Melbourne

IRL cake day today! Will wander down to the little vegan cafe that does a mean three 'cheese' toastie for brunch, then my aunt and cousin are coming down to take me out to dinner because the restaurant they liked last time is only open in the evening Sunday.

I never get sick of walking down to the tracks and watching PB. I hear it every day but I always try to head down to watch it every couple of weeks.

For those who were following my comment yesterday about my boss trying to get me to fire another employee on her behalf I have good news. My boss listened to what I had to say and I managed to de-escalate the situation to a written warning. My boss was suprisingly reasonable about it, realised she was acting from emotion and thanked me for talking her down. That is not how i expected it to go at all. As someone who often struggles to speak up/stand up for myself I'm pretty proud of myself for once in my life. I'm going to hold off on looking for something else for the time being, but it's made me realise i really need to get serious about having disaster savings Edit: Thanks to everyone who gave their advice yesterday. It was very much appreciated and helped me so much.

Back from the market. Found some honeycomb so that was a win. The whole experience left me very 'whelmed' though.

Some dickhead is attempting to sell toasties for SIXTEEN (16) AUSTRALIAN DOLLERYDOOS each. Incredible. I paid $6 for a walkin' around pretzel which may have been made yesterday because it was not fresh and under salted. I went to buy 2 simple iced donuts, 1 for me and 1 for Ron thinking they'd be fresh and delicious.. nope, chewy and $11.40. I felt like a banana smoothie but from what I can tell you literally cannot buy that. If you want a 12 berries, flaxseeds, rocket, dove feathers, spinach, kale, carrot and almond milk smoothie for $17 they have you covered though. Just whack some banana, frozen yoghurt, beef milk and maybe a dash of honey if you're feeling fancy into a blender and sell it to me for $8 you pretentious puffy-coated bastards.

I did pick up a lil lasagne for dinner from the fresh pasta place so I'm hoping that's good. Oh and I was only there for like 45 minutes I think so parking was free, which is nice.

Afternoon peoples and thank you for all the kind words last night again. It's self care day. I haven't even finished lunch but I'm hell bent on fitting a basque cheesecake and a cuppa in. I think that will really fix me up and get me started for a new week.

Hello @[email protected] this is my haul today

assortment of Asian crockery

Image: 1 large bowl, 2 spoons, 3 oval plates (only 1 showing), 1 small bowl, 3 small plates.

The bowl is larger than the ones I already had. Too bad so sad. Mummy gets the bigger bowl.

make up caddy

Image: 1 ugly red 3 level caddy filled with teenage make-up.

I spent the afternoon sorting this stuff for my daughter. The reason I did it is because she very long-sighted so she has trouble with the finer points of things. She does the best she can when tiding up but she sometimes misses the small details. That's another story. I am tired now.

I woke up before the cat did, and he's yelled at me about it all through his breakfast and morning poop.

I love the boi

Dishes done and dishwasher on. That's what I have done, and that is all I will do. Goodnight!

Went to the local bulk foods scoop and weigh store to get some work snacks and a treat for Mr Smeg. Managed to only spend $15.

I've come home with chilli lime cashews, toasted bbq corn, and Turkish apricots for me. And the treat for Mr Smeg ended up being some dark chocolate coated almonds.

The guy who runs the store is so lovely. Asks your name and introduces himself. Very old-school and refreshing.

Overthinking my status and station,
My personality, communication.
I just want to make connections,
New friends, but I'm too self-deprecating.
Online I have time, to think before writing,
But I open my mouth and out it tumbles,
Some embarrassing nonsense mumble.
I come across too strong, I ought to pull back fully;
I wish I was cool, smooth and funny, tactfully.
I try to be witty
To make up for not being that pretty
But I just feel kinda shitty
Too much beer, too much coffee
Sorry

Hmm I don't know what I ate Friday but without getting too graphic my stomach hasn't been 100% since. Hope this goes away soon.

Double post sorry, here's another bloody poem - sorry

Melbourne,
Grey clouds roll over your skyline
Like a quilted doona,
Made of rain and thunder.
The bluestone pavement
Smooth and slick,
Ready to send you to the ground
In your heels or smooth-tread soles
As you rush to a cafe,
Nestled in an alley,
Off Bourke or Lonsdale.
Rain, sun, or hail,
They'll be open to receive you
But only between 7 to 4.
Dinner and a show
At the Arts Precinct,
Docklands, Swanston.
The blinding sunsets down the streets
Running West to East.
The chilling icy winds,
Whipping off Antarctic sheets
And straight through black puffer jackets,
South to North, a howling racket
Burning cheeks red.
The summer thunderstorms, the summer heat,
A couple of days over forty
And we're all complaining,
Though we'll complain about the cold too;
It's who we are.
So many of us call this home,
And though I have visited the capitals of our neighbour-states,
(Brisbane is humid, Adelaide sucks,
Though Perth is great, you'll need a car),
I will always come back to my city,
Where I was born, worn, torn, and reborn.

