Melbourne

Big argument with my partner last night. 12 years, two kids, one dog. It's hard man. So much pressure, so many missed meanings, so many regretted words. Some ethereal thinking music on the walk with the doggo this morning - https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=sUn3tQTeBtg&si=8z0KsaEHL5QEQVNc

so its been a week. Had to take kid to emergency yesterday. Hes been released and fine now, just a bunch of viruses running rampant on him but the MCH and GP both said "yeah, lets get the hospital to check him out". I thought I kept my cool under pressure pretty well, but came home last night got him to bed and just kind collapsed on the couch like "holly fucking shit that was one of the hardest days of my life".

It comes very close to the 12 month anniversary of the LAST hardest days of my life that also involve a him and a hospital. So if we made a year before taking him to the hospital we've done pretty well. Shout out to the MCH Hotline, the GP and the Monash health staff. All were simply amazing.

When working from home, is it acceptable to work in your jammies?

I’m wide awake, but I’m really comfy

Gah! I just remembered, went and made it and then realized I was beaten.

I should look into automating these.

Tried something novel last night. Went to bed without the aid of electronics. Phone went on the charger and my head hit the pillow. 8 hours of sleep later, I feel fantabulous.

Just got stared down by this big fella. Almost my height (193....😳)

An evening of video games and music I think. Tomorrow night is an emo event which should be fun.

Also, am desperate for a shitty Domino's pizza but am sticking to my chicken and veggies dinner.

haaa. one group's email lists at work have buggered up, and they've been emailing the entire organisation (thousands of people) instead of just the people on their lists. We have been receiving weird, random emails for a couple of days, and they have just figured it out...

About 1/3rd of the way through making the chilli dust. Wore gloves as per Seagoons very sage advice and it went through them heh.

For the next 2/3rds I will double glove, and wear an N95... and goggles.

This morning was brutal.

I'm getting yt recommendations on how to be an elegant and chic older woman.

Seems I should only wear red nails and lips, never wear anything but simple hoops and studs, no long hair , no dyed hair, no fun clothes, only classics, lots of gold, beige, sailor stripes and be very very thin

If there is no room for my mushroom pants and matching earrings or totoros on my finger nails or bag I'd rather not be chic

well, chic for when it calls for it, otherwise, I'm a carlton/brunnie girl

The story so far: in the beginning, the universe was created.

This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

Hoped to get done with work early but the shite hit the fan so I'm working back to clean up. luckily I'm WFH today so I have poured a glass of wine and opened a packet of chippies to see me through. cheers 🥂

Tea time. I bring bickies.

It rained in Perth today. We are not equipped to handle it.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-12/freak-storm-causes-damage-in-perth-northern-suburbs/103702586

What is this wet stuff falling from the sky?!

if any of you podcast listening types like factual/often historical learning type podcasts, I highly recommend "The Constant".

Another slow start to the day but I didn't sleep in this time.

Working at another site, a lot peaceful and quieter here actually, wish I could end my day here.

Came here today specifically during a certain time to be available to people if they wanted to see me and found out I've actually come at the worst possible time and no one is available so it's just going to be a quiet day here while I listen to podcasts.

Going to have to organise a different time for when people are available for next week and the future.

I really need to finish my assignment but I'm sitting here wasting time on my tablet instead. My brain really does not want to focus on this one.

I'm addicted to mini callipos. God they're so damn good.

Plumber said he would come after lunch and give me an hour notice. This is after he was supposed to come last week and just never showed up. Then it took him 3 days to message me acknowledging that he didn’t show.

It’s 4pm now, still no news. Won’t be giving him another chance. Uggh why is organising any trade always so painful?

Quiz?

Ahh the weekend.

I feel like I didn’t get much work done today.

After coming back from being offsite I had to organise a bunch of things and it seemed to keep going on forever and ever and then I decide to finally take my lunch break late then next hung you know there’s only 10 mins left of being at work.

Left me a little moody though taking my break so late but I did get in a late coffee.

Yesterday's car expedition and dilemma took a huge chunk out of me. Not so much the travel, but I think feeling like I was internally pitting my friends/family against each other in terms of their values.

Anyway, the person I trust most was once in the first category but worked his way up into the second and gave me some very sound advice based not just off personal anecdotes but opportunity cost etc etc.

And the people I know in category one, I do love them to bits, but I've come to realise, I actually really, really don't aspire to be them... and it feels bad to admit that even to myself.

$8 for a brick of cooking butter? Fuck off. (I got the off brand instead) What happened to making biscuits being a cheap activity you could let kids ruin just for fun?

Today's really felt cold and uncomfortable. Like we skipped autumn and went straight into winter. My feet are like ice blocks

Is there a band or artist you're not really into but they have a song you think is quite good?

Mine is Flowers by Miley Cyrus.