Cate's Diary

Tuesdays are all work I'm afraid. G has his golf day & I do the bar in the morning & then again in the afternoon as they come in. I had so much shopping, fridge stocking, cutlery washing etc to do that I was late to see Mum & missed her Tai Chi. She was having a grumpy day which is unusual. I had so much to do & the newspaper had messed up the notice for the big golf tournament that we are having tomorrow so people were ringing confused. Instead of putting Thursday, 3rd December the paper put 4/12/15. So everyone looking up the paper to see what time they were hitting off saw this & lots were totally confused. There are over 100 playing! What a day! I brought the cutlery home & rolled it up in napkins here.
Last night G & I were looking up handicaps online at 11pm as most of the old farts turn up & expect us to miraculously know their exact handicap. It is their responsibility, but it makes for bedlam on the morning if we don't have them. Bigger clubs have expensive machines where you put your golflink card in & it tells you what you are on. Not ours. G & I are the free "machine"!

Wednesdays are my golf days & I am about to head off soon. My feet were killing me last night, but are OK today. I discussed with G last night that we have to find a way out of doing most of what we do. It is taking over our lives altogether. We are always saying hurry up Thursday night or just looking forward to yet another big day being over & agree that we seem to be wishing our lives away. It is very hard to relax. G is always saying things will settle down after this day & then there's something else.

G has gone down to D's (our older son)house. We have bought him a Lopi wood heater & it is being put in now. We have one & it's great & we will be able to supply him with wood the same size as what we cut for ourselves. It will be much safer. It almost totally balances out what is left of our younger son's debt so that will be good. He has just started a full-time cooking job & has a casual bar job & is getting a scooter when he can afford it, which won't be far away.

Better skedaddle. Love to all, xoxo Cate
 
Cate, every time I come to your diary I think to myself "my life is so uninteresting"...you are always up to something and keeping it busy darling!
When I grow up, I want to be just like you...hahaha. Quick question, is that how dates are displayed in Australia? In Brazil is dd/mm/yyyy, but US is mm/dd/yyyy......I dream of visiting Australia some day, it's one of my dreams.

Sending you my love!! Xoxo
 
CaliGirl said:
Cate, every time I come to your diary I think to myself "my life is so uninteresting"...you are always up to something and keeping it busy darling!
When I grow up, I want to be just like you...hahaha. Quick question, is that how dates are displayed in Australia? In Brazil is dd/mm/yyyy, but US is mm/dd/yyyy......I dream of visiting Australia some day, it's one of my dreams.

Sending you my love!! Xoxo
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CaliGirl- you're sweet! I wouldn't mind my life being less busy. That is how we dispaly dates here-dd/mm/yyyy, although the yyyy is a fairly recent thing. We always used to just put the last 2 digits most of the time. I hope you do get to Australia one day. I also plan on visiting California one day. I have a nephew who is a professor at Davis University & would like to go see him & his family again one day. He is my late sister's son. I really get on well with his wife.I'm not sure we'll get to Brazil. Is everyone absolutely gorgeous there, or does it just seem that way? :) Thanks for the love sweetie. I don't think we can have enough of that, xoxo Cate

LaMa- I love it! You can be as cheeky as you like. It's very true! I might just have to share that one, xoxo

Had a good day at golf today. It was very windy & just a little bit scary at times, but I seemed to get around better. B is noticable by her absence after golf. She plays & disappears. I have been friendly to her, without being super chatty. The Licensing Board inspection went well- no problems. I didn't have a wine afterwards, because I just didn't feel like it & only ate 2 bananas as that's all I felt like eating. G has gone out to 8-ball & I have stayed at home. I'm in my PJ's & enjoying the silence. The TV is on mute & may stay that way. I'll go check around the diaries & FB & may start reading a book. It's going to be an incredibly busy day tomorrow, but we have done everything we possibly could to be prepared, so I'm not worried.
'night all, xo Cate
 
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The only way to take responsibility off your plate (referring to all the work you do at the club) is to just refuse to do it anymore and force someone else to step in. Time for slackers to stop slacking? Seems like...anyways. And then maybe you and G can get a breath of relaxation.
 
