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Well after all this time, I have caught covid. I'm sooooo fkn sick it's insane, if my teeth aren't chattering with the fever I'm just crying.
Bugger! 🍜🍵
I'm so sorry! Sending hugs.
There's yet another new strain, so reminder to everyone to get your bivalent booster top up as it should offer you at least a bit of protection.
lots of gentle hugs
LAWD I am exhausted. Was stupidly up til 5 am reading Wool because I couldn't put it down... All I ate yesterday was a bowl of oatmeal and a packet of chips...
Despite that, I got up at 9:30 and got the hardest bits of my gardening done before the rains hit - hauled 45 L of fresh potting mix into planters, rejuvenated another 10L, planted out some seedlings and seeds, and shifted most things around. Started raining when I'd finished the last of the repotting... but I got it all fucking done!!!
Course while I was out there getting damp I decided it was a good enough time as any wash off dirt from the balcony with some hot water AND clean all the balcony windows inside and out (not cleaned since I moved in over 3 years ago)
I think I'm pretty happy with my efforts
I've also pulled out the flyscreen and vacuumed it and am contemplating washing it in the shower... But I decided to call a time out, made fancy instant noodles, and now that I'm sat on the couch, all the squatting and lifting and reaching is finally getting to me. And my jaw has been clenched to the max for the last 4 hours... Fly screen can be washed tomorrow.
bon appetit!!!!
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I managed to reset the kitchen and living room and chuck clothes in washing machine for when I have a full load. I slept on and off all day and I have had an upset stomach - I think I must be a bit sick so the rest day was frustrating but needed. Rice+egg+soy for dinner then make a list for the week. Then bed
That's more than enough to feel like you've done something for the day - hope future you will wake up in slightly better spirits thanks to past/current you. Rest well, sounds like you needed it indeed
I struggled to get up this morning and now Marge is gonna start before I have a chance to get out and do my shopping and other chores.
lil mental health rant because I need to work through it.
My brain sucks somedays. I don't know if it's exhaustion -> depression (so if I rest enough I will eventually get back on top) or the other way around (so maybe I need to push myself to move).
Either way there's dishes in the sink from 2days ago because I haven't had the executive functioning to unpack the dishwasher and my brain is currently white noise or very unhelpful bad black thoughts or is hyper focused on something that it unrelated to anything helpful). I did manage some yoga/breathing this morning which helps.
I have a good doctor and am trying to suss out what's happening this time round (this is not my first black dog rodeo) but I hate this phase. I look through some of the ADHD stuff on YouTube (don't have it but there's some crossover with depression) and it's helpful but everything related to depression is either explaining what it is or a variant on " how to beat your depression" - dude I just need to get some strategies so I can keep rolling while it sorts itself out.
I'm sorry to hear that you are struggling.
Something I found helpful was just giving myself permission to do an incomplete job of chores if the whole thing felt overwhelming. Emptying the dishwasher might feel too much, but you might but able to put away a couple of things for now and come back to the rest later. Or you might be able to move the dishes to next to the sink so you have space later to wash the individual items you need to use. Sometimes with laundry I would wash just a single set of clothing because a whole load seemed too much and it would end up sitting in the machine going mouldy. It might not be ideal, but it helps to keep things somewhat manageable.
The other thing I did when I was focused on doing something else was to use breaks in that activity as a trigger to do something else - it might be a chapter in a book, a level in a game etc., and each time I reached that I would get up and do one thing (like emptying that couple of items from the dishwasher). So there would be regular points through the day where I would get something acomplished. Never enough to seriously interrupt what I was doing, but enough that I was actually doing something.
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When I was in the worst of my depression I would give myself absolutely must do daily tasks, no excuses.
And I had until midnight to do them.
I did not care if I did "morning" tasks at night or night tasks at midday as long as they were done.
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I can kind of taste lunch! This is an exciting development!
I hate wasting the day away but sometimes it can't be helped. There's two days in a month where I don't want to talk and I don't want to do anything.
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Weird disturbing dreams. Now I am awake. Great.
Weird dreams too. Including but not limited to an army of toothbrushes taking over the world.
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Haven't heard back from the hinge person after inviting her to the tennis (been over 30 hours but who's counting)😩 maybe she got bored or maybe just a busy weekend (copium). Whatever.
Over investment in internet people before meeting isn’t good for the brain. Says she who purchased a fictitious numbat for strangers, but is also approaching 10 anniversary with Boyo from OKC. Enthusiasm can’t be scheduled. 🧀
Excuse me that numbat is REAL and LOVED.
