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Gibson has completely changed lol

Behold the lap cat lol

Ok the waterworks have started. I feel like the worst damn cat slave lol. I know I'm not, it's not like I sent him to a gulag - it's a dang palace!

I'm also the usual anxious about travelling, and when I'm anxious I tend to cuddle the cat. So this feels quite hard.

I think I'll feel better when I'm away and gone, where I'm not around all his cat things 😂😭💀

Well I had a fairly sedentary day today at home with the kids. Cleared some things out of the fridge and freezer. I tried a beginner flow yoga style routine but it didn't really work for me because I've lost a lot of flexibility over the years without realising. Even sitting cross legged on the floor is hard because I'm so stiff in the knees 😫 so I did the 1000 step challenge again because my step count is way down and the routine is fun and not hard in the wrong way lol.

Took a train trip to Thomastown and the station's resident crackhead was very helpful when we were trying to c change the boy's nappy. She felt like quirky sort of NPC in the starting world of a game that teaches you all the mechanics.

I hope your phone finishes charging, Thomastown station crackhead lady.

New computta

I've started Silksong and while I suck at it, it's good fun!!

beach ☠️

so I was down the beach and saw a strange interesting looking box thing bobbing in the water just off the sand

I grabbed a stick to pull it in to check it out, it was heavy, took a step in the water to have a look, I have good waterproof boots, read the label

cremation remains!!!!

I didn't touch, left it there in the water, I scooted outta there

it will wash up overnight , I'll let the early morning walkers deal with it

took a pic of the beach

I’m doing surprisingly ok given the amount of alcohol I had last night coupled with lack of sleep. Also productive day despite the late start. But I have dinner with some other friends tonight and they’ll all be drinking and there’s no way I’ll be able to stomach round 2. Water for me.

Gibson is a little more chatty after her surgery. Her spay wasn’t done properly the first time so she had to have another surgery.

She kinda squeaks and chirps lol

Last wander around Brunswick to get some things before tomorrow. Got some 3/4 pants, a handbag, and a toiletry bag from Savers. Partner got new jeans and trakkies, and a pair of sneakers.

I also had to buy the Essendon membership scarf. I dont have any Bombers merch, despite them being my team, so I thought it would be pretty funny if people thought I was a member. Also we have a Freo scarf my partner owns, so it's only fair 😂

Already missing Mickey, but I know he'll have a good time. The other cats there were all very happy and really liked seeing the cattery owner, so I think he'll warm up to the place very quickly. The cat opposite him is called Fat Charlie, he's on a diet, and he was the fattest damn cat I've seen in real life 😂

Breakfast cost me $17 + $15 petrol money this morning. 2 hash browns, 2 McMuffins and a drink. Would it have been cheaper to order thru Ubereats? Did the pint sized Offspring rip me off?

Mickey has been safely taken to his cattery hotel. He hissed for the first time ever, because he doesn't like the other cats, but he was still sweet to me. I haven't cried or anything, I know he's gonna settle in when he realises the other cats can't get to him.

Now I just have to sort out the rest of my stuff for tomorrow morning's flight 💀

What on earth is the problem some men have with reading the fucking instructions?!?!

I have become acquainted with a very social little poodle named Crumpet. I love Crumpet very much

I've spent the afternoon doing lots of sorting of groceries and the fridge. I had some bits of capsicum left, so I did a refrigerator pickle with those and a few of the fresh mushrooms. I've also sliced up leftover pumpkin and sweet potato and roasted them for the freezer. I've made a start on packing up the meat and will finish the rest tomorrow.

The liver is cooking with lots of bacon & onion (making lots of yummy gravy) and I'll just need to do some mashed potato to go with it. I didn't use all the liver, so there's a package of that back in the fridge to figure out what to do with too. The pieces you got were a lot smaller when I was a kid, and I remember it being something you could only get sometimes. The butcher and supermarket would only get a limited amount on one day of the week, there was not a constant supply. And because they didn't have the vacuum packaging it didn't last that long either so you had to be a lot more careful to make sure it was fresh.