What’s Today?

Two people asked me today if I was enjoying my Sunday.

It’s Saturday! Don’t confuse me!

I was up early to work for Adoring Husband. The work is easy. The getting up early is the hard part.

I returned home with our morning coffees and AH thanked me for doing his job. He drank his coffee and fell asleep in his chair. An hour later, he woke up, thanked me for doing his job and asked if I’d forgotten to buy coffees.

Duffer.

So we drove to the shops and got more coffee.

I prepared some breakfast for AH and we decided to go for a swim before he lay down with the TENS machine.

Needless to say, he fell asleep for another couple of hours. Sleep is good for healing!

I had a few things planned for today, but motivation escaped me ... how unusual!

I did some more doodling with lead pencil...

... not impressive. I think I prefer pen for doodling and I prefer silence and solitude. Sitting beside AH and in front of the TV is not conducive to creative, imaginative artistry.

AH and I binged on some Greys Anatomy tonight. Series 14. We probably should have started at series 13 because it was tricky at the beginning to figure out what was going on.

I get to sleep in tomorrow *happy dance* but because I was so lazy today, I will have a lot to do ... like wrapping a stack of Christmas presents to send off on Monday morning, getting the pool area ready for visitors for Monday morning coffee and doing a touch of overdue housework.

It’s already after 11pm so I’m off to bed.

Nite all.

Record Breaking

Another early morning start for me - day nine of Adoring Husband being out of action due to his back.

He is on the improve and could possibly be good to go in a couple more days.

We drove into The Bay this morning arriving at the school zone at around 9.30am.

We had most of our Christmas shopping and some grocery shopping to get done today because we don’t plan on another trip in until the new year! We need to visit the fish markets on Christmas Eve to buy our seafood but we’ll avoid the main part of town over the holidays.

At 1.15pm we had completed our task and were purchasing our favourite coffees via the drive through on the way out of town!

I think I spent more money on myself than I did on everyone else. I purchased a new hand made wallet which I absolutely love. It fits my phone, all my cards, spare business cards, cash and still closes comfortably. She had so many different colours and designs to choose from, but this one was my favourite.

It’s the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland, with the words “We’re all mad here”

I’ve removed 8 garments from my wardrobe to make room for the 8 new tops that I found today. I got a lovely pair of Diana Ferrari shoes on sale - like walking on air - and perfect for work.

I caught up on my collection of Greys Anatomy series on DVD. Time for some binge watching!

This weekend will be spent wrapping and packaging Christmas presents ready to send in the mail. It’s the first Christmas in a long time that we’ve put so much effort into gifts. I’m not sure why. I hope we’ve made some good choices though.

We received a nice drop of rain this afternoon as a big storm passed by and we got the edge of it. We need a lot more of course, but it was nice to hear that unfamiliar sound on the tin roof.

I decided to not go to the club tonight and because we skipped lunch, I prepared a very early dinner. We are both exhausted and I think I’m ready for bed. I’m not sure if I’m working at the shop tomorrow or not. I’ll go in anyway.

Happy weekend to you.

Nite all.

Another Quickie

Ha! I worked two jobs today!

It was a slow afternoon in the shop, so I started doodling and ended up with this ...

It turned out a lot better than I expected.

Adoring Husband was capable of driving into The Bay to check out the Harvey Norman sale today. Our DVD player died a while ago so he purchased a temporary replacement until we can find out if our main system can be repaired.

Hopefully he will be capable of driving tomorrow because there is more stuff to do.

Even though it was a stinking hot day, I didn’t swim in the pool. I tested the water and it was almost luke warm. Perfect for AH who prefers a warm bath over a cool swim.

Well, gotta clean the kitchen before bed so I’d best get moving or it’s going to be a late night.

Happy Friday!

Nite all.

Just Quickly

It’s late and I’m working tomorrow, so just quickly, our plantation shutters were fitted today and we love them!

They are in our bedroom and the lounge room.

I did a quick piece of art ...

... because I was feeling crappy.

Today was not a good day for me.

Thursday will be better.

