July 24 2010: Buying Awesomeness
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So, today I bought this couch (model not included):
I bought this couch in black. I bought this couch in 100% leather. I bought this couch at 50% off. I bought this couch at $1790. I bought a $3690 couch for $1790.
I am awesome. The couch is awesome. The price is awesome. General awesome.
July 22 2010: High Distinction
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I’m maintaining consistent marks in my ongoing studies in a Master of Human Services Management. I have to admit that it was a concern, as this past semester of study was the first where I was working a full-time equivalent of five days. While I’ve worked a lot (e.g. seven days a week) in previous semesters, three or four of those seven days would only have half-day shifts, so I’d essentially only be working the equivalent of four days. That type of part-time split shift work was particularly conducive to study – I’d work in the morning, and study in the afternoon, and vice versa.
My current work schedule isn’t good for study. When I leave the house at 7am, and get back at 7pm, the last thing I want to do when I get home is study. I want to have a long hot shower, to have a delicious dinner, to snuggle up in bed with a good book or with my boyfriend. I don’t want to get out the highlighters and pens and start doing my readings, especially as I already make the effort to do an hour of study each day when I’m commuting to and from work on the train.
Despite all the above circumstances though, I’ve somehow managed to maintain a High Distinction (the highest possible grade) for the past semester’s study. The pressure is on to continue at the same level of excellence for the next eighteen months!
July 19 2010: More New Home Purchases
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I’ve continued to purchase items for my new home, to be kept in storage until I actually move in. On the weekend, I purchased:
- 56 piece Stanley Rogers stainless steel cutlery set: $80AUD down from $360AUD
- 2x 16 piece dinner crockery sets: $14AUD each set, down from $59.95AUD each
56 pieces of cutlery and 32 pieces of crockery could be considered overkill for a two person apartment. How can Dylan and I get through that much crockery and cutlery, considering that when he cooks, he tends to just put everything on one plate that we share, minimising the amount of dishes to be washed?
My theory when purchasing the items was that considering there’s a dishwasher in the apartment, it would be more environmentally friendly to run a full load of dirty dishes and cutlery every five or six days, than it would be to run tap water after every meal to wash dishes by hand. Therefore, I’d need enough crockery and cutlery to actually last me the full five/six days, instead of just having four dinner plates, four bowls, and four knives and forks. It makes sense to me.
Next on my shopping list is a set of cookware (I need a frying pan, at least three saucepans, and a stock pot), and a set of chef-quality knives. The problem is of course, is that the particular sets I have my eyes on retail for approximately $600AUD…I don’t know if I’m good enough to get them any cheaper than half price!