Super Saturday

I spent the day in The Bay with BGWLBH.

She had a hair appointment. It was for a shampoo/treatment, haircut, blow dry and heat curling so it took over an hour.

While she was enjoying the pampering, I walked across to Petbarn and bought lots of liver treats, peanut butter cookies, chicken cookies and kangaroo cookies for Harley and a new rope toy that he just loves!

I was disappointed to discover that the Farm Gate fruit and vegetable kiosk was closed so I ventured into Fresh and Save for the 2nd time since it opened 3yrs ago and picked up a few fresh goodies for the weekend.

I found a couple of light jackets for home.

In the newsagent, I purchased some little Christmas gifts to put away and hopefully, I have the winning lotto tickets.

Fresh bread … yum.

Coles and Su Jus fresh juice plus some treats.

It was a busy morning and we didn’t head home until 2pm which was perfect timing to unpack all of our goodies and settle in for an afternoon of football which started at 3pm.

Adoring Husband had prepared Osso Buco for “fend for yourself Saturday” so he and BGWLBH had that for dinner. I had a ham and tomato relish sandwich, which AH wanted to prepare for me. What part of “fend for yourself” does he not understand???

In case you’re wondering, I don’t like beef because it sits heavily in my belly and takes days to digest.

I’m still doing very badly in the footy tipping comp and only have 2 correct out of 4 this weekend.

I think it’s time to sleep now.

Nite all.

Down and Back

Today, Adoring Husband was driven down to Brisbane for his first face to face post surgery appointment with his professor.

His professor is on holidays so he saw a different doctor, but he liked this doc so it was ok.

On the way home he stopped at Gluten Free 4 U in Caloundra and bought some dim sims for me, 2 x mini tiramisus and 2 x blueberry muffins. 

The tiramisu was bloody beautiful and BGWLBH verified that the muffin was soft and fluffy and delicious.

Lucky we don’t live down there! We’d be there on a weekly basis stocking up on all their deliciousness!

BGWLBH and I spent the day in the bay and came home with lots of Harley goodies.

Thankfully, there were lots of leftovers from AH’s dinner last night so all I had to do was make a fresh salad to serve with the cold chicken.

I cleaned the loos.

We played trivia.

It’s already after midnight and I’m in need of sleep!

Nite all.

Nothing Doing

Study: Link between Covid vaccine and Alzheimers Disease

Another quiet day at home.

3 loads of washing.

Made fried pork, cabbage and mushroom rice wraps for breakfast. I ate 3 and Adoring Husband ate 5. They were quite yummy, especially because I didn’t follow a recipe. I had half a kg of pork mince that needed to be used so that was my answer.

AH cooked up some fried Cajun chicken with chips and salad for dinner and the best part is that there is enough left over for ‘my’ cooking night tomorrow night! Wahoo! 

We played trivia tonight and watched the UK version of The 1% Club.

I took a photo of AH’s battery pack inside his body …

Freaks me out.

Lots of Harley play today but it was hard work getting out of bed into the 3°C morning temperature.

Now it’s after 10.30pm so I’m off to bed. 

Nite all.

Too Cold

Here’s a story for you …

“I'm now 29 and have 3 kids with my wife, Franziska, who carried and birthed them all like a pro. Here's what I would tell my childless 24-year-old self about how to be a supportive partner during the ‘becoming parents’ phase:

1. Wifey carried baby IN her belly for 9 months. So, you carry baby ON your belly for 9 months every chance you get. Not only does it help her recover but it bonds you to your kid more than imaginable.

2. Wifey is breastfeeding and--while beautiful and fulfilling for her--it's exhausting. So, you change EVERY diaper you can. From diaper #1 onward. You will get over the grossness fast. And you will prevent imbalances and resentment in the relationship; in fact, when all your wife's friends are complaining about how absent and unsupportive their husbands are, your wife will be bragging about you.

3. Make her the decaf coffee every morning. Even if she leaves it cold and forgets to drink it most mornings because she falls back asleep while you're working or (later) taking the kids to school. She was up all night feeding the baby so help start her day in a way that helps her reset.

4. Tell her she is beautiful and help her see that in the moments when she is feeling most self-critical and hopeless about her body. Remind her of times when she achieved goals in the past. Remind her she is a superhero. She literally just moved all her organs around and gained 20 + pounds to give you a child that will be a gift to you for the rest of your life. Help her see past her body image issues and stay focused on a positive goal, one day at a time.

5. Take the heat. Hormones are crazy, both pre and post birth. She won't seem like herself every day and sometimes she will say things she wouldn't say if she didn't feel like she was hungover, caffeinated, and on steroids every day. Remember your job is to be her rock through all of this, so toughen up and keep perspective when her tongue is sharper than you know her best self intends. Normal will return soon and you want her to be grateful that you kept it together when she wasn't, not resentful and disappointed that you hijacked her emotions by making her problems yours.”

