I'm done with this uni course in two days. Kind of wild. Might get donuts from nearby to celebrate the end of a pretty miserable chapter :) and onto the next
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Just got a call for an interview next week from a job that closed a month ago. I'd assumed they didn't want me and moved on. Job hunting is so weird.
Oooh, good luck!!
One of my colleagues brought their 10 month old King Charles Cavellier to the (very quiet) office all day today. Got many pats and licks. I miss living with dogs π
A particular ball of floof doesn't wanna play today.
Alright, Veggies are in. Toddler consumed minimal dirt. Call that a win.
There's a very quick gap of them putting everything in their mouths to "I'm not eating that food you have lovingly prepared". Sometimes they do overlap.
I just saw a crested pigeon. I couldn't think what it was called so I googled "pigeon with a mohawk". I also saw a fairy wren the other day too. Beautiful birds.
My hands are fucking rekt after two hours of finely hand chopping kale and my lower back and knees which were already acting up are not happy today with all the bending and lifting and standing around doing food prep and carrying stuff up and down those crazy outdoor steps. My aunt was very overambitious with how much food she wanted to make today, I noped out of going along with them to deliver because it was so chaotic near the end, and I am ZONKED and need energy for tomorrow to start the real culling/packing now that I have the Good Boxes and Tape courtesy of my lovely colleague.
But it was really good to spend a whole day using my hands and doing good stuff for others, with others!
Aunt might drop by with leftovers in the arvo which I can't complain about :) now it's time for dins, Nurofen and a good restorative sleep...
nice day outside, got some errands and then I might have a look at some art stuff/paper/books :)
might look at some new printers too , the last one just wore out
also, Ted chose to sleep in his stroller last night. It must be a safe place for him, which is good. :)
Melbcat loved to sleep in her stroller, whether the capsule was up in the frame or by itself.
The capsule to the current one became, ahem, unfit for use but she has boxes with blankets and cutout portholes
Edit: hey they do sell twin strollers
Ps5 time for the long weekend has come to an end. Lots of fun!
Once upon a time, this used to be my foot rest:
Can't decide on a horsie tomorrow? Let me and my trusty darts and blindfold help you. Theres 24 to choose from. You say go and I'll shoot for one. Giddy up.
I'm about to play with a heat gun and some PVC after a few glasses of wine then sunset swim wish me luck erryone it was nice knowing you all. If I don't make it you can have the contents of my freezer.
4 horses left double or nothing? Not really. Could be nothing? π€·ββοΈ
*gamble responsibly.
Logged into my email and teams this morning just to check. Manager said, to log off and enjoy my day.
Ps5, music and cat cuddles it is!
Edit: Playing titanfall 2 atm, brings back so many memories. Multiplayer is surprisingly still alive.
Oh jeez. Just spoke to (78yo) mum and she had another fall. Last one was 2 weeks ago going down 2 stairs. She's just not stable on her feet and her vision is poor. Main thing I'm worried about are hip and head injuries.
I'm going to have to convince her to wear a fall detection device which will be a difficult convo. I succeeded convincing her to give up driving (when I'm looking) but it just feels like I'm robbing independence / making her feel old.
Please have her get a full check up. Falls are a symptom of something else going on 99% of the time. My mum reluctantly agreed to wear a Live Life alarm around 18 months ago, and she wears it daily. I can check her location, and when she fell while out at a bbq Saturday night it alerted me and my brother. We had a quick chat with her through the pendant, and all was good. My MIL on the other hand refuses to wear hers, and spent a night outside after a fall. ETA: if she's accessed My Aged Care, she might be able to get one for no cost through a program called GEAT to Go.
and spent a night outside after a fall
Gawd that's awful.
And thank you kindly I'm going to look into that.
Iβm sorry to hear. Itβs often a difficult conversation that doesnβt always end the way you want it to.
Youβre also trying to protect her from having a horrible accident without a means for someone to get to her in time as well.
I hope things go ok for you.
Thank you. I think I'm just going to try and reduce tripping hazards when I see them and work out how to do that conversation.
You might find this resource helpful: Falls Prevention
If she isnβt already using My Aged Care, get that process started as soon as possible.
Time for a nanna nap
Horsie?
If his nanna was a horsie, she would have had a nap.... Or something π²
Extreme pollen again tomorrow and then 35 degrees on Wednesday. I should do all of my errands today but I seem to be moving very slowly.
Some fuck has been flying a quad-copter over my place for a few months now. I want to build an RF jammer thing but it's a $1.5 million or up to 8 years in prison penalty :( My only option is to convince the resident magpie to take it out.
They are so annoying, aren't they? I get DoorDash drones flying over my place, I absolutely hate them. Door Dash claims they are really quiet and fly high enough they are not annoying, but I am regularly being annoyed by the sound so that claim is obviously rubbish.
π΅How does it feel
πto treat me like you do?
π¦When you've laid your hands upon me
πAnd told me who you are
The man threw
Will he take it? Probably not. That's another story.
πππππ
And did he take it? No he did not. Idiot.
I was in the between stage of going out and getting something to eat.
Was umming and ahhing if I should do it or not and ended not doing it.
Maybe tomorrow if things are open as I have to work half a day.
Happy extra long weekend to those that are bludging it today.
Sadly I am at work. We really need today to be a public holiday too.
time to update this iphone log in stuff
i seriously am not tech savvy but I do try
I can help if you need or if youβre having any troubles.
I'm good, π I'll look it up on google if I must and I do not give up π