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Adoption Certificate for Nellie, the Daily Thread numbat (with thanks to @Catfish)
Met my future dog yesterday.
Long story, but the owner has breast cancer and needed to find a forever home for a staffy (my dream dog).
Spent about 2 hours with him yesterday making sure he'd be happy with me as his human. He's very shy but we both fell in love.
Meet Adam the new love of my life π
Eeeeee!!!!! I accidentally found the cat's cuddle spot!!! π»π»π» it's much closer to the TV than I would normally sit but I decided to sit there while petting her and she CRAWLED ONTO MY LAP. I nearly died. I didn't have my phone but when she got up for a bit I grabbed it and sat back down and here she is purring up an absolute storm. She hasn't cuddled at all the whole 2.5 weeks I've been here - I'll sit here all day long to feel her purring contentedly against me1. Oh please kitty cat don't let this be a one time thing. We can chill any time. Any time at all. <3
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Tomorrow marks a week since I moved into the new place. I'm feeling so much better, and feel like I'm in a much more healthy place mentally than I was in the last place. And honestly, a lot of it is just the little things, like being home alone, and having access to knives, and administering my own medication
I trusted you, Goddess. I could have hung up my laundry indoors last night, but I remembered your comment saying today was going to be 18 degrees. So I waited and hung out my stuff on the line this mroning and it dried perfectly throughout the day. So - thanks! I'm glad I held off instead of having clothes cram up my house. Cheers!
I can't believe this is winter.
This is all because we got a bullshit summer last summer.
Iβm taking every minute of it I can outside!
Lol. Who downvotes a daily discussion thread?
I downvote when someone says they don't put butter on toast.
I exist.. we exist.
malakas
Ending the week on a positive note. I wasn't expecting it but I feel like I've finally made progress this week. Still lots on the list to do and learn but it's nice to feel that I'm getting somewhere. πͺ
I've been invited to fill in a survey on my experiences as a student. The email says I am from a "unique group of students". I think this might be a polite way of saying "you're really old for a student".
I am amused by the phrase 'unique group'. If unique, then by definition not a group. If they meant 'small group' why didn't they say so. Fancy word syndrome strikes again.
I have a Melb Uni tshirt with 'minimise sesquipedalian circumlocutions' written across the front. I cherish it.
Ok, lunch is packed. Camera battery charged. I'm ready to head off for the day. Be good while I'm away, and keep your finger's crossed that the rain holds off long enough this afternoon that I don't come home a soggy Raven.
Can you bring me back some ice cream please? I'll be good.
lazy sunday = cooking spag bol with all the veggies I found in the fridge and needed to clear out. Delicious.
Went to the doctor this morning, turns out the dizziness which increased immensely today is due to Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Eg I get dizzy from looking up and down and I have crystals in my ear canal. So I've got to shake my head 10 times, 10 a day to fix it. Lol.
On another note, I've never seen this doctor before and they asked in Straight or gay?? I answered without thinking and it wasn't until I left that I questioned the necessity of that question. Lol.
Temperature: 18
Sun: Shining
Winds: Howling
Feels like: 10
What do I wear
Man I hate these tortilla packets that's like "great for burritos". My burritos are bloody tiny!!!! What do you mean? I want big burritos.
We're busy little bees here so my daughter's playing DJ. Such bands as Sisters of Mercy, Deftones and I don't know who they are. What I do know is, I don't appreciate being screamed at.
Foxygen. Who the hell is that?.
Ha! Dodged COVID despite spending all day yesterday with someone who unknowingly had it.
If I remember correctly, covid does take a few days to display symptoms and show up on a rapid antigen test.
My skin has been a lot drier this winter so I bought this product called Glory Oil by Eco Tan. Holy crap. It basically instantly fixed my skin and I have never looked so smooth and glowy in my life! π₯°
I really neglected my self care and appearance while pregnant last year because I was sooo sick. I couldnβt even stand to shower for more than a few times a week. Just miserable. But now at nine months post partum I am finally finding the time/energy/willpower to do morning AND night skincare, regular hair washing and styling, a bit of exercise, and Iβm going to try and cut down on my insane sugar consumption (craved it so bad when I first started breastfeeding, now itβs just a bad habit). Oh and I need to cut down on screen time because itβs baaaaaad π
Sort of funny but ever since the housemates cat came home from the vet my cat is not happy with him, 9yrs doesn't matter when you're gone for a few days. Also my cat is doing this thing where he approaches housemates cat and just sort of hisses in his face and walks away, and it's so stupid and funny.
Day 4 and it's a rest day, so I just did my tummy exercises. Now Mr Peeler is up I can put on some washing. The Miniest Peeler this morning said, "you're going to have to get new clothes soon Mum." When I asked her why she said, "because the only thing that's holding up your clothes is your fat." π€£
When I asked you all to cross your fingers that the rain did not come before I got home I was envisaging you holding off the weather. But I guess having my afternoon seminar cancelled so I'm home early works too. π€·ββοΈ
I was actually a bit relieved it was cancelled, as I was pretty tired from walking so far. The morning was absolutely beautiful for it, lovely and sunny without being too hot for walking. Now I just need to spend some time getting my photos off the camera.
I've been rewatching an ungodly amount British crime shows, and today I thought I'd treat myself to a rewatch of Ashes To Ashes. Holy dooly, I forgot how hilariously wild this show was, Keeley Hawes decked out in 80s garb has me cackling.
The clouds have rolled in over Thornbury. The soft undersides of the clouds are beginning show the warm glow of approaching sunset. Well, either that or Footscray's on fire, and I'm sure someone would have mentioned it if that was the case.
Alrighty! Got a new wok and the ingredients for a tofu sitrfry. Gotta say, I haven't made a stir fry from scratch before and the amount of various exotic oils was unexpected lol
The most frustrating part of fixing this vertigo is that I have to purposely make myself dizzy. It's an awful feeling but I have to fix it before work on Tuesday.
The sunrise is so beautiful this morning. Purple sky and the stars were still out.
Sorted out the delivery. Thankfully this time when I said no to the chat service I got a human. A few items were out of stock which was a pain.
Still been trying at digital because pencils and paper require me to sit up for too long. Itβs frustrating though. While I picked the controls up quickly and have been managing to βpaintβ, sketching smoothly or with any precision is near impossible and kind of forcing me to relearn bad habits (pressing too hard just so the stylus will register, and chicken scratching).
Itβs probably the limitations of the basic program and small equipment (itβs an on the go visual note taker for phones with fewer features than the standard version) plus my posture. But itβs really hard not to take poor results personally.
Edit: I went into the settings of the pencil and turned βstreamliningβ up to 100 which helped a lot. Much closer to a real pencil. But yeah. That control has to be manually trained for a real pencil so it feels like a skill issue :(
Leftover pasta turned into pasta bake. Can smell it in the oven and my stummy is growling π€€π
Oh there be hangovers in the 'leya house today
I petition for woolies to be penalised if their stock indicators are wrong
I forgot to get up.
I shall do so now.
A quick brekkie before tuna mornay.
Doing the springers for dins.
Wrapped in lettuce w/ some sweet chilli dipping.
I was a bit wasted making them and it was very late so we're rolling the dice.
if i get blown away then rusty will have been too and i'll have someone to hang out with
