It looks like once the fog burns off it's going to be a nice day. Tomorrow looks good too, which is fabulous as I have washing to do, and Mr Woof will also be thrilled as it encourages me to go on longer walks. I might even go up past the cows and kangaroos again. But I also need to get through more unpacking and sorting, which is all in the boring inner room with a view of the fence โน๏ธ
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A nice hot bowl of porridge please.
It is starting to feel like home, which is a nice feeling. It is nice having everything new. The last place was old and not in the best repair, so no matter how much you cleaned things it never really looked that great.
Miss Meow seems to be liking the new space, she seems to really enjoy exploring any newly rearanged areas. She'll probably be disappointed when it is finished. Mr Woof is still a bit unsettled, but I think he just needs a bit of time to get used to things.
Roast chicken is in the oven. It took a bit of looking through boxes to find a few vital components - most important being the baking dish. It's the oven's first roast, I've only used it for heating a pie before. It's smelling pretty good. It's a much bigger oven than I'm used to, which could be handy sometimes (but mostly I just use the little toaster oven/air fryer).
I've had a productive day. I've moved a few bits of furniture around and assembled a shelf unit that will hold a lot of the pantry/storage items. That section has been the cause of a bit of roadblock that stopped me doing things in other areas, so this should mean I can start getting a lot of stuff out of boxes and properly sorted out. Mr Woof was very unhappy with all the banging going on while the shelf was being assembled and evacuated to the back yard until things quietened down, but Miss Meow was right there wanting to be involved and investigating everything.
The small fenced off area around the back gate to store the bins in and keep the pets back is working very well. Amazingly the width of the panels fit across the gap between the house and fence perfectly so it looks like it was made for the spot. Hopefully it lasts ok in the weather, it's designed for indoor use so it will probably rust out at some point, but if it can last me for a few years while I am here that will be ok.
I think I'm feeling better now. Still a bit of a sniffle, but mostly fine. I'm out of bed, showered and even took Mr Woof for a walk (he is thrilled to have the daily walks again). Now I can hopefully get into gear to do a bit more unpacking - I've done the easy initial bits so it's very tempting to keep putting off doing more. But it needs to be done and I'm a bit sick of all the boxes everywhere.
I had to drive to Williamstown yesterday to see the dental surgeon, which was absolutely horrid driving with the weather. But the good news is the implant has healed (implanted?) successfully, so I'm free to move on to the next phase of getting the crown. I might push that off into next year so I can get another insurance rebate for it, I've not got a lot of cash spare after all the moving costs.
Welcome back YarraByte, hope you're feeling ok. It's a bit of a nasty bug that's been going around.
I have managed to put away some of my groceries and check if the order was ok. I somehow managed to order three avocados instead of one, and a single tomato instead of a kilo. They gave me much larger eggs than I ordered, but one of them was broken so I'm probably even on that one. Miss Meow will be comforted to know that we are now fully supplied with her tinned food, and have an extra bag of dry food to tide us over until I can find which box I packed her dry food in when moving.
Mr Woof has been very unsettled that I was spending time in the study instead of the lounge. I tried putting one of his beds in the study for him, but he just brought his moose toy in and left it in the bed.
Ordering groceries online is easy, carrying them all to the kitchen from the front door is hard. I am exhausted just from that effort, and haven't even put it away yet. I really should have ordered some chocolate.
Mr Woof has found his moose toy and has been carrying it around trying to find a safe place for it. He took it to the bed yesterday and has now bought it out onto the couch next to me. I think it means I'm entrusted to look out for the moose's safety.
I am looking forward to the day I unpack my sandwich press, having to toast my sandwiches in the frying pan is a bit of a pain.
But today's sandwich was pretty awesome anyway