This episode of my holiday is called BEEEEEEACH
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STRONG recommend sipping a coffee by the beach and staring off into the distance. very therapeutic.
I have substituted lemon gelato
WA? I can see why they are known for their beaches.
The water looks beautiful!
Yarp. A day on Cottesloe. I've been in and out of the water all afternoon
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I want to take the next two days off work specifically to stay home and eat microwaved potatoes with baked beans and cheese
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So, uh...this is dessert
Its got fruit in it, so its healthy, right?
Slow day, so I stopped at Officeworks and bought a 0.05 pen and cheap sketch book....
Got more of the assessment done then emailed the teacher just now requesting an extension to Monday haha
We'll see what she says and hopefully she won't look at the time I sent the email π
Few days off so heading down the bellarine.
Last few months has caught up w/ me so looking forward to some mindless garden things. Oxalis will be going off so will attack that (and lose). Sometimes in life it's easy to feel defeated, oxalis is there to remind us all that no, you will not win them all. The great leveller.
watch me dig up the soil and sift for the little bulbs
My head is an awful place today, so I got an ice cream. Not sure how that was going to help, but it was delicious.
It might not have helped but it didn't not help either.
I'm sure your day got slightly brighter after the ice cream.
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Good to be back down the bellarine for a bit.
Main water leak down here fixed.. but.. rocked up to another leak in the shower lol. Fixed that then the laundry sink taps decided they'd join the party.
Fixed now but honestly water wins. I concede.
"hmm yes my tea should be ready now" go over and pick up an empty mug with just a teabag and air in it sitting next to the boiled kettle "You idiot!"
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Migraine. Just in time for me caring more about myself than work.
Took the day off.
take care, be gentle on yourself π
Local Colesworth had all sorts of cheesecakes reduced to clear.. lemon curd, french style, triple berries, caramel biscuit crumb and passionfruit pavlova dessert. I bought one of each and my greedy ass regrets nothing π€€ Happy early mother's day fat ass π€£
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Saw a really bad car accident on my way home.
It happened on Hotham street close to the Nepean highway end.
A suv on its side all smashed up badly, I think someone was trapped inside.
Ambos only just got there as I passed by it, police and 2 fire trucks were on the way there.
Hope whoever is was is ok and didnβt get Injured by the accident.
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Woke up too early because neck sore. Because slept with head on a funny angle now I canβt get back to sleep and Iβll probably have a headache all day.
I have ordered a frankly stupid size of schnitzel
Really craving salmon right now... urgh. Almost done with s4 of Animal Kingdom, I'm really glad that a certain character is gone. Couldn't stand the acting. This is solidly a network show with some inconsistent characterisation but still remains entertaining. I still want J to kill everybody in the end though.
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Question for the parents or any teachers/child cares in the group:
Tinyest turned 2 last month and had his MCH nurse appointment. they asked us to think about school.
Sketchy maths and schooling questions
Since he will be 5 in April 2028 he could start school then. if so we'd want to do 3 year old and 4 year old kinder starting next year. But we can delay him, start in '29 instead, just because he would be VERY young.
Not sure whats "best" here. If school is 13 years (assuming no repeats) if he starts in '28 he'd be 18 when he is in year 12? Or in '29 he'd be 19 in year 12, therefore 18 in year 11... Lots of responsibility in the decision making here (especially for someone who still thinks a goat says "baaa"). And I just dont think I've got enough data to make an informed choice.
Um, better to be older for his class age than younger. Speaking as a family, me and my siblings were ALL at least 1 year 'young' for our classes as we started schooling in England at age 4 and went into classes based on our academic level when we arrived in Oz. My older brother was about 2 years younger than his class, and struggled mightily all his school life. Academically was just fine, but the social life difficulty was immense and ongoing. Also, boys usually mature a bit slower than girls so this was an added burden. So, given a choice, pick older rather than younger imo.
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When he's completed 4 year old kinder they will let you know if he's ready for school and usually the kids are especially child care kids.
All schools are zoned so depending on what zone your house is, they must except him. It's not necessarily the closest but usually it is.
I can't give any advice but he'll be very popular being 18 in year 11.
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hits delivery man with a stick WHAR PAKIGE
I need them parts to put in the overflow diverter for my tanksies! So I can overflow them into other tanksies! And then pump that into a huge tanksie! Except when I don't want to, then it all goes to stormwater
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Fucking silverware. I hate cleaning it but it looks pretty in my kitchen.
Removalist is booked. I got the quote online and just spoke to them on the phone for the first time. Lady I spoke to seemed very nice which is I think a good sign.
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...Marge...?!
Cat tree is on board for delivery. Let's hope this time it's not a couch.
It could be a box of gold bricks, a mouse trap, 18 thousand dehydrated spinach packets...
Gold bricks would be good. If it's 18 thousand dehydrated spinach packets I may not be able to fit in the door, but I could possibly resell for a profit. Trying to get it to the post office for a return would be difficult.
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Just witnessed what is - to me - a new ticket inspector tactic. Three of them got on in the free tram zone, didn't do anything for a few stops outside the free tram zone, then at a stop where a fair few people were getting off - they also got off, and used their bodies to block the exit of the tram stop, physically preventing some people who were trying to get past, to check their tickets.
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My parents were saying they took a mystery flight interstate back in the day. They ended up in Sydney, but still, it seems like they lived quite a bit back in the day. My mum hasn't been outside of Victoria in over ten years and says she's used to having no holidays. I wish I could surprise them with a holiday.
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Today I bought a few vintage LPs, first time in months, also an Iggy Pop greatest hits cd. Nothing odd, just some classical music.
Finally cooked stir fry Hokies noodles and washed up. Now eating.
Have dinner for at least 2 or 3 more days of meals all sorted.
Pars, ham, onions, random assorted sauces and noodles = yum yum
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