Life is a Journey – Page 62 – The life and times of Libby Withnall

A Day in the Life – 14th March, 2014

Posted on March 21, 2014October 24, 2026 by Libby Withnall

It’s been some time since I did a day in the life post, seeing that I do so many in video format, but I still it’s a good record to have in photo format, and for those of you who don’t watch YouTube :-).

I actually managed to sleep in till 6.30pm (though it was still dark) and was pleased to be feeling a little better this morning.

After Kevin & the girls headed off at 7.30am, I got on with doing my daily essential jobs. I fed the bird and put him outside…

and strangely enough found Bailey lying in the garage….

I made our bed and finished off the girls rooms….

Showered, dressed and actually put on some makeup. Was so nice doing something as normal as makeup.

It was shaping up to be another hot day (the weatherman didn’t get memo that it’s supposed to be Autumn) so I watered the pot plants…

and got barked at by the puppies….

It had started sprinkling but I wanted to do my shopping at Figtree, so hoped it wouldn’t get too heavy.

I visited a few clothing shops, but didn’t buy anything, before going to the new Organic Shop. They have SOOO much stuff that I felt a bit overwhelmed and didn’t end up buying anything. I need to go back another time with a list as I’d really like to support the shop.

I did my main grocery shop at Coles. Loved the scoop & weigh station they have – wish our Coles had one. Unfortunately they didn’t have the products I was hoping for (that my Coles have stopped selling 🙁 ).

I was pretty tired after this – it doesn’t take much to tire me out these days. Back home I unpacked the groceries and put them away in between rests.

Eventually I got the energy to make up some lunch, using one of my pre-prepared salads (I’ve been making up 3 at a time, and it’s working out so well).

To this one I added falafel, hummus & pineapple. Yum.

After lunch I worked on editing my Summer Favourites video.

The girls were going into town for a bit after school, then Athena & two friends were catching the bus home. Kevin was picking up Christy (and dropping her friend home). Bailey & I got to the bus stop a bit early, so I decided to go and wash my car. I must have been feeling a whole lot better today as this is the most I have done in WEEKS!

Athena rang to say they had arrived just as I was finishing off the car. She had 4 friends (from her old school) over to play some games (2 slept over) so I prepared a mashed potato bar for dinner (thanks to Heather Bruggeman & her Whole Food Kitchen class for this fabulous idea. It went over so well and I had very few leftovers. I’ll definitely do this again.

With the girls at the kitchen table, Kevin and I camped out in the loungeroom to watch a movie and enjoy our dinner.

If you’d like to see more of my day please watch my day in the life video below.

The week that was

Posted on March 12, 2014October 24, 2026 by Libby Withnall

It was the week of amazing skies, and some crazy thunderstorms.

It was the week of the Iditarod….

Dallas and Aliy (my favs shown above at the start) came in 1st and 2nd in a VERY exciting finish. There had been a really bad storm and Dallas didn’t even know he’d won the race, he thought he’d come in 3rd. I’m happy for his win, but sad for Aliy as this was her 3rd year in 2nd place (twice now behind Dallas and once behind his Dad, Mitch, who came in 3rd this race).

It was definitely a race to be remembered. The stories still being told are just incredible. I’ll definitely be ordering the DVD of this years race!!

It was the week we had another birdie visitor….

Luckily after a short rest and recovery is was able to fly off…

It was the week Kevin got himself a new toy….

and was able to get this stunning photo of where we live…

And it was the week of car rides with Bailey…

It was also my 7th week of being unwell, and not able to get much done :-(.

Weekend fun

Posted on March 10, 2014October 24, 2026 by Libby Withnall

The weekend started with a stunning sunset. I’m sure it happens quite often but we don’t see it from our home.

But this Friday night we were headed out to see an amateur production of Jesus Christ Superstar. Athena was watching with a friend (another had been planing to join them), so Kevin, Christy and I had to sit away from the, :-). It was a really good show but the theatre was very hot and crowded.

Then on Saturday afternoon Kevin & I took Athena and a different friend up to Sydney to see BriBry (an Irish Youtuber) at the Metro Theatre. Kevin dropped us off and went to park in the QVB. I escorted the girls to the venue and then went to meet him.

I haven’t been into the city for some time and had forgotten how busy and crowded it is, esp. on a Saturday evening.

The shops were only open for an hour so we didn’t do a lot of shopping, but we did visit Haigh’s Chocolate Shop (which we both love).

After we checked out some more shops we found the Palace Tea Room.

How gorgeous is this place?

It was just perfect as I just wanted somewhere quiet and comfy to sit for a bit and enjoy some tea. The hour or so spent walking around had worn me out (not surprising I guess when I’ve been on the couch for most of the last 7 weeks).

The place was a bit on the pricey side (for us) so we just ordered a drink and some scones (which was perfect as we were having dinner with the girls after their concert).

I absolutely fell in love with the tablewear. It’s Wedgewood Butterfly Bloom. Super expensive (I looked it up when we got home) but maybe one day I’ll start a collection (but only if it’s on sale!!).

The tea and scones were delicious. And Kevin was very happy with his latte.

We lingered here as long as we could (the seats were so comfy) and then found a Gloria Jeans just near the theatre to wait for the girls.

I think we were here about 1.5 hrs. I know I got a sore bum due to the hard seats :-). I caught up on the Iditarod, read blogs (something I rarely find time to do these days but really enjoy when I do) and later on, when my stomach was empty again, I got an iced chocolate (mainly because I felt guilty taking up a table, even though there were plenty available).

The girls met us about 8pm and we went to Wagamama’s for some dinner. This wasn’t really the greatest idea as it was so late, the girls were tired and Kevin & I past eating. Instead of getting a full meal we just shared some appetisers, which was the perfect thing to do as we didn’t leave feeling overfull.

It was about 10.30pm when we got home and we were thankful that it wasn’t a terribly late night.

Sunday was a jammie day but unfortunately I was feeling really bad again and spent all day (literally) on the couch :-(. Oh, well, at least I was good when it really mattered.