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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Gratitude thread.

  • Lovely sunshine
  • Cat snuggles
  • Compulsory voting and a generally sensible and independent electoral system here
  • I get to catch up with some old friends at the weekend
  • Summer fruit coming in to season. Blueberries for breakie, yum.
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Work bought our lunch two days in a row (subway, too much of it)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago
  • Left over pizza
  • Lawn seed is taking
  • Spring onions that I planted from woolies hasn't died yet
  • Brown garden dripper hose
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago
  • pet pictures!
  • work providing a much needed sense of stability and routine and safety atm
  • le sun
  • having permanent residence here and not needing to consider the US when trying to get out of where I grew up
  • friends and colleagues offering to help in various ways with the move
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

All the pet pictures! I’m having a shitty day and they’re cheering me up no end

Also grateful for no afternoon meeting today

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Lunch slapped today. Just a frozen zucchini slice with some frozen roast potatos, but was exactly what I needed today! also nice my solar is now useful again.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago
  • 2 day work week for me

  • Solid night of sleep

  • Living in Australia, where despite it's flaws, is a great place to live

  • My kids for being way smarter than me at their age