. I'm negative.
9. Remember, if you lose a sock in the dryer, it comes back as a Tupperware lid that doesn't fit any of your containers.
10. If you're sitting in public and a stranger takes the seat next to you, just stare straight ahead and say, "Did you bring the money?"
11. When you ask me what I am doing today, and I say "nothing," it does not mean I am free. It means I am doing nothing.
12. I finally got eight hours of sleep. It took me three days, but whatever.
13. I run like the winded.
14. I hate when a couple argues in public, and I missed the beginning and don't know whose side I'm on.
15. When someone asks what I did over the weekend, I squint and ask, "Why, what did you hear?"
16. When you do squats, are your knees supposed to sound like a goat chewing on an aluminum can stuffed with celery?
17. I don't mean to interrupt people. I just randomly remember things and get really excited.
18. When I ask for directions, please don't use words like "east."
19. Don't bother walking a mile in my shoes. That would be boring. Spend 30 seconds in my head. That'll freak you right out.
20. Sometimes, someone unexpected comes into your life out of nowhere, makes your heart race, and changes you forever. We call those people cops.
21. My luck is like a bald guy who just won a comb."
~ source unknown.
A good portion of today was spent with the air con serviceman. He took a lot of time and a lot of money!
Next week we’ll have the solar panel cleaning guy who also tests that they're working efficiently.
I did some more to my vision board and have all the info I need to complete it, so hopefully, this weekend will finish it.
Lots of tennis today.
Tomorrow we finally pick up BGWLBH’s car from the smash repairs.
Best get some sleep.
Nite all.
Much to Harley’s dismay, BGWLBH and I had an early start into The Bay this morning, which meant there was no play time with me.
BGWLBH had an early nail appointment so I sat myself at Su Jus Cafe and ordered a GF chicken and cheese crepe. Being the only customer sitting in the cafe, I thoroughly enjoyed my solitude for a bit over an hour.
We got some coffee beans for Adoring Husband, browsed through the lady’s boutique, Big W, the craft shop and found a newsagent for our lotto tickets.
We inspected the menus from a block of cafes and restaurants that we didn’t even know existed.
AH then frantically phoned hoping I was still in town to sign some paperwork with the financial advisor. That turned out to be a big waste of 40 minutes when they realised that there was nothing that required signing.
The weather was still oppressive.
We had to pick up some mail and do a mini shop locally.
Harley got to play this afternoon.
I crumbed some chicken for dinner.
Now it’s time to sleep.
Nite all.
I don’t surrender the ball because that is not the point. The point is that I’m so happy you’re home, I am celebrating your arrival with a toy, that I will keep.
I know that no matter how thankless or crappy or stressful your day has been, you can’t help but smile at the sight of me.
I can see your face and your body soften. I think you must be awfully stiff when you’re away from me.
You and my other people will take turns burying your faces in my fur, whispering things you don’t tell the others.
My fur has absorbed a lot of tears. And laughter.
I’m meant to be with you my whole life. I only wish it were longer.
I make everything better.
God sure was smart when he made me.
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Today was hot.
Oppressively hot.
It’s been so hot for so long, I don’t think it will ever cool down.
The forecast for rain seems to be very threatening with the prediction of unprecedented flooding all down the east coast of Australia pushing the river systems to a dangerous breaking point.
I hope it’s an exaggeration but there are a number of independent meteorologists who are pretty annoyed with our bureau of meteorology because they are not sharing this important information with Australians.
All we can do is wait and see.
This morning was the return of meditation for the new year and it was perfect with two newbies in the mix. It was followed by qigong which was even better. The good energy in the room was pretty magical and after an hour of gentle physical movement, we all floated out the door feeling rejuvenated.
I did some shopping afterwards and ran into a LOT of people who were up for a chat. I spent some quality time with the Shazzann sisters and then pedalled home in the hottest part of the day.
I had to lie down when I got home and felt I may have had a touch of heat stroke! With plenty of fluids and some electrolytes, I recovered quickly.
Dinner tonight was honeyed pear chicken Maryland with vegetables.
We played some trivia, watched some tennis and cricket and now it’s only 9.30pm but feels like midnight! I guess that means I need to sleep.
Nite all.
To love someone long-term is to attend a thousand funerals of the people they used to be.
The people they're too exhausted to be any longer. The people they grew out of, the people they never ended up growing into. We so badly want the people we love to get their spark back when it burns out, to become speedily found when they are lost.
But it is not our job to hold anyone accountable to the people they used to be. It is our job to travel with them between each version and to honour what emerges along the way. Sometimes it will be an even more luminescent flame. Sometimes it will be a flicker that temporarily floods the room with a perfect and necessary darkness.
- - Heidi Priebe
I had a decent day in The Bay with Adoring Husband.
We drove in early and our fist stop was the artisan bakery where I purchased some house sourdough. The last three times we went there, I enquired about their GF pies and was told there were none available, but today I had success and selected chunky beef pies which were heated in their special oven.
AH and I then drove to the esplanade where we got some coffee and found a seat overlooking the water where we enjoyed the view, as well as the pies. I wasn’t a fan of the coffee so mine got tossed.
The only reason we moved from that spot was because the heavens opened up!
So I trotted across the road to Luxe (art on one side of the shop and quality lady’s clothing on the other). AH generously paid for the white top that I selected from the sales rack. Even from the sales rack, it was still pretty pricy and I was a touch hesitant, but I’m happy to have it hanging in my wardrobe now!
We still had some time to kill before our appointment with the financial advisor so we stopped at Pialba where I used my customer card to get a free green juice.
AH wanted a couple of t-shirts from Rivers so we popped in there to spend some more money.
In the little craft store, I found a hand made little girls dress with Bluey on the material. Little Hazey loves Bluey so I’ve been searching for exactly what I found today. Very happy.
We attended our appointment which was an hour long and informative.
After that, we did a grocery shop and a butcher stop before heading home.
It was a pretty big day and I’m feeling weary now. Tomorrow is meditation and qigong so I’d best get some sleep.
Nite all.
I spent the majority of today doing self prescribed journaling.
For therapeutic purposes, there is a lot I need to release about my parents.
Funny thing is though, after 14 pages, there is no painful emotional release.
I’ve focused on my mother first and for all her faults and failings, and knowing what I know about her life, I understand why she did what she did and why she treated me the way she did.
Obviously there is still a way to go yet, but for now I’m feeling ok. Tired, but ok.
I had a two hour session with The Gypsy this morning via ZOOM.
A couple of hours playing with Harley.
Nachos and tacos for dinner.
Tennis and cricket on the telly tonight.
Now it’s time to sleep.
