Well DT, I got the place... and at the original rent no less (thanks, sloppy REAs!). Payment has gone through so it's official.

I'm relieved but also... now that it's real my heart is also filled with incredible, crushing sadness. I know it's going to be good for me to downsize and cull and open up my life to new options but I am so, so, sad to have to let go of my comforts here under such ugly circumstances. I can't even bear to look at my plants, it breaks my heart. Such is life though, isn't it. Change does not always happen the way we want it to. (and this isn't by far the worst experience I've had having to leave a house)

My plan for tonight is to just make a meta-list of tasks so that I don't feel too overwhelmed, but after that I'm going to just let the emotions flow through and watch an episode of Shrinking and take it easy. No stiffer up lip tonight. The work will start tomorrow. I know I'll get through this, there is joy on the other side. ❤️‍🩹

We've decided to campervan around NZ. There will be a luxury hotel at the end.

Picked up a half chicken and chips and the cats loooooooove me right now

Bribe:

Count down til xmas when the young Seagoons come to back to Aust and stay with me for a month 🐱

I just could not be fucked going out to get some beer, so I found some vodka, plopped some ice in it, and a bit of orange juice.

This is acceptable

Instead of November, our can-do attitude says YESvember

Oh I've got a slot next Thursday at 8:15pm at Lyrebird lounge again if anyone feels like hanging out :)

In the news today: It's official. Pauline Hanson is a racist.
I nearly made a post about it - but I decided it wasn't actually news to anyone.

😂 I just realised last week that I didn't have to do that crappy xmas dinner in July shitty deal. MIL#1 really wanted me to cook a xmas dinner and have all the celebration but without presents. So last year I did, I made a lovely three course xmas dinner then made everyone watch two different Scrooge movies so they truly understood the meaning of xmas. They did not expect to celebrate the meaning of xmas, they just wanted a fancy dinner and to be fashionable. They did not like the Scrooge. They have never mentioned xmas in winter/July again. 😄

About to walk to the shops down here on the foreshore and I reckon I'll get 13 'hellos' Gonna count that shit then when I get back to melbs in a few days going to say hello to randos and I'm going to compare how miserable we all are.

It's PS5 niiiiiight. I'm so fucking lame lol

Glowing quarterly feedback. Hooray

My holiday has begun with a pint of Guinness at the pub, and a lamb kebab n chips grabbed on the way home. I will now find something brainless to watch and enjoy it in the happy knowledge that nobody expects me to do anything for several days

I got some cans of cat food from the food cupboard this arvo - diet chicken mousse that someone else's cat presumably didn't like. Miss Meow seems enthusiastic about it so that's definitely a win.

Have discovered a fantastic little cafe near my work that does the most amazing toasties. The first time I had one I had my mind blown, thought it could have just been a fluke, but nope, 2 different toasties later, tis confirmed delicious place, completely with excellent vibes! Anyone near Moorabbin Airport needs to checkout Milhouse!

For whomever it was that liked the llama

Someone smells like they've bathed themselves in aftershave today and it stinks, I don't know how they walk around without knowing how bad and strong it smells.

I feel like my senses are being assaulted, let the day end quickly!

Hello everyone,

FYI I posted a meme about this community on !fedimemes@feddit.uk : https://aussie.zone/post/15001506

I'm always impressed with how active your daily threads are, what is your secret? 😄

meet has dragged on. Finally we get to the "Ok if no one has anything else...." when some idiot pipes up "Oh yeah just one more thing" Dude STFU. No one cares. its Friday. Shut up.

Gonna wander to pub. Back later

Been leaving before tinyest wakes up the last few days, get home and he wants almost nothing to do with me. I am home today though so he woke up with me and wanted all of the cuddles.

So cuddles only happen in the morning? I can live with that.

What's with all the people complaining about kids taking all the Halloween treats? They just leave a bowl out there , what do they expect.

You're supposed to decorate yer house a little, make a welcome sign then wait for kids to knock on your door. The kids say trick or treat and you decide. If no treat they can trick you. Give nice treats and maybe have something Halloweeny to do. They wear cute costumes and you get to talk with kids and community. It's meant to be interactive and fun.

the videos look like karma farming exercises. 🙄🙄🙄

The illustrated edition of The Hobbit is back in stock at Kmart. You can get it from other places, but Kmart sells it for half the price of everywhere else all the time.

Of course I'm only sharing this after I finally ordered a copy: https://www.kmart.com.au/...

Goodnight everyone ❤️

Cheers Punters 🍺

Wat. Bank how. I have 2824 in my bank acct, you give me $9.36 bonus interest.

I have 11048 in account you give me $18 bonus interest???

Pinch and a punch for the first of the month

Been going to bed real early but still feeling so so tired. I made it to school on-time, but I'm stuffed.

Belly is full of food. Got some dranks handy. Heat pack on my poor sore back. Favourite movie on TV. Cat snoozing nearby.

It's a good night.

