So the rash is subsiding through my using cortisone cream and calmoseptine😃 My test results are in, so I can see my doctor on Thursday 😃One of my kids are going to school today 😀 Mr P has an appointment at Peter Mac, so I have to pick her up from school.
Daily Discussion Thread: 🐊🐊👟👟 Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Submitted 7 months ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 7 months ago
StudChud@aussie.zone 7 months ago
It’s all coming up PeelerSheila!!! 🙌🏼💜
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Fuck yessssss!!!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Good news. 🙂
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 7 months ago
My sister’s asked me to help her move some stuff out of her storage unit and I’m happy to help and I will shut up and do as I’m told and i will not lose my temper and throw something at her and I will not question her even though she does things the wrong way and I will pray.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 7 months ago
When I was helping my bro and SIL move their shit recently they did fuck all and I’m still bitter. They didn’t even prepare things for moving. I rocked up to a complete mess and was expected to both organise their shit and move it.
They just stood around watching. When I was carrying their (heavy) chair from the truck, bro said “oh can you just put it in the lounge room” which was the straw that broke the camel’s back. The audacity. I said fuck off. That felt good.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 7 months ago
You should’ve thrown a “What’s wrong with your fucking legs?”.
My biggest concern is we will get half way through moving boxes for her to decide maybe they should’ve gone on the otherside.
I’m also gonna hear a lot of “this is what I want” with unnecessary explanations. As my husband says " just shut up and deliver the baby".
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Send them an invoice - at $100 per hour minimum. Plus travel costs. Add danger money if they get rude.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 7 months ago
duuuuude, learn to stand up for yourself.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 7 months ago
I used to be a removalist.
I feel your pain lol
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 7 months ago
You’re a braver person than I am. Soricide is still against the law, but soooo tempting in these circumstances. Still, its her stuff so she gets to decide.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 7 months ago
I am brave.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 months ago
your sister is silly
cos I’m thinking sometimes it’s really nice to have someone I trust tell me I’m wrong or doing something wrong and then show me the right way
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 7 months ago
That’s not the way she sees it.
just_kitten@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Lol just woke up from a stupid nightmare in which my LL sent me a message on reddit and she was dumb enough to have not used a burner account; she was saying all kinds of horrible things about me on landlord subs but also complaining about burnout and her partner stressing her out. I started screenshotting everything but the anxiety eventually woke me up. I really can’t wait to put her in the past (and someday put all landlords in the past…)
just_kitten@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Things I’m particularly grateful for today:
- a job where I feel safe and supported, wanted and not alone
- a good friend I could call and mutually share what’s troubling us, someone who totally understands anxiety and is honest and genuinely shows up when asked
- having the motivation to cook from scratch and relieve some of the bodily anxiety
Yep, it’s another big batch of Hoppin’ John tonight, healthy, cheap and delicious. I’m going to eat dinner in bed now with the OMITB finale on. I’m going to be OK…
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 7 months ago
I’m so glad to hear there was a bit of good stuff in your day. I am grateful I just found out about Hoppin’ John - just googled it and I think I might try a batch on the weekend.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Sounds yummy 😋
just_kitten@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Yes I first found out about it years ago when I was wondering what to do with black eyed beans. I make it with vegan sausages scrambled up separately and added in at the end. Plenty of onion and garlic. And eat it with basmati rice and lime pickle. If you do try it I’d be keen to know how it goes.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Glad you’re ok and the Hoooin’ John sounds like a dish that really nourishes the soul
just_kitten@aussie.zone 7 months ago
It is really earthy and wholesome. It’s a bit of a pain soaking the beans but would be perfect for an instant pot. I’m so glad you’ve had some wins as well esp on the health front!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 months ago
hugs , those are good things to be grateful for 😊
Eagle@aussie.zone 7 months ago
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 7 months ago
That is fantastic. You can roast the seeds as well.
Taleya@aussie.zone 7 months ago
comPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST
giant bed dug out, time to fill it with rotting veggies and compost soil and half rotted wood and old shredded mulch and worms hit and chicken poop and humus plus and all sorts of wonderful things so I can stuff my banananananna plant in
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 7 months ago
If my sister can grow banananananas in Jacana, then you can too where you are. Hers even ripened and were edible if not quite as good as Qld ones. That was last summer, which wasn’t ideal weatherwise. Best of fortune for your banananananas.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 months ago
I grew some bananas here in Carlton. Just make sure you have the right kind of banana, not all are edible.
Taleya@aussie.zone 7 months ago
oh I know I can grow banannanas down here, been doing it since 2017. finally able to bed up the beast instead of potting it
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Hit dat bed with the good things!
Taleya@aussie.zone 7 months ago
party time for all the little worms
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 7 months ago
I want to go to bed, put the doona over my head and pretend I’m somewhere else
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 7 months ago
I actually did that yesterday (WFH). Told them I’m taking an hour for lunch (I worked back), put my headphones on with some trippy lofi and a blanket over me and a towel over my eyes and just disappeared for a bit. It did help. Hope you get to burrito yourself soon
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 7 months ago
You ok man?
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Thanks for checking :) Just a shit day all round. It’s OK, it’s over now.
just_kitten@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Everything alright?
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Just one of those days. I’m all good.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Me too.
Solidarity.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 7 months ago
New workplace takes absences seriously. Needed med cert for my single day off (needed if absence is Monday and Friday). Also had a “RTW” chat with manager who asked why I was off, am I okay now, any ongoing issue, anything they can do to help, etc. Quite invasive and definitely serves to dissuade me from future sick leave where it’s not absolutely needed - which I suppose is why they do it.