Thanks KP. I'm here, just ever so slightly knackered still from my big day Thursday & a house full of hipsters Friday night! Life is good but I'm just feeling a little bit tired...well, maybe a lot tired. Having a home day today & about to go do some gardening. I am also doing a fast day today, because I only got one in this week & life is getting a lot more sociable with xmas coming up. Thanks for sending out the search party! xoxo Cate
 
Just so you know- I'll be away all day tomorrow, until late, so probably won't get a chance to post. Seeing a group off at the club(some-one else is seeing them in), then into Launceston for eye appointments, big shopping list etc & then golf club meeting. It should be a good day(except for the GC meeting!) Love to all, xoxo Cate
 
I have had a really good day today & resolved a few things that needed resolving. Feeling on top of stuff at the moment. Being a bit naughty tonight as I am having wine instead of food on a FD. I don't pretend to be perfect. I will stay under my cals for the day, but I would not want to do this long term. Having Konjac noodles, Ratatouille & a boiled egg for "dinner".
I have been having a bit of a splurge this year with Christmas. G & I both feel like it. I think what has been happening in the world has changed us all a little. We renewed his passport today & have no idea where we'll go next, but we may wait a year. Hopefully the world will have seen some sense by 2017 & people will stop killing one another. Maybe pigs might fly. We'll travel, regardless....who knows where! Meanwhile we'll make our family's lives a little easier.

Love to all, xoxo Cate
 
:D I would be sooo drunk after a glass of wine on a fast day!

I'm afraid people won't stop killing each other any time soon but thankfully (despite the horror for anyone involved) it's extremely unlikely for you or me to get caught up in these things.
 
& I was LaMa :blush5: Not a habit I had better repeat as I have an upset stomach this morning. I did have one boiled egg just before it, but still...
I know they're not going to stop killing one another any time soon & I won't let it put me off travelling. Turkey is off the radar for a while though. I have no idea where we'll go next!
Off to golf today, although it looks like rain :( I have to go anyway as there has been a few changes since last week & no-one would know where the safe key is for a start! I hope it buckets down & I can come back home soon. Still feeling tired & hoping I'm not getting sick :(
Love to all, xo Cate
 
Went to golf, but felt crook for most of the day. It didn't rain, but was very windy. I came good after about 6 holes of golf & finished the game. I found it very hard to concentrate though. When I came in I was quite exhausted & started feeling queasy. I drank about 2 litres of water more & then drove home. I didn't go with G last night to 8-ball & polished off a book & drank lots of herbal tea. I slept about 8.5 hours & feel OK this morning.
Even though I felt my game was awful, my handicap has come in another stroke. I still expect to play very well & can't seem to overcome that. When someone says great shot, I often think the opposite :blush5:
We are having our 11 sheep shorn today at 11am. They will love that. The shearer is a lovely bloke & is gentle with them.We will be the roustabouts!
 
Glad you are feeling better dear...I usually don't have much alcohol, I am that happy girl at the party that people think it's drunk, but it's usually the only one that is actually sober. For the most part I go for the fruity/vodka drinks, wine and beer are migraine triggers...but since my friend's wedding in August, I have had sauvignon a couple of times and didn't get sick...so it may become an alcohol option from now on. haha ;-)

On another note, how long have you been playing golf??? I have a random question about it and totally unrelated to weight loss.........but is there anything in particular I should know about dating a golf player?? hahaha, I thought I would ask you since I don't personally know anyone else who plays.

In regards to travel, it depends on what you and the hubby like/prefer or are in the mood for...do you want to explore a new place or want to sit and relax in paradise?!? I can think of a few good places one MUST visit before they die...haha, let me know and I will give you some ideas.

XOXOX
 
Hi Caligirl. I tried repping you for your post in Brittany's diary, but was not allowed. Once again the forum is telling me I have to "spread it around" :) What are they thinking? :D
Re: dating a golfer- The only way to understand golf I think, is to actually have a game. Until then , it's another language, another universe. I have only been playing 3 years. Ask me anything specific, but explaining golf is almost impossible. Pretending to be interested is hard. The talk about it used to bore me silly. It is only since I started playing that I have begun to understand the attraction of it.
Re: travel- I have been to France & Italy & LOVED both & would love to go back. I have been to the US 3 times, but spent most of my time in Baltimore visiting my sister, who had cancer. I also want to go back there & especially NYC. G, my husband, has not been there & he wants to "do" route 66, but there is no way that's happening, with either of us driving on the right-hand side of the road. We have been to Vietnam together & absolutely loved it. I was big back then & it was the catalyst for me deciding to lose weight. We are not faintly interested in cruises or luxury, but are both fairly fit & love walking. Suggest away.We may stay at home in 2016 & do some home touristy things. We live in Tasmania & there is so much we have not seen!

