October 2022 In Hindsight
October was a busy month for us. It started off with the long weekend. Any opportunities like that are usually spent on house renovations, so this time, we tackled (okay my bf tackled) the bathroom. It is a great feeling walking into the bathroom now. All fresh and white. For the second week of the school holidays, I packed my bags and headed south, picking up my sister on the way. We stayed at the Old Schoolhouse at Milton. Despite the rain, it was just what the doctor ordered. It was a great mix of country and the ocean. Milton is in a beautiful location and has the most gorgeous homeware shops. We ate at Gwylo at Mollymook and had some of the best food ever. So lucky. Since then our weekends have been busy getting out and about. My bf tagged along on my adventures and never complained. He is starting to get used to it now and says he has earnt some brownie points.
Listened to -
* Manifestation Babe with Kathrin Zenkina
* The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes
* Real Raw Relatable with Kat Johns
* The Terri Cole Show
Read -
* Make A Home To Love by Anna-Carin McNamara
* Joy In The Little Things by Kerrie Hess
* The Art of Home by Jack D March, Joanne Hardcastle, Marie-Claire Jackson and Wendy Simpson
* 8 Days in Rome by Francesca Giacco
* Future Steading by Jade Miles
Splurged on -
* Tri Dominoes game
Watching -
* Have You Been Paying Attention?
* Courses - Anxiety In Autism Webinar, How To Make Your Home Beautiful, Mental Strength Masterclass with Melli O’Brien, Breathwork for Money and Money Stress, Goodbye People Pleasing, How to Master Altered States for Problem Solving & Performance, The Manifestation Glow Up
Went to -
* did the Skywalk at the Sydney Tower Eye. Then dinner at Rowers by Cooks River and watch the planes coming into the airport. Best date night ever!
* took my bfs mum to Sydney Zoo at Bungaribee for the RFS Family Day
* went to a Spanish restaurant at Parramatta with my bff
* road trip to Coonabarabran for my bfs works. Stayed overnight in the truck at Cassilis
* took our dog to the vet for the first time. He has been itching like crazy, so apparently, he has allergies, particularly at this time of year. She gave me the most expensive tables ever but they did stop the itch almost instantly. Not sure what happens when the tablets run out?
* stayed for a couple of nights at The Old Schoolhouse Milton with my sister. Was super cute and peaceful with amazing views of the open paddocks
* Anjum’s Moving Mountains Exhibition at Braemar Gallery in the Blue Mountains. Talent right there!
* T20 Cricket watching New Zealand vs Australia. Won tickets thanks to The Daily Telegraph
* Sculptures By The Sea with my bf and dog
* invited to friends for BBQ dinner
* has a family 70th birthday lunch for mum at Cafe SER. First time to a cafe as a family and it was lovely
* see George Thorogood and The Destroyers at Enmore Theater. Great concert
Booked -
* tickets to Sydney Open this weekend
* to see the Chalkface play with one of my teaching mentors this coming week
* birthday weekend staying in The Loft at Ovolo Woolloomooloo
Cooked -
* rice pudding, mars bar slice, jam coconut slice, muesli slice, banana cake, bread and butter pudding
What's new -
* Home improvements - bathroom vanity we bought had a fault so had to be fixed. That took a while, plus a leak coming from the wall. All fixed now. Vanity hung. Bought a new mirror for the bathroom but had black trim, so spray painted it white. The shower curtain rail got hung. A root from next door tree was making its way up through the garden and was pushing the fence out of alignment so my bf had to dig the root out. We then put new plants in the garden and fixed it all up. finishing off the garden edge with wooden poles. Bought a vanity and bowl for upstairs but it didn’t look that good so returned it and got our money back. Now on the hunt to find a new one. Bought new stools for the kitchen. Booked council clean up
* still enjoying my new job and my preschool observations. Work is sort of starting to slow down; instead of fifteen emails a day it has reduced to about five. It is such a nice break and allows me to get my job done
* tried to do a poetry challenge and wrote a poem each day this month but only lasted first five days
* my family put on a surprise garden tea party for my mums 70th birthday with her closest girlfriends. It was a lovely morning and we managed to keep it a surprise from her which was the best
* seeing love hearts and the word bloom/blossoms again
* bought a ticket in the $140 million Powerball. Didnt win but a guy from Penrith did
Looking for -
* cheap vertical garden again
* outdoor six seater table and chairs
Sold -
* Holden rims and tyres, flan dishes, old bathroom mirror, black formal dress, white shoes I never wore to the white party
Started -
* going through all my recipes. Figure I either cook or chuck them so going to attempt to make my way through my folder. Does anyone else collect paper recipes?
* visualising my dream home in hope that it is all going to happen sooner rather than later
Attempting to -
* create a succulent garden out in the front garden. Been collecting free succulents from Marketplace and my collection is gradually growing
How was your long weekend and month of October? We would love to hear your thoughts. Please feel welcome to join the conversation and leave a comment below.
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