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World Series baseball- Red Sox vs Dodgers game 5 scorecard #mlbnotes

01 Thursday Nov 2018

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WORLD CHAMPIONS!! Woot woot.

The first two pages are my usual way of scoring the game. Score square to the right to allow room for notes down the left side (which may or may not have been needed for the previous inning).

The second two pages is the same game using the score stamp that @inkyourstyle made up for me. The square is larger than the normal scoresheet I was cutting up so I’ve had to rearrange my page layout a little. I’ll rejig it some more over the Australian season and be ready to go for the 2019 tilt at another World Series for the Red Sox. 💪🏼

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World Series baseball – Red Sox v Dodgers game 4 mlbnotes

28 Sunday Oct 2018

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The classic ‘game of two halves’. The first half with no offence scores and then BOOM! It all went off like a firecracker. I put it all on Sale’s firing them up at the bottom of the 6th.

Game 5 – the last of the three in Dodger Stadium – is tomorrow. The Red Sox have the chance to win it all. Otherwise it goes back to Fenway for the possible two deciders.

Play ball.

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World Series baseball – Red Sox v Dodgers game 3 #mlbnotes

28 Sunday Oct 2018

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Good God Almighty, let’s not do another epic double game like that in a hurry, ok? I’ve got hand cramps.

I can only imagine what Nathan Eovaldi and young Walker Buehler are feeling like after pitching so many innings each. Nine pitchers used on each side. All of the bench used by both Managers. They threw everything at each other and at the umpires for some seriously dodgy calls on both sides.

Can’t wait for Game 4 tomorrow – but let’s keep it the regulation 9 innings, shall we.

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World Series Baseball – Red Sox vs Dodgers. Game 2 Fenway.

27 Saturday Oct 2018

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Again playing catch up with these but here is game 2’s scorecard for posterity.

Today’s Game 3 in LA is just about to start on a Saturday morning Aussie time, so I get to watch this one live. Woot woot.

Go Red Sox!!

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World Series baseball. Red Sox v Dodgers Game 1 mlbnotes

24 Wednesday Oct 2018

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Get out in front and stay there. Genius.

1-0.

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Brisbane – you beautiful beast

01 Tuesday May 2018

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here’s to Saturdays

09 Wednesday May 2012

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a friday photo

09 Wednesday May 2012

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This is the gateway to family and friends, lots of animals, a craft room full of pretties, gardens aplenty, beautiful land, all the weathers and way too much food.

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tranquility

09 Wednesday May 2012

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This is one of my go to photos for remembering a quiet time. Early morning, cold air only starting to lift, dew still wet. A beautiful pear tree and water gauge.

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ruuuuuggbbyyyyyyy

22 Sunday Apr 2012

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When two tribes go to war… it was not our night.  Oh woe.  There’s always next week, fellas.

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13 Apr – birthday

12 Thursday Apr 2012

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My usual trick around my birthday is to beat myself up a bit about where I am, what I’ve achieved and to generally make myself sick with a migraine because I’m not a good enough me.  Fuck that.  This year, I’m on strike.  Imma gonna enjoy the flowers and have a drink.  Cheers.

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remember your joy on Mondays

19 Monday Mar 2012

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Monday is a hard day for me. If you’re like me, you’ve spent a bit of your weekend planning the to do list for the week. And if you’re like me, your list is a loooonnnnngggggg one – too long.

So come Monday morning, I hit the ground running. My self talk is all “I’ll do this first, then on the way to do this thing, I’ll pick up that thing and drop off two other things, and then I’ll get to work to start my 8hr day of to do things there”… No wonder I fall in a heap by mid afternoon!

Just to make things super interesting – and ramp up the difficulty by a factor of 2.5 – throughout, I chide myself that I’m not quick enough, finishing enough, creating enough, impressing enough. And because I’ve spent the day berating me, I go home – late – as a failure.

How did I get this screwed up? Maybe a realistic plan to move towards my goals (whilst still helping everyone else with there’s)? No?

Monday’s should become my ease-in day, my take my time day, my baby steps day. And not just a hell day to get through to the other side.

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sundays

18 Sunday Mar 2012

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Downtime. That’s what Sunday’s were invented for. I’d like to say this is what my Sunday was like today, but no. It was filled with the chores I don’t get to during the week commuting to and from work, or the hectic errand filled time that is called Saturday.

Sundays are becoming endangered. There’s a risk of it not being a day of rest, but a day of catch up with every other bloody thing that hasn’t got done. Worse still, Sundays are being spent inside my head – mulling over what happened the day before and/or planning all the stuff to do on the dreaded Monday that follows.

I need to reclaim my Sunday.  Say ‘no’ to everyone and do the want to do’s, not the have to do’s.  Who’s with me?

