So the cola experiment was a success πͺπΌ The Minipeelers gave it double thumbs up, mixed with either straight soda water, lemonade or a sprite slushy, and Mr P mixed it with soda water and a dash of bourbon and said it was magnificent. However, next time I make it I will halve the amount of star anise (which I felt to be just a little too "there"), double the vanilla and add some extra of the browning syrup I made. All in all I am happy with the experiment and keen to make more!
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When is the DT bar opening? πΉ
Now that would be something!
That is so cool π
I'm happy when I get the ratios of cordial correct and here you are making syrup. Fantastic!
I bugger up cordial all the time lol
yum, you have inspired me to try to make some. I have a soda maker and bottles so it shouldn't be too hard. π€
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Phoar. I held back so much when my Aunty called.
I told her quite clearly over there phone that I donβt want to be used and manipulated into trying to influence everyone else into making a decision on the will and approving things.
I told her quite clearly I would not get involved and if I needed the inheritance I would not intervene and get involved.
All she wanted to do was try and use me to influence the outcome and kept talking negatively about everything.
She tried manipulate me again and I told her not to.
I didnβt really want to talk to her but Iβve had it with her.
Edit: and Iβve slightly burnt my fish fillets thanks to her.
wtf
if I was so blunt and assertive the manipulators in my fam would then ring up other people and tell them lies, saying I abused them
I just ignore them now
Some of the family already donβt like her, I did lie and say I donβt speak to any of them and havenβt in months but she effectively pocketed money she wasnβt entitled to and she was caught out and now making it like sheβs the victim which is why sheβs being scrutinised so much by the family and all the paperwork is under a microscope now.
I will be ignoring her now if she tries to call, Iβve been ignoring her texts already.
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You did the right thing, some times people just want to complain and victimise themselves, and then rope in other family members to validate that.
You shouldn't be made into her flying monkey and I'm so happy you stood up for yourself!
Sad about the fish, but there will be more fish in the future!
Thanks, Iβd actually been steeling myself for it because Iβd had enough of it, I was pretty angry and had to hold my emotions in check and be mostly polite but I didnβt appreciate what she tried to do again and talking negatively about all her dealings with family, ironically as sheβs about to jet off to London with her family, oh woe is me.
Trying to rest at home and make dinner and play videogames and it probably pushed me over the edge, grrr!
Itβs ok about the fish, I have lots more where they came from thankfully!
I messaged a dude on marketplace to buy something and it turned out to be a guy I was in a band with 25 years ago π€£π€£π€£π€£
Holy shit lol
My first marketplace sale turned out to be the wife of someone I work with. It made delivery easy.
What are the chancesβ¦
Discount? Hehehe
small world
I was feeling a bit down today but the man is here and he always makes me feel better. That and a trip to bunnings. β€οΈ
hugs π
Thanks mate. I'm all good now π
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I made breakfast, lunch and dinner (and coffees / drinks) at home while WFH today. My usual approach is not to clean up after each meal and leave it all to the end of the day. By the time I've finished making dinner and eating, my kitchen is a bomb site and takes a loooong time to clean up. It's a real drainer and crappy end to the day. Trying to save money not buying food out as much but that means the kitchen mess multiplies. Thankfully no cooking at all tomorrow, I've got enough leftovers. I need a break!
This is exactly why I desperately miss having a dishwasher π
To take my mind off dad not responding to me at all (I'm totally not teary, nope, not at all), I have applied for 5 jobs in the animal industry. An animal tech one, a customer service one at a shelter, and a few animal attendant ones. I edited up my cover letter and everything.
I'm just waiting to be okay holy crap. Gonna listen to Montaigne to get all my feelings out in a totally healthy way, yep, mhm
Edit: get on Montaigne's first albums people!
This is my fkn anthem
This is nice. Itβs so lovely to cuddle with Melbcat while playing computer games in bed and stroke her soft fur.
Thanks for paying for my 2nd playthrough of cyberpunk 2077, shitty workplace.
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While on my fixing procrastination spree, replaced the busted fridge bulb, got a light in the fridge again.
winning π
Okay I said I wouldn't care if dad didn't care about these photos, but he's seen my message and hasn't responded.
I just need to chill! It's a workday! It's gonna bring up a lot of feelings from the past for him! Not everything is about you Spud, gah!
tonight I am paging thru "How to Make Yourself Miserable, a Vital Training Manual" to see if I have been doing it right. I think I have.
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Hammering your thumb would be pretty high up on that list, instant success as well.
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I hope everyone has a great night β€οΈ
Back down the bellarine for the night, hopefully 2. All about watering :(
But first chillies are turning!
I think the blood and bone gave it a bit of a kick.
And the flower patch is lurvly. So glad I got my way with that.
it all looks so good π
Definitely worked up an appetite for tonight's dinner thing. Another long hot sweaty day especially after going to bed at 1am with the random cleaning and shit. Need to hurry up and shower and hoof it over there soon though. Thankfully REA is coming between 10 and 12 tomorrow which gives me time to vacuum the joint and clean the stove.