Finally paid off the toy sale laybuy. I tell you what, I'm not doing that in store again. Next year I'll add whatever can go through laybuy online and buy what can't in store.

All this for $300 worth of toys as well. I almost used laybuy to not have to hide everything at home for 6 months

Good morning children. Have you had your fruit today?

I’m crawling out of my skin but have no energy to do something physical but mindless… also no focus to do something more mentally stimulating.

I wish I was out of here, had my health more in check and had the room/reserves to be doing things

Finished classes, anyone want to send me over a pint or two?

So I got 9 hellos on that walk and 2 dog pats so not far off. Now let's try it at southern x.

At the off leash dog beach yesterday a doggo ran up just as I was about to jump in and it tried to push me in and not save me.

They normally try and save me.

I was offended. I'm the fragile self questioning apex predator here not you.

Work crush is relocating to another dimension…

Dt. I'm gonna dedicated a song to youse

Beautiful In My Eyes

Bluuuuurgh

Edit: I'm burnt out today. Just want to turn everything off and go back to bed.

This is my first burn out day, and I'm in week 14, so pretty good by usual standards.

These last few days have been Hell-ish.

Cleaning stresses Melbcat out so with the big clean she’s been overgrooming :(

I haven’t had her on her anti anxiety stuff lately because she’d been going ok. I was sweeping instead of continuing to vacuum and thought the cuddle breaks were calming her down enough. But seems I really should have restarted it well before this. Dropped the ball.

I’m not even finished…

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finally gone all the way with five guys

I feel link since Filthy Friday has been kicked off by @Duenan@aussie.zone and @CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone, gimme your filthy songs…

Finished work. A week of happy downtime - I have all of next week off - will now commence

Eh I’m bored. I’m usually happy to chill in front of tv most nights but am feeling like there’s nothing I really wanna watch. Maybe I should read a book? I’m too tired to go anywhere but not too tired to want to do something. First world leisure time problems.

awesome, I found a 25cm cymbiola magnifica at the op shop for $8. A large spiral shell. Not a perfect one, this one has been thru the wars when alive and has regrown it's shell. But still a cool find of a shell native to Victoria.

Against better judgement I did some work and let time get away from me while the WBBL was having a rain break and subsequently the game got called off due to heavy rain.

Finished working and now I don’t have to do any over the weekend and I have the entire Monday off now to look forward to.

Found this on the floor.

🤔

All errands done. ✅✅

Home with a coffee and some fresh crusty bread 😋

Online supermarket shopping completed ✅

Dinosaur chicken nuggets make my inner six year old happy, but there is seriously fuck all chicken in these

Dinner made and eaten. A somewhat poor replica so I’ll go back to something tried and true tomorrow.

I am full though I think. Now time to relax with the WBBL tonight and I’ll figure out the rest later.

On the bright side grocery shopping is done until I need more food and I really held back on buying junk food to save money.

Also got some cheap mushrooms and onions from the independent supermarket. I actually should have bought more mushrooms in light of that.

I know minimalism isn’t for the poors cos you always need that thing again. But I’m having a strong urge to bin everything I own.

It’s fine. I’m putting everything away, doing a cheeky shove, and I can sort the cupboards out later. What matters is just getting things tidy and wiped down. Spring cleaning isn’t finished yet.

Edit: The guy showed up before I was quite done but it’s fine. The inspection was structural

I think my smoke shop has finally been barbequed. It's hard to tell because the only article is in the hs. I guess after the 100th, it's no longer news. It was a good run. RIP.

Update: It's not my shop. It lives another day. Phew.

Remember this song

Keep on movin' - Five

Oh my God this game is fucking awesome!

Damn....PBS was pumping for school drop off

I forgot what a banger this was:

A Perfect Circle - Judith

White Rabbits white Rabbits white Rabbits

paypal updated , the bs never ends

Better Days - Citizen King

My crocs have arrived. I’ve not taken them off since I put them on try, my feet have not known such comfort. I think they just beat out the Birks on the comfort level. More squishy.

Hun-gee Hun-gee Hippoooo

Simmer - Fuel

I've been planning a book for about 6 months, was thinking first I should practice all the art skills. Now I'm thinking I should just do it and practice each page as I go.

And perfection is not a requirement. 🙂

Alright, bunnings still had TONS of veggies left so I've loaded up and ordered some veggie mix soil to fill up my raised planters. How do I decide what goes where? i've got 4 raised planters and 2 stand alone smaller pot things. Gotta plan 2 strawberries, 2 Tomatoes, 4 beetroot, 1 capsicum, punnet of carrot, zucchini, punnet of cos lettuce and punnet of green beans. Dunno where to put stuff.

Heaven - Los Lonely Boys

Got a chance to drive a hybrid today for lessons. The regenerative braking is surprisingly subtle.

Also, is it a long weekend this weekend? Talked to some people who said that it was, but I've got no holidays marked out on the calendar. Or is it a school thing?

EDIT: Turns out to be the Melbourne cup. It just didn't show up for some reason.