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In Australia, that is the best way to go. I think most people go that route. We use H&R Block. They can access everything except donations. So the only thing I bring in are donation receipts. Both our taxes are finished within half an hour and the money is in the bank 2 weeks later. M in Oz

Today was a beautiful day! So I went for a 52 km (32.3 miles) bicycle ride. I did it in 2 loops so I came home to check on my husband and then headed out again. Strava decided not to record 7 km of the ride ... I've been having trouble with Strava lately. :( So the image says 45 km, but it was actually 52 km. I wasn't…

My husband and I are beekeepers too! Our back garden ... Machka in Oz

This will be a long process. I figure it will be 4-6 months before he's getting around a little bit, relatively comfortably, and a year before he's getting around fairly well. Perhaps one of the things that helps is my past history with cycling ultra-distance events. I've done four events where the distance was 1200 km…

They also recommend long passphrases with or without all the characters, numbers etc. https://www.cyber.gov.au/learn-basics/explore-basics/passphrases "Passphrases are made up of four or more random words making them longer than a traditional password." They also recommend 14 characters or more. One example the site above…

I've been looking at those and will definitely ask questions about it when we see a surgeon next week. Right now, he has the usual kind of basic walker, similar to this image. While he is still in the pointed toe cast (prior to the surgery), I'll work from home. After the surgery, they may put him into the same type of…

He tried crutches, but we decided they were way too dangerous for him. So he chose a walker. Fortunately our house is all one level inside with hard surface flooring, so it's not too difficult to get around. M in Oz

8.5 hours at the Emergency Department all up. We went in really early in the morning (awake at 5 am, at hospital by 6 am), which was a good thing because by the time we left, the place was packed. They decided to put his left foot & leg into a pointed-toe cast for now - his foot is forced into a tippy-toe position. It's…

My husband will need surgery ... it's a complete rupture with a 2 cm gap between the pieces. Because of his brain injury, he has minimal feeling in his left leg, especially his lower left leg. So he's not in much pain and has been telling me that it's getting better. Several of his brain injury issues, and the "lay of the…

Exercise is the easy part of my day ... but all the other things I need to do try to push exercise out of my day. So if I tell myself that it will only be 15 minutes of my day, it gets higher priority. M in Oz

Heading to bed early tonight because we've got an early start tomorrow morning ... 5 am!! We have to get to the hospital to get my husband seen by an orthopaedic surgeon. His twisted ankle turned out to be a completely ruptured achilles tendon. Machka in Oz

When I had my deviated septum fixed, I got one of those Vicks humidifiers ... nice little unit. :) Earrings - I wear studs/keepers or whatever you call them. I have several with different birthstones, just because I like the different colours. When I've got time to think about it, I do change them for other earrings for…

Got a quick bicycle ride in during the evening mist. The image is actually yesterday's sunset. Finished by 2-day course today. It was good - enjoyed it. Back to work tomorrow, but from home. Machka in Oz

Spent the day in a training class and will do the same again tomorrow. Taking training ... not teaching. A little too much to eat at the catered lunch & afternoon snack, but it was really nice. So, since I spent the day inside, I went for a walk after work: Machka in Oz

I'm getting them made of acrylic - plexiglass. I got some wood shelves, but they weren't deep enough ... and wouldn't have looked right. I thought about glass, but I thought something less breakable might be better. At some point, I need to refinish the unit ... and 2 other pieces of furniture. My plan is to refinish them…

@dlfk202000 Go into your Goals and check your Fitness Settings. Make sure they're 0. If you're not sure where to find the Fitness Settings, they're under Home and Goals. Machka in Oz

I enter my data manually.

If no meat or vegetables ... what's left to eat? That removes pretty much everything from the list!

I always felt like I was using the old fashioned wide snowshoes when I used an elliptical machine and to feel somewhat comfortable, I had to place my feet on the inner sides of the foot beds which didn't feel right either. M in

Nice warm, sunny day today. One of those days I wish I didn't have to work inside. But at least I got outside for a lunchtime walk. :) I also climbed 31 flights of stairs. Work is still super busy. Then for the next 2 days, I'm in a training course. And my personal To Do list doesn't seem to be getting any smaller. I'm…

Help yourself to those and more! https://bobbinbikes.com/blogs/blog/the-best-bike-jokes

It does not have shelves. Unfortunately they were not with it. But, I have been enquiring about having some made. :) Machka in Oz

What were coffee jars ... became honey jars.

Those look like the jars our coffee comes in. And yes, we use them for our honey. Machka in Oz

Cycling today ... Distance: 26.36 km Elevation: 172 m Moving Time: 1:18:18 Elapsed Time: 1:21:40 Calories: 429 ......................... Avg ............... Max Speed: ......... 20.2 km/h ....... 74.1 km/h Heart Rate: ... 142 bpm ......... 162 bpm Today I picked up a small, old display cabinet for our front entrance. I…

One of the reasons why I shower. Our bathtub gets used for the basket of towels when they come in off the line and before I put them away. Good advice. On antidepressants Please don't start and stop your antidepressants suddenly and on your own. Doing that can be harmful - even to the point of having thoughts of suicide.…

I liked a number of the 1990s/2000s drama/thrillers. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Single White Female A Perfect Murder The Talented Mr Ripley The Firm The Net Double Jeopardy The Sixth Sense The Thirteenth Floor True Lies ... although that's more of a comedy. We're watching it now. Murder By Numbers ... watched that last…

Beautiful, beautiful day. :) I had coffee and breakfast on our deck. Then I went for a bicycle ride! Distance: 25.45 km Elevation: 148 m Moving Time: 1:23:43 Elapsed Time: 1:28:01 Calories 409 ...................... Avg ............... Max Speed: .......... 18.2 km/h ..... 43.1 km/h Heart Rate: ... 140 bpm ....... 157 bpm…