I feel surprisingly good today. At times there’s a bit of post birthday blues, but apparently not this year!
Also I forgot I had a car so when I open the kitchen blinds, I was like “oh yeah! FUCK YES!”
Ended up having a really good music sesh as well before I went to bed which felt awesome!
Thanks again for all the birthday wishes, and support over the past year ❤️
Edit: Fluffy and I are going to laze around today I think. No responsibility, no thinking, just rest and recreation :)
You deserve all this and more. 😘
That’s incredibly kind of you ❤️
Here’s to a brighter year for us all!
Last day/night in old place. Shed a few tears in the morning…
Alright. Big girl pants are on. Feel-good bossa nova station is on. To-do list for each room. Fridge unplugged, washing machine drained and let to dry. One more FBM pickup this morning. Everything else to cull/donate is leaving my house today (except The Couch Of Doom).
I have planned a couple of rewards to bring some joy and goodness into this.
- Started process of booking a week at my bolthole out in NSW over the xmas/new year period.
- Gonna buy an instant pot (maybe second hand) so I can get through my pile of dried legumes
- There will be pizza once I finish this move
- Gonna ask work to book me in for some field work next couple weeks
Yass you can do it! And it will feel like home when you have your stuff in and made it your own. I have lived in big places and tiny old hobbit holes and anything can be a home.
And I vote for the instant pot. I have a smallish kitchen and ummed and ahhed because of storage but it is so helpful. Rice cooker, pasta sauces, dried legumes cooked without soaking, curries, yoghurt. I use it multiple times a week .
Yeah, I’ll be very tight on storage but reckon the instant pot will be worth the space - I’ll never use the oven so I think I’ll use it as storage. I’ll still keep a separate rice cooker so I can have a curry and rice going at the same time 😁
I have soooo many dried legumes, ironically purchased a week before all this rental shitstorm started. It’ll be great to get through them all, and save heaps of money at the same time! Chana dal curries without soaking? Sign me the fuck up. Especially the set and forget part of it. Think I will have a crack at dal makhani as well, never made it before.
You’ve got this and you’re doing awesomely!
If you DM me your PayID or email I’ll send you the cash, or an UberEats voucher to buy that pizza for you!
Aw thanks! Nah, it’s all good, I got paid on Friday and can certainly stump up for a pizza for myself without breaking the bank 😊
I will save on some things at this unit as the rent is 35/week less than what I’m currently paying, water is included, and there is no gas. Some of that will have to go to laundromat costs (drying), but overall I will be financially OK. Plus I have my bond coming back in a little over two weeks…
On the bond have you initiated the request with the RTB?
No worries on the pizza but a legit offer! This isn’t meant to be a brag but I just made money whilst watching a cartoon and I love sharing, so feel free to change your mind ❤️
Not yet, I’m handing back the keys on Wednesday. Bond request will be initiated the very second the keys leave my hand
Fair play that strategy sounds correct to me. Even though I’ve read that you’re unhappy with your new place, it’s just temporary and I know that you’ll turn it into a new adventure.
Packing really truly sucks though doesn’t it?
Yes, it’s just a temporary pad till I finish my degree (which is the main thing keeping me in Melbourne atm).
Packing is balls. The good thing is, the next move (possibly putting everything into storage) will be a lot easier!
You are doing awesome! 🖤
An old mate is coming to stay for a couple of weeks in December!!!
I’ve known him about 20 years. We spent some crazy years in Brunswick sharehouses in the early 2000’s doing some hectic things lol
He’s one of those friends that I only see every few years, but we pick up where we left off.
He’s actually been a good influence in my life, even in those crazy days. He taught me rock climbing which has been great fun, how to ride a motorbike, took me camping for the first time and taught me all that stuff. He’s an absolute legend!
Fucking stoked to see him!!!
That’s cool. 🙂
Word on the street is that the fan is staying on tonight lol
Edit: Can’t sleep. Too much thinking. Maybe some video games for a distraction.
Please can I go back to my dream I just woke from? I had just bought a bubblegum iced pastry that had 100s and 1000s on it and was in the process of buying a rotisserie goose sandwich.
I’ve never tried goose.
Goose is the red meat of the poultry world. I like it, and a rotisserie would sorta kinda work. The meat is tougher than chicken, and has a distinctive flavour and texture. Those birds do give off a LOT of fat though and that fat is much nicer than the meat imo. Spuds roasted in goose fat are another dimension of yum. If you get a chance to cook a wild goose, then the coq au vin recipie is a good one that works better than roasting. Domestic goose can be cooked using any duck recipie.
if you head to studley park boathouse the geese will try you.
