Hello, I can’t see, what did you put in my wine? Why am I so sweaty?
Hi, this is day two of some serious hibernation courtesy of the once-in-a-generation Victorian weather event we are currently undergoing. It’s post-lunchtime and I’m still in my dressing gown, I fell asleep reading twice yesterday, we’ve made a winter wonderland out of lego, I ate pizza for two meals in a row, and the chickens can’t believe their luck in the garden.
I was also struck with inspiration for a new blog header, which is available for viewing immediately.
The cool weather is confusing not only because it came on the back of a heatwave, but because once the heatwave hit, I found myself overheated and feeling guilty I’d ever badmouthed winter. I was so hot I couldn’t remember ever being cold and surely being hot was so much worse? Except today it’s 12 degrees and I’m in double layers and can’t remember ever being hot and now I truly don’t know which one I’d rather?
Of course the tree is up by December 3 (ps happy birthday Britney Spears I hope you make a lovely new painting sometime), there is a festive air at the homestead, we’ve only got half a season left of the podcast, three weeks of school, a garden that is either frying or waterlogged, feeeelings about next year, some behind-the-scenes stuff about what I actually even want to do with my life (I can tell you I sent the VM dream book to an actual publisher, if anything comes of it I shall report directly), Hazmat got engaged, the text message turned 25, I’m still reading Atonement, still trawling ebay for the babydoll dresses of yesteryear because the modern ones aren’t right, and generally just trying to get through this season of the year and of my life with good humour and a slim budget.
Things are good. How’s Christmas treating ya? Do you want to listen to Nevermind? Are you too hot to put the oven on? Having to sweep out your flooded garage? What a time to be alive, eh?
We listen to Nevermind almost every day here… my 4yo son is obsessed with the album . He inherited his mother’s music taste thankfully!
Yeah it’s always on here too! We have a pretty epic ipod shuffle system haha. Perfect musical education for the young’uns. Hope you’re well! <3
New header rocks lit (is that, like, for legit… I’m not up with the new lingo). Gen X approved.
IT’S GNARLY, DUDE
I just walked around Melbourne for two days and could only find one shop I wanted to buy stuff from ONE! I don’t know where to shop anymore. I understand your eBay trawling.
It’s so hard! I’m terrible with fashion as it is and never really know where to look. eBay seems to work out ok for me! Good luck next time though!
I swear to fucking god, I read the title of this blog post & thought “ she’s going to tell me she’s not blogging any more “ & then I prepared myself to be SO sad. But YAY!!! That’s not happening- thank fuck!!!
New header is great!
I’m so excited you sent your book idea to people who will make it into a book!!! Fingers crossed for you, & us, that they are smart & jump at it.
It’s 37 degrees here today. I’m melting. I’m hosing the puppies & chooks down every few hours. I’m making icy drinks like there’s no tomorrow. Refusing to cook anything for dinner & wondering how the hell the pool can be too freezing to swim in?
I started googling lunchbox ideas because next year both my babies will be at school & the only way I can cope is by pretending I’m totally oraganised.
And I haven’t listened to Nevermind in a few weeks but on Thursday night we had a massive Pearl Jam session at dinner that carried on for an hour afterwards & I think I said at least 10 times “ I still fucking love Eddie “ They are my youth in music form!
As for Christmas, tree went up on Friday ( as is the law) & I think we have proceeded to break at least half the baubles on the tree since. It’s looking bare & I feel the need to buy more & change my colour scheme ( I rock a simple gold & silver on the tree while all the paper, homemade room decos are green, white, red & gold ). I’m thinking rainbow vomit as per the rest of the house but my people are not on board. I’ve made the first batch of Christmas food gifts but still yet to bake gingerbread biscuits…perhaps this week.
Stay dry & warm VM X
I can’t budge from my red, gold and green decoration situation, I’m not sure I ever will. I like it to look like Christmas! I’m gearing up for another heatwave or three before summer is over. I felt like through this one I was watering everything in sight! Chooks, garden, children… always hosing something down.
I can’t believe the little two will be grown! I’ve been busying myself looking at lunchboxes online to take my mind off it too – let me know if you find a good one.
i think I will do sugar cookies one day when it stops being humid/rainy. We’re due a batch but the weather has not afforded us such!
Much love to you and yours <3
Love the new header to bits and I am sure the publisher will feel exactly the same way about your book. I don’t know what’s with the weather either, yesterday I was nearly melting and today it’s cold enough to wear my Christmas jumper. Not that I would ever be sad about an excuse to wear my Christmas jumper…
Hahah it must be so strange for you to NOT to wear a jumper at Christmas as it is! Are you heading back to the motherland over the festive period? xx
No. We never go back at Christmas because too exxy, too cold and too complicated dividing ourselves between two sets of family in different sides of the country. It’s ok, I got with the system and bought a Christmas T-shirt this year! x
ha, that’s genius!
I was in Melbourne again last week, caught the end of the heatwave but missed all the rain. Between there and Queensland this weather situation is confusing AF. Which reminds me, I need to pick up another new book. Pass the time and all that.
Fingers crossed for the book. I know it would be amazing!
Ah yes, let me know what you decide to get! I’m thinking already of what I’m going to read over the Christmas break. I will be up on the coast over that time, I’ll have to enjoy the non-confusing weather haha!