• HOME
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • RECIPES
  • WEDDING
The Little Jogger

  By an exercise-loving Registered Dietitian

Rental Frustration

1/18/2011

3 Comments

 
Do you want to know why I am mad at Adelaide right now? Because every time that I see a property that I really want to rent, I have to compete with 40 other people to get it! Is it like this in all of Australia? 

To rent a property, you usually find it in an advertisement (I always use realestate.com.au), and there is a 15-minute time slot to view to place with everybody else who is interested. If you like it, then you grab and submit an application. We viewed another place just north of the city yesterday with dozens of other interested parties, so we'll just have to cross our fingers again. Really, though, this should not be that difficult! There are just not enough places to rent. We're going to be "homeless" in two weeks, so we're under a lot of pressure right now!

I am very proud of last night's dinner/today's lunch, though. I made an almond, green bean and quinoa salad using this recipe. 
Picture
I had to make a small change to the recipe, though. I couldn't find quinoa at the grocery store! I either didn't look hard enough, or it's not very popular in Australia (yet). Instead, I used couscous. The end result was warm couscous complimented by green beans, chopped almonds, feta cheese and more. Even better, when I reheated the leftovers for lunch this morning, the feta cheese melted into everything else. I love melted cheese. 
Picture
Salad, I think I'll make you again next week!

Also, somebody sent me this link today to flooding pictures. It's similar to the before/after pics that I posted last time, but these are even better. Take a look if you can! It will give you an idea of the monstrosity of the situation.

I can't believe that there is now terrible flooding in three of Australia's states. Some of the roads are cut off in between Adelaide and Melbourne. As a matter of fact, one of the cities-Horsham- that we passed on the way to the Grampians in nearly under water. Al's parents just stayed there overnight on the way back from Christmas in Melbourne. Yikes! It's just one of those things that hits a little closer to home. Stay strong, Australia!
3 Comments
Barbara
1/18/2011 12:32:00 pm

Jenny, did the area flood where we went for lunch the day after Christmas? That flooding is very scary.

Reply
Jen
1/18/2011 12:55:44 pm

That area is fine! The bad areas of Victoria, as far as I know, are along the Murray River near the Vic/NSW border and also some of the areas closer to South Australia (near the Grampians).

Reply
Tangalooma Villas link
3/12/2012 08:43:12 pm

This is first time I visit this post. I collected so many interesting things from your site especially its discussion. From the tons of comments on your posts, I guess I am not the only one having all the enjoyment here. Keep up the good work

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    ABOUT jennifer Martin, MS, RD, LDN

    I am  a Chicago-based Registered Dietitian working primarily in Acute Clinical Care. I started this blog in 2010, before I even knew that I wanted to be an RD! Now, as an active dietitian, this blog will become part of my life again. Read about my current healthy habits, but please peruse my old posts (from 2014 and before) to read about life as an RD student and my previous years in Australia!


    @thelittlejogger on instagram 

    RSS Feed

    Categories

    All
    Adelaide
    Australian Culture
    Australian Food
    Baking
    Books
    Chicago
    Cooking
    Culture Clash
    Dining In Chicago
    Dining Out Down Under
    Drinking In Chicago
    Exercises
    Flashbacks
    Jenastair
    Jogging
    Kangaroos
    Moving To Australia
    Nutrition Education
    Nutrition School
    Oz Travels
    Puppies
    Races
    RD
    Recipes
    Reviews
    Usa Dining
    Usa Travel
    Wacky
    Weddings
    World Travel

    Archives

    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2014
    December 2013
    September 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    January 2013
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    October 2010
    September 2010

    Weather for blog
    YoWindow.com yr.no
    Weather Widget
    YoWindow.com NWS
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • RECIPES
  • WEDDING