The nap was a bad idea, but I guess I needed it.
Grounding myself with the cat, though I’m floating away.
Writing here helps, sorry for dumping a lot :/
You’re fine. Pancake breakfast? 🥞🐱
🙏🏼💜
Don’t be sorry. I’m not sure the affordability or availability (or quality) of counseling these days, but I hear good things about EMDR?
I’m sorry you’re going through this. Let Mickey be a comforting friend
Emde is a therapy I would like to try - mostly just finances and the fear of retelling and reliving it that freaks me out.
I’ll be okay, I always am in the end. Thank you Melb, just for being your amazing self 💜
It’s ok. I suggested EMDR because apparently it doesn’t always require you to discuss the events.
But it’s 100% your call as nothing is perfect for everyone, you gotta be ready and finances are a massive consideration
Feeling muted and wibbly and bleah… working up the courage/timing to commit to only one job and say goodbye to the other. Ugh I cannot please everyone.
One bit of extremely good news that I’m looking forward to more than anything else is the return of a familiar guest (after more than a year!) this weekend for about ten days… stay tuned 😺
SOXCAT!
I can’t wait for that silky, wriggly fuzzball to grace my abode again 🧦
some times you gotta jump in. The anxiety of waiting for the car to hit you is often worse than the car actually hitting you.
You’re so right about that. I definitely think my stomach/sleep issues of recent are stemming from that anxiety. It’s a really inconvenient time to leave for the org and I don’t want to burn bridges, but I’m trying to frame this as reducing the orgs risk by not having someone who’s burnt out and likely to start dropping the customer service ball big time.
gotta do whats right by you. No one else will prioritize you.
Cooked some chicken nuggets for dinner. Simple stuff tonight.
Almost went for some dim sims. Maybe that’s tomorrow.
Her highness has had her nest refreshed and is unhappy the slave is late with the 2nd round of treats
Sweet Gibson 😍 she’s so beautiful 😭
eyy coworker please try to throw me under the bus with a mass CC public shaming. I love that shit. especially when I have documented evidence that this is your fuckup.
Reply all with the documentation asking for clarification on their issue?
Its in the slowcooker. I compromised on my original vision and took some advice but not all. Its got the veggie soup (but blended so the chunks dont go mushy), beef stock and passata. Will give it a taste towards the end and see if the mushroom soup is still a good idea (gives me a chance to back out if its not working rather than commit early on to something I’m not sure about). Will saute the mushrooms and add towards the end and add then. Its probably gonna have more a curry style gravy consistency but thats actually ideal.
if I want a mushie taste I use a portobello mushroom stock cube. I get them from the Italian supermarket
You usually do tomato or cream based. Not both. Hope it works out. Sounds delicious. 👍
A tomato based sauce with cream and banana mashed through is classic French cuisine
You’re gonna get a welfare check called in.
Needs a hug first
Oh the very popular dish à la vomir.
I detest the texture of mushrooms but will use and discard the dried Chinese sort for broth etc. Stroganoff also. Have quite a few truffle flavoured things from CBM, powder good, sauce overrated
I generally take today off of work as it’s the anniversary of An Event, but this year I didn’t and now all I want is to stand up and walk out.
Do it. Go home early and look after yourself. Powering through is very overrated.
All this stew and food talk got me hankering for something spicy.
Going to make a korean stew with beef tonight. Made one last week with pork and it was okay (the pork was the worst part). Gonna try it on noodles instead of rice as well.
Wish me luck
I’m pissed off… years ago I had inherited a little tv with a built in dvd player. Shortly after Melbcat’s asthma got bad, and I put it and a few other things temporarily out on my veranda to make space to vacuum thoroughly. (Needed the floor clear and didn’t want to knock anything over.)
I involuntarily fell asleep in exhaustion, forgot to take it back in and it was gone.
Now that’s kind of on me for not grabbing it back in asap, maybe they thought that it was being given away - but in this neighbourhood I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t care.
Definitely one of my regrets now that YouTube is getting cracked down on and this external drive is giving me trouble.
I don’t want a large tv. I don’t want the smart tv shit that spies on you and requires internet connection. That little thing was the perfect size and picked up radio too.
I also had a portable dvd player way back when those were current but that was blatantly stolen out of my room by a flatmate. I think the bastard stole my discman too, and my ceramic space heater.
You might be able to get some second hand at cash converters
I saw one on eBay but it’s pickup only… maybe if I can blag a lift
I’ve got a 32" Kogan TV with a dvd player that you can have. The remote is dodgy but it all works. HDMI in so you can plug a laptop into it. No stand/legs though. I’ve got bracket steel or can wire the back up like a picture frame as far as mounting it goes.
Thanks but I should be ok! I’ve got a lift to grab a little used tv next Monday
(I can probably afford a proper tv and separate dvd player but haven’t wanted one til now and am trying to keep possessions minimal)
Rhododendron same fam they get along.
i cook well
I make edible food
same
i know I’m lucky to have the time to do it
it’s the first time in a couple of months that i have time to meal prep properly and i am very happy with the result
🙂
I do 100% of the time too… 50% of the time.
No lunch break and still working. Tomorrow I’m leaving early.
Make sure you get paid for it or get TIL! Don’t give the corpos your free time
I’m just going to leave a few hours early tomorrow.
Do you have set hours or timesheets?
I’m definitely not a fan of having to work extra without a guarantee that I can make up for it later. So easy to end up doing free work with all the overtime adding up. Timesheets are tedious but they’re useful if the employer honours time in lieu or you can use flexi time at least
No timrsheets, but these guys are great with not wanting people to work outside office hours. So we’ll see how it plays out.
So many Vales recently. :(
Who else?
Tom Petty
Right.
And the recently departed Elvis Presley. RIP.
Tributes incoming.
Long live The King
Who’s that bloke?
Maggie Smith
John Ashton (Taggart from the Beverly Hills Cop movies)
Are two I can think off
Also someone who’s been in Days of our lives for 40 years.
Drake Hogestyn.
I had beef stew for dinner tonight. I made a batch a couple of days ago to bottle, one jar didn’t seal (which is the one I ate tonight) and there are 5 more jars for later. Served with mashed potato and cauliflower & broccoli in cheese sauce.
TW medical
My digestive system is being such a fucking arsehole and keeps shutting down. So much pain, so much effort trying to prevent it turning into a really bad outcome. Part of it has been diagnosed but tests for other things are still being waited on.
I swear if I ever become able to eat properly again I’m going to eat joyously, become huge, and crush anybody who comments. Food is a blessing.
If you ever are able to eat properly, I’ll treat you to a delicious dinner. I’m sorry you have gastroparesis, that’s an awful condition to live with, on top of the mystery ones as well. Please dm me if I can help in anyway, or for a vent. I’m always here to lend an ear.
Thanks. It absolutely sucks, I’m planning to start eating people :)
I recommend my idiot manager. Just plump enough to be juicy.
Go full soylent green on their asses
revs chainsaw
Eat the rich!
