The school holiday break usually means going with the flow and having time to tick off all the unimportant jobs that get put on the back burner during the term. I had a quiet Easter break as my boyfriend worked two of the days, so it was an opportunity for me to hang around at home and get all the odd jobs done around the house. We celebrated Easter Sunday at my brother’s new house which is on acreage and is a great place for entertaining. I got away with my sister and more action happened on the house; it is slowly transforming, which is exciting. I spent a big portion of the last month researching ensuites, styles and designs and looking online for products. My boyfriend has allowed me to be the project manager for the ensuite so am pretty pumped for that.

April for me looked something like this…

Listened to - 

* The School of Greatness Podcast with Lewis Howes

* The CEO Teacher Podcast with Kayse Morris

* The Marie Forleo Podcast

* Elise Gets Crafty Podcast

* Created an April 2021 Playlist on my Spotify Account

 Read - 

* Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

* Dreamers Never Sleep by Pat Mesiti

* Missing William Tyrrell by Caroline Overington

* Final Storm by Deborah Abela

Splurged on - 

* Rhianna Fleur perfume

Watching - 

* Robin Williams story on 60 Minutes

* NRL football games

Went to - 

* see the play Appropriate with a good friend at the Roslyn Packer Theatre

* hung out with my godfather, Uncle Noel

* Easter lunch with my family at my brothers’ new house

* Funeral for a fellow bush fire member

* Lunch at Doyles On The Wharf Take Away with my sister, best friend and his friend

* church to see my nephew making his First Communion

* charity Bingo night with my mum, sister and nephews

Booked - 

* in to get four new tyres for my car, a wheel alignment as well as had my car serviced

* tickets to see Jimeon in May

* a meal box with Marley Spoon for next week

Cooked - 

* Lemon Meringue Tarts, Chocolate Brownies, Chocolate Muffins, Anzac Biscuits, Vanilla Cupcakes

* Salmon, Cream Cheese and Dill Crepes for Easter Sunday breakfast, Seafood Marinara Pasta, Fried Rice, Sweet Potato and Tofu Salad, Pesto Baked Risotto, Jamaican Chicken Tacos, Haloumi Burgers, Tomato and Veggie Pasta

What's new - 

* Home improvements - cornice went up in lounge room, entrance, hallway, bathroom and kitchen. Makes such a difference. Replaced the fly screen in the back sliding door, weeded gardens, put up a key safe for the spare house key so we don’t get locked out again. Hired a friend to put up the window and door architraves throughout the house. He also installed our bedroom door. Just in time for winter. The heater warms up our room so quick now. Washed front windows. Pulled up carpet squares from front verandah. Got quotes to get the outside of the house rendered. Nearly ready to get quotes for interior painting. House is looking so much more put together and less holes for the cold to get through.

* Completed the Liberation Kriya 40 day Meditation Challenge without skipping a day and having to restart. It is difficult to keep your arms up for nine minutes but I challenge you to have a go

* Bought Malibu for the first time from a bottle shop rather than at the airport duty-free when coming back from overseas

* Stayed overnight with my sister at Coogee Bay. Had a great girls weekend hiking, eating and drinking and catching up

* Won a $100 Uber gift voucher to spend on Uber Rides or Eats

Looking for - 

* new pair of jeans

Sold -

* 3 pallets of tiles, dirt bike helmet, two old kettles, two toy model cars, party bowls, white tray table and stand, a pack of Mack gear, Dotti winter coat, plastic storage containers, guinea pig hutch

Started - 

* helping dad clean up his shed

* preparing teaching content for sale on Teachers Pay Teachers

Attempting to -

* Use my holidays to smash out some blog posts to schedule in advance. Managed to schedule blogs for the next two month to ease the pressure when I go back to school

* write an ebook on report comments for teachers

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