RustyRaven

I bought some magnets recently and can't find them anywhere. I think I must have thrown them away with the packaging by mistake. 🙁

I've been working on updating my budget so that I'm tracking a lot of things in my spreadsheet that I was using multiple bank accounts for previously. It will make it easy to change over to a home loan with a single offset account in future and should also make it easier to provide the bank details when I apply.

I've been trying to make things as automated as possible so that I don't fall behind on tracking and can still see the balances of the different savings categories easily. I'm most of the way there, and have also been able to simplify a few areas that were getting a bit out of control - it's amazing how chaotic a spreadsheet can get when you keep tacking new things on here and there.

It is frustrating how many places still make changing direct debits difficult. My main credit card it looks like I have to cancel the debit and start again with a new one which isn't too bad, but BankWest still make you send in a paper form.

Thankyou, that was lovely. Except for the 🫘, I smuggled them off under the table to feed to Mr Woof.

I've just realised the actual worst aspect of this fuel crisis. Now when I fill up the van I need to actually remember my PIN.

The largest and most lavish sunday you can make, plus a short macchiato please.

It's a Walkingpad mx16. It doesn't have any incline, but it does go up to 16km/h and is big enough that you can actually run.

I am just 1000 steps away from completing this weeks fitness goals. 💪🏃‍♀️

At the moment I'm still focusing mostly on just working out a baseline for what I can actually do and what timing works out best. I have definitely lost a lot of strength since the last time I was doing exercise, I'm tired out by a very low level of work at the moment.

The treadmill has been working well, being able to watch a video while I walk makes it much easier to motivate myself to get a few extra steps at the end of the day if I need to (and will definitely be much easier once winter hits). It also has a wi-fi connection to a phone app so I can create my own programs, so I've got a basic interval program to start with to try and up my capacity to be able to do some running as well. It does fold away really easily too, so I can also use the same space for doing my weights and it is still usable as a study. I

I ventured to the local NQR store for the first time today. I'm not sure if I like going there for the value or because they have different things to buy. I've stocked up on salmon, in the form of both burgers and frozen cooked chunks. I also got some turkey schnitzels and a frozen veg mix.

There was one small mess up - I thought I was buying a bottle of shampoo and two of conditioner, but it was actually two shampoos and one conditioner. As I always use the conditioner quicker this will lead to a significant imbalance.

I was back at the doctor's again today and had more blood taken. I'm not sure if it's the new doctor or the magic new 50yo label, but the difference between now and a couple of years ago in terms of interest in actually doing screening tests etc. is very dramatic.

I've always been a bit annoyed by all of the 'ask your doctor about X issue' type messaging because I've never been to a doctor before that actually had any interest in following anything up. It's always felt like it's somehow supposed to be my responsibility to figure out what health tests etc. are appropriate and then to try to convince a doctor to sign off on doing it. Having a doctor that actually wants to arrange for things in a proactive manner is a bit of a novelty.

Today's main activity will be making tofu. I made the soy milk for it yesterday, which involved an awful lot of mess and chaos, mostly because I used too many beans in the maker, had to divide it into multiple portions and then messed around trying different containers and methods of pressing the bag of mushed up soy goo etc. It was the complete opposite of a streamlined process. I decided to buy a press to make it easier in future.

My Temu return has been dropped off at the post office. They have a very weird return algorithm for their bots to follow. I also had a watch band I was going to return and had arranged to go to a parcelpoint location which is closer, but because I had to go to the post office anyway I cancelled the return so I could re-do it with an Aus Post label instead. But this time it just decided I didn't need to return it and just refunded the money. I guess the op shops getting a watch band.

A lot of farmers are also burning off stubble at this time of year.