How was my day you ask?

It started out very cold! 6°C

Heart of Gold texted an offer of a ride to meditation and I needed to be ready for pick up at 7.45am.

I was still in my warm toasty bed at 7.15am!

It was so hard to slide out into the cool crisp air and I left myself very little time so it was a real rush to get ready.

Harley was not happy about me leaving without playing with him, but apparently, BGWLBH and Adoring Husband played with him after I left.

Meditation was fantastic and The Gypsy and I chatted for 90 minutes afterwards.

I was starving hungry when I arrived home so I made a chicken and tomato relish toasty with a cup of tea and cozied up in the lounge room to watch last nights episode of MasterChef.

I took the time to play with Harley before my quiz shows.

I cleaned the shop loos for AH.

Crumbed chicken and salad for dinner.

Some trivia.

Now it’s almost 11.30pm and there is definitely a chill in the air. Thank goodness I don’t have to leave my bed too early tomorrow!

Nite all.

Butchered

Today, for the first time since February 2021, I got a haircut.

The last haircut I got was a butchering in Hervey Bay, which is why I’ve avoided hair salons for over 3 years.

There is a new hairdresser (when I say ‘new’, I mean she’s been here for almost 2 years) in town so I thought I’d give her a chance.

It took Kelly (not the owner) approximately 20 minutes to do an even worse butchering than the previous hairdresser from 3 yrs ago.

I have long straight hair and it was down to my butt. I asked for 6” to be trimmed from the ends and they cut it like this …

I’m not happy (as you can see haha).

I cleaned out our big freezer today and got rid of food and frozen meals that have been uneaten for two years.

I replaced it all with 24 containers of bone broth and 6 containers of beef stew that Adoring Husband cooked today.

Now I have one drawer for Harley food, one for bone broth, one for weis bars and icy poles, one for frozen emergency food (gf pies, chicken nuggets, fish fillets and prawn or pork dumplings) and one for home made goodies like frozen patties of chilli oil, frozen passionfruit and soursop from the garden, cauliflower soup, mushroom soup etc.

Now my pantry is bursting at the seams with Tupperware and locknlock containers. You can never have too many!

It’s rapidly approaching midnight and I need to get up early in the morning for meditation. It’s going to be 6°C so I will struggle to remove myself from my warm toasty bed!

Nite all.

Two Days

 Questions to ponder …

1- What does an Egyptian pyramid do on a US dollar bill?

2- Why did 56 countries sign a treaty not to venture into Antarctica?

3- Why do planes never fly over Antarctica?

4- How did NASA "lose" the footage of the moon, probably one of the most important moments for humanity?

5- If Neil Armstrong was the first to set foot on the moon, who was holding the camera?

6- Why have we never gone back to the moon?

7- If monkeys evolved into people, why are monkeys still monkeys?

8- How does 95% of "garbage" DNA exist? Who decided this is actually "garbage"?

9- How were giant, symmetrical, detailed, sacred and geometrically solid structures such as cathedrals and parliament buildings created by people who lived in wooden huts, rode horse-drawn carriages and had no machines or lasers?

10- How is this same pre-Luvian architecture found all over the world?

11- Why are there images in ancient Egyptian art that appear to depict "spaceships"?

12- Why are remains and images of giant human beings found? And why are giants mentioned in several ancient writings of cultures distant from each other, including the Bible?

13- Why are there images of mushrooms in all ancient Christian art?

15- Why do ancient Egyptian artworks represent pine trees and is it a coincidence that even the pineal gland looks like a pine?

16- Why are there depictions of dragons all over the world and in different cultures, thousands of years apart and is also mentioned in the Bible?

17- Why is there so much blatantly demonic symbolism in the music and entertainment industry?

18- Why do most video games revolve around killing...

Friday in The Bay was absolutely delightful.

The Gypsy’s new home is just lovely and she cooked tofu and vegetables in a chilli satay sauce with rice, followed by chocolate chia seed pudding. It was all delicious and I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the tofu!

The three of us talked and talked and talked and talked for five hours and the only reason we stopped was because I had to get home by 5pm to work.

Adoring Husband had prepared dinner AND baked a chocolate cake which we enjoyed before watching the footy.

Today has been a footy day too.

Despite a cold start, it was a glorious day.

I have a batch of bone broth bubbling away overnight.

I cooked coconut lemon chicken with vegetable rice for dinner.

It’s almost 2am as I write this and I might actually be tired enough to sleep now.

So … nite all.