From a morning walk at Warners Bay Foreshore this week.
That sinking feeling when your card is rejected at the supermarket.
Because you have the money, but not on you. Not in that account.
You call your partner to transfer it across. No answer.
Take a few items off to get closer because you think you have roughly $12 in there.
Rejected again.
Breathe. Stop shaking.
He calls you back, you had ten. Puts money in.
You walk away with the groceries.
And breathe.
What’s the worst that could happen?
People could look, could judge.
Or they might not, and you just have to come back later.
It’s not the end of the world. Is it?
Pay more attention next time.
And breathe.
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Finally got around to doing my tax yesterday – after hitting the shops and buying three pairs of summer sandals and thinking I needed to pay for them somehow!
I also got a cute little parcel from Jen @ Red Instead…
Looking forward to the Christmas Handmade Markets on Nov 21 (yes, Jen’s stall will be there, I believe!)… will get all my Xmas shopping done there – though I might not have the car that day, we’ll see if I’m up for the 6km walk (take a backpack!)
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I love it when little old Australia makes it onto the BBC world news broadcast heh. Aww look what’s happening out in the colonies… aren’t we a republic yet? Hold your horses girl, we just got the sorry done, and you’re pushing for a republic? small steps, we’ll get there one day…
Was relieved to see that the seniors in our ranks found the time in our staff meeting to watch the initial address. When we got in this morning there was talk it might not happen. But how can we be pushing early intervention services for places such as the Koori preschool without taking a small part out of our day for something so big?
Meeting days are interesting… and full of food. I think I’m going to get the upgraded gym memebrship this year and get myself along to a class or two as well as my regular stuff. Feel like I need to pushing :)
I’m finally going to do PECS training. So I’ll feel like I know what I’m talking about ;) I’m going to have to take a weekend out to do it, but I think it’s worth it, especially since I’ll be able to do it locally, and the fee is about half of what it usually is (meaning work will foot the bill rather than about half and then me having to pay to stay in Sydney overnight!)… This means I’ll have to decide whether I want to do another workshop I wanted to do, which is the two days after that (M,T).. and I’d have to pay for that one $400… I have a couple of weeks until the close for earlybird rego, and Im told I can have the time, so I’ll see how poor I’m feelig after I renew at the gym and so on. It’s probably worth it… we’ll see. That one’s on speech disorders while PECS is more disability-focussed… but helpful, very very helpful. So yes, more stuff to ocupy my this term!
Have veges in the oven an rosemary on my fingers… making me hungry! :D
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