Sunday Stealing: Spill It

 I got off the plane at 7.10 this morning after boarding in Darwin at 2 am. 

The car was collected. I drove home, unpacked, had a shower then went to the hairdresser to have my hairline fixed so I don't look like a skunk. The cat was collected from the sitters. We drove home. 

All on four hours of broken sleep. 

I'm just glad that I can sleep on planes now - just have to get some compression socks to kill the restless legs. 

Regardless, I am utterly exhausted, but I still need to do a quick supermarket trip. I've got no food in the house. Even if I just get almond milk and a frozen pizza, that is something. 

I'm still thinking about the barramundi, chips and the beer I had on the wharf in Darwin last night. 

I'm wondering who turned off the heater. It's about 15 degrees cooler in Melbourne. I bought a hoodie with me to ward off the chill. 

We are home, me and the cat. 

I will write this before he comes and sits on the computer again. 

Questions, as always, come from Sunday Stealing. 

1. If money wasn't an issue, would you move to a new home?

Yes. If money wasn't an issue, I'd love to buy a house in the suburb I live in. I'm priced out of the property marked in Melbourne, and my dream home would be a renovated workers cottage with a small patio area out the back, with ivy on the walls and a big bathtub and a garage. One of those will set you back well over a million dollars. I can dream. 

2. Do you listen to different music when you're happy than when you're sad?

Yes and no. I have go to music for when I'm upset. I find driving to The Pogues Rum, Sodomy and the Lash or the Nine Inch Nails a good way to get the anger out. Everybody should listen to The Pogues every now and then. 

3. What's your favorite way to unwind after a tough day?

Exercise. Exercise fixes everything. After a very hard and stressful two weeks in Darwin, the best thing about the day was going for a long walk after work - or failing that, a swim. Exercise always makes me feel better. Always. 

4. What's the first book you remember from childhood?

I know I have been a book lover from a young age - and I remember having Little Golden Books read to me. I do remember Enid Blyton's The Magic Faraway Tree being read to me from a young age. Then I went on to The Secret Seven. I had very British tastes in books, though I'm sure I had Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and The Magic Pudding read to me. Both are Australian staples. 

5. What made you smile today?

The following: 

• I returned to wintry Melbourne from warm Darwin after two weeks away. 
• I had a "poor man's business class" on the way home (where the row has three seats and the middle seat is free - the best for when you're on a redeye flight.)
• I've had my hairline coloured in
• I've done my French lessons. 
• I got my cat back from my friends who love and look after him while I'm away. 
• I've done the Sunday Stealing questions for another week. 
• I know I'll get a decent night's sleep in tonight. 
• Oh, and my football team won. (Carn the Crows).

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