{exploring illawarra} Heritage Park Walk

by ~Tina

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We did the Heritage Park walk recently. Bill was in his element. He loves all things military. Especially World War II.

Port Kembla Heritage Park is located adjacent to the Eastern breakwater of Port Kembla.

The site contains the 1890s steam crane used in the construction of the breakwater, the former Pilots Station, Aboriginal middens, the Breakwater Battery Museum and World War II gun emplacements and artefacts.

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Breakwater Battery, was a coastal defence battery at Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia during World War II.

The battery and observation post were built in 1939 and were the key structures of the command centre for Fortress Kembla, providing protection for Port Kembla from enemy shipping and submarines.

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The observation post is now home to the Breakwater Battery Museum.

The Breakwater Battery Military Museum was established in 1988 to showcase the important military history of the region.

Open 10am-2pm on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month.  Entry fees are $3 for adults, $1 for Pensioners & children under 15 years of age.  Groups tours are available by appointment.

Port Kembla Heritage Park
Foreshore Road, Port Kembla NSW 2505
Ph: 02 4274 4119







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Checking in on my 40 before 40

by ~Tina

As my birthday passes for another year, I have just under twelve months to get through my 40 before 40 bucket list and I thought I would check in to share how it’s going with you.

Get a wrist tattoo AND get a matching tattoo with my daughters – check!  My penguin on my left wrist and a bow on my right wrist. Both Tiesha and Madeline got the same bow tattoo as well. The idea behind it is that no matter how far apart we are, we are always tied together. We’re archiving the design in case Giorgia and Annabelle wants to get it done too. When they are old enough, of course.

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Finish my “chick corner” – check! I’m loving that I have my own little work space. Even though it is in the living room. And it hasn’t looked this tidy since the day I took this photo.

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Find out what smash books are and get one – check! The thing I like about my smash book is that it, and my supplies, doesn’t take up much room and is a much better hobby for me than scrapbooking right now. Even though I really want to do scrapbooking.

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Decorate the mantle each holiday – check! Well, I’m calling this one done any way because there will always be more holidays and birthdays to decorate for. I blogged about my Valentine’s Day decorating and have since made it pretty for Easter and our birthdays.

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Buy a coffee machine – check! I love my coffee machine. Even though I bought the wrong size pods twice.

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Get my engagement and wedding rings fixed – check! In a fit of rage after arguing with Bill about three years ago, I drove to the nearest jewellery store and asked them to cut my rings off. Because I couldn’t get them off. They sat in my drawer and I refused to get them fixed and wear them again because I would have had to get them enlarged. So I made a deal with myself (and Bill) that when I lose some weight, I would get them fixed without getting them made bigger and stick them back on my finger.

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I have a few things in progress right now. Like getting at least halfway to my goal weight, learning to use my camera in manual mode, finding a “real” job and getting Chez Gray decrapified and organised.

And plenty more to get onto.

Do you have a bucket list?

 

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On being fat
How to organise a filing cabinet







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How to organise a filing cabinet

May 21, 2013

Today I’m going to show you how to organise a filing cabinet. Last week saw me having a huge hissy fit because I couldn’t find the receipt I needed to prove that I had paid for something. So we went out and bought 2 x two drawer filing cabinets (because I couldn’t find a four drawer one priced within our budget), hanging files and a box of manila folders… …so I could file all the things. I have been collecting statements, scraps of paper, receipts and correspondence like a mad woman and creating all sorts of folders so it will be easy to find everything, not only for me, but to reduce the “Mum, where’s my…?” and “Tina, I can’t find the….” Here are my tips on how to organise a home filing cabinet. one… Gather all your bits of paper… If you are anything like me, you will have “safe spots” where you have placed an important piece of paper or piles of paperwork balancing on your desk that will tip over at any moment. Collate all of your paperwork that needs filing and start sorting them into piles of how you would like them to be organised. Eg: [...]

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On being fat

May 20, 2013

If you’ve been thinking that it has been a while since I have done a Chocolate Diet update, you would be right. I fell off the wagon and scraped my knees badly. I’ve learned that when I am sick, the thought of drinking chocolate diet shakes makes me feel sick even more. So I stopped. Big mistake. Huge. {image source} I’m frustrated. With myself for not being able to stick to the commitment I made to myself to reach a healthy weight. With my husband (unfairly) when he cooks deliciously not so healthy meals for our family and for eating snacks in front of me. But mainly with myself because I’m still fat. And I’m here having to tell you I’m starting again. {image source} The Chocolate Diet works. I’ve seen the results for myself. I had good results the first two weeks I was on it. I know that the shakes keep me feeling full and that I need to remind myself to have morning and afternoon tea because if I’m not feeling hungry, I will forget. I’m doing no favours to myself by NOT getting my ass moving and getting those numbers on the scales down. I’m not [...]

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