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Exercises completed. The washing I did last night and forgot about due to visitors has been remembered and hung out. Children have been warned that I will be later home than usual due to having to replace broken saucepans. Mr P has been warned that a package containing basketball ring for kids will likely arrive today. Missed my bus but fuck it, I'll catch the other one and do my park and laneways walk to work. Have a lovely day all!
It's funny that Coles is now pulling out the whole red hand thing, now that people are getting a bit louder about groceries costing more.
"We’ve never been more excited. Whenever you see the Big Red Hand at Coles, it means you’re getting ‘Great value. Hands down.’." Yeah sure, $1.30 off, what a big bargin! Can't wait for them to pull the whole "members only" thing that Woolworths seem to be doing as of late. (Sorry that's a Reddit link, only other things I could find were Murdoch Media or crap).
They seem to have dropped the down down prices are down part of it. Now it’s just a hand.
Woolies has IKEA Family now?
I guess this is the end game for capitalism. Hyper personalised, manipulative, subject to constant surveillance. All design to ensure you spend more than you intended to and give over more and more data.
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙🥠🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
Of course I slept in and of course Starfield has to update. So by the time it's finished, I'm going to have to exit out of the game.
Le sigh, it's just not my day today. Do over please?
Finished a hard day at work, very strenuous but satisfying (I like that kind of thing). Basketball ring arrived while I was at work, and was assembled by Mr P. Minipeelers were enjoying it until elder minipeeler got a splinter in his foot. Mr P attempted removal and broke it, leaving some in there. I got home and had to remove the rest, the whole thing would've been around 2cm which is long for a splinter. Mr P copped a severe chastisement for allowing the children to play basketball outside in their socks. I'm one of those "put your SHOES ON!" parents, even in summer. It took ages to get the damn splinter out, it was really lodged in there deep. That shit is my jam though, weird thing to be good at but 🤷🏼♀️
You are a literal wonder woman; you are one of the best role models 💜
Perfect weather for a big gardening day today. I'm going to finish digging out the roses in the front yard, then take Chomp out to do some mulching - including the dreaded prickly rose cuttings. Then I have a few apple and pear trees to plant. Lots of choices after that depending on how I'm feeling - I can do some more work on the new beds, organise the next lot of seeds to be planted, do a bit of weeding. I'll see how I feel when I get there!
I am begging you to put the chomp dino/croc/whatever the fuck it is on the side of your shredder
Was excited to introduce kids to Passiona. They didn't like it at all. I had a sip myself and I don't blame them it tastes weird. Tastes like they have subbed in an artificial sweetener. Did they change the formula or is my recollection just hazy after not really drinking this for a decade?
I feel Ike Passiona has always had a bit of an odd flavour. Not that it stopped me from drinking it as a kid.
Nooooooo the Spice Girls tribute show starts the day after I fly home and the next Carrot Top show is the night I fly home too. WHY WORLD?! WHY???
Have to give a little review of the new Clifton hotel in kew.
I had the diavola pizza and it was proper pizza pressure.
Pretty much at capacity. Impressively well oiled machine.
I hate my neighbours.
Blaring - floor shaking volume - System Of A Down and it’s nearly midnight…
Fuck you too.
Not sure which colour nail polish I want to apply. Shiny blue, magenta, something more pale and reserved? Idk choices choices
The cream, the bone, the off-white, the white, the ivory, or the beige?
And I'm fully prepared to sulk away in embarrassment if nobody gets the reference...
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One Piece is absolutely delightful. Totes recommend. 👍😊
I’ve got a high as a kite kitty with the munchies (for treats not dinner). Prancing around merrily and smooching. She just walked over and headbutted my full coffee mug hard, and it went everywhere.
Onto the recently changed bedding, down behind the headboard, into the drawers, under the base of the touch lamp, on my art stylus, on my Apple earphones, a few books, a medication packet, box of tissues… thankfully the stylus is still working and it missed my sketchbooks. Fingers crossed for the earphones. I grabbed one of her cotton blankets and mopped it up fast while she tried to cuddle in my lap.
I’ve wiped up what I can access. She’s settled in on my lap but when she gets up I can blot the carpet and give everything a thorough clean. Maybe soak the carpet spills in biological cleaner so it can just sit without scrubbing
#Worldle #593 2/6 (100%) 🎉⭐⭐🏙️🪙
Anyone here have suggestions/know of an unbiased financial advisor?
We’re paying way too much on car rental now so looking to replace that with our own car.
Tossing up between buying a brand new 2023 Corolla hybrid sedan for $37k driveaway, getting a used 2020 Corolla hybrid hatch with 52000km for $30k driveaway (but my wife and I collectively agree that the 2023 option would be better). From dealer.
Also tossing up between a novated lease vs a People Choice Credit Union car loan (not doing cash anymore). Have trouble doing a true comparison taking into account the balloon payment but from my limited abilities, it seems like the CU is cheaper when factoring in that $11k novated balloon.