Stomach angry. Bring your empty gas canisters, free renewable energy for all!
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Installed a video doorbell on the fence/gate today. I can both spy on the street and keep the gate locked, but still deal with deliveries / visitors.
Went to Aldi to get some beef ravioli and they were all sold out so I bought a lasagna instead and some fresh noodles for the weekend maybe.
Never tried their lasagna before so I guess Iโll find out if itโs any good.
Some school kids saw me and called out to me as I was doing my shopping. Ahh so thatโs what it feels like.
If it's the one from the fridge with the light blue label then it is good.
Also the garlic bread in the red packet is good too. They don't scrimp on the garlic butter.
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2nd coat of paint is done, table is starting to look good. I think I'll let it harden , then sand and do one last coat.
Had to stand up to my manager today. He took it pretty well.
Surprised to be honest.
Just saw someone whip it out and take a leak right there on the ground with heaps of people around at the Bourke x Swanston st tram stop ๐คฎ
I saw a guy with it out wanking on same street
i looked away asap
it's dreadful what has happened to the city and people
The city has been feral since lock down.
I am considering taking a leave of absence from uni next year and getting a job so I can properly treat my AuDHD and issues with procrastination and work avoidance. Any job. I don't want to sit at a desk for eight hours, five days a week, but if that's what I have to do, I'll do it. Very sick of being anxious and stressed all the time when I don't have to be. Also the thought of going into a classroom for the next few weeks is making me really anxious to the point where I am about to have a meltdown in front of all those kids.
It sounds like a leave of absence might be a really good choice. Being so perpetually wired up and tense is no good, it doesn't seem like one of those situations where you'll get used to it and adapt, sounds like the path towards burnout instead...
I struggle a lot with procrastination and work avoidance myself, but after many years I've been able to identify what combination of factors work for me. I can say that the uni setting often doesn't work for me. Forcing myself to get through it has been like pulling teeth. So I strongly support you finding out what works for you as well and being gentle with yourself (while trying to survive the capitalist hellscape)!
That sounds like a wise choice. A year out could give you good perspective. When do you have to decide? It could be good to set out a job position before giving notice of leave so you don't cause yourself extra stress and you know what you are going into.
I've still got a couple of months to decide. Thank you for the advice! I'm not sure what I'm after just yet, but am applying to all different things, mostly pen pushing jobs.
I think I found the perfect childcare watch. The Casio gmbd300 is your regular slim G-Shock, but can connect to your phone via Bluetooth.
It's not a smart watch, but you can do all the fiddly shit like setting the time and alarms on your phone and sync it with the watch
got a whole bunch of op shop cds
this is pretty funky
all that glitters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKD34dVwr5w&list=RDNKD34dVwr5w&start_radio=1
Iโm still annoyed my old Discman got pinched. I could buy cds and just play directly
Those little jobs that you put off doing but need to be done. I'm filling up all the soap dispensers.
Woke up at 6, went to the bathroom and a wasp stung me on the back of my neck. Never seen a wasp like it. Fastest most erratic insect I've ever seen. Whole right side of the head felt like it was on fire for about an hour. Felt like a bullant sting but went for way longer.
Don't normally get too upset will little bites but this really tested my limit. Cheaper than a coffee though.
omg, do take care
I guess the silver lining is now I know I won't die if get stung again by the same one lol.
I wish I knew what sort it was but it was way too fast.
First wasp bite though, so that's exciting.
Amazon doesn't even try with deliveries. I have an empty plant pot next to my front door, perfect for concealing delivered parcels. The Australia Post guy who does the deliveries in my hood gets it. Amazon just leaves the package on my front door mat for anyone to pinch. Hopefully it's still there when I get home tonight.
We have a mailbox at our doorstep literally made for parcels and most deliveries just get put behind it instead of inside
I set up a big concrete planter box with drainage plumbing and everything just for concealment purposes.
Deliveries end up behind it maybe half the time if Iโm lucky.
Motivation at rock bottom. Just want to delete any work commitments until I get back. Some other family stuff has cropped up that has me worried about a different relative... they might be in danger of spiralling badly and doing something stupid (but not reportable). Which might set off a bunch of other dominos. Nothing much I can do from here at this stage but it weighs on my mind. Would be nice for all that to hold off until late June thanks.
I'm going to need a lot more potting mix to pack up all the plants I want to take with me. The iris at least can be divided and stored over winter without soil, but most of the other things will need to be potted up.
I'm hoping the landlord will let me plant a bunch of stuff in ground so I won't need to buy bigger pots etc. for the future. It's a pretty ratty garden at the moment, so I can't see why they'd say no. Plus they can't "unreasonably refuse" permission to have a vegetable garden, and most of my stuff is edible.
I planted up a pot with some flowering bulbs this morning, I should also be able to take nasturtiums, kangaroo paw, borage, comfrey, artichoke, canna edulis (arrowroot), midjin berries, raspberrries, strawberries, lemon, lime, mandarin, apple, pear, thyme, rosemary, mint and maybe a bay tree. I'm sure I'll find a few others as well.
You are not just renting a house you are also renting the land. You can have gardens.
good luck saving all your plants ๐๐
this week back from easter has been atrocious. god I miss sleeping in !!!!
The three days between long weekends are so unnecessary
Saaaame. I thought a short week would be nice and easy, but it's still dragging like crazy!