Forget postive, forget negative its more like this
Oct 22nd 2006 | 7:06 pm
#1
Thread Starter
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 10,375
Forget postive, forget negative its more like this
4.30 first person up, on the road for 1.5 hour commute
5.30 second person up, on the road for 45 min commute
6.00 3rd person back up, walk dogs for half hour was on beach no dolphins reported
Off to work
10 am kids got up, pupil free day again, if school day would be 7 am with exciting new happenings like forgetting homework, lost school socks, sudden appearance of project set to be handed in today. Assorted washing, tidying, bedmaking, pet feeding, note filling, producing breakfast.
Next 8/9 hours assorted work activities.
One person after 5 hours makes arrangements to pick up assorted kids.
Next 4 hours, assorted washing, tidying, cleaning, washing up, buying groceries, produce dinner and tomorrows lunches.
6 pm greet and feed person 2
7pm greet and feed person 1
Homework.
Feed pets.
More washing.
Showers
Pick up more washing.
Pack up school bags, more tidying.
10pm, sit down have cup of tea, watch news
Bed
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat. But add take out.
Saturday do grocery shopping, clean house/cars/kids/dogs/lawns
Sunday add in 2/3 hours at beach and reading sunday papers.
Repeat following week.
Not that negative, not that positve, quite boring, probably much the same if I lived in south africa, UK, outer mongolia .......................
5.30 second person up, on the road for 45 min commute
6.00 3rd person back up, walk dogs for half hour was on beach no dolphins reported
Off to work 10 am kids got up, pupil free day again, if school day would be 7 am with exciting new happenings like forgetting homework, lost school socks, sudden appearance of project set to be handed in today. Assorted washing, tidying, bedmaking, pet feeding, note filling, producing breakfast.
Next 8/9 hours assorted work activities.
One person after 5 hours makes arrangements to pick up assorted kids.
Next 4 hours, assorted washing, tidying, cleaning, washing up, buying groceries, produce dinner and tomorrows lunches.
6 pm greet and feed person 2
7pm greet and feed person 1
Homework.
Feed pets.
More washing.
Showers
Pick up more washing.
Pack up school bags, more tidying.
10pm, sit down have cup of tea, watch news
Bed
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat. But add take out.
Saturday do grocery shopping, clean house/cars/kids/dogs/lawns
Sunday add in 2/3 hours at beach and reading sunday papers.
Repeat following week.
Not that negative, not that positve, quite boring, probably much the same if I lived in south africa, UK, outer mongolia
.......................
Oct 22nd 2006 | 7:27 pm
#2
Account Closed
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 10,158
Re: Forget postive, forget negative its more like this
Originally Posted by jad n rich
Not that negative, not that positve, quite boring, probably much the same if I lived in south africa, UK, outer mongolia
.......................LOL - yes absolutely true. The bucket is shinier here and I take what is offered to me..... If you don't take advantage of what Australia is all about and change just something in your life, it won't have been worth the move... imo.
Oct 22nd 2006 | 7:38 pm
#3
Suncream, I need suncream
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,316
From: Sydney
Re: Forget postive, forget negative its more like this
Originally Posted by jad n rich
4.30 first person up, on the road for 1.5 hour commute
5.30 second person up, on the road for 45 min commute
6.00 3rd person back up, walk dogs for half hour was on beach no dolphins reported Off to work
10 am kids got up, pupil free day again, if school day would be 7 am with exciting new happenings like forgetting homework, lost school socks, sudden appearance of project set to be handed in today. Assorted washing, tidying, bedmaking, pet feeding, note filling, producing breakfast.
Next 8/9 hours assorted work activities.
One person after 5 hours makes arrangements to pick up assorted kids.
Next 4 hours, assorted washing, tidying, cleaning, washing up, buying groceries, produce dinner and tomorrows lunches.
6 pm greet and feed person 2
7pm greet and feed person 1
Homework.
Feed pets.
More washing.
Showers
Pick up more washing.
Pack up school bags, more tidying.
10pm, sit down have cup of tea, watch news
Bed
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat. But add take out.
Saturday do grocery shopping, clean house/cars/kids/dogs/lawns
Sunday add in 2/3 hours at beach and reading sunday papers.
Repeat following week.
Not that negative, not that positve, quite boring, probably much the same if I lived in south africa, UK, outer mongolia .......................
