taxation amendments and other exciting news

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jLomxrWM_-TLhs4syCqf3lbE7TMg
(why isn’t wordpress letting me post links. argh!)
the 100 pieces of legislation descriminating against the gays looks set to be amended next month.
this is exciting because 1. superannuation can go to your partner automatically. especially important in situations where the extended family of the deceased didn’t support/was in the dark/ etc about the relationship their […]

homelessness & housing

while we worrying about fences and the neighbours, perhaps there are bigger issues:
http://comps.realestate.com.au/display.php?s=946974884a3814683&seg=HTHAU

for everyone who goes to the site above and enters the code, Realestate.com.au will, in partnership with Mission Australia, donate a $1 to raise the awareness of homelessness.

wash-up

people came and bought our stuff. the big stuff didn’t sell. the small stuff sold. we met lots of colourful characters, which was quite fun. and apparently, to the neighbours we are colourful characters too so they popped in to check us out.
we made $320. from our op-shop trinkets, Abba-heavy record collection and ephemera. crikey.
ps. […]

could our crap be your crap

people of west footscray and surrounds, we are selling our crap tomorrow on the front lawn between 8am and 4pm.
there’s some really crappy stuff, some vaguely crappy stuff and a bit of useful stuff.
i will also be attempting to sell the pets at some point during the afternoon.**
in other news, if anyone wants these things […]

sick kid, poo, lists

drew has been sick on and off for the past three weeks.
she’s getting better but not quite. i think i’d better write down some notes about happens today. i get to the end of wednesday and it’s a bit of a blur. “um … we trashed the house? … can’t remember what else … i […]

putting your money where your mouth is

i think i smell the smell of optimism in the air.
i think it has a lot to do with the rudd government. i think it has something to do with saying sorry, the first female governor general, a summit where some of the best and brightest (and russell crowe) get to share ideas. i know […]

‘the secret’ part ii

maybe there is something in this secret business after all.
after putting my secrets out into the world and just wanting stuff, stuff happened:
1. my contract has been extended
2. we have finalised the house deal, the finance is done and there’s a sold sign on the board in front of our new house.
this is excellent. i […]

Chicken Little

I did a trial run to Werribee last week during peak hour and it was better than I thought it was going to be. From West Footscray to the new house was about 35 minutes.
It’s going to be a bit of a head shift. It takes 10 minutes to get to work at the moment […]

‘the secret’ and other secrets

somebody leant me a dvd of ‘the secret’.  it makes a very good coffee cup coaster.
in the spirit of ‘the secret’s’ main rule - put it out into the universe and the universe will make it happen - i’ve spent some time wanting my work contract to be renewed at the end of may.
i’m not […]

a sick poppet, bank balances & homework on sundays

i think that title pretty much sums things up