Nite all.

Tuesday Tantrums

Adoring Husband is still out of action.

At 6am I was pedalling to work on his behalf and from there, I rode to order our morning coffees.

When I got home, I took my coffee to bed where I enjoyed a lazy hour watching YouTube videos of art, until it was time to get ready for morning coffee with the girls.

Even though there were a few missing, it was still a good morning with the girls with some laughs, some whinging, some confessions and some holiday stories. We all visited The Happy Abode before going our separate ways.

I stayed for a little while with The Motivator and we talked shop for a bit, but I had a ‘to do’ list at home that I had to attack, so I did some grocery shopping and rode home to prepare some some lunch for AH.

After lunch, I cooked up the next three days worth of dog food for the psychotic dogs and batched it up.

The plantation shutters are being fitted on Wednesday so I had to clean the five front windows of the house in preparation for the fitting. I did not enjoy that job at all.

I hung a load of washing on the line and filled the machine with a large load of AH’s clothes.

I fed the dogs and then we drove to get our afternoon coffee.

I tested the pool water and strongly considered jumping in but chose not to.

I sat with AH until it was time to cook dinner.

The kitchen is still waiting for me to clear the mess so I shall sign off. It’s already 10pm so it will be late by the time I hit the hay.

I might get to play in my studio tomorrow 👩‍🎨

Nite all.

Triggers Galore!

I couldn’t sleep last night.

I simply wasn’t tired!

My essential oil blend of ‘sweet sleep’ didn’t help. That’s only the second time in 2 years that my oils were ineffective.

My sleeping meditations didn’t work - also the second time in a year.

I felt very awake and energised and couldn’t wind down until 2am.

I was enjoying a very sound sleep and even though Adoring Husband swears he turned off his alarm last night, it went off loud and long and clear at 4.45am waking me with a jolt and it took him so long to turn it off, the adrenalin, anger and resentment welled and I began my day in a very negative state of mind.

I certainly let him know how I was feeling before I left for work hoping to make him feel as guilty as possible.

I didn’t want my entire day to reflect how it started so while I was pedalling and working, I remembered that I have control over my own thoughts and I cleared my anger and changed my thought processes. I let the bad stuff go, released my anger and focussed on how great my day was going to be from that moment forward.

After I got our coffee, I returned home, changed into my swimmers/togs/bathers and fell into the pool. I swam some laps, did some stretches, and while I floated I imagined my happy place. Surprisingly, my imagined happy place is not as great as our pool area!

I gave myself plenty of time to get ready for the retreat with The Gypsy, washing my hair, selecting my clothes, applying my make up, choosing my ‘intuitive’ jewellery, preparing the container of fruit, remembering TG’s light bulbs for her salt lamp and my thankyou card with a long letter of gratitude for her to close the year.

The Motivator was to pick me up at 8.55am. This would get us to our destination with ten minutes to spare, as requested in our acceptance email.

But she didn’t.

This triggered some stuff in me.

I am in control of my own thoughts ... clear that s&$t and let it go! Ugh 😩

We arrived with no time to spare and the retreat began immediately.

It was an amazing morning full of meditations, drumming, crystal singing bowls, qigong, sharing and offerings of gratitude.

Everyone has a story and there were 15 stories in that room all with varying degrees of emotional trauma and all from people practicing amazing coping methods successfully.

Sitting in that room with those 15 people, I would never have imagined the dramas that they were currently being challenged by.

The morning passed so quickly and it was over before we knew it.  We had all brought a plate of food which we spread over a large table and we all got know each other a little better over fresh vegetarian platters.

I couldn’t believe how hot it was when we left at 2pm. TM and I picked up AH’s and my afternoon coffees before she dropped me home.

Adoring Husband had spent a couple of hours in the pool while I was gone, but I wasn’t in the mood for swimming and plonked myself on my lounge chair until it was time to reset the outdoor Christmas decorations, which I had put off from the night before.

I prepared duck breast and salad for AH’s dinner followed by home made GF chocolate brownies with coconut ice cream.