5.30 second person up, on the road for 45 min commute
6.00 3rd person back up, walk dogs for half hour was on beach no dolphins reported
Off to work 10 am kids got up, pupil free day again, if school day would be 7 am with exciting new happenings like forgetting homework, lost school socks, sudden appearance of project set to be handed in today. Assorted washing, tidying, bedmaking, pet feeding, note filling, producing breakfast.
Next 8/9 hours assorted work activities.
One person after 5 hours makes arrangements to pick up assorted kids.
Next 4 hours, assorted washing, tidying, cleaning, washing up, buying groceries, produce dinner and tomorrows lunches.
6 pm greet and feed person 2
7pm greet and feed person 1
Homework.
Feed pets.
More washing.
Showers
Pick up more washing.
Pack up school bags, more tidying.
10pm, sit down have cup of tea, watch news
Bed
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat. But add take out.
Saturday do grocery shopping, clean house/cars/kids/dogs/lawns
Sunday add in 2/3 hours at beach and reading sunday papers.
Repeat following week.
Not that negative, not that positve, quite boring, probably much the same if I lived in south africa, UK, outer mongolia
.......................
Oct 22nd 2006 | 7:44 pm
#4
Forum Regular
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 42
From: Melbourne - but not for much longer
Re: Forget postive, forget negative its more like this
Originally Posted by jad n rich
4.30 first person up, on the road for 1.5 hour commute
5.30 second person up, on the road for 45 min commute
6.00 3rd person back up, walk dogs for half hour was on beach no dolphins reported Off to work
10 am kids got up, pupil free day again, if school day would be 7 am with exciting new happenings like forgetting homework, lost school socks, sudden appearance of project set to be handed in today. Assorted washing, tidying, bedmaking, pet feeding, note filling, producing breakfast.
Next 8/9 hours assorted work activities.
One person after 5 hours makes arrangements to pick up assorted kids.
Next 4 hours, assorted washing, tidying, cleaning, washing up, buying groceries, produce dinner and tomorrows lunches.
6 pm greet and feed person 2
7pm greet and feed person 1
Homework.
Feed pets.
More washing.
Showers
Pick up more washing.
Pack up school bags, more tidying.
10pm, sit down have cup of tea, watch news
Bed
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat. But add take out.
Saturday do grocery shopping, clean house/cars/kids/dogs/lawns
Sunday add in 2/3 hours at beach and reading sunday papers.
Repeat following week.
Not that negative, not that positve, quite boring, probably much the same if I lived in south africa, UK, outer mongolia .......................
5.30 second person up, on the road for 45 min commute
6.00 3rd person back up, walk dogs for half hour was on beach no dolphins reported
Off to work 10 am kids got up, pupil free day again, if school day would be 7 am with exciting new happenings like forgetting homework, lost school socks, sudden appearance of project set to be handed in today. Assorted washing, tidying, bedmaking, pet feeding, note filling, producing breakfast.
Next 8/9 hours assorted work activities.
One person after 5 hours makes arrangements to pick up assorted kids.
Next 4 hours, assorted washing, tidying, cleaning, washing up, buying groceries, produce dinner and tomorrows lunches.
6 pm greet and feed person 2
7pm greet and feed person 1
Homework.
Feed pets.
More washing.
Showers
Pick up more washing.
Pack up school bags, more tidying.
10pm, sit down have cup of tea, watch news
Bed
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat. But add take out.
Saturday do grocery shopping, clean house/cars/kids/dogs/lawns
Sunday add in 2/3 hours at beach and reading sunday papers.
Repeat following week.
Not that negative, not that positve, quite boring, probably much the same if I lived in south africa, UK, outer mongolia
.......................
Oct 22nd 2006 | 7:46 pm
#5
~~~
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,849
Re: Forget postive, forget negative its more like this
Originally Posted by iPom
LOL - yes absolutely true. The bucket is shinier here and I take what is offered to me..... If you don't take advantage of what Australia is all about and change just something in your life, it won't have been worth the move... imo.
Oct 22nd 2006 | 8:01 pm
#6
Banned
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,872
From: Gold Coast
Re: Forget postive, forget negative its more like this
Originally Posted by jad n rich
4.30 first person up, on the road for 1.5 hour commute
5.30 second person up, on the road for 45 min commute
6.00 3rd person back up, walk dogs for half hour was on beach no dolphins reported Off to work
10 am kids got up, pupil free day again, if school day would be 7 am with exciting new happenings like forgetting homework, lost school socks, sudden appearance of project set to be handed in today. Assorted washing, tidying, bedmaking, pet feeding, note filling, producing breakfast.
Next 8/9 hours assorted work activities.
One person after 5 hours makes arrangements to pick up assorted kids.
