Melbourne

I got the call centre job lol! Starting mid January.

Gonna be so flush with my a-bit-higher-than-minimum-wage wage, way more than Centrelink lol. I'll actually be able to pay rent without going broke for half a month every month

I had emergency surgery a couple of days ago, and I've been home trying my best to recover but this is a new level of body horror I was not prepared for. I'm so glad the whole thing was free though, and the hospital stay was genuinely quite pleasant (I got lucky and ended up with a private room).

Here's hoping I get through the next couple of weeks without any complications, I just want this thing to be over and done with.

Sneak attacks have been on the menu all night. Keeps me on my toes lol

Damn, it's time to get ready for work already. Hopefully it will be a cruisy shift and I don't have to work too hard. So if you guys could do your best not to set things on fire, crash your cars or get your cat stuck up a tree that would be great.

all presents bar one have been obtained, I can get that on friday

wrapping commences , I got these awesome xmas dinosaur and mercat and cat stickers for on the kid's pressies 😃

Everything is cleaned and organised. Dropped presents off to some family kiddos. Ham glaze made. Kitchen ready. Tomorrow I can just chill and cook for a couple of people.

Hope you all have great days whether social or quiet or just another day. Cheers

Helping MrsGod make Brandy Alexander pie. 😋

A hamper has arrived from work. I am now richer by

• 1 box cashew brittle
• 1 box assorted fancy chocolates with native flavours
• 1 block dark chocolate with finger lime
• 1 box milk chocolate hearts
• 1 pack salted caramel biscuits
• 1 pack jam drop biscuits with Davidson plum
• 3 fancy protein bars

Shopping is done

2 x naps had

Games downloaded

Waiting for cheesecake shop to open and pizza place to start delivery.

Yeeha!

I've gotten a handle on doing all the Christmas stuff.

I think all the presents have been bought, just have to organise and wrap

all the food is ready to be prepped, Turkey and chicken pieces are in the freezer ready for Saturday

tomorrow's food is easy, just burgers and trifle , 2 x shortbread is made, I will bring half the panettone I made , only because it's so big I won't be able to finish it.

house is super organised and 95% clean already 👍

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-24/christmas-songs-quiz/106133752

Time to work! Looks like everyone's out doing their food shop today. Also the husbands who don't know what to get their wives.

I’m so organised this year, I don’t know what to do with myself

Have you been gifted new clothing yet? Prepare to be devoured by Jólakötturinn!

One of the best part about this time of year is looking forward to watching Dinner for One on NYE. It makes me cry laugh everytime.

spose I better do stuff

I have a shopping list

and a few chores

Found some drinking glasses the other day. Couldn't decide between the high ballers or the tumblers so I bought them both. Didn't need them and now I have to find room for them. They was Christmas present to myself.

I cannot stop sleeping. Guess my body needs it, but it would be nice to sleep at the right time. And not fall asleep before I can drink some fluids 🐪🌵

At my folks' place. Next door's teenage daughter just dropped off a plate of gingerbread men.

She's a lovely kid, that one

No viking rampages today, I went on a poisonous rampage in the garden instead. All the naughty grass that has snuck its way through the cardboard in the garden beds has now been sprayed. The worst bindii infested patch of naturestrip has had selective poison put on it, and the worst of the broadleaf weeds there have been sprayed too.

I was happy to see the climbing bean seeds I thought had failed have now sprouted. Some of the tomato plants didn't cope with the hot days and have died, but I have a few more seedlings that are still ok to replace them with and all the cherry tomatoes look to have made it. It doesn't look like any of the cucumber seeds have managed to sprout though, so I don't think I'm getting any of those this year.

The wine has been poured. The eyelids are already heavy. Christmas tradition has been chosen to be put off.

Yay finished my only day of work this week 3 hours early 🍺🍺🍺

We've made it to Albury alright. The trip up was good but it has been a big day for the boys and they're tired silly

Home. Food bought. Food eaten. Now clean bedroom. Clean fridge to make space. Mop floors. Wrap presents. Figure out exactly how long I need for things to cook tomorrow. Listening to the hogfather audiobook for company. Let's gOooo.

I went outside for the bins and the black cat came up with an excited wiggly tail. So I patted him/her for the first time.

Melbcat is sooky and cuddly tonight, she was snuggled up being held and tucking her head into my neck/under my chin.

Woken early by a bizarre dream (IRL dungeon with a floating dragon head - the reward at the end was a 20% off voucher at a cosemtic store) and soon after the neighbours had an epic meltdown, mum and kid absolutely screaming at each other. Oy.

Edit: I think they might have been screaming over a spider. I get it.

I'm deciding on a coffee or the start of a 3 day bender.

All very great suggestions but I'm going with a vodka, lemon, lime and bitters.

Its time to check out Culinary class wars on netflix if you haven't already. Season 2 is halfway through. Very good cooking competition 👍

Christmas Eve run complete. A lot warmer than I thought it was.

Waiting for delivery #3 but did attempt #1 & #2 really happen yesterday cos the gate was unlocked all day. It's not that hard to press a button. It's a jigsaw puzzle ffs. Chuck it over the fence.

Wrapping presents and just found out I may have doubled up on a present. Not really worried about it as I got the Whispering Jack album twice in 1986, and it was pretty awesome.

Got some shopping done, then had a nap. Now I wonder whether to have beer or Prosecco

Whoops. What was gonna be a quick run to the brew shop for some odds and ends (both His Lordship and I are planning on getting some mash on) turned into a quick bunnings nip I NEEEED A TOILET lookit that strawberry bowl it would be perf for your mum and then since it was next to woolies oh yeah I'ma gonna grab me some cokes and the wheat germ for my mash and yeah ok while I'm doing that you go get your dexies filled ooo they have those orabl B series 3 electric toothbrushes we want half price until 9pm!

...we did not plan for many of these. But we did them nonetheless

I tried lemon soju for the first time. Tastes like Salvital. My kinda jam.