Mad English girl Down Under

Good morning peeps. How are we all today? Me... well thanks for asking, I'm currently sat in a thunder storm (possibly have broken the kids toilet but am hoping that because I've left it alone and broken it will have corrected and mended itself by the time I go back to check in a minute.) How did I break it.... by unscrewing the push down flush to chuck one of those loo block things in. Now it won't screw back down. Eeek. Anyway enough about crappy toilets (hehehe) and on to my morning. Thought I'd pop to Aldi as fruit is cheap and it literally comes in abundance. So the first problem of the day is getting a space, every granny and her walking stick is out today, there were people queueing by cars with no one in. I had more sense and I just drove around and around and around aimlessly. Eventually got a space and went to get a trolley .... put in my trolley coin and the trolley wouldn't budge and its swallowed my coin and I can't get it back, obviously doe...

Hi from a very wet and cold Canberra.  Have I told you how cold it is here at the moment. Even though it's winter I cant quite get used to it being so cold in July and I'm keeping an eye on your weather in the UK and it doesn't seem that much better. But c'mon we're in Australia its supposed to be boiling. (Please note again FIL .... I did need those Timberland boots, and yes I know they were too small but I should've found some that fitted, and yes I do remember I bought over 2 new pairs of boots, but that's not the point) Our awesome house is made of paper and has no brick walls, all just timber frame and plaster board, no double glazing and no insulation. So people WE ARE FREEZING. The only heating we have is what I call the hair drier.. on account of it is just blows hot (well you cant call it hot more warm and that's pushing it) air out of vents in the ceiling. Our bedroom is at the end of the house with 3 external paper walls so it never ge...

Why has no one told me about exercise .....and the fact it's a killer....  As I'm now only a part time lady of leisure I thought I'd maybe enjoy doing some exercise classes. So got myself a deal on line. $29 for 4 weeks unlimited access.  Off I trot yesterday to my first ever spin class. (With I might add my Jack Wills bag bought for this purpose and matching water bottle, I know, get me!!) Went straight to the back as that way I can keep out of sight (I thought) and also as I had no idea what I was doing it meant I could look at everyone else.  Me in my primark joggers and vest top rocking the "I know what I'm doing" look (not)  Trainers older than Charlotte. Everyone was gently peddling so that's what I did, after 13 minutes thinking this is easy, and wondering what all the fuss is about. (Class yet to start)  More people arriving and some alarm bells ringing when the 2 people in front of me put on their proper cycling clip on shoes.... ...

Good morning, afternoon here ..just. Hope you are all well? I've been good and done all my chores this morning, tea is in the slow cooker so now only right I have 5 minutes peace to write to you all. My actual drama this week happened Friday afternoon, like the subject suggests..... I thought I'd have a relaxing day (for once) and I was sat enjoying watching a film and trying to curl unruly mop (one burnt finger later and mop in even more disarray) my phone rings and I see its Charlotte calling. Only it's not Charlotte on the other end its her friends saying Charlotte's fainted by the lake and they don't know what to do, my reply "don't worry she'll be ok'. Then I actually realised they wanted me to do something! Right I'm on my way I tell them but warn them I'm on my bike as Sean has the car (Truck won't pass the roadworthy, another story there not today though) TX Sean saying whats happened and jump on my bike, this time my sens...

Morning lovely people. Hope you're all well?  Monday morning here and already as the subject says I've had dramas. Thought I'd investigate Crace today or as my phone auto corrected to Sean the other day in a message "just heard crack is nice"  Sigh.  The funny thing is he just took it in his stride as if that's an every day quote from me. Anyway I put the directions on my phone and jumped on the bike. Only the directions are rubbish. It tells me to turn right across some dirt land which I am NOT doing, I then get swooped at by a magpie and its not even October yet so I grumble under my breath at him, ignore turn right and carry on.  Then the thing starts screaming at me turn left, sharp right I now look like I'm having an epileptic fit on the bike. Sigh. So I stop while the phone re routes and off I go.  I'm on a roll I am whizzing I'm enjoying this until...... I realised the phone hasn't shouted at me in at least 3 or 4 mi...

Hey guys. It's a pretty cool 26° here today, although it's quite over cast so hard to believe it's that hot. I'm waiting for my very own spiderman to come, actually, hope he doesn't come dressed as spiderman as I'm not sure I'll be able to keep my giggles in, and REALLY hope he doesn't come as a spider.  That would definitely freak me out.  He's due at 3.15 apparently it takes an hour to do the house and the garden then we have to vacate for an hour.  I'm going to ask him very nicely if he will do the whole street, and the next few and possibly the town while he's at it.  After spending the night with someone Sean works with and her family on Saturday night I am definitely NOT cured of scaries.   Her husband is ex army and has a very good sense of humour (even better when talking to a very frightened English girl (that's me by the way)  Anyway what started him and all his delightful stories about the horrible little critters wer...

I'm back in the library this time no coughing man and no slanty monitor or chair. I have my gorgeous daughter sat opposite me trying to her maths work and she keeps asking me questions, there are only so many times I can bump her off with 'why don't you work it out' or ask Google. Maths is not mine or her strong points. But I feel rushed at the PC clock is counting down and I'm conscious that I have so much stuff to look at, and there's only so much you can do on a tiny phone screen. I have more to tell you about the moving day...... It turns out Ob pulled the red cord as apparently he wanted to see what it did, so he's the culprit of breaking the garage door, since then he's broken a zip on his school shorts, a zip on his new shorts and something else that I've forgotten. Thanks Son!! Eunice / Yannus actually fixed the garage all I needed to do was press a button on the actual unit, so I didn't actually need Jim or Mo. Sigh. ...