Next 4 hours, assorted washing, tidying, cleaning, washing up, buying groceries, produce dinner and tomorrows lunches.
6 pm greet and feed person 2
7pm greet and feed person 1
Homework.
Feed pets.
More washing.
Showers
Pick up more washing.
Pack up school bags, more tidying.
10pm, sit down have cup of tea, watch news
Bed
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat. But add take out.
Saturday do grocery shopping, clean house/cars/kids/dogs/lawns
Sunday add in 2/3 hours at beach and reading sunday papers.
Repeat following week.
Not that negative, not that positve, quite boring, probably much the same if I lived in south africa, UK, outer mongolia .......................
5.30 second person up, on the road for 45 min commute
6.00 3rd person back up, walk dogs for half hour was on beach no dolphins reported
Off to work 10 am kids got up, pupil free day again, if school day would be 7 am with exciting new happenings like forgetting homework, lost school socks, sudden appearance of project set to be handed in today. Assorted washing, tidying, bedmaking, pet feeding, note filling, producing breakfast.
Next 8/9 hours assorted work activities.
One person after 5 hours makes arrangements to pick up assorted kids.
Next 4 hours, assorted washing, tidying, cleaning, washing up, buying groceries, produce dinner and tomorrows lunches.
6 pm greet and feed person 2
7pm greet and feed person 1
Homework.
Feed pets.
More washing.
Showers
Pick up more washing.
Pack up school bags, more tidying.
10pm, sit down have cup of tea, watch news
Bed
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat. But add take out.
Saturday do grocery shopping, clean house/cars/kids/dogs/lawns
Sunday add in 2/3 hours at beach and reading sunday papers.
Repeat following week.
Not that negative, not that positve, quite boring, probably much the same if I lived in south africa, UK, outer mongolia
.......................Hopefully the fact that we realise life will be very much the same with work and school and work and school with the sun thrown in as a bonus will help us settle into the Oz way of life quickly.
Andrea
xx
Oct 22nd 2006 | 8:04 pm
#7
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,808
Re: Forget postive, forget negative its more like this
Originally Posted by jad n rich
Sunday add in 2/3 hours at beach and reading sunday papers.
Repeat following week.
Not that negative, not that positve, quite boring, probably much the same if I lived in south africa, UK, outer mongolia
.......................I thought I was going to capture the Outer Mongolia sitting on a beach market all to myself. And now the secrets out.
Bugga
WW
Oct 22nd 2006 | 8:10 pm
#8
Account Closed
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 29,154
Re: Forget postive, forget negative its more like this
Originally Posted by jad n rich
4.30 first person up, on the road for 1.5 hour commute
5.30 second person up, on the road for 45 min commute
6.00 3rd person back up, walk dogs for half hour was on beach no dolphins reported Off to work
10 am kids got up, pupil free day again, if school day would be 7 am with exciting new happenings like forgetting homework, lost school socks, sudden appearance of project set to be handed in today. Assorted washing, tidying, bedmaking, pet feeding, note filling, producing breakfast.
Next 8/9 hours assorted work activities.
One person after 5 hours makes arrangements to pick up assorted kids.
Next 4 hours, assorted washing, tidying, cleaning, washing up, buying groceries, produce dinner and tomorrows lunches.
6 pm greet and feed person 2
7pm greet and feed person 1
Homework.
Feed pets.
More washing.
Showers
Pick up more washing.
Pack up school bags, more tidying.
10pm, sit down have cup of tea, watch news
Bed
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat. But add take out.
Saturday do grocery shopping, clean house/cars/kids/dogs/lawns
Sunday add in 2/3 hours at beach and reading sunday papers.
Repeat following week.
Not that negative, not that positve, quite boring, probably much the same if I lived in south africa, UK, outer mongolia .......................
5.30 second person up, on the road for 45 min commute
6.00 3rd person back up, walk dogs for half hour was on beach no dolphins reported
Off to work 10 am kids got up, pupil free day again, if school day would be 7 am with exciting new happenings like forgetting homework, lost school socks, sudden appearance of project set to be handed in today. Assorted washing, tidying, bedmaking, pet feeding, note filling, producing breakfast.
Next 8/9 hours assorted work activities.
One person after 5 hours makes arrangements to pick up assorted kids.
Next 4 hours, assorted washing, tidying, cleaning, washing up, buying groceries, produce dinner and tomorrows lunches.
6 pm greet and feed person 2
7pm greet and feed person 1
Homework.
Feed pets.
More washing.
