Had a very strange dream last night. It was lovely. A big party (I think it was a wedding). All sorts of people were there including some people I haven't seen for years. And one family member in particular was there and happy and we have a beautiful talk about how she is feeling happy and healthy and everything is wonderful.

Then you wake up and remember that person died nearly a decade ago. I don't really believe in that sort of heaven but its so nice to think they are at peace and happy (and watching - I certainly still talk to her all the time in my head). But man oh man am I feeling fragile today. Just needed to tell someone before I have a coffee and put my game face on for work. Hug your loved ones peeps.

Got the day off work to look after Miniest while Mr P goes to an appointment. Apparently they cleaned the split system filters in her classroom while the class was in session. Dude came in and took it apart and started cleaning it with a paintbrush. The filters were filthy and dust was flying everywhere (not surprisin as the school has been a construction zone since the start of the year), the kids and even the teacher were coughing. Anyway it's triggered her dust allergy and she's at home today. That sort of stuff should be done outside of school hours, not while the class is in. Here I am cleaning ours at home while they are out of the room, and use a vacuum cleaner and actually suck up the dust, not flick it around with a brush, only to have the school do this. To say I'm angry is an understatement.

Methhead wandering down Flinders Street charging at people and yelling gibberish. Stay safe out there everyone

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I had some really weird and disturbing dreams and am somehow awake before even 5:30. This is a very weird feeling. Not sure if I should get up and do something...

e: couldn't stay in bed any longer and am sat in my living room at 7 feeling most peculiar, waiting for some hash browns to cook while having a cup of decaf mocha. Maybe I'll head into work early and vamoose early as well. It's frahday.

The snappy Tom song is stuck in my head🐱

Cuddly pet... she likes to share the hot water bottle but I worry about her getting burned. (I need mine super hot and often have it unwrapped.) I have two, one just bought but the older one is well due for replacement so may buy her her own hottie with a fluffy faux fur bunny cover.

As it gets colder I'll plug her heated bed in too. Just a little bit worried about whether the heating pad insert is still safe to use. It's a cheap Kmart job I've had for about four years and the wire traveling in may be a weak point for any bending or twisting that has occurred. Perhaps if I supervise use for safety I could slip in another brand of heating pad. I need to tease out/smooth the padding that lumped up during washes too. It's given good service though - bought for $40 during lockdown and through cold weather she's lived in it. Perhaps if it gets really bad I could unpick a small seam and restuff it.

I thought of those microwavable discs sold at pet shops but they're like $80 and I'd have to remember/keep pulling it out from under her to reheat it. I have a wheat bag but similar annoyance with not holding heat for as long

OMG it's Friday. Why am I still up?

Do you think it might have anything to do with those cups of coffee I had today, even though I knew I was overdoing it after having abstained from caffeine entirely recently?

rawr