Fell asleep sitting up with my head wedged face down in between two couch... back section things. I was just supposed to be resting my head for five minutes but it turned out to be 90 minutes, I feel like I went into the deepest depths of slumber and frankly I'm a bit annoyed I woke up and have to go sleep in bed.

My plans to catch up on work today have completely failed. I can't even fathom touching my laptop, the best I did was move it in its bag into the study room. I've given up thinking about tomorrow for now. Nobody's going to die. Better to rest for now and try again tomorrow. night night everyone

So excited for Lizzo tomorrow night!!!

Happy the Sun is out on a Sunday everyone. Feeling better than the early morning poopy cold. Get your Vit D in stat! Annnnd have a lovely afternoon ☀️

Too cute for words

ID: 2 cats in a puddle of warm & squish

I’m going to devote today to general cleanliness and puttering about

Quick lil review of the new Bunnings Preston:

Getting there: very close to the old site( Bunnings Northland) Entry way finding signage easy to see.

Parking: a VAST improvement on parking. Multi level undercover. Found a spot right near one of many entrances.

Pedestrian and way finding: all car park levels lead to the multi level foyer which in turn have both large lifts and travelators. 3 levels in total. We were on 2nd level so not sure whether to go up or down.

In Store: it’s really no bigger than the old Northland site. Just reversed. So the garden/landscape is now on the right side. I never ask for help finding things because it’s WAY quicker to look up on the Bunnings website. To my pleasant surprise the digital way finding was spot on and current for the new store. everything fully stocked and clean. Fuckloads of people.

Checkout: I always do self checkout and there are an additional 3 more scan stations. Awesome.

Trolley return: no trolley return bay even in sight. So just put it back in the foyer area as I try not to be a lazy bones.

Exit: getting out is a bit shit( this time exiting on Chifley Dr) you can only turn left so it backs up a bit. Will probably see if I can exit elsewhere next time.

Additional note: Bunnings is on level 3. Sausage is on Ground level. Today it was Yara Valley Hockey and the snags were 4/5 but they had a choice of white or brown bread.

ello

Hangover from Friday night is going to continue on into the week 😭 much regret

Self care Sunday started with brunch at Harrow and Harvest in Lilydale. Amazing food and vibe, and a damn fine magic. The wagon wheels were 🤤

Then Eastland to buy new soft cotton doona cover, fitted sheet and pillow cases from Adairs, and king doona and memory foam pillows from Harris Scarfe.

All set for the new king size bed to arrive next weekend. Gonna sleep so good.

Only thing left for today is face mask and sauna.

Was wondering why I’m feeling so cold. Check BoM app 5.7C but feels like 4.4C glad I’m not going crazy and it is this cold yelch 🤮

pulling apart an old dangerfield dress - gonna use the skirt for mending holes in other clothes (first up in mein liebe's pants, the knees are jacked up), and then alter the bodice into some kind of tank-top for spring/summer

wish me luck looooool

dammit, I lost an earring

About to head over to the south melbourne market to hunt for honeycomb to try for the first time. That's my entire reason for going but I feel like I should probably think of other things to buy. Maybe I'll just browse around and grab anything which catches my eye.

Ok, now I’m grumpy. Boyo has fessed up to yet another parking fine. Not like we could have done something useful or fun with that money. 🤬

Omg @[email protected] we headed down to Ming Ming's after 3 large coffees and I was like a cat on catnip. So much stuff there. Picked up bowls and plates (I'll show you my haul later) and other stuff. I call these places "shit shops" because there's so much stuff. I had octopus arms. Thank you so much. I'll definitely revisit again.

If yous haven't ventured outside do it. It's spectacular out there.

I've been reading a book on and off today, in between doing household chores and tending to the daily stuff. It was Wimmera by Mark Brandi, and I actually finished it! I haven't read a book in ages, let alone read one in a day. Having family in northwestern Victoria I was so familiar with the setting, and with the characters being born in the late 70s it made me feel like I was stepping back in time. It was such an authentic and genuinely riveting book! But I still have questions! Aargh! Overall a very satisfying read.

So I'm finally watching the Betoota Advocate Presents on Paramount Plus. And I'm on the episodes about the Cronulla Riots. I was only 10 at the time, but watching this and just saying like this is bloody embarrassing. Seeing these people just go on the attack at people who were bloody innocent. And the inciting incident about these Middle Eastern dudes punching lifeguards is fake, like it is always is. It's the same embarrassment I felt when we had that transphobic woman come here and Nazis were on full display. This is a massive embarrassment, especially on an international scale.

I’m all nice and warm in my oodie and with a heated wheat pack on the couch.

I feel like a coffee but I don’t want to get up.

Argh, dilemma dilemma!

Also since I don’t have a cat the heated wheat pack will have to do

I'm off to Jaycar, anyone need anything?

Hoping my tax return surprises me by showing up sooner then it's supposed to. Haha. Could do with the money.

Also finally got a manicure in honour of Lizzos concerts (design entirely unrelated)

Image description: left hand pictured in fist to show off nails which are a pale pink background with purple squiggly lines in different directions and the other picture is my right hand in the same sort of position, this time with blue squiggly lines on the pale pink background. The nails are long (almost too long) and rounded/almond shape.