Check your employment agreement - it might say you need need your employer’s permission to have a side gig.

You have to issue invoices with your ABN on them. I use Xero for my invoicing, but my side gig is my whole gig so it’s worth paying for proper accounting software. There’s probably a cheaper (or free) option out there for creating invoices.

If you’re not registered for GST as well, then I think you don’t need to charge any GST for your services (do a check on this). GST reg is needed if you’ll earn over $75k in a year.

You declare the income for your side gigs in your tax return and pay tax to ATO at that point.

They’re so plump! Well fed kitties.

Channel 7’s got the chopper out in Morwell to show us Erin being driven in a prison van from the court. Riverting journalism right here.

Guilty! I’m shocked did not expect that.

It doesn’t feel bone chillingly cold outside tonight for a change.

Pasta bake for dins, had some frozen leftover meat sauce and making the meal more interesting by adding lots of cheese and baking.

I need to buy a present for a 1st birthday I’m going to next week (for a boy). I was thinking some clothes (bigger size he can grow into) and maybe a kid’s book? Any other ideas? Budget is $50 - $75.

I was part of the Medibank, Optus and Latitude cyber hacks, and just received a notification from Qantas that I’m involved in theirs. Protection of my personal information is just meaningless at this point.

At my co-working space they do a free breakfast on Wednesdays - you best believe I loaded up my plate. There was waffles with chocolate sauce, English muffins with ham and cheese, croissants, yoghurt with fruit, donuts, I got it all. Food coma incoming. And I brought my own lunch too.

Absolutely love NZ scenery, have a great time!

I just want to do nothing today. Couldn’t get out of bed, now can’t get into work at all.

Don’t have much time for making dinner tonight - I have those fresh chicken kievs from Aldi so going to air fry that with a side of veggies (some broccolini that needs using up) and maybe some chips too.

Not guilty. I do think she did it but the evidence / case against her isn’t strong enough.

When I was away my Airbnb had motorised blinds in the bedroom. Opening with the push of a button. Game changer for getting up quickly. Seriously want for my bedroom as I am also blinds down dark bedroom person.

I thanked him as he was getting off the train. He was so calm and collected throughout. Even though he told me he was getting a little worried about something bad happening. There really are good samaritans out there 😇

Amazing! Congrats. A deserved weekend to relax.

I have Loop but you need to buy the model specific for concerts, not sleeping. I had the sleeping ones initially and used at concerts, which I didn’t love, but once I switched it was a much better listening experience.

My Myki worked! But then on the train someone mentally unwell got on board with no shirt on and was shouting at nobody. He sat a few blocks of seats away from me (but facing me), kept talking / shouting. I could hear him through my headphones. Then he got up and started approaching people sitting in the train and talking / shouting in their faces. Most people’s strategy was to ignore, some people got up and walked off before he got too close. I sat perfectly still. One person was talking to him, asking questions about where he was going and who he was going to see, and that seemed to calm him down. Then he came to where I was sitting and asked to use my “camera” (the camera on my phone which I was gripping tightly in my hand). I said no, and he started repeating the question more angrily. My body just froze up during all of this, after the pumpkin episode and all. Getting ready to defend myself if he tried to snatch the phone or attack me. Lucky the man who had been talking to him noticed what was happening and asked him a question, he turned away and kept talking to him. And eventually got off at Footscray. That was not the relaxing train trip I had in mind for this morning.

I accidentally put my Myki card in the wash with my jeans. Need to take PT tomorrow, do you think it’s going to work?

Started making dinner at 7pm, bad idea. Just sat down after getting through dish mountain and cleaning up around the place. I made chicken katsu curry for the first time, will be adding that to my stale dinner rotation.

I can feel the freezing air coming through the window of my home office. It’s very gentle but it’s there. I think it’s more obvious today because of how cold it is and maybe the direction of the wind is the right angle of south as this is a south-facing room. Must counteract with heating ($$$).