Hot Sunday

Too hot to swim!

Too hot for Harley. He chased the ball for 5 minutes, then dropped the ball and stood at the gate looking at me as if to say “Let’s get back inside where it’s air conditioned”.

So we did.

It’s nowhere near as hot here, as it is down south where they are experiencing 43°- 44°C. Ugh!

We stayed inside all day watching all six episodes of the new Stan series “Dear Life”, which I loved and really hope that there is a second series. Series two is not even on the horizon but fingers crossed.

I followed that up with tennis and T20 cricket x 2.

I ate almost an entire Viennetta Classic ice cream cake on my own! I will probably suffer tomorrow.

After such a lazy day, I am feeling very tired at 11pm so it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.

Focused Friday

There is nothing to report other than my day of editing.

Not a chore.

Thoroughly enjoying the process. There has been multiple editing done to this book since I last read it, so it’s like reading a brand new book!

Even Stephen King has multiple edits done on his books.

I did some rebounding this morning and of course I’ve played with Harley twice.

I had chicken broth for dinner, in which I had poached 3 chicken wings. Harley and I shared the wings.

I’ve had the tennis on TV in the background for most of the day and then T20 cricket. Hurricanes thrashed the Strikers.

Adoring Husband ducked into The Bay early this morning and was home before 10am.

I had two parcels arrive. One was my Intrinsic calendar which is now hanging in my bedroom and the other was 2 packets of BIC orange original fine point pens. I haven’t been able to purchase them in any shops in the Bay - even Office Works don’t stock them and they are my favourite pens!

It’s after 11pm. Time to sleep.

Nite all.

Good Morning

I woke early but still struggled to be out the door by 9.15am to meet the girls for morning tea at the Lions Park.

Three of the four were already seated and chatting away by the time I arrived. The Happy Hippy was the straggler and arrived about ten minutes after me.

There was plenty to catch up on because it has been 3 weeks since our last lunch and lots happened over Christmas/New Year. We even had quite a bit of town gossip!

After two hours, we were all talked out and parted ways. Adoring Husband picked me up and after I relayed all the gossip to BGWLBH, I made myself a snack of guacamole with tuna mixed through it and wafer crackers.

Of course, the Ashes cricket was finishing up, so I had to watch that. Aussie Aussie Aussie! 

At 1.30pm I came to my bedroom to do some more editing but it was difficult to focus and I didn’t get much done.

I made curried beef pastries for dinner with a salsa and tzatziki. 

We played trivia for 45 mins before the T20 cricket started.  The Sydney Sixers defeated Melbourne Stars. 

It’s almost 10pm so it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.

Home Fun

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I have an air fryer. It has been sitting unopened in its box under the window in my family room for about 2 yrs.

I read a warning around that time, about how dangerous it can be, cooking with an air fryer. They have become very popular, and almost everyone I know has one and uses it regularly.

My intuition serves me well and I am loathe to ignore it - gut instinct tells me to leave the air fryer alone.

This is what I’ve found today in a google search …

Adoring Husband, I hope you have taken note.

BGWLBH worked at Crafty Bee today. I would normally take the opportunity to drive in with her and have a solo day in the Bay, but I chose to remain at home.

I swam 25 laps of the pool in between throwing the ball for Harley and counting his 83 laps running around the pool = the equivalent of 2 kms. He dived and swam a few times as well.

While I waited for my breakfast to cook, I rebounded for ten minutes.

Day 4 of the Ashes Test had started so I made myself comfortable on the couch to watch Australia take pretty good control of the match. Thankfully, this match (unlike the first four) will take up the entire 5 days and I’m looking forward to tomorrow.

There was more editing to do so I came into my room and set up the laptop to spend the afternoon working on that.

At 4pm I sent AH to the butcher for some chicken thighs and I prepared chicken pot pies for dinner.

We are having problems with our smoke alarm going off without reason. The batteries have been changed but it’s been happening infrequently for weeks at any time of the day or night. It happened again tonight and the only way to settle Harley was to come to bed early. He feels safest in his bed.

Now I’ll spend a couple more hours editing before sleeping. Morning tea with the art girls in the morning.

Nite all

In and Out

I stole this from Facebook, because I can totally relate …

* Never going to be the strong woman again. I want to be the happy woman. The soft woman. The kind of woman who doesn’t always have to carry the weight of the world on her shoulders. I want to laugh without holding back, to smile without forcing it, and to feel light again. I don’t want to always be the one who hides her pain just to look tough.

