Guys, my newly adult daughter is on an overnight bus with her friend on the way to Adelaide for a few days. I am sad but I'll be ok.
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That's awesome that she's having adventures!! What's planned for ADL?? How has your night been?
They'll be doing touristy things. Staying in a backpackers hostel. My night's been good, lots of laughs and now a little bit sad. I am happy for her but a little anxious because this is her first trip without a proper adult. Thanks for asking.
she'll be fine, you have raised her well ππ
Thank you.
I have a very dear older family friend that is in early stage Alzheimer's. We travelled together about 18 months ago but she is really past it now and we kinda knew that would happen (it was a bit of a last harrah family visit). there's a family event coming up and she would love to go. I have told her that I can't manage to find accommodation that will suit us (true) and I also think she is a bit past it (true and said and received with love). But she wants to and is a little bit past reason (keeps saying 'I will let you know if I can come') and it breaks my heart. I am gonna zoom her into it (someone in her home can help).
But fuck this getting old business. She was the strongest most capable woman I knew growing up. Always a real rock for me. Aaargghh.
I'm sorry for what's happening. Dementia related ageing just sucks. π«
I'm so sorry. hugs
What are you peasants eating?
Ayyyyyyyye!!!!!! πππ
Suddenly I don't want my planned dinner, I want that spread.
... I had tinned spaghetti on toast. It was delicious OKAY.
Glad you've celebrated hard though, this looks amazing and you deserve all of it!!
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yay, I went to the beach with my new gum boots. The tide was out and I was adventurous and walked right out across the sand flats to the far rocks that are usually well underwater.
here's a pic looking back at the shore π
That's a beautiful photo.
Thank you. π It's a very photogenic place.
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Well it's official.
Hambam is now confidently an off leash walker.
I have waited for this moment for a long time.
Trick was to take him to the same park several times a day so he got over being hyper stimulated / fixated. It worked. Now he doesn't give two shits about anything.. other dogs / kids. So I have upgraded his braincell count to 3, from 2.
Nice. My tip, still keep eyes open for skateboards and electric scooters....took my doggo an extra year after graduating to off lead status before he could see those and not be bothered...
Cuddling with my warm fuzzy baby. Her bunny soft fur, her warm comforting bulk, her sweet good natured face. I love my cat so much and kiss her little head.
Welp, I may feel like my thesis is complete shite and that doing a research project was the worst decision ever that's dredged up an unrelenting blast of old trauma, but because nobody fucking applies for scholarships in my school, I did... and guess who just got $3000 for filling out some forms - when I'm weeks away from graduating π
Sadly, it is taxable as I'm a part-time student, but hell, at least it'll be in this FY where my taxable income isn't as high due to having worked part time
Nice. And trust me everyone feels like that weeks away from graduating - you are doing just fine.
I survived work. Must make tea
I wish I'd taken annual leave tomorrow so I could have a 4 day weekend. Ah well.
I made hash browns. It just ainβt the same. Maybe brushed potatoes arenβt the best for it.
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Good night everyone. Sweet dreams. π
Step 1 in life admin day complete:
I have a desk
It is much more solid than I expected for the price, and a touch bigger than I was envisaging. It mostly went together easily too, with only a few bolts at the end which were tricky to position and in a place that didn't allow you to turn the allen key fully. I think I've only got three more bits of furniture to assemble now, the two bedside tables and a small shelf.
Edit: and I now have a working computer too! The important peripherals have all been installed: mouse, keyboard, speakers, and cat sleeping mat.
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Nocturnal friend wants to become a 'NEET' which I have learnt stands for Not in Employment, Education or Training. She said she just wants to win the lottery. A girl can dream.
What would you do if you won the lottery?
Travel and when I'm not, I'll be in a nice cabin somewhere and read books all day.
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My really boring answer to this is go see my financial advisor and get things set up so I can live like I do now but without the work
This used to be called a LOL - Lady of Leisure. Estimated income level = $200,000 pa MINIMUM. Without working, that's a shittonne of capital at 2% pa averaged. She can dream, but those dreams are not realistic. I doubt even the lottery would finance that sort of lifestyle.
You mean like a socialite?
Not sure that Low's friend said what she wants to do, only what she doesn't want.
buy a nice small house by a beach, set up a nice art work studio, do education and training, work at my art and do part time employment
doing nothing would drive me crazy
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My dream is to have an abode in Melbourne, and also a second abode in a regional place I like that serves as a weekender but I will eventually retire there. I'd love to retire early; I don't think my body can handle hard physical labour for another 15 years even though I love it. That's probably it lol. It's only the lottery: when I was a kid a lottery win would set you up for life. Now I feel like it'll pay off your house and your kids education and not much more.
Edit: that's assuming I win something smallish. If I won like 15 million dollars or something that'd be very different.
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Man, I just put all my estimated earnings and tax paid etc into a calculator and I'm depressed once again at the removal of the LMITO. I hate that I'm probably going to have such a 2.5-3k tax bill at the end despite working part time :( I'm so used to having tax returned and July being a bit of a splurge month.
Why the hell is my employer withholding so little tax?! Ugh. I know it's better to have the money up front and earn interest (which also gets taxed...) but psychologically it effing sucks.
Next time I might start having a separate "tax" account to save the money into, like it's an annual bill. E: or just dump it into super since mine's rather low for my age... Could use it for FHSSS or one of those grown-up things
I think I'll get a big fast SSD for the computer to put Linux on. I might as well find things to claim in the EOFY sales because I've been getting tax bills the last couple of years. Might as well spend and claim
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