Have spent the day on and off cleaning. I can believe those “flat surface” theories of home interiors, where every flat surface becomes a dump zone for clutter. That’s what happened to my place 😔 Even on top of the fridge and on top of the dishwasher, cluttered with bits and pieces and thick with dust. The fridge is next to the stove and the extractor fan isn’t really up to the task of taking all the oil out. I have scrubbed, polished and discarded stuff. Now having a cup of tea and a Shredded Wheatmeal biscuit (ok several) and wishing they were Chocolate Wheatons.
Discussion Thread 🎳 Friday 2 January 2026
Submitted 22 hours ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 53 minutes ago
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 hours ago
SituationCake@aussie.zone 3 hours ago
I know nothing about guitars, but she’s pretty! Congrats on the new guitar!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 hours ago
Noice!
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 4 hours ago
I know whose house I’ll be breaking into when I become a robber! /j
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 6 hours ago
Turns out I did find something to do. Now I’m slightly tired and ready for a beer. Cheers 🍺
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 2 hours ago
Went for a lovely swim so am slightly tired and opening a wine. Cheers!! 🥂
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 hours ago
Cheers 🍺
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 4 hours ago
Cheers!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 hours ago
Cheers 🍺
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 5 hours ago
🤭 cheers
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 hours ago
I’m cleaning my spare room. Shoulda probably mention that. Oops.
Cheers 🍺
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 7 hours ago
I just picked up 10kg of slightly rain damaged apricots. This weekend’s activities are now set, there will be much preserving.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 hours ago
yum, so jelly
apricot jam is the best, the industrial ones are too sweet and have no acid, home made is like real apricots 😊
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 6 hours ago
I absolutely agree. All jams are better home made, but apricot is probably the most different. I don’t generally make a lot of apricot jam because the fruit can be a bit expensive, but $25 for 10kg was a great deal. And they are really good looking fruit too, just some cosmetic marks on the skin.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 7 hours ago
Jelly
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 hours ago
Turns out computer games are less interesting to me than I thought while so tired, and too much playing worsens my headaches. Noooo
Taleya@aussie.zone 5 hours ago
oh there’s a special place in hell for bastards who upload hard to find albums as a single flac file.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 8 hours ago
One benefit of getting my girlfriend the steam deck is I can just get her games for Christmas and her birthday. I know you don’t necessarily need a steam deck but it helps because I know what will run on there.
You can also access someone’s wishlist on Steam. It takes a little bit of tinkering with URLs but it’s doable. So during sales like the one on currently I can just scroll through and add things until I feel like I’ve spent enough
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 6 hours ago
“Steam deck” sounds like something I might like to use to wash my windows with.
Steam Deck 2000. Steams and washes with one touch of button, leaving your windows sparkling clean.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone 7 hours ago
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 9 hours ago
Local Facebook drama today. The conflict between two competing Ballarat community groups has come to a head, with the admin of one group threatening to delete the group because people were not kind in the comments on their foulmouthed video tirade about FOGO bins.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 2 hours ago
Oooh get the popcorn. I love drama like this.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 11 hours ago
It doesn’t feel like Friday. It’s maybe 1987 at best.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 10 hours ago
I’m still catching up.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 hours ago
Day 4 of my Dr Seuss eyeshadow palette. Today is hot pink glitter. I like it. I like all the glitter and sparkle shadows. The only ones that I don’t like on me so far are the browns and dark grey.
Catfish@aussie.zone 11 hours ago
Optometrist was a total waste of time. “There’s nothing wrong with your script. Try working slower” how about you try fucking all the way off.
Grumpy Catfish is grumpy.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 12 hours ago
I’m bored.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 10 hours ago
They look like they’ve had a professional blow wave.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 9 hours ago
I’d kill for hair that awesome lol
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 6 hours ago
It’s giving Hannah Montana Guinea Pig version
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 11 hours ago
Are they growing on you?
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 11 hours ago
Maybe. We can’t keep them cos my house smells like a barn.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 12 hours ago
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 12 hours ago
Yep that’s me.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 12 hours ago
Didn’t end up falling off the ladder yesterday so 2026 is off to a good start.
No one at the beach for last night’s swim which is a bit weird for NYD. As a kid in the late 90’s / early 00’s it was basically a party beach this time of year but all of that seems to have stopped even though there are far more people down here today.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 7 hours ago
Cat was screaming because the room got cleaned… treats have helped. Now she’s having a wash on the bed.
Inspection was meant to happen at 11 but they’re still not here
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 10 hours ago
Miss Seagoon got one of the her bestie’s little ones in Brussels a copy of The Hobbit in French and she would read as a bedtime story every night for a few weeks. But the dwarf names are the same. 🧝🧙♂️🐲🧌
Taleya@aussie.zone 22 hours ago
Wooo officially spent the entirety of yesterday in bed
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
🏆
bacon@aussie.zone 15 hours ago
Beep Beep 🚚
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calhoon2005@aussie.zone 47 minutes ago
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Beach. Just enough light left for the doggo