Duenan@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Do you have a workplace agreement or something in place that details exactly what you need to do and when if you need a sick day or carer’s leave?
While this isn’t quite the same my workplace is majority female. I once told a story that when a manager here was being quite full on with asking why someone was away they got a detailed recount of the menstrual cycle and their period.
That manager stopped asking people why they were off sick.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 7 months ago
It’s even more fun trying to communicate the full breadth of menopause to a 30 something male manager.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 months ago
It’s shameful how 40% of sick days are on Mondays and Fridays.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 7 months ago
That’s funny 🤣 I know our EBA did specify Mondays and Fridays were mandatory med cert so that’s no issue. Wasn’t expecting a 15m chat with manager asking about it though
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Ayup. Welcome to the wonderful world of corporate ‘care’. Jobs not done till the paperwork has been filed.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 7 months ago
That grinds my gears
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 7 months ago
I don’t think they’re meant to ask why. Do they have the right to do that? :/
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 7 months ago
I googled it afterwards. Looks like they can ask, but can’t ask for any reasons on the med cert. You can refuse to give them any info I guess but they might not receive that warmly, even if you’re allowed to. My last employer wouldn’t have asked any of this so it’s new to me
Nath@aussie.zone 7 months ago
What happens if you’re a carer and not the sick one? Do you take your kid to get the medical cert?
Relevant here, as I took the day yesterday looking after a sick kid. Getting to a doctor would have been a challenge as he was in no shape to ride and my wife had the car.Eagle@aussie.zone 7 months ago
I get a carers cert from the doctor. Usually telehealth. Or stat dec it.
Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Good question. I’m not sure if Telehealth scripts work for carer’s leave - it’s what I used yesterday and it was fine, no mention of it being a lame type of cert or insufficient in any way…
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Friendly reminder if you already put the kettle on: Dont forget to pour your tea/take the teabag out/leave the tea on the bench.
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Also- remember to drink the tea.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 7 months ago
I do this all the time oops
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Sky pretty. Little wisps of pink and gold - lovely.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 months ago
pretty but it’s cold out there
StudChud@aussie.zone 7 months ago
I fall in love with every broken hearted,
Black-haired singer, poet, artist,
I’ll never be the muse that inspires that rush,
Of a cascading all-consuming star crossed crush,
I’ll just remain a stereotypical poetic trope;
A smoker, a toker, a poet without hope.Nath@aussie.zone 7 months ago
This is rather good. So much so, that I googled it looking for what these lyrics were from. Since I couldn’t place the song.
Colour me impressed:
No results found for “i’ll never be the muse that inspires that rush”.StudChud@aussie.zone 7 months ago
High praise! Thank you Sir!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Good night everyone. Think a happy thought when you close your eyes and have sweet dreams 😘
indisin@aussie.zone 7 months ago
❤️
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 7 months ago
New glasses day. It will be nice to not have a perpetual headache!
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Today was one of those “if everyone is an asshole, you’re the asshole” kind of days.
I’m glad I realised.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 7 months ago
I had a nice morning getting some weeding done in the front yard - having the cloud cover and not having to work in full sun was definitely nice.
I have quite a few patches of self-seeded poppies coming up which is nice, they have been flowering solidly for months and the red works really well with the primarily blue/purple flowers I have in the garden. They work particulalry well with a volunteer borage that is in full flower at the moment too.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 7 months ago
I keep listening to podcasts to help me fall asleep. Then I wake up in the middle of the night with an earbud either in my ear or underneath me. Good times!
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Cut lots of hair off, hair springs up and is curly and unruly again , argh . Still better than it was tho.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Valaris 107 is already leaving the bay, I wish I hadn’t come into the office for this afternoon. I find them so fascinating (on a purely what the fuck can humans build?! kinda way) and always want to get as close as I can, but it’s a bit difficult. I figured watching it go through the heads would be the best way.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Housework fretting
My fridge whiffs. I might just chuck pretty much everything in there minus soy milk and cat meds/wet food as there’s not much in there and most of it’s not getting eaten. It definitely needs a clean underneath too if I am capable of moving it… not sure about that one. I need to scrub/rescrub spots on the carpet and vacuum too. As soon as I blot up one area and get enzyme cleaner on it to soak Melbcat just voms again somewhere else. I should have asked for physical help to not risk injuring myself/burning out into a crash but my main support worker isn’t available and I’m kind of in that state where having someone unfamiliar/less preferred in your house is an extra stress.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 7 months ago
On the ride home on Sunday we also saw an echidna. It was climbing into a flower bed next to the footpath, not even anywhere native looking. Another bonus for bike commuting
Taleya@aussie.zone 7 months ago
oh the cats are fractious today. So am I
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Watching Coraline tonight
to procrastinate my overdue assignmentSomeone told me it was their favourite movie and really built it up. As a child in 2009, it seemed scary. We shall see now.
Duenan@aussie.zone 7 months ago
I’ve got a dilemma.
Order and pay postage from Amazon or drive and picking up locally which would potentially use up 30-40 mins of my time after work.
indisin@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Loose connection somewhere in my gaming PC and I so cba with stripping it down right now, or maybe ever. The 5090s are coming soon right?
bacon@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Beep Beep 🚚
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Coraline was excellent. I don’t know what else to say.
I will be saying, “Cease your infernal yapping,” to my dog. I hope it works.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 months ago
i think i fixed my pc problem 😭it’s been so stressful
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Miss Murderface
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Eagle@aussie.zone 7 months ago
❤️ the white bits!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Cat - You smell bad.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 7 months ago
“These are my pegs and I have claws so they’re not your pegs”.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 7 months ago
Those little feet 😍