Had a good day today. The sheep were shorn, without any hassle & we have had a lovely, peaceful day. I was so scattered yesterday & needed a day at home. D (our older son) & the grand-kids are about to come up for dinner. Wea re having grilled Atlantic Salmon with vegetables.
Love to all, xoxo Cate
 
Ooo sheepies! I used to date a golfer and would sometimes play caddie, rather liked the fresh air and the scenery. He tried to teach me how to handle a club as well but I don´t like hitting things :p
 
Golf is fun until you start to get a little good at it. Then you start to think you should be good on every shot and then get disappointed.

Still, when you hit a great shot you wind up smiling for several days.

I'm glad you survived the house full of hipsters. That can be a terrifying ordeal for even the bravest of souls...
 
I think you're right about that Vee. My expectations are higher than my ability I think.
There is not a much better feeling than hitting a great shot at golf. A good clean ping, straight at the flag- wonderful!
I love hipsters. It really takes me back to feeling so cool as a teenager in my 70's gear! It is so about feeling "cool" & different & is a repeating cycle. Instead of feeling disdainful I feel a real affection for their coolness. I still can't help laughing though, but it is more with them than against them. One of our visitors seriously though of making us an offer on some of our old vinyl records, thinking we wouldn't put any great value on them. When he realised how much they meant to us, he admitted as much. We all had a big laugh! I think most people have pre-conceived ideas about a lot of things, but I think we have more in common with others than not.

Our sheep were shorn yesterday & are getting around like lambs again. We only have 11 & they have 50 acres to roam around. We give them pellets each evening, which they seem addicted to & get them into the small yard easily. The shearer comes along with his mobile shearing unit & takes the wool as payment. Next year he's going to use his drench too, so it will be even less fuss. Some people say we are too generous with giving him all the wool, but that sems ridiculous to me. We don't pay him anything & he takes the wool & we don't have to take it 60km to sell it. I think it's a good deal!

Time to go waste some time on FB before we head into town to do a bit of shopping. Cheers, Cate.
 
Life can be so topsy turvy. I spent half of last night awake & trying to decide a course of action. The woman who has been undermining me for so long at the golf club has stepped way over the mark this time. She is the one who has been saying since day 1 of me playing golf that I am always doing the wrong thing & pretending to be my friend, when all along, she has been the most critical. She abused me a couple of weeks ago in front of others about me buying a packet of biscuits out of my own money. She said I was undermining her role & trying to "take over." She is the club secretary.
She put in the minutes of our last meeting that I said something, that was the exact opposite of what I said. I emailed her to let her know that it was wrong & could she please amend it. Instead of doing that she apparently has rung around & asked for an "unbiased opinion" on whether I said it or not. This is just not good enough. I have had enough.
I was really upset when I read her email last night telling me basically that what she put was what I said. I lay awake for hours last night going over my alternatives & how I was going to tackle this. G said we would call in after we drop off the grandkids & talk to her. I got out my notes that I took to the meeting, which were clear & unambiguos & we took them with us. G was next to me at the meeting. He knows what I said. She basically said I said what she put in the minutes & was adamant about it. I ended up in tears & walked away. She absolutely refuses to admit any wrong. I had said that everyone makes mistakes & that no-one is perfect. It did not go well. I am going to resign from the committee if she doesn't fix it. I have had enough. This woman has been undermining my confidence & integrity now for almost 3 years. I'm done with it. If I have to give up any position there I will. It will feel like she has won, but I have had enough. Going to the golf club is no longer fun.

On a good note I had the grandkids for 2 nights & I love them so much & they love me. Family :beating:
 
What a horrible non-friend! I'm sorry that had to happen to you, hon :( It actually sounds like leaving the committee might be the best course of action regardless of whether she changes that text. Your wellbeing and selfworth are far too important to have them encroached upon by jealous ugliness. All the hugs!
 
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