Melbourne

I find this time of year incredibly stressful and am just waiting for it to be over.

I was invited to join the lead tenant and his family at a Chrissy do down in Corinella and it sounded like a good idea 2 months ago when I agreed to it, but now I'm doing that whole overthinking and stressing thing that I do well. I don't know that I really want to anymore, it's a long trip away in a teeny tiny car to a place I've never been to meet people I've never met in a situation where everybody else is very familiar with everybody else there, and I'll be the odd one out

I'll definitely be going, I'm not going to cancel this late, but I'm just nervous about it and also wondering why the fuck I signed up to go do something on like the only day of the year I don't have to do anything

🌲>>>>🎄

It begins. Merry Christmas DT

The christmas tree made it to work in one piece. And I was able to separate the biscuits out to eat, so I am declaring the Christmas Cookie Tree a complete success. Much of it has already been eaten 😁

Arsehole ex landlord has not let out house yet. Went to neighbour's bleating aww i don't know why they moved, aww they shoulda put in an offer i woulda sold, awww the agent told me none of this

Thing is, said neighbour is the tree-swinging little old indian dude. Who i've basically been the surrogate daughter to for the past decade. And knows every intimate detail of how it actually went down.

Suffice to say, Don was pissed and that narrative-spinning conversation did not go as hoped.

Getting in early as I'll be flat chat tomorrow... Hope everyone is safe and healthy and either has a great day tomorrow, or is able to get through the day and make it to the next one. Much love.

If you're inclined, this station from somafm is good to have on in the background....

Christmas Lounge

I was today days old when I learned why Die Hard is an xmas movie...

Somehow I'd completely blanked out the entire massive chunks of the movie that reference xmas and only remembered Alan Rickman, and Bruce Willis crawling in vents

Every Christmas my aim is to do less and less. This year I have out done myself. I make no apologies. Now could someone please wrap these 3 gifts that I forgot to buy gift bags for.

Dammit, forgot to inflict my Christmas Adam joke on yesterday's thread.

:::Comes before Christmas Eve:::

Prawns are in the fridge, pork is wrap up for an overnight dry out, beer has been opened!

So on a final festive note I will say, Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays or neither and all at once to the DT! I hope your pants stretch out comfortably, that one weird family member doesn't approach you, may no spikey seafood stab you, and if you want the day just to end may it do so swiftly.

Dearest Santa, if you read this could I please get a new fence cos the one I have is hanging by a thread and it may not last much longer. I don't wanna see the neighbour's putrid yard. I've been good I promise. Love CEO. oxoxox.

I accidentally typed reindeer as raindeer, and that does seem like a more appropriate spelling tonight.

Just some basic cleaning to do, will put up tree, then the christmas cooking commences. I'll be doing a big loaf of olive bread, a few dozen iced shortbread biscuits and double amount waldorf salad. 😊

I NEED THE BOM WALL OF YELLOW AND RED TO HIT ME.. HIT ME GODDAMIT.

I have managed to make my summer pudding without turning the kitchen into a crime scene, so that's a win. Bit of lunch, then off to pick up seafood, then all my Christmasly duties are done and I can curl up with a book.

Hot Cross Buns reported in Queensland. What the fuck is a seasonal treat anyway?

i'm just chilling here because minus tomorrow's Christmas texts, I've already completed my Christmas activities

I’ve seen some ridiculous footwear choices in this gym. But none more so than this guy who is currently walking barefoot around the gym. Isn’t that an OH&S issue? Also, it’s gross.

For the resident lazy bum, I managed to squeeze every last bit out of today’s glorious sun.

And also got blasted by sand in Port Melbourne.

Our weather, right?

Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋

xmas dinner with my daughter's relos tomorrow is potentially fraught

I feel like a pilgrim in an unholy land

The storm has arrived in Melton. It'll be heading to the rest of most of you soon.

Sometimes I think dating and relationships is a bit like getting pregnant. There's a certain time window when it's ideal to go for it. But after that it just gets harder and harder.

Merry Yule everybody!
OK, so I'm a minute early.

I have hiccups :( I love you all merry xmas.

Home Alone done, Die Hard on now.

Stuffed full of cheese and about to down some doughnuts.

Dinner of champions. 😂

I for one am liking this rainy Christmas Eve. Feels like I could be overseas having a winter Christmas. Also having the oven going tonight was not sweaty work. I did want to go look at Christmas lights tho, not going to happen.

She's pissing down now. Sorry for all those with tin roofs.

aunt marge not missing christmas huh

I thought I was on top of everything, but I decided to leave making the cheesecake until today, but now I've realised we don't have the right kind of pan. Recipe calls for a 22cm round spring form, we don't even have any round pans, let alone a spring form one :/

We also only have baking trays (like what you'd make cookies on), so I can't even substitute it for a rectangle or square pan

The only thing I can think of is we have cupcake trays, so I'm wondering if I should try to make cheesecake cupcakes instead. I realllllllly don't want to have to venture on the bus down to Kmart

Got some Christmas lights in the yard and wrote cards for everyone at work, that's as far as I've gotten with Christmas this year. Still enjoying the season and am happy to be spending tomorrow with the boyfriend's family for lunch before indulging in my own tradition of mac n cheese in my jamis... if the house survives the night and we don't even up in Oz!

Hope you're all having a delightful evening!

I've got a sore throat and am feeling a bit stressed out... I probably won't go to Christmas at my sisters. Maybe just send Merry Xmas texts. Lemmy gets to deal with me instead.

I finished a practice piece, challenging myself to just do the work and not get it perfect (ie get bogged down). It is done and I learned a lot on a couple of skills I set out to practice but I still hate it in another way. Also it was digital not traditional so I worry that I'm just taking shortcuts rather than training muscle memory and learning properly.