Turning 40 means spending $500 on new walking sneakers and fancy leather boots for the winter. Being old is expensive!

Went with Hubs to see The Two Towers extended and discovered a gem of a suburban indie cinema. I think I talked him ear off for about two hours afterwards

My husband is the best goddamned person in the world and I am so grateful he puts up with me and my bullshit

Ah something exciting is happening

I feel like this is some kind of sign www.livenation.co.uk/event/garth-...

I can't sleep because I'm struggling with a (not serious) dilemma but I can't talk it out with anyone because they're all asleep

Work is so terrible right now that I'm using every ounce of strength to get through it and I really don't know where to go from here

So grateful for my husband today, who's picking up my housework slack. Work is a nightmare right now so I'm grateful to have a home with love

Hubs and I were talking about me breaking my arm and I started crying because I still blame myself and it was the stupidest thing I've ever done

I had a dream that I went to London and was having a fabulous time exploring. I discovered a museum with a recently excavated Roman colosseum. I attempted to go but they denied me entry because they had deemed me not well travelled enough to understand the museum's contents. What's all that about

Had such a good day out today. Took myself to see Fellowship extended at the cinema and my god I feel so calm and centred. It was sunny and the city was beautiful and everyone was feeling good

Just had to use the 'hot weather' kit I carry around (little powered fan, soft towel for sweaty face, hair ties) and I'm sooo grateful. My bag is heavy but she is prepared, honey

Half an hour until the long weekend!

Like, how fucking great is ABBA. Absolute geniuses

I busted my arse last weekend trying to find a CD for my husband but it wasn't in stock. He was searching for another CD in our collection and found the album I was looking for. I forgot I swiped my dad's copy years ago

Cinemas here are playing the LOTR movies individually for the 25th anniversary, this will definitely fix me

TW: weight loss It's been slow so it's not immediately noticeable but it seems like I'm down to 1.5 chins and I'm thrilled ngl

It's a sad state of affairs that I'm celebrating a lease renewal without a rental increase but I'll take what I can get

I haven't been at work the past few days and of course the new enrolment/student management system that came in this year has fucked up 🙃 not looking forward to going through the panicked emails in my inbox 🙃

this is genuinely incredible

I'm going to have to renew both my passports this year which is expensive and a logistical headache. The worst part of it all is that now they'll both be fucking blue so I'll mix them up

There's fruit bats near my house and sometimes it's so quiet that the flapping of their wings sounds like there’s a bloody dragon outside. Gets me every time

Depending on definitions of home, either the Georges or the Parramatta

If I ever "become" a "writer" again, it will be entirely because of Taco Bell Quarterly.

Going back to work tomorrow so Sunday Scaries are through the roof. Two weeks is not enough to get yourself together lol

I'm trying to decide on going ahead with doing something expensive and fun and the mental energy of struggling with it is killing me. Why am I like this

Because I hate summer and I'm trying to wean myself off my phone, I'm trying to make it fun. Here's my 2026 loadout, Hot Weather edition. Of course the bag is the one my sibling got me at the Gaga concert

May be Up To Something... watch this space...

It's 33C today and I could use a frosty cemetery walk more than ever

Reminder to self

Haha smol I am very much leaning into my inner child this year - unapologetically cute and colourful

Happy New Year everyone! Love you all and have a wonderful 2026! 💖🎉

Some nights I am privileged to sleep between my husband and Bigcat. It's lovely and adorable but it would be even better if both of them didn't snore loud enough to wake the dead. Smaller culprit below

Just finished this beauty. Immensely validating and heart-warming, and yet I still feel grief and anger over how little me was ignored and how much I've had to struggle to make it through. Highly recommend. Gratitude and solidarity, @robinince.bsky.social 💖

I know they're not great quality but I wish my feet weren't too wide to wear Doc Martens, they're such a vibe

I just cleaned my pantry out. Four garbage bags later, it feels blissful. Some of the expiry dates on the spices were just embarrassing

Happy Christmas, fam. Love you all very much. Hope your days are bright and merry 💖

It's 12pm on Christmas Eve and I have finally finished work. And now, to sleep

My Grinchiest opinion is that The Thing is not a Christmas movie because it takes place in JUNE! The amount of people who don't realise the seasons are reversed in the southern hemisphere is mind boggling

One thing (of the many) I hate about living in a hot country is that I can't dress wearing long sleeves and layers, which calms me down. It's 40C and I feel so awful

Sitting and Reading is truly good for the soul

✨An (incomplete) database of Terror Camp Resources✨ After the polar exploration high of Terror Camp is over I’ve sometimes found it difficult to find things again. So I’m compiling the resources shared this year into a little searchable database…

Holy shit I'm getting so many grey hairs. On the one hand, glad to be entering my witch era, but on the other, *gestures to the world*

I'm sorry, folks. Just absolutely shattered by everything that's happened.

Dear body: please stop waking me for noodles at 1am this is not a sustainable lifestyle

This is abhorrent behaviour by the beeb. However, as more people are forced to make a stand against the forces of fascism (see also Eurovision), these situations become more visible to the otherwise neutral members of the public, and that's got to be a positive thing?

You don’t write like AI—AI writes like you. Defend the em dash.

Can't believe I still have 2 weeks at work fml

Watching a documentary series on Prime where Michael Palin looks back on his travel series and it's so lovely and gentle, exactly what I need

online friendship is crazy. like yeah we go way back. we talk about weird shit exclusively and we've seen each other in person between zero and four times