Showers
Pick up more washing.
Pack up school bags, more tidying.
10pm, sit down have cup of tea, watch news
Bed
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat. But add take out.
Saturday do grocery shopping, clean house/cars/kids/dogs/lawns
Sunday add in 2/3 hours at beach and reading sunday papers.
Repeat following week.
Not that negative, not that positve, quite boring, probably much the same if I lived in south africa, UK, outer mongolia
.......................So are we to put in our weeks worth as well......without any positive or negative comments...is that the point of this thread ??
Oct 22nd 2006 | 8:20 pm
#9
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 16,623
From: Hill overlooking the SE Melbourne suburbs
Re: Forget postive, forget negative its more like this
Originally Posted by jad n rich
walk dogs for half hour was on beach no dolphins reported
Any purpoises?
Whales?
Have to admit, my life is transformed. I've gone from a flat in S London to a big block in the 'country', there is no comparison.
There are loads of things here that were not an occurence in the UK. That's why I moved.
Oct 22nd 2006 | 8:35 pm
#10
Back in OZ!
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 905
From: Perth, Australia
Re: Forget postive, forget negative its more like this
For me the 'shinier' moments will be seeing my niece and nephew growing up. I do not want to be 'Aunty Susan in England' who they are told to say 'Thank you' for their Christmas presents and who they may see once every 2-3 years.
I fully expect to miss many of the things I have grown accustomed to in England (some without realising). but I am planning on changing things in Australia and living life a little more to the full.
I fully expect to miss many of the things I have grown accustomed to in England (some without realising). but I am planning on changing things in Australia and living life a little more to the full.
Oct 22nd 2006 | 8:58 pm
#11
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,503
From: Riverland, SA - Beds/Cambs/Nhants was home in UK
Re: Forget postive, forget negative its more like this
Like the post and now I'm here I can see your point - I too get up soooo much earlier here than I did in UK but the skies generally bright blue!
My other observation is that probably when you cut grass and get chance to sit and enjoy it it'll probably be fairly quiet around you ... so many people out at beach or doing some sports or something! Couldn't believe the quiet on a Sat lunchtime! (Plus grass doesn't need cutting so often so generally hear it less!)
Not sure if this is the same everywhere as you have to bear in mind I'm some 2 hrs from coast in proper rural Oz! I was in a "town" this lunchtime as I don't get any neighbours at home! (Well not without driving 6ks).
Love it and the flies!
My other observation is that probably when you cut grass and get chance to sit and enjoy it it'll probably be fairly quiet around you ... so many people out at beach or doing some sports or something! Couldn't believe the quiet on a Sat lunchtime! (Plus grass doesn't need cutting so often so generally hear it less!)
Not sure if this is the same everywhere as you have to bear in mind I'm some 2 hrs from coast in proper rural Oz! I was in a "town" this lunchtime as I don't get any neighbours at home! (Well not without driving 6ks).
Love it and the flies!
Oct 22nd 2006 | 8:58 pm
#12
Account Closed
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 8,441
Re: Forget postive, forget negative its more like this
Originally Posted by jad n rich
4.30 first person up, on the road for 1.5 hour commute
5.30 second person up, on the road for 45 min commute
6.00 3rd person back up, walk dogs for half hour was on beach no dolphins reported Off to work
10 am kids got up, pupil free day again, if school day would be 7 am with exciting new happenings like forgetting homework, lost school socks, sudden appearance of project set to be handed in today. Assorted washing, tidying, bedmaking, pet feeding, note filling, producing breakfast.
Next 8/9 hours assorted work activities.
One person after 5 hours makes arrangements to pick up assorted kids.
Next 4 hours, assorted washing, tidying, cleaning, washing up, buying groceries, produce dinner and tomorrows lunches.
6 pm greet and feed person 2
7pm greet and feed person 1
Homework.
Feed pets.
More washing.
Showers
Pick up more washing.
Pack up school bags, more tidying.
10pm, sit down have cup of tea, watch news
Bed
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat. But add take out.
Saturday do grocery shopping, clean house/cars/kids/dogs/lawns
Sunday add in 2/3 hours at beach and reading sunday papers.
Repeat following week.
Not that negative, not that positve, quite boring, probably much the same if I lived in south africa, UK, outer mongolia .......................
5.30 second person up, on the road for 45 min commute
6.00 3rd person back up, walk dogs for half hour was on beach no dolphins reported
Off to work 10 am kids got up, pupil free day again, if school day would be 7 am with exciting new happenings like forgetting homework, lost school socks, sudden appearance of project set to be handed in today. Assorted washing, tidying, bedmaking, pet feeding, note filling, producing breakfast.
