Melbourne

OK folks of the DT. Xmas day celebration for 'orphans' at my place is a go mission. Please DM me by end of tomorrow for address and public transport info if you are wanting to come.

I have secure bike parking, and there's plenty of street parking available. General area is Thornbury.

Timing is 2 pm to 5 pm approx - this is a bit flexible.

Its come as you are, and if convenient bring a plate of something snackish to share. I'm doing chips & dips and given the likely weather there will be a pot of soup. BYO grog. I'll have soft drinks and tea and coffee available.

PS: an orphan for the purpose of this event is someone who doesn't have another event planned for the day, plus trustworthy significant others.

Last day of work.

Hanging on by a thread. If anyone at work tests me today, Christmas will not be Merry (or any other hobbit)

AAND THATS A WRAP! HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND CHEERS 🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂

2.5 hours of work left.

So far no one has dared me.

Ham and salad sandwich for lunch was absolutely delicious. I'm probably still in the honeymoon phase with salads and the love will wear off as summer drags on, but after a toastie-filled winter a salad sandwich is wonderful.

Well, the work year has ended and even though I resigned from my position over 6 months ago, I'm just floating around the company, doing whatever's needed (sometimes that's just being the office cheerleader).

Who knows what next year will bring. For now, nearly 2 weeks off to chill!! Hopefully a city adventure, maybe a winery, good food and probably a shitton of computer games.

Christmas cheese has been purchased, wine is at the ready!

I will be working in the heart of Box Hill for the foreseeable future. Lunch is going to be EPIC

Been up since 4:30am with the dreaded "can't stop thinking".

Sigh.

I was looking forward to leave but it turns out it fucking sucks when you haven't got anything to do and my mates are either on vacation or doing the Xmas thing.

so tired

have so much to do

zombie mode activated 🧟‍♀️

morning break, coffee and some panetonne

then put another load of washing in the machine, then off to the market

Kewpie is overrated

I survived my trip to Melbourne. It's the first time in a while that I haven't travelled back in the dark, it felt slightly odd being able to see everything.

Just about done for the day, just gotta make the bed and then I'm crashed

What's the worst chrissy present you could personally ever receive?

I'll give an example. One of daughter's teachers are vegan and still received a shit load of chocolate.

Fuck me, it is christmas week, yes?

Fucking four hours into my leave yesterday and my boss was already blowing up my fucking phone. He's still going! Jesus christ mate, get a fucking hobby

Ugh. Fatigue is unusually bad. The options for the inspection were tomorrow (right after the vet) or next week so next week it is, it means I can go more slowly tidying up.

I’m really missing my old hobbies of baking and meal prep.

There's now 4 states of matter? When did plasma happen? Why didn't anyone tell me?

Used a carpet scraper to clean the dog fur out of the carpet. Would highly recommend for anyone with floofy friends and carpet. I would not put carpet in a house.

Whilst I was doing the carpet cleaning, I found a saw under my dad's bed in addition to a bat. I know there have been quite a few home invasions lately, but idk if this is a bit of an overreaction. But anyway, hit and slice those gangsters mate!

Here's the necklace I bought my friend, I cleaned the wire with CLR and it came up beautiful. After some looking on line it's a 1920s Czech emerald glass necklace.

here's the 1969 3D Moon Landing postcard, I have to buy a new frame for it. I reckon it's kinda cool.

Had a bit of an embarrassing miscommunication yesterday. I saw I had a missed call, I thought they tried to call me twice, so I called them back. The guy said he was trying to return a call I made.

Then I remembered I tried to call the place I get coffee beans from but forgot about it because it went straight to voicemail. I couldn't call him back after that, so I picked up beans near where we were at the time and they're pretty good

🧟‍♀️ am home 🧟‍♀️

nearly all presents bought

no, husband did not offer to make me a cup of tea when I got home, he never does

after putting some groceries away and another load of washing in the machine I am having the half cup of now cold coffee I didn't finish this morning and some shortbread , it will do

I will do the grocery shopping shortly

Beep Beep 🚚
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damn mozzie got me

and I'm so tired still even tho I got 8 hrs sleep