I watched an art show on the Smooth/Art channel which was a portrait competition in the UK. Talented artists from four different areas competed to be selected in the final four to go to Paris and receive tutoring/mentoring from some highly esteemed artist (to be named next week). Very interesting show and the different methods used by the 18 artists competing was so varied.

My favourite won tonight. I would like to be tutored by him!

Anyway, I plan to catch up on some much needed sleep so I’m signing off here.

Looking forward to coffee with the girls in the morning.

Nite all.

Day Of Rest?

At 9.30am, Adoring Husband could not wait any longer and came into the bedroom asking if we could go get coffee.

Under normal circumstances, he’d have driven to to the shop at 6am and bought two coffees - one for me to reheat upon waking.

When we returned home, I received a phone call from Vegan Chickie and we chatted for about an hour.

AH’s need for lunch then had me in the kitchen cooking up some chicken and preparing a salad with a dish of fresh pineapple for dessert.

I went out to the pool area to make sure the filter was clear and picked up all the Bali grass that was lying around - and there was a LOT! These strong winds have been breaking the grass off the roof and making a huge mess!

I cleaned up the kitchen and while emptying the bin, the plastic bag burst open and I ended up with sloppy trash all over the floor. After much loud swearing and cursing, I cleaned up the mess and mopped the floor.

Ugh.

I put a load of washing on, cleaned some dog pee off the floor (psychotic dog Ruby can’t see well enough to find her way outside anymore, so she just squats in random places on the tiled floor) and I mopped up the hallway and a large area of the family room while I was at it.

At this point I decided to go for a swim. I knew that if I didn’t stop doing “the things” I would start feeling resentful, so some ‘ME time’ was necessary.

Before I could swim, I had to get all the lounge cushions and the throw cushions out of the outdoor kitchen (where we’d put them in case the storm hit yesterday) and set the lounge area up for use. It was also the only way I could get to the sound bar in the kitchen so that we could listen to music.

I didn’t get a lot of time in the pool and AH joined me, which was excellent for his back.

Ruby was crying loudly at the gate but ran away every time I opened it to let her in.

Frustrating!

Eventually, I noticed that her eye was a mess and she was scratching the back of her legs, so I left the pool and took her into the laundry to bath her with the special anti allergy soap and clean her eye. I figured while I was there I should bath psychotic dog Colli too.

After that, I hung out some washing and put on another load.

AH then appeared asking if we could go get our afternoon coffee, so I found something to cover my swimmers/togs/bathers and we drove to the shops where he then asked me to purchase some snacks aka fruit.

This annoyed me because all I was wearing was a sarong over my togs, my hair was wet and I had no make up! I was prepared to order coffee and hide quietly in a corner until it was ready. I was NOT prepared to walk through the supermarket for all and sundry to see me looking so disheveled!

We drank our coffee outside under the Bali hut, which was lovely. AH moved inside and I remained there for about 45 minutes until it was time to prepare dinner.

I had to set AH up with the TENS machine first.

More chicken and salad for AH and mushroom soup for me.

AH wanted me to set the Christmas decorations back up after we’d pulled them in yesterday when the storm was threatening, but I declined - they can wait til tomorrow!

I cleaned the kitchen and prepared dessert.

I need to get some decent sleep because I have to work for AH early in the morning and tomorrow is a half day retreat at The Gypsy’s house in Torbanlea, which I am really looking forward to.

I might even have a swim between work and the retreat.

Nite all.

It’s Time

My alarm woke me at 5.45am and surprisingly, I jumped out of bed quickly because Adoring Husband’s side of the bed was empty and I was worried that he had gone to work. Thankfully I found him sitting up in his chair in the lounge room.

I changed into some cleaning clothes and even though AH offered to drive me to work, I chose pedal power. The job didn’t take long and I detoured via the coffee shop to purchase our morning brews before returning home.

My day consisted of preparing breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for AH, packaging the fresh bone broth and putting it in the freezer, getting clothes off the line and folding them, securing the inflatable Christmas decorations and putting all the cushions from the pool area into the outdoor kitchen just in case that nasty sounding storm hit, cleaning the kitchen and helping AH with the TENS machine.

