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I'm gonna make this Double chocolate mousse cake. Do you reckon I could leave out the liqueur? Because I reckon it wouldn't make a difference in the actual structure.
Maybe I do a test run first.
I have gymed. A distinct lack of cardio today, but my lifts are great
My belly rumbles. Too many lifesaver musks π€’π€’π€’
I hate myself
i will acquire chicken nuggets for afternoon tea today.
sauce: homemade honey mustard.
So I misread the time of my dental appointment. Today's off to a great start
πΌMm, but she blinded me with science
(She blinded me with science!)
And failed me in biology, yeahπΆ
Cats have been snuggling on my shoulders and have only just let me up.
2?
Not on my bingo card for today was a director in the business trying to convince me that I don't understand my own car's registration. Sure, dude, sure.
I got gelato. It's like I've been punched in the face by a passionfruit
Once again I've left the defrosting till too late. I'd be fired by now if I worked at a kitchen.
I don't understand real estate.
I was looking online for fun and saw this house. https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-tas-forth-141066708
I love how positively haunted it is with the attic and what not. Would be a fun fixer-upper. But it's a dump. It's not liveable. It needs a lot of work. It's not on a lot of land. It's not near anything major in Tasmania (like Hobart or Launceston). The only "benefit" is how old it is.
"Accepting offers over 550k"
I truly don't get how.
Whaddya mean ? Itβs right near the bustling metropolis of Devo. Jewel of the North.!
Seriously thatβs a decent size plot tho. The house doesnβt look too bad and would really shine with a bit of love. I donβt know the comps to really judge tho.
I would love to have the $$ to buy something like that, renovate the shit out of it and live away from people.
Having said that, probably looking at like 200k in renovations (most likely more). The 550 seems low too considering what properties are going for these days.
So basically about a million to live in bumblefuck.
There is a massive lack of supply of housing in Australia. Very little is government built (unlike the 60s and 70s when govs were pumping cash in building homes), and developers are squeezing all they can out of buyers. Limited quantity of builders as well, so older and established 'gems' are fetching a pretty price.
Shit's fucked
I would love to have the $$ to buy something like that, renovate the shit out of it and live away from people.
All I want in this life is a balcony to sip my coffee on of a morning and look out at some mountains and trees.
I'd settle for not having daily power tool noises at this stage.
Mountains would be nice though
Image of lunch: a tomatoey stew type thing with capsicum, zucchini, onion, garlic, chilli, ginger, cherry tomatoes, broccolini and Briesling sardines, and passata, with a side of white rice. I added the sardines at the end, and seperated a serve with none to take to the office tomorrow for lunch!
Looking to travel in the west/northwest direction this weekend.
Last time we went east.
Any stop recommendations please, less than 100km from the Melbourne CBD and emphasis on nature/forests?
Currently have Mount Macedon and Lerderderg State Park in mind, but will probably just go to one of them.