Can attest to this - one nearly ate my kid when he was 3
Hot damn. I know what I’m requesting for lunch
💵💵
🥧🍞🪿🍞
Early delivery! Thank you again chef ❤️
Our pleasure.
I didn’t exist yesterday. Today, I am drinking with my second cousin (dad’s cousin). She is a riot, and will drink us all under the table, just like her dad lol. She is one of my favourite people, and I only see her every few years when she comes down from Brisbane.
I can’t believe I’m related to this beautiful, smart, witty woman. She is my inspiration 🙌🏼💜🙌🏼
I’ve trained the sparrow to land on my shoulder or arm now. 🙂
I haven’t achieved much today but I’ve turned black bananas into banana choc chip muffins and they’re delicious.
Banana bread again here!
I made banana bread the other day. Cleaned out my freezer, found another 7 bananas. They’re breeding in there.
Double batch banana bread here. One for lunch boxes for the week and the other I’ll slice and freeze.
Dragged myself out, got coffee, was going to go for a walk in the park, but I am already ITCHY and SWEATY!
TF, I loathe this pollen.
Bad bad hayfever already.
Not to mention this bushfire smoke! Dunno if you’re getting it your way…
I could smell it earlier in the northern suburbs, but it’s less bad now
Yeah it is getting a little better now. Still noticeable but I hope that it clears soon. It might not officially be summer but it’s certainly feeling like it now!
Haven’t seen any of yet. Which direction?
More the smell than sight. Been fairly strong since this morning in the northeast
It’s smoky smelling out in the west burbs
Choc chunk cookies are in the oven and the Xmas tree is up. I am back in favour with my kids once more 😆
Bit early?
The kids wanted to put it up about 2 weeks ago. I said no way it’s too early man! But that argument’s redundant when the shops have had Xmas stuff in stock for the last month. Ah what can you do.
What can you do? You can post post some photos? I’m a Christmas tree fiend
Bonus picture of table ornaments because I like colour changing lights
Apologies for the sauce bottle lolLove it thank you!
I put up the outdoor xmas lights 2 weeks ago 🌟
I just had a hot cross bun.
You win.
My attempt at macro phone photography, featuring my dad’s attempt at a pizza oven from many years ago, made from a bathtub he found in hard rubbish.
Are those hakea nuts? Awesome picture. 🙂
Possibly, according to Google Lens!
Bathtub pizza oven! Now that is not something I’ve seen before.
Here’s another quiz for you space nerds
one of the questions is wrong
Which one?
the pluto is a planet one
Pluto is classified as a planet again.
Poor pluto. That classification yo-yo for the little guy would be exhausting.
It’s because there’s other “planets” that are bigger than pluto. There’s debate on both sides so it’s still classed as a dwarf planet for now.
Nope. Still classed as a dwarf planet.
Jebus, 6. 🤣
9/20 not gonna be rocket dentist anytime soon.
Same here!
10/20 better than expected
Not good at planets, had some lucky guesses
10/20 for me this time.
No I don’t.
12/20. I am happy with that
I do not know planets apparently
Me neither 😔
Alright, I’m getting there. Spent the whole day carefully going through every last drawer and cupboard for stuff to donate. No time for fb marketplace although I could’ve made some decent coin off some of these - especially a couple of vintage bakeware items and an almost new vintage Corningware dish. I got em all for free so some op shop will benefit instead.
Two carloads later, between those and the remaining plants/pots, and the big shit that won’t fit in the bin, and pillows/towels for the RSPCA - and the tables sold on FBM - that’s a lotta crap gone. Gotta love these Honda hatchbacks with Tardis-like volume and the magic seats 😀
Now to pack the remaining stuff for the movers to take tomorrow, mainly the kitchen stuff. The end is in sight…!
You got this! You have formidable talents for organisation.
In an ideal world I would’ve spent a bit more time looking for nicer places, and maybe planned to cull over a longer period and sold more stuff online… but this is also OK! I get to focus on my uni stuff a lot sooner.
I would aboslutely not have gotten this far without the help of friends, though.
So close! You’ve been through a hell of a lot the last few weeks. Hopefully you can have some peace soon :)
It’ll be a different kind of peace for sure… New digs are a lot more hectic and less calm. Main thing is I can settle in and focus on next steps without dealing with current LL’s shittiness or house hunting
I’m definitely motivated to get to the end of this whole thing
yay 🍺
Morning friends
Driving home tonight with the sun setting, sunroof and windows open, cruising on the highway, perfect temperature, good tunes playing, for a moment I felt at peace.