I want to feel safe enough to cry when I need to, and to ask for help when I can’t do it alone. Being strong all the time is exhausting, and I don’t want to keep proving myself anymore. I want to be free from always needing to show how strong I am. I don’t want strength to be the only thing people see in me.

I want to live with peace in my heart. I want to enjoy the little things again. I just want to be me. Not trying to be unbreakable, not hiding anymore, but free to live and to finally be the woman I couldn’t be when I was busy trying to stay strong. *

I was awake at 5.45am and knowing that I had to be ready to leave at 7.30 am, I couldn’t relax enough to fall back to sleep, so lay in bed thinking and clock watching.

Even after all that, I wasn’t ready to leave until 7.45am! 

Adoring Husband and I drove directly into the Bay, to the butcher for a decent purchase and to farm gate for another decent purchase. While we were at Eli Waters, I visited Frox Fashion, tried on five tops and bought one. Even their size 8s are too big for me!

We were home at 10am.

I cleared the old fruit and veg from the crisper drawers and refilled them with the fresh stuff.

Then it was time for a big cook off. I made a batch of Butter Chicken to freeze and an even bigger batch of curried mince to fill pastries for our future dinners.

I had an hour break and lay down on my bed for a 30 min nap before returning to the kitchen where I crumbed some chicken and prepared a strawberry/broccoli salad and a garden salad for dinner.

I’m now laying on my bed watching the T20 cricket - Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers.

The Brisbane International tennis is on too, so I’ll be channel surfing again.

I think I shall make myself a cup of soursop tea and settle in for the night.

Nite all.

Unexpected that Was!

I was up at 8.30am and planned on swimming but it was overcast and miserable outside.

BGWLBH unexpectedly decided to go into the Bay, so I unexpectedly decided to join her.

Our first stop was Office Works - note to self - AVOID OFFICE WORKS IN JANUARY.

Back to school crowds have begun!

I actually left empty handed. Very proud of myself because I usually leave with stuff that I really don’t need … especially journals … I’m too afraid to count my journals now. Last count was 38 and I’ve purchased quite a few since that count.

We crossed the road to the newsagent where I purchased the winning lotto ticket. There was a good sized queue of people, so we took longer there than expected too!

Into the cheap shop for some craft supplies, the bakery for bread rolls and into the chemist for some gift ideas.

Pialba Place to the butcher for bacon, Choice for more craft supplies, supermarket for a small grocery shop and then our favourite juice bar.

We were home earlier than usual to find the pool guy parked in our driveway.

Harley was excited to see me, as always.

I made myself a late lunch and sat in front of the TV, channel surfing between the cricket and the two tennis tournaments.

Decisions. Decisions.

Spag Bol sauce out of the freezer for a quick dinner.

It’s now 9.15pm and I’m ready to get under the covers for some snooze time. I’m into the Bay again tomorrow, with Adoring Husband and need an early start.

Nite all.

Nice Routine

Amazingly, I slept for a solid 9.5 hours last night!

I must have needed it.

So I rose, changed into my swimmers and took Harley out to the pool. Absolutely perfect swimming weather and the water had just the slightest chill to it.

In between throwing the ball for Harley, I swam about 20 laps. Mostly freestyle, but some backstroke and breaststroke too. I floated for quite some time, soaking up as much vitamin d as I could.

After about an hour, we left the pool area and I gave Harley his morning treats - a chook foot, two chicken flavoured cookies and a scattering of liver treats. 

I rebounded for about 5-10 minutes.

I reheated a big cup of chicken broth with 2 chicken wings for brunch and planted myself in front of the TV for the Ashes Test Match.

When their lunch break was called, I decided to clean my ensuite.

I have a natural gel that gets piped onto the grout lines of the shower tiles. That took a while. I decluttered some old hand creams, empty mascara and eyeliner containers, lip balms, a tissue box, reed diffuser, cleaned my brushes and all my scrunchies of loose hair, polished the mirror, cleaned the basin and surrounds, wiped down the window sill and walls and then returned to the cricket.

Tomorrow, I’ll rinse off the grout cleaner and clean the shower recess, floor and toilet.

I did a roast lamb and vegetables for dinner - potato, sweet potato, pumpkin, carrot, onion, capsicum, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, green beans, snow peas and broccoli all lightly laced with my delicious home made gravy.

No trivia tonight because there was tennis to watch (Kyrgios and Kokkinakis) and two T20 matches. The Renegades surprisingly defeated the top of the ladder Stars and now I’m watching Perth Scorchers play Adelaide Strikers.

I feel like I filled my day productively with plenty of beneficial healthy habits.

Now it’s time to sleep again.

Nite all.