May Nellie bring Fullkit better luck soon. 🍑
Nellie gives me imaginary joy ♥
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Cleaned out the birdbath and now covered in bird shit/slime. Turns out using a gerni for the job required a bit more finesse.
It's looking fresh though you're welcome little birdos I gotchu, but after a few 100m years of evolution pls don't poo in it other birds use it too.
Mine is a tiny little pet dish on the floor just enough for one bird at a time. No poop there so far and they nicely queue for it. The birds make a clanging sound with it if it gets empty. My customers are mostly black birds and spotted doves.
News showed footage of that random stabber creeping behind an unsuspecting person on a busy street and bending down to attack their leg. Holy shit. So scary.
Tried to stay off the news but couldn’t help but be sucked in.
What am I reading?! And my god, Melissa Hoskins? I just have no words. There are some certifiables… JF…
Unfucking believable. This along with the multiple firebombings of gelato shops in Williamstown and I'm thinking gosh just another day in Gotham City.
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omg
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Morning has been productive - topped up the car (cheap place isn't open Sunday) and swapped the gas cylinder for the Soda Stream as it ran out last night just at the hottest point. Then tackled more of the stuff in the garage, which was mostly papers - only stopped because the yellow bin was getting chockers, also Marge.
In other news, took the cats to the vet Friday and she suggested that Zooks may be allergic to her food due to various symptoms. She's currently only sampling anything else I give her, even chicken, whereas Sammi is at least having some. Cats...
In other other news, did my first house viewing of the year and may have already found the right place at a very good price - ironically not the place I went to look at but a unit on the same block. I'll check out the listings and if anything else grabs me I'll organise an inspection, but it's very likely this is the one as it ticks just about all the boxes. Cross fingers!
Good luck with the house!
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It's so muggy. And of course the one window that gets a decent breeze isn't safe to leave open
Edit: I've opened it and pointed a fan out another window to pull a crossbreeze through the bedroom. I may end up having to run the aircon
Mr Woof and I had a lovely walk in the rain this afternoon. Can anyone point me in the direction of the Pina Coladas?
I also took advantage of the fact that I was already a bit damp to do some gardening. A few seedlings of lettuce, celery, dill and chives have been planted. I got to wear my favourite wet weather gardening hat. The Vietnamese really knew what they were doing with their hat design - light, allows good airflow and great at keeping off both rain and sun. Their only real downfall is wind. If you want windproof the design from Cabanaconde in Peru is pretty awesome, with a brim folded down at the front and up at the back in a way that stops the wind picking it up off your head easily, but it is a felt hat (like our Akubras) so not much good in rain and a bit hot in warm weather.
Back to work tomorrow, poo. I need another holiday.
I'll ring in sick for you if you ring in sick for me.
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I have switched the aircon to dehumidify mode. In hindsight it probably wasn't the best day to steam mop the kitchen. However I was inspired to move the fridge out of it's alcove in search of some missing fridge magnets, and while it was moved it seemed a good idea to do a thorough clean. I did clean out a lot of fluff and a few unidentifiable objects that were presumably once food, but there were no fridge magnets. After thoroughly cleaning the kitchen floor and having a bit of a think about it I did eventually locate the magnets, in the cupboard above the fridge. I've obviously managed to knock them off the fridge while I was putting things in the cupboard and knocked them in there.
Gosh I'm so jet lagged. Woke.up at like 6am. Did a quick shopping run, made brekkie. Ate, and fell asleep by 11? I just woke up an hour ago. Looking forward to sleepless nights for the next week atleast 🙃
I'm at an outdoor cafe (under cover) waiting for a friend and it's almost cold?
Melbourne weather's never boring anyway.
o/
o7
I was at the Redwood Forest and I heard, “If it’s rainforest, why isn’t there any rain?”
Cue the father saying that it’s a redwood forest, but it was the cutest thing.
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Since it’s inevitable, I was hoping to get warmer winters out of global warming. Got tropical wet humid summer instead.
A lot of washing and cleaning done today. :)
cats are hot and just lying around more than normal 🔥
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I watched Renfield again and can totally recommend it. Lots of good laughs through out. 🧛😂
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Big blob heading our way
Most of the rain this year seems to be crossing north of where I am, I keep getting just the edge. Which I am definitely not complaining about - I am getting a good amount of rain for the garden, but it is not getting washed out like last year.
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