We watched a lot of Netflix in between all of that. Christmas movies.

The weather, once again, was dreadful and too windy to enjoy the pool.

It’s that time of year when I’m ready to look back on what I’ve achieved in 2019, think about my hopes and dreams for next year and to choose a word to embody what 2020 will mean for me.

I haven’t done any of that yet, but that’s my plan for tomorrow. Sometime soon, I’ll also create a dream/vision board for next year.

Right now, I’ve just got AH into bed and I’m watching the movie “Oklahoma” on the Fox Classics channel. The movie opened with “Oh What a Beautiful Morning” which is my alarm song! Great songs and big name actors, most of whom have passed on now. I think Shirley Jones is the only main character still living and she is 85 yrs old now.

Anyway, I’m off to enjoy the last hour of the movie.

Happy Sunday!

Nite all.

A Busy One

I’ve just this minute hung up from a 90 minute phone conversation with my sister, Squirt.

My day began at 1.20am when I was woken by an almighty thud as Adoring Husband hit the floor. We spent the next 20 minutes trying to get back up!

He’s fine.

His alarm went off at 4.45am which was my cue to get up and ride to the shops to work in his place.

From there, I rode to get our coffees before returning home.

At 7.30am, we realised there were no pain killers in the house and I had forgotten the Himalayan salt, so I pedalled back to the shops and stopped briefly at The Seat of Knowledge to see the boys.

I cut up a bowl of watermelon for AH to munch on while he watched iview on his iPad while in bed.

I lay in bed for a little while and remembered that I had to mail one of my calendars out today and I needed to take some shells and string to The Motivator at the shop, so I climbed back onto my trike at 10am and began riding in the oppressive heat back to where I had already been twice today.

I spent about 30 minutes with TM before Returning home to prepare some lunch for AH.

After lunch, I had to prepare the dog food, so I spent 30 minutes in the kitchen cooking that up as well as putting lamb shanks in the slow cooker for our dinner.

I attempted to nap at 2pm but the psychotic dogs woke me early because they were hungry, so I fed them.

At this point AH was able to stand upright and suggested that he drive me back to the shops to get our afternoon coffee, which we did.

AH sat in his lounge chair while I finished preparing our lamb shank dinner and we were able to have dinner together.

The weather was too miserably windy to go in the pool, so I tried to stay inside in the air conditioning for the majority of the day. I did come outside to clear all the Bali grass from near the pool area. The wind has been crazy and the grass is snapping off the roof of the hut causing a big mess.

AH seems to be marginally better than yesterday and we’ve been using the TENS machine on his back as well as rubbing Do Terra Ice Blue onto the affected area, taking mild pain killers and eating very well.

This evening I had to replace and hammer the pegs in the ground for our Christmas dragon on the front lawn before he blew away.

I’ve spent 90 minutes on the phone with my sister and now have to clean the kitchen before bed. It will be another early morning working for AH so there will definitely be a distinct lack of sleep for this little woman again tonight.

So that has been my pretty full day.

Need sleep 😴

Nite all.

Missed Again

I just wasn’t in the mood for blogging on Wednesday night.

So I didn’t!

Wednesday was a busy day with early morning meditation, followed by coffee with all the meditation ladies, a great chat with The Gypsy and The Motivator and then a trip into The Bay with Adoring Husband.

We lunched together and shopped together and arrived home just before 4pm which gave me just enough time for a swim and preparing an early dinner so that we could attend the monthly trivia night.

Out of 16 teams, we came 8th which was better than the previous month when we came second last!

It doesn’t matter because it’s always great to be part of the fun with The Brains Trust and The Garden Guru.

It was a late night to bed and unfortunately an earlier rise than expected when AH hurt his back while working in the garden and needed help to get through the back door and into the bedroom.

I got him to have a shower to relax the muscles.

I had to help him put on his swimmers and then assisted him to the pool area so that he could get into the water and take pressure off the spine, which is where he stayed for over an hour.

