Prepped

After hearing warnings that next week, Australian truck drivers will be blocking all the highways into every state, Adoring Husband and I decided to do a little prepping.

We drove into The Bay and filled our trolley with enough supplies to sustain us until mid September.

Even if the blockade doesn’t happen, we won’t have to visit The Bay for a while, which is always a good thing!

There didn’t seem to be too many in the supermarket with the same idea as us but I’m thinking that as the time draws nearer and the media start spruking, people will start panic buying.

We have sufficient toilet paper 😬

There were only two empty seats at meditation this morning and we discussed vices, virtues and powers.

It was a good class and afterwards, some of the girls remained behind for a chat while The Gypsy used the treatment room with a client.

The shop was quiet in the morning so I got some more quality time with The Gypsy.

Sales were average.

I received all the goodies that I ordered for the jewellery/trinket class that I’ll be running next month.

I attempted to purchase some Floetrol from Bunnings. They were out of stock so I went online and ordered 2 x 4L bottles.

I was hoping to receive some Cenzoni leather phone wallets today - specifically for a customer who is leaving town for a couple months but unfortunately they didn’t arrive so she’ll have to wait until she returns.

It has indeed been a long day so I’m ready to sleep.

Nite all.

Back in Style

It was the perfect start to the day with The Brains Trust, Maid Marian and Beauty having coffee with me at the shop. We talked a LOT and it was after 11am when they left to enjoy the remainder of their day.

My cleaner came early and I had her steaming her little heart out for an hour. There is still a lot more to do but she reduced my load considerably and I should finish that chore tomorrow.

I had more stock delivered today in the form of essential oils, incense and candles so I also have some pricing to do tomorrow.

That desk is still waiting!

Sales were very good.

I have some phone wallets arriving tomorrow and I need to order some Intrinsic coffee mugs and magnetic lists.

The early part of tomorrow is going to be nice and cold and I have an early start for meditation.

After work, Adoring Husband and I will be driving into The Bay for supplies so it’s going to be a long day.

Best get some sleep.

Nite all.

Lift Off!

And we had lift off!!

I finally got my trip to Childers!

We left a little bit earlier than necessary and surprisingly (or not), I suggested to Adoring Husband that because we had some time to spare, we should pop into the shoe shop!

😬

The results of that trip …

After my retail therapy, I met with The Gypsy and we drank a large ginger, mango and passion fruit juice over a two hour period while we shared feelings, thoughts, experiences, beliefs and ideas. 

The time passed incredibly fast but it was quality time and I left feeling energised and rejuvenated and inspired.

The traffic was pretty crazy on the highway both on the way to Childers and again on the return trip. The drive is not pleasant when everyone is in such a hurry to get to their destination, with lots of tailgating and risky overtaking. 

We were home well before 1.30pm and I prepared lunch while AH rested up after the stressful drive.

At 4pm we headed down to the shop to clear the training room ready for Tuesday coffee and journaling.

I cooked creamy chicken and mushrooms with broccoli and cauliflower for dinner.

We watched The Voice.

Now we’re in bed.

Feeling weary.

Nite all.

Self Inflicted

Saturday was a great day.

In all ways.

Krocca arrived at 9.30am to help set up the training room for the art class. We always have quality time together. There are some people with whom you connect easily and Krocca is one of those people.

After we’d finished setting up, she left and it was a slow relaxing start in the shop which gave me time to do a few chores (which did not include clearing my desk) and mix my paints for the art class. I had a couple of sales but customers really began flowing in the last hour.

It was a busy final hour!

The class participants started arriving almost 15 minutes earlier than usual. There were only six of us, but it was a great group and we had a lot of fun.

Instead of trying to save the leftover paint that we’d mixed for the wave, I suggested we use it, however we liked, on a different canvas. 

We were finished before 3pm which gave us time to have a drink and a chat. 

I had plans for the evening and had to leave by 3.30pm to give myself time to be ready for a 4.30pm pick up. The girls knew this but I really had to shove a couple of them out the door at 3.30pm! 

Thankfully, it was a smooth preparation for me and I was ready with time to spare. The Brains Trust arrived as planned and discovered my Lorraine Lea delivery at the front door, which must have been there for 24 hours!

Clearly, we never use our front door 😳

This was our evening …

It was a fabulous evening. Great company, delicious food, beautiful setting and relaxing atmosphere. 

There were seven courses and some included gluten. It was silly of me, but I chose to eat them or at the very least, taste them all. 

This meant we had to make a hasty departure immediately after the final course, which was served almost 5 hours after we arrived. 

My body held up well until I arrived home, at which point I began to suffer.

I expect no sympathy because it was self inflicted and I would do it again … because it was worth it!

After a rocky start, I slept soundly until 10.30am!

My tummy complained for most of the day today but I remained in bed and ate healing food like vegetable soup for lunch and mixed berries for dinner.