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lessons handed down

16 Friday Mar 2012

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One of the many things my mum has taught me is a love of handmade things.  It doesn’t matter how “professional” they are in their execution, the only thing that matters is it’s made with love by someone thinking of gifting a piece of their time/love/skill/supplies to another.

To this end, Mum thought a funny gift for Christmas one year was some material, needles and thread for me to learn how to embroider.  Hilarious woman 🙂

So one day a month, I go with my mum to her group afternoon session of crafty ladies.  We sit and stitch (lots of different types of needlecraft) and I listen.  The women are amazing.  All full lives of families, friends, travels, work and most importantly, they talk about their plans for the future.  I love listening to them.  They make me laugh, they help me learn and I always have a better sense of perspective for my life when I leave.

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storm coming

16 Friday Mar 2012

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I wish!  It’s always good to get some rain.

we might get some rain out of this...

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ready for a close up

16 Friday Mar 2012

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Change of season is a lovely time to take a second to smell the roses, literally.  With what we call autumn in the subtropics upon us, this is the last flush of flowers before the winter.Image

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command centre

16 Friday Mar 2012

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the Command Centre

It’s from here that the shots are called and the menu is planned, prepared and distributed to the guests.  It’s important to remove yourself and sit back to consider the options.  Who’s best with who and who’s not getting along with the others.  Planning time.  It’s very important – particularly when this place is more like a spa resort than a chook house, really.

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mission control

13 Tuesday Mar 2012

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THE PLAN

 

Whoever said looking after chooks was easy has never done it.  “Just chuck out some feed and collect the eggs”… as if! 

Chooks need military precision!  They need routine. And if they don’t get, by God, they’ll let you know about it. This is the mudmap I do when looking after Dad’s chooks.  Do I overthink things? Probably. But what if one naughty hen pecks another and that one flies into the next pen with some others it’s not meant to mix with? Disaster! The boys have names, ‘cos they’re easier to distinguish. The girls in age groups for now.

 

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mangoes, for the win!

11 Sunday Mar 2012

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BEST. DINNER. EVER.

This is the best meal ever.  2 whole mangoes and a leettle bit of dairy 🙂

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a rose by any other…

10 Saturday Mar 2012

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 My parents have got the greenest thumbs.  This climbing rose is gorgeous.

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like a boss

10 Saturday Mar 2012

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Aaaaand, stay there!

 Well done, Puppy!  That goanna didn’t know what was on his hammer and he didn’t come down that tree for hours – ha ha.

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babysitting

08 Thursday Mar 2012

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waiting

I’m baby sitting for the Oldies – so, meet the baby.   He’s waiting for Dad to come home. 

Not long, mate – not long.

 

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welcome

08 Thursday Mar 2012

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wedgetail eagle

I haven’t seen any wedgetail eagles around here for a few years.  I believe they develop several nesting sites and rotate around them over their lives.  Usually, we’ll see them in flight, waaaaay up high circling – but today was a lovely “welcome to country” from the couple. 

As I drove in, over one grid, hang a right, through the boggy patch and straight on over the gravelly bit.  The track veers right and down/up a couple-a hills before the last chicane down to the house. 

And there they were. Sitting low on a tree’s branches – maybe they’d just fed?  Unless you’ve seen them, you have no idea how friggin HUGE they are.  And beautiful, just beautiful. 

I turned off the engine, grabbed the camera and walked up slowly.  The lady moved off to a tree further away and the man followed.  They were not concerned, but sat on the far side of the next tree trunk so they could play hidey –go-seek with me. 

I took it slow but knew they’d move again.  Girl first, boy second.  Big wings beating, but not going up at all.  They flew at level over to another copse of trees.  I blew my camera battery entirely – and then when unpacking – realized I’ve forgotten my charger! Typical.  One battery to last a week.  This will be tricky – but I’ll go for a walk up to the old nest to see if they are any signs of recent renovations.  Wish me luck.

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eyes open

05 Monday Mar 2012

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I walked past these windows quite a few times before I saw the detail added to them. My lesson – a little more focus in the here and now and I would see the kind of depth I’m craving to find in my boring daily humdrum.

There are a million gifts of beauty for us all. Made and left where we might find them if we open our eyes. How many pieces of wonder do you walk past each day?

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nature girl

04 Sunday Mar 2012

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Beautiful morning.

7:00 Great walking. A bit of slipping in the mud. A careful eye on the uneven ground in front. A thud from a low hanging branch. A bit of laughing. A leach caught before it’s dastardly act. A dramatic re-enactment of it’s woeful attempt to do evil. More laughing. Silence at the waterfall. A bit of sweat and puffing on the walk back up.

8:00 Terrific start to the day.