I prepared lunch and he ate it in the pool.

Eventually, he had to get out and it was a slow and painful process to get him to the loo and then to the couch where he voluntarily collapsed for a couple of hours.

The next part of the process was getting him to the bed.

More pain as he moved inch by inch to the bedroom.

At this point, The Motivator arrived with her TENS machine. What a life saver!

He is still in pain and still in bed. It looks like I’ll be working for him tomorrow morning and it might be at least a few days before he’s back in action 😳

Meanwhile, we have a new addition to our Christmas merriment on the front lawn ...

All in honour of Chicklet, whose favourite creature is the dragon!

Now I’m off to bed so that I can get up early to work.

Nite all.

A Watery End

The usual Tuesday morning coffee date saw 5 of us at the table this morning.

Aggie, The Blonde Bombshell, The Welsh Wonder and Maid Marian sat with me over coffee until just after 10.30am. Drs appointments and other commitments sent everyone scuttling a little earlier than usual.

I picked up the mail and took it to the shop. My calendars arrived and these are a few of the photos ...

While I was there I washed the last of the paint buckets full of cups, cloths and paddle pop sticks that had been sitting in the shop kitchen for over a week 😳

I got home well after midday and Adoring Husband was busily clearing out our hot garage so that he could store even more crap in there! I prepared a nibbly lunch and gave him a little assistance before we sat down to eat.

I got some washing done, partially cleaned the bathroom, cleaned the toilet and then spent the afternoon in the pool. After about an hour, The Motivator joined me and we floated, stretched, swam some laps and chatted for another hour.

The water was perfect and we thoroughly enjoyed our time together.

Dinner was leftover corned beef with a big fat salad, which was the easiest thing I could come up with because I didn’t come in from the pool until 6pm which is when we are usually sitting down to dinner!

So all in all I had a very pleasant day.

I plan on meditating tomorrow because it’s the final session for 2019, so it will be an early night for me.

Nite all.

A Bit Productive

On Sunday, Adoring Husband asked me what my Monday plans were.

My reply was “To live my best life”

My best life included

• staying in bed until 11.30am
• creating 3 pieces of art
• transferring my clothes to the new dressing table
• putting up the Christmas tree
• cooking corned silverside with white sauce, cabbage and sweet potato for dinner

I’m afraid that cleaning the bathroom was not part of me living my best life today.

Maybe tomorrow.

Maybe not 😳

No swimming today because those dreadful strong hot winds make being outside damned uncomfortable!

That’s my Monday in a nutshell.

Nite all.

Tricked

Adoring Husband tricked me into getting out of bed for a swim this morning.

When I reached the pool, the conditions were gale force and the water was a little on the cool side, so I did an ‘about face’ and returned to bed for a couple of hours.

I did not get much from my ‘to do’ list done today.

I got some washing done, had a very brief swim because the conditions really did not improve. My dressing table is still empty, my bathroom is still in need of a clean and my art is still waiting to be created.

My ‘to do’ list will still be there tomorrow.

I bathed psychotic dog Ruby and prepared a meal for Adoring Husband for dinner tonight, while I ate half a fresh pineapple. It was so sweet and juicy!

Now, it’s not even 8.30pm and I’m ready for bed.

All worn out from doing nothing much at all.

Nite all.

Working Not Working

I had paperwork to sort through at work and wanted to get that job out of the way, so I was up bright and early, rode down for a very quick visit with the boys at The Seat of Knowledge before unlocking the shop door right on 8am.

It took me an hour to finish the first stage of the paperwork trail and about 20 minutes for the second stage.

In the middle of all that, The Motivator arrived for work and opened the shop.

It was a very quiet Saturday as far as customers and sales are concerned, but that gave TM and I an excellent opportunity to catch up. We had a LOT to talk about and time passed so quickly! Four hours felt like two!

I rode off as TM was closing the shop at 1pm and was welcomed home by three very large Santa Clauses on our front lawn.

AH had spent the morning setting up our outdoor Christmas lights and decorations.