Tonight I’m feeling much better.

I spent the day learning about narcissism, gaslighting and authenticity. Psychological terms worth knowing about and recognising the people in your past who can be easily tagged with these labels.

Very educational.

Tomorrow, my plan is for that Childers visit that has been cancelled twice now. Fingers crossed, third time lucky!

Nite all.

Tyre Kickers

The majority of my customers today were tyre kickers.

This wasn’t really a problem because I received two deliveries - one was a box full of coat hangers and the other a box full of clothes.

The steamer got a workout but I’ve still not finished steaming everything. There is not enough room in the shop to hang everything so I’m not certain what I’ll do. This requires some deep thinking.

Adoring Husband was kind enough to help me clear the training room of all the boxes and the half pallet from my multiple stock deliveries this week and then helped me set up the room ready for Saturday’s art class.

I had a lovely visit from The Brains Trust!

Apparently there is both a 60th birthday this weekend AND a 60th wedding anniversary because I had customers looking for gift ideas.

The weather was perfect and there were plenty of people out and about but none of them were in a spending mood so sales did not reach my minimum happy number.

My desk is a disaster area and if it’s not busy tomorrow, I think I’ll need to prioritise cleaning it. Messy desk, messy mind … can’t have that!

AH had to make a trip into The Bay and on the way home, he stopped at Craignish to buy some fresh prawns as a surprise for me. Yummy! I had some for a snack this afternoon and there are some left for tomorrow’s lunch. He’s a honey.

I think I’m ready to sleep now. I have a dinner date tomorrow straight after art, so I need to be well rested and well organised!

Nite all.

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Nite all.

All Worn Out

It has been a big day!

I’m kind of grateful that there was no meditation this morning. The early start might have done me in by the end of the day.

My delivery today was a half pallet load of stock tightly wrapped in black plastic.

It took me ten minutes with a Stanley knife to get the plastic off! Then I needed to sit down for ten minutes! It was like wrestling a seal!

The stock inside was worth the wrestle …

That beautiful white planter pot already has a place in my home!

There were also 72 owls that need tiny price stickers, along with 36 fridge magnets. That’s a slow and painful process that is not yet completed.

Sales were great so my pricing was interrupted often. Hopefully I can be finished tomorrow before the next lot of stock arrives.

Adoring Husband spent the day waiting for our new pool guy who thankfully passed the AH test and will be on the job monthly.

AH then had to pick up up the FROG box so it was well after 2pm when we locked up and left.

My body was complaining about the constant movement that I demanded of it all day long BUT the crisper drawers of the fridge required cleaning before we put the fresh fruit and vegetables in them so by the time I got changed and did all the little chores, I didn’t get to sit down for another hour.

I cooked duck breast for AH and barramundi for me with delicious salad for dinner.

We watched The Bachelor and then dragged our sorry butts off the chair and into bed.

Tomorrow is going to be another big day!

So … nite all.

Kicked It

I’ve just gotta tell you this story about Adoring Husband.

We have a small step between the outdoor kitchen and the Bali hut in our pool area. It’s about 5cms high.

When the pool was first completed, AH kicked his toe on this step about 30 times …

So we put a big thick yellow strip along the top of the step to make it stand out enough that he would no longer kick it.

Unfortunately, he kicked his toe another 20 odd times before his brain finally caught on. 

Today, 2.5 years later, he removed the yellow tape so that he could clean the concrete. Two minutes later, he walked out of the kitchen and BAM!! He kicked his toe on that step!

It is damaged and raw and ugly - be grateful that I don’t have a photo - but by the time he came to the shop, he could see the funny side so he was laughing when he told the story.

I swear that man is going to be the death of me 😳

I had a busy day in the shop starting with morning coffee with the girls. I didn’t get to spend a lot of time with them because pesky customers were in early but sales were good today. 

A delivery arrived late morning but I was too busy to get it all unpacked, priced and displayed so that job rolls over to tomorrow. The trouble is that I have three other deliveries arriving this week so I think I’m going to be one busy bee!

Journaling class was very productive this afternoon and I added another three foolscap pages to the thirteen I did on Sunday.

One of the questions in journaling asks how my parents met and I didn’t know the answer so I messaged one of my aunties. She wasn’t sure so she promised to get back to me.

She phoned another of my aunties who then phoned me and left a voicemail saying she knew how they met and could I call her.

Well it took me two days to get back to her and I almost missed my chance because she was rushed to hospital in an ambulance the evening of the day she left the message! Thankfully she recovered and lived to give me the answers to all of my questions.

She will be 80 yrs old next year so I need to get as much information as I can from her. She and Uncle K (Dad’s brother) we’re the closest to Mum and Dad and Uncle K died six years ago so my living knowledge base is thinning out at a rapid rate!