Boxes come tomorrow , that means I will start packing in earnest. Since I have already cleaned and sorted everything it shouldn't take long. π
eeek, the moving is getting all done
while it's a bit of a fuss it's nothing compared to moving a household from Europe to the US or shipping a pet cat overseas. It was exciting moving from Europe, there was a sea shipping container on a flat bed truck!! It was cool, even if I say so myself.
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Looks like QLD is going to cop it bad with that cyclone, apparently i's not going to make landfall later in the week.
Hope everyone is able to keep safe there.
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Oh man. Iβm feeling so tired and unwell lately. I try to rest but still in pain.
Lying in bed and doing extensive landscaping in Minecraft to stay occupied. π
How good would it be if we had siestas.
Another benefit to WFH: taking a shit in peace. The bloke in the stall next to me before was going to a logie! Seriously, I'm quieter having sex than this dude was in the bathroom. if you gotta groan moan and grunt and gasp like that go to a bloody doctor bro.
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"yeah nah sorry new manager, my cat has anxiety issues so I'll need to work from home for the next few weeks"
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skin is crawling with excitement about this campervan. Cant pick it up till next week cause cant get the towpack fitted till next week which means we will miss the public holiday. Not the end of the world, cause we probably need to set it up first, clean it all out and get it all kitted out for us anyway. But still. Its exactly like buying a new car or ordering a new phone online. You spend all this money but then have to sit and wait and you cant play with your new toy.
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After an almost 2 month wait I got my final 2 assignment results back from last teaching period.
I was pretty certain I nailed one and the other I was iffy about.
The one I nailed, I "only" got an 82. Which is good and I am happy about but I thought I would have done better.
The one I was iffy about, 90. Now, that, I am chuffed about.
The 90 also did some heavy lifting and put me in HD for the overall unit.
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I found an opportunity to start an online store and I'd like to ask the DT brainstrust on some feedback. I'll mark it all as spoilers because people may not want to read my full ramblings or some of the subject matter:
Business talk
So I've been looking at business where I work to try boost my other business offer, selling marketing software subscriptions, and I came across a lingerie wholesaler.
They just had an open submission to sign up as a stockist so I thought I'd check it out. I have an ABN and a registered company so I could just do it, and there was very little vetting on their side.
Once approved I had access to their entire catalogue and they do dropshipping, where you don't need to stock the product yourself. Essentially someone buys the product from you, then you buy the product from the wholesaler and they ship it to the person for you.
These guys have way more than lingerie. You can stock a whole sex shop with what they have. But I've decided to keep it simple, try focus on a few core products I think would move, and have picked more socially acceptable things that you could actually advertise on social media.
Instead of uploading everything, I'm focusing on things that could target the rave, festival, club scene. So it can still be seen as fashion instead of getting labelled as a sex store and getting banned from every online platform. I'm offering a few best selling items in the hope they will have a broader appeal to try get some cut-through.
I came up with an idea for a store name and a design, here's the URL, the store is up and running: https://lxix.store/ LXIX is the number 69 in Roman Numerals so it looks fancy but is a sex joke over two thousand years in the making.
Let me know what you think of the website. It's a little rough in areas and doesn't have everything, but I'm hoping it looks trustworthy enough someone might click through from a Facebook ad and trust it enough to convert and buy.
It's almost impossible to grow a social media following organically these days, so I'm expecting to put a bit of money into ads. My only problem is I have no assets aside from the so-so product images from the wholesaler and the brands themselves.
I'm hoping the way I can make this work is I'm hooking up every tracking pixel to just about every social media account I can find. My plan is to eventually get to know my target audience enough I can create ads and remarket to them effectively enough I can build a mailing list, introduce new products as if it's a 'launch' to capture previous customers again, and just grow the database of customers and like customers.
But I need actual sales to keep this going and achieve any of that. I only took the 'Coming Soon' off the website last week so it's still early days, but I want to make sure this website looks like it will work. The marketing software and business consulting was a slog because I don't have a network or capacity to follow up with people effectively. If I get things right here I could just run an ad and get returns.
I'm also considering reaching out to people and sending free product for content. But that's also a case of choosing the right people, as it still costs me money when I have no cashflow at the moment.
Also, I've searched for the most popular products on the wholesaler's store to find other websites selling the same stock. A lot of them are basic and ugly websites that don't look all that maintained. You can upload a CSV of the wholesaler's catalogue to your store, and I think a lot of people just do that. So they have basic images and descriptions, and are hoping for more of a 'build it and they will come' approach.
I also want to do a lot of SEO work and try be the top rank for a few keywords. That can supplement ad spend and helps with building a following long term. I don't think anyone but the big stockists are doing the same.
I'm just worried I could have a theoretically perfect online store, but can't realise any actual sales because my ads aren't good enough or I don't have enough capital to spend on advertising to figure it out. Any feedback is recommended because I feel like I could make this work.
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