Tomorrow we’ll set up the indoor decorations and the tree 🌲

I prepared an easy lunch and baked a chicken for dinner, which we ate with salad.

I think we are both ready for bed now. I feel like I’ve really filled my day, but I’ve achieved very little in the second half of the day.

My other plan for tomorrow is to fill the new dressing table with my ‘stuff’.

I want to swim.

I want to do some art.

I want to do some washing and clean the bathroom.

What I WANT to do and what I ACTUALLY do, are always two completely things! 🤪

Nite all.

Fab Friday

It was a great day at the shop with lots of interesting people and they all made purchases!

There were many conversations about photography and art and shared experiences. Tawny Frogmouths were the most popular subject and I may have a buyer for one of my photos.

I even received a few hugs along the way!

At 3pm, The Motivator and I had an appointment in our shop with a bookkeeper who spent almost 90 minutes with us and was incredibly helpful.

The Motivator gave me a lift home after our appointment and Adoring Husband cooked an early dinner.

That was my day in a nutshell!

Now I’m off to bed for another early night - I have to say that I slept like a log last night for seven hours. No interruptions from any psychotic dogs between 9.30pm and 4.30am. It WAS a psychotic dog that woke me at 4.30am but after 7 hours of sound sleep, I wasn’t bothered.

Let’s try for a repeat performance. Wish me luck!

Nite all.

It Has Arrived!

As I suggested yesterday, I DID get out of bed early and I DID go swimming before work!

The water was perfect and I didn’t even have to ease my way in. I swam some laps and did some exercises for about 30 minutes. It was a great way to start my day.

Adoring Husband opened the shop at 8.30am while I got my coffee and then he rushed home to wait for our furniture delivery.

Which arrived just before midday!

He put the dressing table together by himself so it was beautifully displayed by the time I got home.

I love it.

The shop was pretty quiet today, although I had visits from a couple of acquaintances who were in for a chat and the lovely Aggie dropped in too.

I took delivery of two boxes of new stock this morning and had it almost all priced and displayed by closing time.

We did a decent sized meat purchase from the butcher because he’s closed for renovations for 4 days starting Friday. The only trouble was that there was no room for the meat in the fridge, so my first 20 minutes at home was spent doing a long overdue clean out of our fridge.

Gross me out.

I put together a nice concoction of chicken, mushroom, onion, sweet potato and tomato for AH, which I served with broccoli and carrot. I had two bites of chicken with half an avocado, a mango and a tablespoon of my home made coleslaw.

I’ve consumed 2 litres of water today. I must be pretty dehydrated because I haven’t needed to pee all day at work! Note to self ... ‘Drink more water’

It’s 8.20pm and I’m in bed with AH snoring loudly beside me. My eyelids are feeling very heavy so I might be asleep myself very soon!

Thank God It’s Friday.

Nite all.
 

J.P.A.

J.P.A. = Jewellery Purchasers Anonymous.

That’s the new organisation under consideration in this house!

Our new dressing table is finally being delivered tomorrow, which meant I had no choice tonight, but to clear the old dressing table so that it could be moved out in preparation for the new one.

My jewellery fills these two cases ...

... and this case is absolutely packed tight with jewellery ...

... and there is more hanging on hooks in the w/i robe.

It took me about an hour to pack it all away and none of it is even sorted properly - that will be done before it goes to the new dressing table.

My red leather case, which is now 16 years old, is broken and needs replacing. A good jewellery case is hard to find!

So yes, I’m on a mission.

Meanwhile, today was a good day in the shop.

Our second last meditation for the year was a full house and full of fun as well as full of insightful discussions.

I created and ordered my 2020 calendar.

There were some lovely customers in for a chat too. Regular holiday makers as well as locals.

With an early start and a busy evening, I’m all done in and ready for bed. I might get up early for a swim before work tomorrow. That will be a fresh way to start the day!

Nite all.

Time Poor

Today, I felt like there weren’t enough hours to do all the things.

Adoring Husband was kind enough to open the shop and man it for the first 30 minutes while I enjoyed coffee with the girls.

