Be yourself, and no-one else.

"Be yourself, and no-one else!"
How cute is that? Spawn is obsessed with Anh Do's 'WeirDo' series, and one of the books has that line as a sing-song phrase. Subsequently, Spawn is now singing it, a lot. Not that I mind. It's such a powerful statement that more children need to absorb. So many children try so hard to conform to the interests of those they look up to. The result of this leads to children losing their individuality, their personality, their 'thing'. Everyone needs their 'thing'. The quirky aspect that makes them unique from every other pleb. So go forth and sing that line, Spawn. I will not stop you, not ever.

As an aside, procrastination is the devil. (Devil/Spawn: they're related topics!)
I have an assignment to complete by tomorrow. It isn't a particularly difficult essay, it just requires far more referencing than I like, which requires far more reading than I would prefer for such a topic. It is an interesting topic though. I am enjoying learning more about what I originally considered the 'hippie decades'. So much more complex than that.

I am articulating into my degree of choice next year. That's exciting! I cannot believe I finally made up my mind about teaching. I love how I went into this degree thinking, 'if nothing else, I will learn some fun facts to teach Spawn!' SO much more. Now I have a new career path to pursue, again. And I am passionate about it. I want to make a difference. The world is so complacent nowadays, and I don't want another generation of brats to roam these lands.
So primary teaching. I hope I can remember all the stuff I need to remember. FOUR YEARS. That's how much learning I need to do to become a teacher. At least the degree is becoming more complex now. Less questionable teachers out there to influence my child.

Finished classes for the year. Just need to finish this essay, complete two online quizzes, then study for two exams (only one of which being a hurdle exam). Easy peasy! ... Who am I kidding?! My brain is fried.

Peace out.

- L. x

P.S. Only 87 days until Christmas! And only 45 days or so until this family puts the tree up!! WOOO!!!!! 

Our old tree. We've since gone fairly 'traditional' with a side of crazy.

It's Done!

I moved! Yay!

..Now I have to pack for our Christmas holiday.. BALLS. 

In all seriousness though, I'm so glad we moved when we did! It was a lovely low-mid 20s during moving weekend, then the following weekend is one of the hottest on record for December?! Crazy. Also managed to have aircon installed on Friday, ready for the 42 degree day on Saturday . I haven't really mentioned it, but I kind of LOVE the owners! So good. 

I have almost finished unpacking this place, thank God. I wanted to have most of it done before we left for Brisbane, so I could find everything we will need. Easy enough, except I cannot find certain things of mine!! My brothers dumped the last load from the move into the garage  (yes, I have a garage now!) and I feel the stuff I need is in a box I missed going through before stacking the stuff for storage. Super sad. Cannot be arsed going through it, so we will go without. No biggie, not really. Just means no swimming for this whale lol. 

Moving meant we got the tree up too! That's exciting . I think it's the thing I was most looking forward to about moving - finally being able to put the tree up!!! Spawn decorated it, so my OCD is going a little haywire, but it's still exciting! I think next year I'll decorate the front yard, just because I can! There's so much solar stuff nowadays that I don't need to worry too much about the killer electricity bill! Woo! ;)

That'll do. I have too much to do to sit here in a pensive state! 

Merry Christmas, crazies. 

- L. xx

Moving Sucks.

Soo, I'm moving! ...5 minutes down the road, lol.

As some of you know, Spawn is a turd. Especially where our stairs are involved! So I made the decision to relocate to a single storey residence. Also thought I'd find a place that ticked a few boxes I've been missing, but alas. Beggars can't be choosers. (Really cannot wait to have a pantry again, though! Should have made sure that box was ticked before applying...)
I've already started doing the menial cleaning jobs, in the hopes it will make the final clean much easier. And I've packed most of the things we won't need for the next two weeks. It's been fun, and I'm grateful for Victoria's crappy cool weather! Making this so easy! (Will probably be a heatwave the weekend we actually move, lol!) I like cleaning and organising. It makes me feel good. And whilst I don't hoard, gosh I'm loving the excuse to cull unnecessary items! So freeing!
The downside to moving two weeks before Christmas? Being the kind of person who puts their tree up mid November, I've had to refrain from assembling it until we move. So instead of enjoying it for over a month, we'll be lucky to get two weeks out of it! Not even, seeing as we're off to Queensland a couple of days before Christmas. This makes me so sad! But at least putting the tree up in the new place will make it more homey quicker. Hopefully Spawn will settle in easily enough knowing that's where Christmas is! Hopefully.....

But yes. Packing. Packing sucks. Sure, it has its perks. But knowing I'm doing all this packing, only to have to unpack in a couple of weeks.... Not feeling it. Not at all.
At least I get a holiday a week later though. Need to remind myself of that lol.

Eh. Enough rambling! I attached a photo that shows an example of an afternoon's work. 😂 Talk soon, crazies.

Peace out.

- L. x

House Hunting.

Why must it be so tedious?!
Actually, I take that back. I kind of enjoy house hunting. What I dislike is finding a house that meets our needs, that fits within our budget! There's always that one flaw. The one that turns you away....
Case in point: I inspected a property yesterday and it was in a good location, reasonably priced, a good size, plenty of parking (not so relevant for my loner self, but hey, gotta love an optimist!) and it even had a bath.
Downfall? There was a dog in the courtyard that had virtually destroyed the area. The oven was dated. As was the shower - almost to an, 'is this gross?' point. Hmph. NEXT....maybe.

You see, I cannot really be that picky, as affordable houses in my area are scarce as hen's teeth. Plus, I want to move before Christmas, because I'm kind of crazy. So I need to find a place right now!
I have a couple more to inspect tomorrow morning. I love how most rental inspections are grouped together on Saturday mornings - because nobody has anything better to do with their Saturday, right?! LOL. Ughhhh.
Anyway, I'm silently hoping one of them is decent. I want to know I'm moving already! I need to prepare for the move. Start packing. Organise things by room/necessity/trash. Ahhh, the life of an overly-organised freak, LOL.

Don't even get me started on the paperwork. Excuse me, real estate? Are you sure you wouldn't like my soul with that..?

So that's me, right now. Busy busy! Planning for our holiday, planning for our move, taking Spawn to a million appointments... I'm not kidding when I say my calender is CHOCKERS. It really is!!! Exhausting, this mum business.

Peace out.

- L. x