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Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
Put a cat to sleep yesterday. Feel like I'm being a massive fuckoff inconvenience for booking in some annual for the next couple days, yet I know it'll be worse if I go in.
Not sure what the point of this comment was, but fuck it, sometimes you've gotta vent.
So sorry to hear that. Lots of hugs. Good on you for taking the time.
My condolences β₯
You just lost a member of your family. Take time off to grieve and vent all you need to
It's the hardest decision to make. Vent away, we understand. And take the days off too. Grief is not limited to losing human friends and family, these furry buggers are more family than my blood relatives.
Take the time off without guilt, the loss and grief are not small things even if others might think it shouldn't matter. It's better to give yourself the time and space than to force yourself through. Condolences for your loss.
Really sorry to hear that. It's rough.
Iβm so sorry
I start work Tuesday (for some unknown reason).
Tomorrow it's haircut/beard trim, meal prep, shopping and playing with fluffybutt because it's going to be weird being away from the house for approx 11 hours a day.
By 8pm tonight I was ready for bed. So I thing my sleep clock is back to normal.
Goodnight all β€οΈ
It's good to start with a short week. So much new stuff to learn, and new faces, and where everything is. You'll be wrecked by Friday anyway. And then week 2 will seem that bit easier as you start to know stuff.
I start work Tuesday (for some unknown reason).
Payroll cycle, methinks.
So excited for you! You are doing awesome!!!!
Goodnight π
Excuse the messy bed
Also I forgot to mention, if anyone needs a reference, you're welcome to hit me up π
Today saw a person wearing an oodie in Kmart, and someone in pyjamas in the supermarket. I think we have all collectively decided fuckit, itβs too cold.
So much for plans for the day. Boyo regretting decisions to drink much rocket fuel punch, then eat special brownies and pavement. Colourful words and contusions.
Still out in the CBD. Crazy my MIL and I are so similar. I wish she was my mum, she's put in the work to turn herself around, while having cptsd. A true inspiration to me.
I love her so much. She's just such an amazing person. I feel so blessed by the universe, after 28 years of shit, to have these people in my life.
I have a tomato plant against a wall I was hoping would survive over winter and maybe give some early fruit next year. Not only is it surviving, it has actually produced a tomato! I don't expect it to ripen in this weather, but it definitely bodes well for the early summer fruit plan.
OK. I'm up at 6:30am. I'm ready for work next week.
That might be a level of clickbait way too far. In fact I'd say it's just "lying"
The ABC has had issues with its reporting for a while now unfortunately.
Unfortunately true. You can't keep hollowing out the abc and still expect high quality results for ever.
So we finally have a bedroom door. (previous apartment didn't have one)
Except we can't close it.
The balls of fur totalling 15kg would scream at the door to be let in, once let in, they would park themselves on my wife and I, one on her side, one on top in between us, one on my side - trapping us in place.
I am doing it. I am going outside in search of sunshine, ibuprofen and proper sudafed.
Eating at a sandwich place outside. This person is standing βawayβ from the eating area to have her cigarette, but the wind is blowing the smoke smell right where Iβm eating. Gross.
The sandwich was A+ though, so satisfied.
So disrespectful π I smoke (on and off, quitting is hard π) and tend to walk away if I want a smoke. As in, waaaay away. Around a corner, in an unoccupied alley. If I'm walking in a group, I'll walk behind everyone so they're not walking in my smoke (wind dependant). And it's wild people don't care about wind direction, it's not hard to stay downwind of the public. If there's no bins, I flick the butt out and put it in a small bag within my bag, I never litter them. Or slap a nicotine patch on and wait until you're home/take some gum.
Shameful behaviour, makes the rest of us addicts look real bad lol
I've finished sewing the covers, they look cool. Now for taking the old material off the seat pads and stapling the new on. After that sand and paint the chairs. π
My nose and throat feel like someone has taken to them with a scrubbing brush. And so much snot. But I have changed out of PJs (into trackies and oodie). Working up to a walk outside in the sun
Went ice skating this afternoon. 2.5 hours on the ice with the kids..I am so sore.
π₯± goodnight
Went into the city yesterday and went to the State Library. I thought I'd finally be able to make an appearance at one of the pro Palestine demonstrations but it was some weird anti CCP group out the front yesterday
Gratitude thread :)
My only plans today are to meal prep and watch something. Uni can wait until I get more sleep.
The sun!!! THE SUN!!! Oh so glorious today, a tonic for the soul
Heading home today from my house and dog sitting duties. I thought I was going to be back in a few months for longer but it seems like my parents are going to cancel their upcoming Vegas trip.
This does open the door of possibility for me... I could go somewhere. I shall ponder. Ponder I shall.
Good night everyone. πΊπ
Night 2MuchGoon4GoonsyIRL. No bed bugs. No bad dreams. No sleeping loose.
πΌThe problem's plain to see
Too much technology
Machines to save our lives
Machines dehumanize πΆπΆ
Felt like the pits at 7:30am but a bit more sleep, water, Nurofen and sweating it out and I am getting better again. The sun is absolutely helping. It's an automatic immune booster.
Airing the house out to clear the cloud of sickly miasma that's built up over the week. Chugging so much liquid. Please let this be the beginning of the end, I can't take any more of the coughing and sinus headaches. Was coughing to the point of almost throwing up yesterday. My neighbours must hate me π¬
Braved Aldi this afternoon as the cats have suddenly decided they don't want cat food anymore, they want chicken and (sometimes) mince. I also got them pet roo stuff... We shall see.
Forgot the bloody stock cubes but did remember the ingredients for red wine and mushroom risotto, so with that one I can use Vegemite as it turns out brownish anyway.
Anyway Zooks greeted her chicken with loud purrs, so I'm good there!
Trying to introduce Chappell Roan to my MIL; we're both bi, she has to get on board dammit lol jk jk
Anti-gratitude thread.
Waking up at 6 once a week. Can't wait until I get a full-time job and will be in a routine where I can do this everyday. Alas, two years of study left.