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time out

04 Sunday Mar 2012

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My time:-

– in a safe place
– with no computers
– surrounded by supportive people
– walking amongst natural beauty
– in silence
– massaged
– cooked for
– taught new things
– and reinforcing old knowledge
– relaxing
– reading
– sleeping
– balancing.

Time out for me.

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high frequencies

04 Sunday Mar 2012

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What an absolute shit of a day.  For some inexplicable reason, there’s a lot of tension in the air, ‘cos everyone around me is sounding off, arcing up, pointing fingers and NOT LISTENING to each other. If they could all just shut up for 5 seconds, and think about why the person they are arguing at is saying what they’re saying, and not keep repeating what they think as if it’s not being understood, then my life would be much easier.

I hate conflict. I can talk a good fight but that doesn’t mean I like them. I don’t like hearing harsh words, I actually physically flinch when it’s around me.  My body language never lies.  It makes me sad to see people choose sides and not give the benefit of the doubt to each other.  Prejudgement and holier than thou certainty by people who don’t actually know the facts gives me the complete irits.  Who the hell do they think they are anyway?

Three different adults today have disappointed me…and I won’t forget it, but I’m going to work very hard on letting this nonsense wash over and around me.  Not through me.  My nerves can’t take.

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sigh

29 Wednesday Feb 2012

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and the Oscar goes to…

27 Monday Feb 2012

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Oh I do love a red carpet.  It’s where the fabulous meets the notorious with some star power razzle dazzle in the mix.  Fashion shows are about the clothes, red carpets are more about the horse wearing them.

This year’s Academy Awards was a little disappointing – with nothing really blowing me away.  The ladies definitely brought the colour this year, with no real standout theme.  I suppose white was the most popular, but it’s difficult to “pick a winner” when the looks range from girly-flutter through to hard edged couture.

The best dressed women are the ones most comfortable in their skin.  Who dress for their shape and know this is them.  I find little attractive about the ones trussed up to project something they are truly not.  Young things dressing too old (bless them).  Old things dressing young (thanks for the laughs!).

This Oscars was the wrong person in the wrong dress.  I think they should have a swap meet and ‘do-over”.

Sandra Bullock – safe, but never offensive.

Pene Cruz – old school glamour. I like this colour.

Natalie Portman – in spots. On the red carpet. In SPOTS.

Ms Meryl Streep. FABULOUS!!

Another beige feathery thing. Horrid.

Kate Mara – aka Vampire’s Bride – she’s about to go postal and attack the photographer.

God this is pretentious. The only person who can wear a cape has a name that ends with *man.

I didn’t like this style on Nicole Kidman, and I don’t like it now. Sooky-lala doesn’t make a fashionista.

Is it me? Diaz always looks grubby. Another beige feathery thing and points off for the strap marks.

Octavia Spencer is fabulous. She knows what suits her, and she wears it gracefully. Top marks.

Sheezh. Why try so hard? Angelina’s already won all the everything. Ridiculous and actually detracts from the dress.

Jo Lo attempting another “shock and awe” – missing the mark.

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if there’s pineapple, is it pizza?

26 Sunday Feb 2012

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a rant and a request

25 Saturday Feb 2012

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Is it too much to ask for real estate agents to update their online listings?  Is it?  I went to 7 open houses today – 2 of them were already Under Contract – but no element of the listing advised that.  I could have gone to other houses I’d actually have a chance at buying at these times instead.  To add insult to injury, one house I drove past for a stickybeak on the way to another had a SOLD sign up.  FFS!

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it’s Friday, Friday, gotta line up, it’s Friday

25 Saturday Feb 2012

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...waiting....waiting....

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more time in the garden

25 Saturday Feb 2012

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my "Julia's Rose" - parchment colour

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fortitude required

25 Saturday Feb 2012

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Fire up, Cupcake!

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QUEENSLANDER!

16 Thursday Feb 2012

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What happens when you’re little when you climb in to a safe place, but grow up so much that you are too big to get back out again?

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my saviours

14 Tuesday Feb 2012

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My earbuds save me on a daily basis. They shield me from unwanted conversations. They help me get under the loud phone conversations, deep and meaningfuls and total dross blabbed all over my bus. They help me sidestep and zigzag the slow walkers and meandering finger pointers out shopping.

They are my cloak of invisibility. My tardis to some of the best and most fantastic day dreams I have. I love my earbuds. Because they give me the one thing that helps me get through the day – music.

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BAFTA vs Grammy

13 Monday Feb 2012

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The Sublime – The BAFTA 2012 red carpet – A List

The BAFTA 2012 red carpet – quite understated

The “Ridiculous” = the 2012 Grammy Awards

And the Cinema Stars win!