Only four of us this morning with one feeling unwell and everyone else out of town, but as always, we enjoyed each other’s company and I was disappointed to leave early.

I had cleared off all the tables in the training room before morning tea and while I was out, AH folded them up and slid them into their storage positions.

Between selecting and editing photos for my 2020 calendar, taking delivery of some rugs and serving customers, the day was quite busy and I had to close a few minutes early to be able to make it to hooping classes.

AH had a Dr’s appointment so he couldn’t be his usual helpful self. Speaking of which, his tests came back clear of anything sinister, but we have a couple of minor issues to deal with. Nothing serious.

Hooping class was fun and I felt some of the golfing muscles twinging during that hour, but I wasn’t the only class member there today so it was giggly fun while the other lady tried to make up for missing two classes.

AH was home with time to spare so that he could collect me from hooping and we did some shopping  before driving home.

Before my body decided it had had enough for the day, I went straight to the kitchen and we were eating dinner by 5.45pm.

Tomorrow is an early one because of meditation and it’s already 10.30pm so I’d best move my butt to bed!

Nite all.

What Muscles?

Oh! ALL the muscles!!

Adoring Husband and I hit nine holes of golf this morning.

We hired a cart so it wasn't as strenuous as it would have been if we'd walked the course, but even climbing in and out of the cart approximately 50 times over that distance used muscles that haven't been used that repetitively for years ... if ever.

We didn't score on a card but kept track for each hole. Despite the fact that all the water hazards were almost completely dry, we both lost a couple of balls, but considering that I haven't played for six years and AH has only had a couple of rounds in that time, we both played pretty well!

We might make it a regular date.

Right now, however, I'm struggling to get in and out of the lounge chair!

When we got home, I changed into my swimmers/togs/bathers and jumped in the pool. I spent about an hour swimming a few laps and floating and afterwards relaxed on the outdoor lounge for about an. hour.

The weather was glorious with a nice breeze. A perfect 'laze by the pool' kind of day.

I prepared a late lunch and we watched some telly until, at 5pm, a live webinar about Art that I booked in to watch started. That went for an hour, but I wasn't very impressed.

For dinner, I had a salad of broccoli, micro greens, strawberry, onion, pear, cucumber, beetroot, mango, avocado and dressing. It was very nice and I think I might make that one more often.

Work tomorrow,  so I'm off for an early night and hopefully the muscles will settle by tomorrow afternoon when I have my final hoop dancing class for the year!

Nite all.  

Sabotage or Distraction?

For a Sunday, I was out of bed quite early.

It was around 9am!

I checked the pool water, but wasn’t inclined to enter for a swim.

The studio was calling to me but even though I entered with a few ideas, my heart wasn’t in it, so I got some fruit out of the fridge and sat with Adoring Husband in the lounge room.

My favourite Aunty on my Dad’s side, Jackie, lost her partner of 23 years to cancer yesterday and I had arranged to call her at noon, so I sat outside and gave her a call. She lost her beautiful 14 yr old dog last week and now her man.

She is 76 yrs young and while we have had regular contact through Facebook, this is just our 2nd phone call in 14 years. We last saw each other at my Mum’s funeral.

Today we talked about the possibility of her catching the train from Brisbane and visiting us next month. I really hope that this happens because we have the kind of relationship where time and distance means nothing. Our bond is strong and I would love to be the recipient of one of her bear hugs.

We chatted for about 45 minutes and reluctantly ended the call, to be continued another day.

At 2pm I had to go to The Happy Abode to meet one of yesterday’s workshop participants and hand over her artwork so that she could take them home to Brisbane on Monday morning.

She was so grateful for my willingness to accommodate her needs, that she brought me a lovely hand made gift to thank me!

Here are some photos of yesterday’s efforts ...

They turned out pretty well I think!

Tonight’s meal was chicken with mushroom sauce accompanied by carrot, broccoli and cabbage.

Adoring Husband and I are planning a round of golf early tomorrow morning so I’d best get some sleep.

Nite all.