Life
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Random Things: Marathon Sign-Up, Internet Free Day #2, New Year Peeve, Perspective
I hoped that 2024 would be the year I finally ticked off a full marathon but I planned to sit on the fence to see if I could get some consistent training going in the first part of the year. Entries for the Melbourne Marathon to be held in October sold out in the first two days after opening. That left the Gold Coast Marathon in July as my next best opportunity. I still hoped to be able to wait until late February to make the call but on the 21st of December Hubby forwarded the information that the marathon was 50% sold three weeks after registrations opened. I decided…
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List #4: 100 Things that Made My Year – 2023
Stealing this idea from Austin Kleon. You can see 2022’s post here.
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Good Things Friday
POINT LONSDALE It feels like ages since we were last in Point Lonsdale. Looking back through my photos, the last time was the Labour Day weekend in March. The whole family has been down and it has been great to catch up. As usual, the holidays involve lots of cooking, afternoon naps, reading books, going for seaside runs and sitting around either inside or outside and chatting. CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS WITH A 3-YEAR-OLD IN THE MIX Four households under one roof make a lot of presents. My sister has a three-year-old so we were back to having the excitement of a young child around. She first woke at 4 am, but…
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Good Things Friday
G had a cold last weekend so he missed out on all the good things … and was not too happy about it. While I was out partying, he stayed home and tidied up our storage cage so it was easier to get my bike in. He was very bored by the end of the weekend. Anyway on to the good things … BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS Yes, they continued through until Saturday. We had our family (plus the girlfriend) celebration for my and E’s birthday on Saturday night. We went to a Sri Lankan restaurant called Indu in the city. It was my first experience of Sri Lankan food and I…
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Good Things Friday
MY birthday It was my birthday this week, and along with that came the obligatory eating. My Dad rang me up last Friday “I’m ringing for your Mum, she wants us to have lunch on Sunday. Can you book somewhere” Cue me trying to find somewhere decent, convenient and open for Sunday lunch with room for six people. I settled on Park Street Pasta and Wine which is not too far from us and convenient for Mum and Dad to drop down off the freeway. My eldest had to work but the other two kids could make it and the six of us had a lovely lunch. Bonus that we…
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Good Things Friday
I know NaBloPoMo is finished but it’s Friday and I just had to do a good things post. TRAVEL … AND COMING HOME If you’ve been reading my blog, you’ll know I’ve been travelling for a month which was exciting, fascinating, awesome, but it’s also good to be home. I love to see new places and experience new things, try all the food, and take all the photos, but it was still lovely to settle back into home this week. Sleeping in my own bed, relaxing in my big, beautiful bath and simple, home-cooked meals. BRINGING HOME SOME TRAVELLING HABITS AND SURPRISE ENCOUNTERS While we were away, we relied on…
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I am home!
E and I arrived home late last night. G is in the UK visiting clients. One advantage of flying in late is that we could just go straight to bed, and being tired, get a decent night’s sleep. That gives a good kickstart to getting over jetlag. It’s 8:50 am here and 10:50 pm in Berlin. I’ve had my quiet time, eaten a bowl of porridge and now it’s time to start thinking about ALL. THE. THINGS. So, a little list of the things that probably need my attention: Today’s immediate priorities are to walk around to Gumtree and pick up some bread and other essentials, go for run, unpack…
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Good Things Friday
By the time this is published, I’ll be jetting across the ocean … so that’s one good thing. Fresh Haircut I finally got my haircut and coloured. It’s been on my list for a while. The hairdresser looked back at my file and my last cut was April. When they blow dry my hair, it stays good for a few days and I got many compliments over the weekend. But I forgot to take a photo. Alpha Day Away The Alpha course usually includes a weekend away but for many people that’s difficult. We just did one day. We went to a school near the church with a really lovely…
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Internet Free Day #1
One of my 101 Things is to have 15 internet-free days. I used to have semi-regular tech-free days but haven’t had one for a while. This time I decided to commit to internet-free days because this still allows me to do some hobbies that I enjoy, like photography and putting together photobooks, while enjoying the benefits of switching off. Last Saturday was my first one. Some things I did: Run 5km. The first run since my bout of vertigo so taking it easy. It went well. Breakfast, read my book and fill in my journal. ye eldest came over and finished the section of the puzzle we’d left for her.…
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A little catchup
Life has been frustrating lately. I feel like the last three months have been one niggly health issue after another. No one thing has been serious but I feel like I’m constantly losing days to various ailments. On Tuesday I had one of the worst bouts of vertigo in years. It came on very suddenly around lunchtime and necessitated some crawling on the floor (to avoid falling), sitting on the bathroom floor unsure whether I was going to vomit and a couple of tears of frustration/self-pity. The worst was that I couldn’t even lie down because that set my head spinning violently and it did not settle in that position.…