Nightwolf's Den

It’s a throw back

to 2009 and revisiting this post.

Caroline-ology

***********FOODOLOGY***************
What is your salad dressing of choice? French dressing or something we’ve made.
What is your favourite sit-down restaurant? Me Wah
What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of? still chicken
What are your pizza toppings of choice? BBQ chicken
What do you like to put on your toast? butter & jam

***********TECHNOLOGY***************
How many televisions are in your house? 5
What colour cell phone do you have? space grey

***************BIOLOGY******************
Are you right-handed or left-handed? right
What is the last heavy item you lifted? boxes.
Have you ever been knocked unconscious? Sadly yes.

************BULLCRAPOLOGY**************
If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? Not really.
If you could change your name, what would you change it to? Not sure.
Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? Hell no.

************DUMBOLOGY******************
How many pairs of flip flops do you own? 1
Last time you had a run-in with the cops? never over a bad thing
Last person you talked to on the phone? a client
Last person you hugged? my oldest daughter

**************FAVORITOLOGY****************
Season? Summer
Holiday? any lol
Day of the week? Saturday
Month? January

***********CURRENTOLOGY*****************
Missing someone? My mum
Mood? tired but content
What are you listening to? hubby gaming with his mates – they are playing Fallout
Watching? Real Crime channel
Worrying about? not much

***************RANDOMOLOGY*****************
First place you went this morning? the kitchen
What’s the last movie you saw? The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Do you smile often? Yes.
Sleeping Alone? No. Hubby & at least 1 cat

***************OTHER-OLOGY*****************
Do you always answer your phone? No
If you could change your eye colour what would it be? still green.
What flavour do you add to your drink at Sonic? Still no clue what Sonic is
Do you own a digital camera? Yep a Nikon DSLR
Have you ever had a pet fish? Yes.
What’s on your wish list for your birthday? For my last birthday it was craft stuff & Planner stuff
Can you do push ups? no
Can you do a chin up? no
Does the future make you more nervous or excited? both
Do you have any saved texts on your cell? yes
Ever been in a car wreck? no
Do you have an accent? i don’t think so.
What is the last song to make you cry? Supermarket flowers
Plans tonight? Doing some art
Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? yup.

Updating

Just updating a few things around the blog to freshen it up for the new year.
Some older posts are getting updates, others are moving to my craft blog – Nightwolf Crafts, while others are no longer relevant and will be archived.

There will also be a refresh of the categories. A little spring clean if you will.

In the Den Kitchen

A few years back I did a series that I called In the Den Kitchen, where I shared recipes we’d been cooking. I’m planning on bringing it back in 2025 but I need to make some major changes to it.

In the meantime I’ve taken down all posts tagged In the Den Kitchen down while I update them. They will be back and looking much more spiffy.

So mind the dust – the Kitchen is getting a renovation.

Planner set up for 2025 Pt 3

Continuing on from Parts 1 and 2, I’m working through the set up for my uni section.

2025 Planner Series. 2025 Planner Set up. Setting up my uni section and February monthly and weeklies.

Since I decided to look at going back to university study last year, then applying and be accepted this year, I’ve been squirreling away all the possible ideas I could add to my uni section. What will I need? What do I want to keep with me all the time? What don’t I need? Will I be keeping course notes in my planner? If not how will I be keeping notes and where?

What do I need and what do I need to keep in my planner?

Course overview, including important dates, and contact details
Unit details, dates and contacts
Study timetable
Assignment due dates
Assignment results – I’m not sure on this one as yet

What don’t I need?

I have watched so many videos on YouTube and they add budget trackers, self care trackers, monthly and weekly spreads. I already have these so no point doubling up.

Will I be keeping course notes in my planner? If not how will I be keeping notes and where?

Nope. I’m going to be making a digital notebook in Goodnotes for all my uni course notes. Trying to work out what I want before the year starts. When I make it, I will no doubt link it up and offer it for others to use.

If you’re looking at getting back into study or just interested in digital note taking and student planners, I’ve created a YouTube playlist which you can view here. If you’ve got a favourite video you think would be a great addition, drop me a link in the comments so I can check it out.

Onto the planning and set up,

and as a bonus, my February planning and set up

One more section to go and that’s my everyday planner set up for the year.
Until next time.

Birthday week 2025

This year I decided to celebrate my birthday over an entire week, just because I can.

Image of purple, pink and white balloons on a purple background with the words 2025 Birthday Week.

Monday – Got a nice long sleep in and a very lazy morning. Popped out to see the in laws and check out their new car. Went to the supermarket to get stuff for tea – home made pizza. Had some craft time. Watched the BBL final between the Hobart Hurricanes and the Sydney Thunder.

Tuesday – My actual birthday day. Quiet day just pottering around home. A made me a birthday cake.
Moved the dishwasher out of the kitchen.
Stuffed around on the internet.
J & K made me Honey chicken for tea then we had Vienetta & cake for dessert.
Watched my niece in the finals of the Tasmania Inline Hockey Cup.

Chocolate cake with sprinkles and the words Happy Birthday.

Wednesday – Pay day so I did the usual pay day things like ordering groceries and paying bills.
We got our new dishwasher delivered. Our other had nothing but problems after just shy of two years – just before the warranty ran out. Lucky for us we got an extended care plan so they offered us a replacement after much faffing about and 3 lots of repairs. Here’s hoping this one won’t do the same.
We then headed to town to grab a few back to school things for the kiddos.
Had a bit of a Chinese banquet at home to celebrate Chinese New Year

Photo of a white plate with spring rolls and steamed pork buns. Sitting next to that is a bowl of prawn crackers.

Photo of a Chinese meal - Cantonese chicken, Longevity beef noodles, lemon chicken, Cantonese roast pork belly and fried rice.

Thursday – Did have a full day planned but decided to keep it simple. We’d planed to head to Bridport Food Vans for tea with Dad & the in-laws, plus one of K’s friends but… K got bitten by something and had a reaction so we took her to the doctor then something else happened so we decided to postpone visiting the vans until a later date. Instead we grabbed fish & chips from our favourite take away and K & her friend crashed in the tent in the backyard.

Friday – Headed back up to town as J had an MRI booked. Went to Bunnings and grabbed some plants with the gift card from my brother then Kmart to grab a few things with money from Dad.
Picked up another one of K’s friends and we headed out to the beach to have have hot chips then went for a wander along the beach while the kids went for a swim.
Had fried ice cream for desert (leftovers from Chinese New Year)

Saturday – Got a sleep in.
Today was Lammas but I decided to spread our celebrations over 2 days.
J mowed the lawn while I planted my new plants in the front garden.
Had a roast lamb with roast veg for tea then apple crumble for dessert.

Sunday – Finished off birthday week by watching the Bathurst 12 hour, watching the Royal Rumble and having some craft time while J & one of his mates played Fall Out.
Lammas celebrations today included using the leftover lamb to make Lamb Curry, making some bread and creating Prosperity jars.

Overall not a bad week and I got lots of things I enjoy doing done.