Today’s weather forecast (Melbourne CBD, 3000): min - 16°C, max - 21°C. 25% chance of at least 1mm rain
::: spoiler today’s achievements ✅ Spent an inordinate amount of time and money buying very fancy clothes for my cousins kid whose birthday I’ll miss and will be moving away for good before I get back from my second trip. I know her mum loves this shit but they haven’t been managing finances that well so this will be appreciated and kept in good nick, sold on when kid outgrows them. It’s more than I would spend on myself for clothes! At least that’s two xmases/new years covered and I won’t have to spend on that family again for a very long time.
✅ Went to mks for xmas cooking supplies: jar of chopped up banana blossoms, and maldive fish chips to combine with for a SL style stir fry; and a jar of innala yams for a garlicky curry with ground mustard. Also snacks and a box of prawn noodles.
✅ Then to a friends place to wash out a bunch of pots and planter boxes to take home and list on fb marketplace - exhausted the fuck out of me, I am so unfit it’s not funny. She might have to move sooner than i thought next year and i may need a new home for some plants if another aunty doesn’t get back :( may need to ask around my colleagues. Or take up Bottom_racer’s offer…
✅ Then Leo’s for fancy choccies (bank balance is looking dire by now)… and fancy Kew woolies for nice instant coffee and bikkies and crackers for trip…:::
⭕ now to Vicky G Coles for 2x gift vouchers…
then HOME for a cold drink, shower and a lie down.
I think I will do my strategy of working a bit tomorrow so I can have a breather on Tuesday to cook and wash up. Definitely not driving on Wednesday.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Making good, but very slow progress in rearranging the abode.
Interesting thing is that while the couch is in a weird place, it’s opened up the space so much, I still can’t get over it whenever I walk through the door.
Still have a fair bit of crap to sort out though.
Meanwhile, my dirty little secret of the month is the amount of cheesy Christmas shows I’m devouring.
I now want to find the most Christmassy place to partake in the most cheesiest Christmas things I can do. 😂
Baku@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Good work! I rearranged the bedroom at my last place a bit over a month ago as a sort of change is as good as a holiday type thing. I was going loosely based on the principles of Feng Shui. Previously my bed was in a horrible position. Had to bump into it to get to my desk or cupboard or dresser or really anything else. I ended up rearranging it into the corner which did block wardrobe access but I never used it anyway
It was a bit awkward because of how I wanted to place my desk (I wanted to face the door, not have my back turned to it) which exposed all my cables. And since I knew it was only temporary, I didn’t bother trying to cable manage
It made the space feel so much bigger and more comfortable!
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Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Oh yeah, I totally get you. I originally had set up two study desks side by side, but my back was also towards the door, so I really didn’t like it. Usually NBD because no one else usually comes over, but it’s yuck nonetheless.