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I read, I write, I roller skate. Caroline’s thoughts, observations, mischief and adventures of the second half of life.

I’m a low maintenance gal but I do like to wave some lipstick over my lips daily. I was running low of my fave lipstick...
02/08/2026

I’m a low maintenance gal but I do like to wave some lipstick over my lips daily. I was running low of my fave lipstick so I went to Chemist Warehouse, because why pay more?!
Maybelline Super Stay matte lipstick is my choice because it stays on all day without reapplying. In store I narrowed my choice down to two colours. One was called Voyager and one called Seduction. I think the name swayed my choice, in fact I know the name swayed my choice. Yes, I bought the one called Seduction! 🤣💋💄

My last day of holidays and the rain won’t go away. I always like to treat myself on the last day, knowing that my time...
14/07/2026

My last day of holidays and the rain won’t go away. I always like to treat myself on the last day, knowing that my time won’t be as freely my own, until another whole term has passed. The rain takes away all thoughts of a drive or an ice cream. 😢
Since we got home from sunny Queensland, I had this idea of trying to live like it is Summer, in the Winter. So far, since our return, I have walked our beach Promenade four times, had frozen yoghurt once and watched the sun set at lightening speed over Thunderpoint. It’s definitely not the same as living on the Sunshine Coast but I’m pretending it is!
My last day of holidays treat became sitting under a heated throw rug, in my new Toy Story slippers, reading a good novel, eating jumbo dark chocolate bullets. Bliss.

I am sitting amongst a huge pile of papers destined for the recycling bin, whilst wearing the gold tiara from my Wedding...
13/07/2026

I am sitting amongst a huge pile of papers destined for the recycling bin, whilst wearing the gold tiara from my Wedding Day as the big clean out continues. The nostalgia and sentimentality is overwhelming. I’m no longer sure if I am actually doing a declutter or just reminiscing. I have created a new box in which I am storing all of my cards and love letters just from RG. Then I’ve got a basket filled with miscellaneous stuff that I cannot bear to part with yet, like my Sapphires Basketball Team playing top, the visitors book from when I lived in Bayview Terrace and a collection of lanyards from some legendary girls trips.
I have discarded a poster of the Australian Netball Team signed by Eloise Southby, and chucked out postcards, one starting “Hey creeps” from our mate Craig, which made me laugh. I discovered cards reminding me that my younger sisters called me “Caz-a-boo” in the 1990’s. I threw out my high school diaries, some of them significantly and rudely graffitied and just took a photo to keep a poem written for me upon departing a work place in 2001 -
“We always knew when she was around,
Lots of work, with lots of sound!”
(I haven’t changed!🤣)
I have decided to bring back the lost art of postcard and letter writing. Keep an eye on your mailbox!

School holidays is such a great opportunity to have a clean out. I promise I’m not a hoarder but I have quite a few scr...
08/07/2026

School holidays is such a great opportunity to have a clean out. I promise I’m not a hoarder but I have quite a few scrapbooks filled with cards, letters, notes and sentimental bits and pieces. I’ve made the hard decision that it all has to go.
I opened the first scrapbook, ready to be ruthless and I got stuck on the first page. Mum had saved my birth notice, placed in the Warrnambool Standard of March 6, 1973. The yellowing newspaper in front of me was over fifty years old.
My baby cards from Simpson neighbours, from now deceased relatives and CWA friends of Mum’s are so precious. How can I let go of Holly Hobby themed cards from my tenth birthday or a note from Year 9 where everyone in the class had to write something about you? Candid comments like “gets aggravated easily” and “is nice to boys sometimes” are amongst my favourite!
Needless to say, I didn’t get very far with my declutter.

Well the spray tan has faded, we feel rejuvenated, the bank balance is depleted and work beckons for RG so it must (sadl...
03/07/2026

Well the spray tan has faded, we feel rejuvenated, the bank balance is depleted and work beckons for RG so it must (sadly) be time to go home.
We love it up here so today, before we left, we booked a week on the Sunshine Coast for next winter! 🤣☀️

I read, I write, I rollerskate and on the best days I get to do all three. Today I got to read, poolside on my kindle a...
02/07/2026

I read, I write, I rollerskate and on the best days I get to do all three.
Today I got to read, poolside on my kindle and lazing on the beach listening to an audio book.
Today I got to write, two pages in my holiday notebook, as well as a journal prompt and of course this little Facebook blog.
Today I got to rollerskate. We discovered the Rollerdrome at Caloundra, where I rolled around the floor on hired skates to disco tunes. I even joined in the games. My smile was so wide as I avoided kamikaze kids on roller blades spilling onto the floor at high speed with no control.
I also walked 5.72 kilometres of beachfront path and I had Yo-chi with all my favourite trimmings. Can a single day get any better than this?
As we returned to our accommodation we passed a car dealership with “Make life a ride” in huge letters out the front. Words to live by!

02/07/2026

Getting low!

Musician friend Sally-Anne recommended a visit to Peregian Beach. Walking friend Michele recommended fish ‘n’ chips at ...
01/07/2026

Musician friend Sally-Anne recommended a visit to Peregian Beach.
Walking friend Michele recommended fish ‘n’ chips at The Boat Shed.
I love friends with suggestions. RG opened his wallet at Eumundi Market. I finished a book and sat in the spa for a considerable duration!

No alarms, no clocks, no schedules, no school bells, no set meal times, no deadlines. This week, time doesn’t seem to m...
30/06/2026

No alarms, no clocks, no schedules, no school bells, no set meal times, no deadlines. This week, time doesn’t seem to matter. My holiday mantra is “taking it easy” and it makes perfect sense to us here.
A day exploring the southern beaches saw us walk from Shelley Beach to Moffat Beach to Dicky Beach. I love a good coastal pathway. Then we visited Bulcock Beach (I’m childish enough to love funny names.) Along the way there were encounters with bush turkeys, bin chickens, hermit crabs and predictably there was ice cream.
It was tight arse Tuesday at Caloundra Strand Cinema so we saw Toy Story 5 for half price in the comfort of reclining chairs. It’s much better than Toy Story 4.
We saw the most amazing moon rising and stumbled across curry night at Kings Beach Tavern. Delish.

Today was leg day! We climbed Mount Coolum. A slippery stone path required careful navigation on old lady knees and an...
29/06/2026

Today was leg day! We climbed Mount Coolum. A slippery stone path required careful navigation on old lady knees and ankles, but it was worth it for the panoramic views. On our descent back to the car park we passed a kid who was voicing discontent (full on whinging) to his parents about how far it was to go. I said “ Keep going buddy, you’re nearly there!” He was not nearly there! 🤣
We drove around in the spaceship (our hire care that won’t stop beeping) and found Marcoola Beach, Yaroomba Beach and Coolum Beach. RG had a moment when he needed a hug because he felt so overwhelmed with happiness, as we sat soaking up the vibes of the shopping strip of Coolum Beach. He even opened up his wallet and bought himself a Rip Curl jumper. That’s the magic of the Sunshine Coast!
To top off a brilliant day we watched the sunset over Alex Head, only to see our local surf champ, Mia, paddle ashore on her surf ski.

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