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Thursday next week marks one year since I was hit by a semi trailer at high speed. I somehow walked away, but my car was smooshed and there was a bit of trauma to work through.
I'm not generally one to put too much heed in anniversaries like this, but it's looming at me a bit. I'm not sure what I should do on the day. Hide inside until it's over? Do something positive to celebrate that I survived and am mostly ok? Deep clean the house to distract myself?
Go for a walk in a beautiful place. Talk with people you love.
Fark that's full on. I'm not sure how to celebrate something like that but we're all certainly glad you walked away from that.
I'd buy a cake and snacks and hibernate and cry and watch funny animal videos.
Whatever you decide to do will not be the wrong decision. โฅ & ๐ซ
Yeah cake helps most things.
With extra cream.
Am a great believer in the 'do something positive' option. But totally understand if you wish to make another choice of action. Bearing in mind that deep cleaning the house could well be something positive as well as distracting, and would free up a weekend to enjoy with no guilts attached. The hide inside option is less desirable imo, as it continues to fuel the trauma memory and reinforces the power it has over you. That is just my opinion though. You do what's right for you on the day.
I'm leaning towards treating myself to a spa day. Some nice relaxation. But I'll give it a few days.
Last dayyyyy tomorrowwwwww I cannot wait
And how will you celebrate??????? Presumably tinned fish will be included at some point?
After work drinks with my comrades who will be left behind, and others who have already passed on. Then fish
Nest refresh day lol
*I like the two ply
it makes me feel safe inside
Good luck with pooing*
Gibson - 2024
Miss Gibson loves the texture
Of softly embossed paper
She found her requisition
Way beneath her position
So she made her hominid a butler
Edit: not my best
Thatโs a clever use for old issues of the Werribee Weekly
glasses fixed. turns out having them ripped off my face and attempts to force feed them back to me warps the frame a bit. Who knew.
I asked the Specsavers staff if they all needed to wear glasses or were they just testing out the goods. There was an awkward pause before someone replied "oh I need to wear them". The other 4 workers didn't make eye contact with me.
Iโll never understand the adoration of politicians in America. The rallies, the banners, the concert style appearances, tshirts, celebrity endorsements. Can you imaging such a thing for Albo, Dutton or anyone in Aus? I greatly prefer our attitude - view them all with a healthy disdain and vote for the one you least dislike.
I think not having compulsory voting is part of it because they really have to put on a show to get you motivated to vote.
What do people with normal jobs do when both parents are working and their kids are too sick to go to childcare?
I have the one in person event I need to attend tomorrow and the way the kids are going that probably won't happen. Are you supposed to take a day off work every time? Normal people can't do that
We work out who has to go to work and for how long. We tend to swap, work half days each if needed. I can sometimes work from home. But at the end of the day, your kids are sick and need you, and work isn't going to help pick your nursing home.
This right here is one of the major reasons we left Melbourne. We were on our own there, without any family support.
To answer the question: One of us usually takes personal (carers) leave. Sometimes that isn't possible, so we ask grandparents or my sister to help us out (if safe/not contagious). What often happens is that one of us is sick also, having caught whatever pestilence the child(ren) introduced to the house anyway.
Don't send the kids to daycare if they're sick. You'll just be lumping this hassle on other families. I was always resentful of parents who did that.
I've had that where my own sick days have doubled up as carers days for the kids. Unfortunately the support network in the house isn't great because the people who don't work and have no other commitments can't seem to get up before noon or even just walk the kids down to thr park
Hi Nath. We're missing a tram. Could you please help? It bothers me more than it should. Thanks
I'm so tired. I'm so drained, been going through the wringer and feeling like too little butter spread over too much bread.
I can get through this, I know I have the strength, but I'm so tired I just want to sleep forever.
Feeling exactly like this tonight. We got this but wow that overly tired feeling is just the worst.
I just want this period to end already, so I can focus on school ๐ญ I need a therapist so I have someone to offload to without feeling like a fatty fat burden.
But do have this, we are awesome, you are awesome!! Sending you good vibes, tone. ๐๐๐
Had such a hyper productive day at work (and a quiet week) that I might have nothing to do tomorrow which is great timing for working on my assignment! (zero shame)
I've made a lot more headway into how I want to structure this and what the key readings are. Many thanks to an awesome and very supportive/responsive supervisor. I might have a breakthrough with getting my assignment extension too, thank fuck there are basically no more assignments aside from the thesis itself after this.
It has been a truly Kafkaesque experience. I have been reminded how not being trusted or believed really, really sets me off. Something to take note of
I bought a carpet spot cleaner a while back and I've had to use it more now than ever before. I feel like I've jinxed myself. It's time to find out if blueberry swirly yogurt comes out.
Just once I would love to not have to run the gauntlet of drug addicts as I enter the supermarket.
I would like to spread the word in that community that no-one carries cash anymore. So yelling at me demanding coins simply does not work. But I digress.
I wish we could invent a meth vaccine. Take meth and nothing happens, no addiction. Meth seems especially bad for anti-social behaviours compared to other drugs.
I had one come up to me in the supermarket tonight and ask for money. I said I didn't have any cash. The next person he asked said, "nah the bank's got all mine!"
Went to bed early, now wide awake. Sat on the toilet and someone had piddled all over the seat. Some magpie is warbling, at this hour!
And I have gastro, amazing. Thanks, Body!
Bath mat around the toilet will save your knees.
Good night every one. Happy dreams. ๐
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Feeling sluggish after lunch, really fighting now to power through the rest of the day but not long to go to finishing time.
Strong Tuesday vibes.
Sick to death of these โthere are no Romulans in Alien Romulusโ jokes. Guys, cmon. If they are THIS side of the neutral zone theyโre obviously cloaked.