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it’s the simple things

12 Sunday Feb 2012

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This is it. The end. The last of Dad’s honey :(. My nickname isn’t ‘Pooh’ for nothing. Those bees had best get busy.

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bat babies

12 Sunday Feb 2012

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My bat babies are very happy. Nice humidity of late and flowering madly.

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wish I was there

09 Thursday Feb 2012

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My day dreams are getting wistful. It’s time to travel again…

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hurties

08 Wednesday Feb 2012

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Well, this hurt.

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a softer side

07 Tuesday Feb 2012

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Sometimes I surprise myself. I am the most UN-pink, UN-girly-girl, UN-glittery woman you will ever meet. So when I’m drawn to something so unlike myself, it makes me take a step forward to figure out why.

These lovely cards by Deb at Bella Paperie are gorgeous. I think they are beautiful. I spent three hours of tape, glue and glitter with a group of people happy to have a go. In doing a craft class, you place your trust in the teacher. There’s no risk of failure because the ‘recipe’ already works. You get told what to do so you don’t need to think (much!). And most importantly – NO-ONE SEES THE ORIGINAL.

It’s nice to do something out of your comfort zone. Dive in and see why it’s never taken your fancy before. I’m still not really into the whole pink thing, but I might allow myself to like more bling. 🙂

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hope

05 Sunday Feb 2012

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I hate Sunday nights. They remind me how much time I didn’t use to get stuff done on the weekend. And by ‘stuff’, I mean the things I want to do, not have to do.

I imagine everyone else is the same – chores, cleaning, for me – house hunting… Catching up with friends is getting pushed more and more down the list as non-essential. Sunday nights are also when the headache that will be my constant companion until usually Tuesday evening begins.

And yet, I have hope. That there’s light at the end of the tunnel, my home will come, I’ll get to see people I actually like, spend more time with the family, crafting, cooking, gardening – and not fitting it in between hanging out the third and fourth loads of laundry.

I believe in the pendulum swinging…and it’s coming back to centre. It is.

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I am red

05 Sunday Feb 2012

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I believe I can fly

05 Sunday Feb 2012

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Everyone starts somewhere, why not me?

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blood suckers

02 Thursday Feb 2012

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These blood sucking vampire flies are everywhere at the moment. Gonna wear some turbo DEETed citronella soaked garlic to bed – once I invent it. Ha.

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my next ride

29 Sunday Jan 2012

Posted by laurenetrim in art, musings, photo, travel

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goal, photo, wish list

I spent a lot of this weekend in the car. In the rain. Driving. A lot.
I love my car – Rupert. But my next car will be Bond, James Bond.

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the simple things in life

29 Sunday Jan 2012

Posted by laurenetrim in food, musings

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Sometimes it’s nice to grab something new and give it a go. What’s the worst that can happen?

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getting a little bogged down

28 Saturday Jan 2012

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Very very tired of looking for a home. It’s an effort to look, choose, schedule, and get to open houses each weekend…assuming they actually have inspections. These days it’s by appointment mostly – 10 times the work for agents and a royal pain in the whatsit for me. So many calls and emails to see if you can schedule a look through. How the hell do you sell a house if you won’t let people view it? FFS!

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26 Jan – Aussie Aussie Aussie

26 Thursday Jan 2012

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Australia, bbq, living, photo

Aussies aren’t the only country that bbq meat for an easier meal – but we hang our hat on the practice.  We hold dear our outdoor lifestyle so fervently that we give ourselves a special day to use it.

En masse, we throw some snags, onion slices and steak on the grill, rustle up some salads and slap it all between the sides of a hamburger roll liberally smothered in tomato sauce (NB: not ketchup).  We play some games in the backyard – usually scratch cricket – so that everyone, no matter the age or ability, can have a hit, run, catch or bowl.  If you’re very lucky, you have a dog on your side as a ring-in fielder.

Some Aussies have a pool to cool off in, some are near the ocean, but we play, we eat, we play some more and we cool down however we can.  The point is we do it together.  We stop all the running around, the “have to do’s” that get in the way and we make the effort to spend the day together, talking, laughing, eating and drinking.

The Australia Day public holiday has such a different feeling to it than the Christmas holiday.  Less emphasis on presents and the need to give everyone something meaningful or “good”.  Less tradition to adhere to on what to eat, how to eat, how to spend the day.  Australia Day is easy-going.  It’s the day we spend being how we think we are.  Relaxed.  Connecting.  Having a laugh.  Enjoying the moment.  No worries.

I know that this day holds historical echoes that are unpleasant and that some find upsetting because it feels unresolved and unacknowledged.  Regardless of the day you get to do it, joining your loved ones together with a no fuss, no baggage, no bullshit event – just to catch up and relax – is a gift I hope you receive too.

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