Miles

I slept in till 8AM on Sunday, had eggs, toast and tea for breaky. I haven't had coffee since I've been on the farm, tea's just easier to make. Then I called Mrs. Morgan, telling her that I'm going to Miles for groceries so she doesn't worry about me, she made sure that I knew the way. It was only 10.30AM when I got to Miles so I thought I'd check out the town a little bit. I first went to the Information Centre and found out that there's a heritage museum right behind the building. It cost $14 to go in and the lady there said there's actually quite a lot to see, but since it's the weekend and they close earlier I figured I'll come back another day. I asked the lady what else is around town. She showed me a map and jotted down a few spots. There were 3 cemeteries that I'd like to check out, also found out that the library has free wifi! Will be coming here on weekends more often now to catch up on some Doctor Who and maybe rent some DVD's. I also bought 2 more postcards there to send to some friends.

I decided to go to IGA first because I wasn't sure what time they close on Sundays as everything seems to close super early in Australia. I got some chickens and a bunch of flavoured canned tunas for lunch. I tried to look for the news agency in town but it looked shut down, or I just wasn't at the right place... Then I went to check out one of the cemeteries, reading the tombstones and each one's got a different story to tell. I also saw some children graves again, one of them was a 13 month baby, and the other was 13 day old, super sad..... I started heading back around 1PM because it was super hot and I was worried that my chickens might go bad in the trunk. On my way back I stopped by the lagoon between Condamine and the farm. It seemed like a small caravan park as I've always seen a few trailers parked there. The water was really mirky and there were people jet skiing.

Got back, let Bear loose, and as usual soon as he jumped into dirty water he came running up to me. I had toast for dinner just to finish them up since I've bought some more, then I turn around the Bear was gone! He's usually within the vicinity but I tried calling him and he never came so I got worried. So I got some dog food, hopped into my car and was just driving out of the gate to our complex when I saw Bear chasing after my car, thank goodness! Got Bear back to his dog house, had myself a much needed beer, and went for a shower. I tried trimming my bangs in the bathroom, but all I've got is a rear view mirror from a car so my bangs turned out like crap, but since I'm just on a farm working by myself so it's okay...

By the way, Christmas is coming and apparently we get a week off from Christmas to New Year, I'm thinking of borrowing the car and driving to Brisbane to spend my holidays there. That'd save me money on Greyhound bus, and nobody would need to drop off/pick me up. Hopefully I could meet up with Cam as well since he doesn't have plans yet for the holidays, it'd be nice to see some familiar faces... It's only been a week but I feel like I've been here forever! For the rest of the night I just watched some Supernatural and went to bed early.

Come Monday and I already hate my job... and Mrs. Morgan's starting to get on my nerves. Housekeeping isn't hard, it's just boring and repetitive and I'm always by myself. I had to vacuum her house today, and she wanted to get every corner and every skirting board. There were spider webs and dead bugs everywhere, so obviously she hasn't cleaned it herself in a while. At one point there was a sticky pad bug trap and I used my gardening gloves to pick it up because there were a lot of dead bugs on there and it grossed me out and she made a remark about it. Why didn't she just change a new one?! And she didn't want me to just vacuum with the nozzle she wanted me to vacuum with the hose! As I was vacuuming she was either walking around with her shoes on or barefoot from walking in from outdoors, so what's the point if she's gonna be bringing in dirt anyway. All day long I kept thinking about leaving on Christmas. I've wanted to go to Brisbane but then it seemed boring there, so I'm thinking of going to Gold Coast instead. Later on at one of the apartments I had to clean out a full fridge when the boys were supposed to clean it out themselves.

I finished around 3PM, went to the pub for a drink before coming home, showered and made dinner. It was another quiet night as all the boys were out mustering at another farm so they were all gone for the night. I enjoyed my quiet time, but would've liked to have Bear to keep me company. I also messaged some of my friends. It seemed that Cam has decided to stay in Sydney for Christmas instead, Elizabeth wasn't enjoying her job much either at a Chinese restaurant, and Markus was just having a blast working at a sheep farm in Adelaide and was even thinking of staying longer than 3 months! I just felt like I was wasting my time here, not learning anything.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays I have 3 apartments to clean, and the third one always takes the longest. Every time I go in I gotta change all the sheets, wipe down all the showers, sweep and mop the huge living room, and wash out the front porch. Today it took me nearly 4hrs and so I didn't finish till 5PM, I was starving and exhausted afterwards. I also tried to go to the post office in the morning before work, it was open but no one was mending the desk. It wasn't even a proper building it was more like a shack. I thought I might try it later on but then it was closed! Godfrey came to check up on me when I was vacuuming the Big House and I told him that I've decided to leave on Christmas, he didn't seem too happy about it.

After I got home I showered, ate, and had a beer. Didn't really get a chance to talk to any of my friends today as everyone seemed to be busy. A few of them have moved on to other places. I started feeling lonely again. The boys didn't get back till around 8PM. Mundy said they had to kill a beast today, and I saw a huge stain on his shirt that looked to be blood.... So life sucks here and everything's so far and inconvenient. I can't get onto wifi with my Mac in the kitchen, but I need internet to figure my way out of here. Mrs. Morgan supplies fuel for my car, but I don't think she'd like it if I keep driving to Miles all the time. I think I'll do the 5-day Jackaroo school after the farm. They have one every week, but since it's the holiday season the next one doesn't start till the second week of January, so that gives me about 2 weeks to check out maybe Gold Coast. I'll have to do my research the next time I'm at the library.