The reason that I don’t call family is because they are ALL big talkers - especially the aunties - and tonight was a perfect example. Over 90 minutes on the phone! The last ten minutes were filled with her telling me how grateful she was that I called, how happy she was to hear my voice and how wonderful it was to hear from me.

It was a good call but those of you who know me, know how I hate talking on the phone 😳

She called just as I was serving dinner so I ate at the kitchen bench with the phone on speaker. Salmon steak with salad and home made coleslaw. Yum.

AH and I watched The Voice before coming to bed.

At least I don’t have to be up early for meditation tomorrow. It’s cancelled this week.

It’s after 11pm so it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.

Out Of It

 I stumbled across this on Facebook today … and loved it.

Powerful and profound...

Do you love Me? Alice asked.

- No, I don't love you! replied the White Rabbit.

Alice frowned and clasped her hands together as she did whenever she felt hurt.

- See? replied the White Rabbit.

Now you're going to start asking yourself what makes you so imperfect and what did you do wrong so that I can't love you at least a little.

You know, that's why I can't love you. You will not always be loved Alice, there will be days when others will be tired and bored with life, will have their heads in the clouds, and will hurt you.

Because people are like that, they somehow always end up hurting each other's feelings, whether through carelessness, misunderstanding, or conflicts with themselves.

If you don't love yourself, at least a little, if you don't create an armor of self-love and happiness around your heart, the feeble annoyances caused by others will become lethal and will destroy you.

The first time I saw you I made a pact with myself: "I will avoid loving you until you learn to love yourself."

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We decided to drive early into The Bay and have breakfast at Aquavue before starting our busy day, so we left home at 8.30am.

As we reached Craignish, I realised that I’d left the artwork behind that I was supposed to bring in to be framed. This is a favour for an elderly woman who has recently moved into the caravan park, so I couldn’t leave it for another day.

Adoring Husband chucked a U-turn and we returned home. I grabbed the tube containing the art and then I realised that I’d left the money at home too! So I grabbed that too 😳

Off we went.

We drove past the Craignish Country Club twice and saw nothing unusual or out of the ordinary.

At Aquavue, I ordered GF Canadian Pancakes and a pot of tea.

They brought me the Mixed Berries Pancakes!

Apparently they weren’t very happy when AH asked them to fix it. They fixed it but I must say that I was concerned about what they may have done to the meal as payback 😳

Breakfast was delicious!

After breakfast I walked across the road to Go Girl where I purchased … nothing.

I decided to check out Rolf Light’s Post Office which was a couple doors up and MY GOODNESS it’s a little treasure trove of goodies! So much more than a Post Office! Once again, I purchased nothing.

Next we went to ‘Out of the Square’ to get a quote for framing the artwork. The cheapest quote was almost double what the lady wanted to pay but I left it there and will discuss it further with her.

Grocery shopping was next on the itinerary so we drove to Stocklands with our small list.

I checked out the shoe shop where I purchased … nothing.

I checked my Powerball ticket and won … nothing.

I walked to Spotlight while AH took the groceries to the car and drove it down to meet me. I purchased 21 canvases and some paints which were all 30% off.

On the way home we stopped at Craignish to get some fresh prawns, sand crab and salmon.

Next, we drove past Craignish Country Club where the police were cordoning off the area with crime scene tape. AH and I discussed the possibilities of what it might be about and a quick Google search showed that a male had been found dead on the premises!

It was revealed much later in the day that it was the owner, which is shocking, but they still don’t know if there are suspicious circumstances so more news will come.

At home, I prepared AH’s late lunch, then removed the crab meat and peeled some prawns for my lunch. 

At 4pm I could barely keep my eyes open so I lay down for a quick nap … which lasted two hours!

No dinner for me but AH had last night’s leftovers.

The Voice was entertaining tonight and now I’m in bed feeling very awake! Stoopid naps!

Nite all.

Happy Sigh

I’ve spent a glorious day in bed writing.

I answered, with reasonable detail, 80 questions from the life journal lists.

These questions were about Mum, Dad, my siblings and me.

There are 650 questions in total, to cover every aspect of my life, so in the end all my secrets will be revealed!

Some questions trigger intense emotions and some responses are cathartic. It’s a great opportunity to release old ‘stuff’, forgive friends and family and find gratitude where you least expect it.

I got out of bed after 5.30pm to make dinner, which was a creamy garlic chicken and mushroom dish full of rich flavour.

Adoring Husband and I watched The Voice together and it was back to bed for me.

I finished with a perfect round in the footy tipping comp and because I picked it as my joker round, I got 36 points added to my score. Because I was so far behind, it has only taken me to fourth place so it’s nothing to get excited about. It was an easy round and lots of people picked it.

We have a big day planned in The Bay tomorrow, starting with breakfast, so it’s time to sleep.

Nite all.