Next 8/9 hours assorted work activities.
One person after 5 hours makes arrangements to pick up assorted kids.
Next 4 hours, assorted washing, tidying, cleaning, washing up, buying groceries, produce dinner and tomorrows lunches.
6 pm greet and feed person 2
7pm greet and feed person 1
Homework.
Feed pets.
More washing.
Showers
Pick up more washing.
Pack up school bags, more tidying.
10pm, sit down have cup of tea, watch news
Bed
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat. But add take out.
Saturday do grocery shopping, clean house/cars/kids/dogs/lawns
Sunday add in 2/3 hours at beach and reading sunday papers.
Repeat following week.
Not that negative, not that positve, quite boring, probably much the same if I lived in south africa, UK, outer mongolia
.......................
Oct 22nd 2006 | 9:32 pm
#13
Banned
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,177
From: Godzone, utopia, Paradise Island under the sun.
Re: Forget postive, forget negative its more like this
Originally Posted by jad n rich
4.30 first person up, on the road for 1.5 hour commute
5.30 second person up, on the road for 45 min commute
6.00 3rd person back up, walk dogs for half hour was on beach no dolphins reported Off to work
10 am kids got up, pupil free day again, if school day would be 7 am with exciting new happenings like forgetting homework, lost school socks, sudden appearance of project set to be handed in today. Assorted washing, tidying, bedmaking, pet feeding, note filling, producing breakfast.
Next 8/9 hours assorted work activities.
One person after 5 hours makes arrangements to pick up assorted kids.
Next 4 hours, assorted washing, tidying, cleaning, washing up, buying groceries, produce dinner and tomorrows lunches.
6 pm greet and feed person 2
7pm greet and feed person 1
Homework.
Feed pets.
More washing.
Showers
Pick up more washing.
Pack up school bags, more tidying.
10pm, sit down have cup of tea, watch news
Bed
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat. But add take out.
Saturday do grocery shopping, clean house/cars/kids/dogs/lawns
Sunday add in 2/3 hours at beach and reading sunday papers.
Repeat following week.
Not that negative, not that positve, quite boring, probably much the same if I lived in south africa, UK, outer mongolia .......................
5.30 second person up, on the road for 45 min commute
6.00 3rd person back up, walk dogs for half hour was on beach no dolphins reported
Off to work 10 am kids got up, pupil free day again, if school day would be 7 am with exciting new happenings like forgetting homework, lost school socks, sudden appearance of project set to be handed in today. Assorted washing, tidying, bedmaking, pet feeding, note filling, producing breakfast.
Next 8/9 hours assorted work activities.
One person after 5 hours makes arrangements to pick up assorted kids.
Next 4 hours, assorted washing, tidying, cleaning, washing up, buying groceries, produce dinner and tomorrows lunches.
6 pm greet and feed person 2
7pm greet and feed person 1
Homework.
Feed pets.
More washing.
Showers
Pick up more washing.
Pack up school bags, more tidying.
10pm, sit down have cup of tea, watch news
Bed
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat.
Repeat. But add take out.
Saturday do grocery shopping, clean house/cars/kids/dogs/lawns
Sunday add in 2/3 hours at beach and reading sunday papers.
Repeat following week.
Not that negative, not that positve, quite boring, probably much the same if I lived in south africa, UK, outer mongolia
.......................
Oct 22nd 2006 | 10:19 pm
#14
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 16,623
From: Hill overlooking the SE Melbourne suburbs
Re: Forget postive, forget negative its more like this
Originally Posted by Lord Pom Percy
If you lived in South Africa you would have been in constant fear of being Car Jacked and murdered and the way to school or the beach, IF you were in the UK you would have spent hours in traffic jams and it would be too cold to go to the beach and if you did it would be excrement and industrial waste you would see in the ocean not dolphins and if you were in Outer Mongolia you would proabably pick up the kids from school on horseback.
Oct 22nd 2006 | 10:27 pm
#15
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 5,940
Re: Forget postive, forget negative its more like this
Originally Posted by Lord Pom Percy
If you lived in South Africa you would have been in constant fear of being Car Jacked and murdered and the way to school or the beach, IF you were in the UK you would have spent hours in traffic jams and it would be too cold to go to the beach and if you did it would be excrement and industrial waste you would see in the ocean not dolphins and if you were in Outer Mongolia you would proabably pick up the kids from school on horseback.
