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My night at home alone

Tonight C is out for a boy’s night for one of his friend’s birthdays, taking one of my housemates along with him. My other housemate is in Hawaii, which meant I got the entire house alone.

Oh yeah.

Alone.

STOKED.

Needless to say I have been living it up lazy style, with a bit of housework thrown in for good measure. After all, on his days off C does a lot around the house so I’m only too happy to do the same when I can.

Tonight my evening consisted of the following:

  • Downloading a heap of TV shows to be watched, the kind that C grumbles at
  • Watched said TV shows while laying in bed
  • Falling asleep and missing about half hour of said TV shows
  • Putting all the folded clean washing away
  • Preparing all the washing for tomorrow
  • Putting away all the gear from our night away last night for my cousin’s wedding
  • Laying back in bed to watch more TV

    • Lazy? Definitely. Enjoyable? Absolutely.

    What’s your idea of an enjoyable night alone?

    Don’t get sick now…please!!

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    Dear body,

    Right now you’re lazily spread out on the couch with a blanket over your feet. You’re slouched to the side in a position your Chiro would hate. But it’s comfy.

    Your throat is sore, you sneezed as I typed this, and your eyes are hot. You just want to crawl into bed.

    You have a big weekend. Tonight was meant to be a games night at a friend’s place, but you piked so that you could go to bed. Right now the couch seems like bed. Tomorrow you have a truckload of uni to get through before picking up a friend from the airport and having some friends over for a BBQ. Sunday is the big one.

    Sunday is grand final day.

    After a morning breakfast with family and an appointment to get your iPhone fixed, you will be forced to endure a delicious lunch and several beverages. Following that, you will head to Suncorp Stadium for the most important day of the A-League calendar, the grand final. Hopefully Brisbane Roar will win back-to-back, and body, you need to be prepared for a LOT of cheering. Your throat will be under stress, the adrenaline will be surging through your vessels.

    Body, you have a big weekend ahead. Don’t get sick now…please?

    What lays in waiting for C

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    Towel origami dog

    Today C gets home from camping, where he has been since Monday. I’ve missed him terribly while he has been away, so as a little surprise for him I decided to treat him a little.

    I know from past experience that when I come home from camping the first thing I want to do is just shower. I want to stand in there for just 5mins with the water washing over me; hot water has never felt so good. Then I get on with the business of getting clean.

    The next thing I look forward to is my bed. After sleeping on an air bed or thin mattress for a week, the feel of a proper mattress with clean sheets is simply amazing.

    Thus when C gets home he will find the following:

  • Fresh sheets on the bed, and on the corner of the bed:
  • New towel set washed and dried in the drier so it’s amazingly fluffy
  • One of the towels and the hand towel folded into an origami dog (see picture above)
  • In the dog’s arms will be some feet exfoliating scrub, feet moisturizer, pedicure scourer pad thing, and some chocolates
  • A little note saying welcome home and that I missed him (aww)

    • The dog has been designed to have one ear down and one ear up, so it’s more like his dog in real life.

    Hopefully he gets a laugh out of it, as well as a case of the warm fuzzies. After all, it took an hour to learn how to fold that dog!!

    Have you ever done anything similar for your other half?

    Another domestic Sunday

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    This weekend was meant to be filled with friends, drinks, and laughter. Instead it was low energy all around.

    About midday on Thursday (Australia Day, and a public holiday for most), C came down with a terrible virus. He had the shakes, a high fever, and eventually got the runs. He was barely able to stay awake, and lost his entire appetite. Within 24hrs he had dropped 5kg. I immediately kicked into the “caring girlfriend” routine and fussed over him, waking him periodically to take his medication and to make him drink fluids to keep him hydrated. When I wasn’t there, one of our housemates, Joe, stepped in to keep an eye on him.

    Needless to say, I cancelled my plans of going away with some friends camping to stay home and look after C instead. I also had to cancel C’s weekend on the Gold Coast for a birthday party, tell some friends not to come over on Friday night, and tell his boss he wouldn’t be in on Saturday morning.

    Today was incredibly low key. I woke around 10.30am (after finally going to sleep at 2am, too caught up researching the upcoming Thailand trip) and lazed around the house in my pyjamas. Mum stopped past quickly at midday, then I showered and changed. A few hours were spent as a domestic goddess, washing clothes, weeding and general housework, then I retired to the couch. Where I now sit.

    I was also meant to go to Laser Force this afternoon with some friends, but unfortunately the place was closed when they arrived so it got postponed until tomorrow night. I won’t be able to make it as I have netball, so bummer for me. I was also going to go to their house to watch the Australian Open Men’s Singles Final, but my lazy gene kicked in and I piked again.

    I have managed to climb out of my indent in the couch to make some banana bread, my first time making it. Hopefully it turns out, I will be sure to post some photos! I also had grand plans of washing and straightening my hair tonight, but at this stage I think that’s out. Maybe tomorrow night after netball…

    So I hope you all had a most exciting weekend! I’m happy to report C has improved to the point that he is sitting on the couch, and has stayed awake for most of today, but he is still barely eating anything and doesn’t stray far from the bathroom. Yet he is improving, and that’s fantastic to see.

    Next weekend will be more high energy, I’m sure. Now just to start planning something!

    Facebook relationship status: not single

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    The last time I wrote about my dating life I discussed my concerns about a second date, where I didn’t know what to expect. The longer things go on I realise that I’m never going to know what to expect. I over-analyze everything, and the usual outcome is that I cause myself unnecessary stress, with no real benefit. Thus I have finally stopped thinking about things.

    That’s the best thing I’ve ever done.

    It’s a bit scary, but only 2 weeks after a second date the man codenamed Copper, C for short, and I decided we are in a relationship. Is that too fast? I don’t know. But it feels comfortable and we’re both happy with it, so whatever. At the time of our second date I was still a bit screwy in the head over my no-strings-attached person, and finally decided that the best thing for me would be to put them totally out of my mind. A gut instinct had been telling me over and over not to get involved with him, so I finally listened to my gut and severed all ties (if only I could listen to my gut when it tells me I don’t need anymore chocolate). We’re still friends and we can chat without it being weird, but I can already see the difference in that I don’t find myself thinking about him anymore. The lack of constant mind games has already made me feel like a huge weight has lifted off my chest.

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