Oh for pete's sake. My aunt who I saw on Monday was trying to clean out things from her house on Thursday and slipped on some gum leaves on her steep and uneven front steps and hit her head on the ground. Had a bit of minor whiplash. She's been resting all weekend thankfully. Once I've finished moving I'll go offer to help my aunt and uncle with moving crap outside. After reading about Bottom_racer's mum I'm not to keen on them risking another fall. They have two grown children who have no interest in helping...
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I am so worried about today.
Mum's going in for eye surgery this morning (which I only knew as of yesterday). She has only partial vision in one eye and that's what they're operating on. This is so risky and the outcome will take weeks. Fingers crossed.
Good luck. I hope all goes well
Hugs. Thinking of you and your mum
All the best for Mum โฅ
Thank you :)
Much love and healing hugs to you and mum. She's in a fantastic facility that we are lucky to have.
Hey mate. I hope everything turns out OK โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ Hit me up if you need to have a vent.
๐ค๐ป and hugs mate. I'll be thinking of you both today.
Hugs for you and best wishes for your Mum. Sending healing vibes.
Really hoping it goes well... โฐ
Hugs and good luck.
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Surgery went well nothing adverse.
Not out of the woods but a bit of a relief to hear that.
I suspect even if successful there'll be management of total blindness for a bit.
But so far that's good news.
This is really great to hear. Temporary total blindness will be horrific but it's better that it'll get better rather than worse.
I am guessing this is a massive wake up call for your parents. Fuck I don't know what I'd do if mum had a fall and went blind...
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Iโm glad to hear it went well. I have my fingers crossed
So far so good mate ๐
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Had a pretentious dinner with my partner and we had beautiful chats, got home in time to watch some silly shows together.
Turning 40 half our ago ain't so bad! Still breaks my brain, but here's to the next 40.
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Falling asleep patting fluffball. I think it might be time to put on an audiobook and peacefully doze off.
Goodnight everyone โค๏ธ
So my aunt is clearing her house out as she's selling it, so has been giving boxes of old stuff to her kids. Yesterday she had a box for the birthday cousin (her son lol), and it includes his old pair of Heelys from when he was a teen.
I exclaimed how cool that is! How I always wanted a pair, and he should definitely try them on again and wear them! Because they're cool!
He laughed and said he wasn't gonna wear them, they have a skull design on them and he isn't interested...
Long story short, he gave me his Heelys after checking they fit. And they do! I thanked him profusely and probably will continue to do so lol
My inner child is fucking stoked!
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The German guy on the telly this morning "It's schnappy hour somewhere in the world" when offering the shot of schnapps to morning weather dude. ๐
Yeah I watch morning tv. I am not embarrassed about that.
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Bummer, mental health
Oh man. I really feel like Iโm deteriorating in the place where I live. Constant fight or flight and can barely eat.
The suburb is nice elsewhere but itโs quite rough in my immediate spot and there have been many incidents which have led to ptsd. It goes so far beyond a pinched package (or three). Some pretty serious stuff has happened here and I just havenโt gone into any of it.
Iโve exhausted every avenue that wouldnโt leave me worse off. Now shaking the tree for one last possibility on the chance I might be able to move out but the place wonโt even be built until like 2026.
so many hugs
Remember, you are safe once you close your front door.
and regarding serious stuff, I lived in downtown Detroit and I was safe. Crime was always in nightclubs and or among drug gangs. And because crime isn't random to be safe I just had to stay away from drugs and where dealers go..
The incidents will be the same, only against people/enemies they know, not random.
You are safer than you think.
You mean well butโฆ I just deleted an extremely personal comment of everything that has actually happened to me here. Repeatedly. For years.
Here you go. I once chased an intruder out of my house on pure unthinking adrenaline. I was very lucky that the person was alone - and that they spooked when I rushed them.
That was the very least of it. That is the one thing Iโm willing to tell you about because the rest is so much worse and persisted so much longer.
I genuinely donโt leave my house a lot because things are โquieterโ these days but I still donโt want to keep an eye out or roll the dice on physical confrontations. Yes it is likely. Guess how I know.
Ps. The justice system is useless. Cops are overwhelmed. Donโt expect anything. I was lucky to finally get a camera through victims of crime after a particularly bad incident.
Youโre welcome to not believe me, thatโs cool. It is so unbelievable to someone who doesnโt live in my exact circumstances. Itโs unbelievable to me. I think it comes down to the area, previous tenant, and looking like an easy target.
But there are landmarks I can point to that explains it. Ghettos of untreated mental illness and substance abuse do exist in pockets (even in seemingly nice areas) of Melbourne. And vulnerable low income people do get warehoused in with it.
This is exactly how I knew what Baku was about to be dealing with.
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I've got so much shit to do today and I don't want to do any of it. Have started with dishes and laundry. ๐ฅฑ
I've got so many things to go through and cull/pack... threw some laundry in too and having a late breakfast with tea... just want to have a lazy Sunday. ๐ฅฑ
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Laundry is out... going through the clothes after avoiding it all morning. Emotions! Letting go of clothes that have meant a lot in the past but over the last few years of numbness that started during the lockdowns, barely looked at let alone worn. I'm not into dressing up much, but I miss the person who used to wear these. Some things I'm happy to let go of though. Lots of things from 12-14 years ago ๐ฌ
"I'm not into dressing up much, but I miss the person who used to wear these." Wow, that hit hard. I've got longline leather jacket, silk shirts etc that I used to wear but haven't in years and I can't let them go yet, I feel like I'd be throwing out part of myself. I got rid of all my high heeled boots years back, when motherhood arrived, and I still get upset about it sometimes. Did I really have to? But I was the one mostly left literally holding the baby, high heeled boots aren't sensible at all, and there was so much finger wagging from my in-laws about celebrities in ridiculous heels holding newborns.. Now I'm a fat mumma and a factory worker, not a glamorous or hip person at all. Sometimes I miss who I used to be. I had to give up so much as a mother, and I adore my kids but to be truthful it's sometimes a sore point. I swore I wouldn't be that person and here I am, wearing Millers Woman from the op shop, polishing off cupcakes from Coles because I am sad. Wow, that's pathetic, I didn't realise how bad it'd gotten!
You'll find yourself again once the kids are more independent. Then you'll be the more mature & improved, more confident Peeler Sheila.
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Seems like falls are popular :( they hurt.
Saw mum this arvo briefly she was high as a kite but doing well. just got a call just now telling me to put something over her strawberries and I didn't have the heart to tell her something has already eaten them :(
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Gone through all my clothes, culled about 30% - half in the bin, half to the op shop. Nearly all the other clothes are packed. As are the hangers, and all my paper bags and bubble wrap has been consolidated. Plus two loads of laundry.
Cooked up a big dish of pasta with white bean, roast pumpkin, salmon, zucchini and baby spinach for the next three days, and some dal for tonight.
Far out I'm exhausted, that's enough for me today. Next task is to consolidate all the bits and bobs hiding in drawers all over the place. And move all my boxes somewhere out of the way.
E: I also seem to have dislodged some kind of dust that's making me feel weird... better run the air purifier.
I hate opening a new bottle of something to find those stupid fucking plastic ring pulls. And if they happen to break while pulling then it takes all my courage not to throw the thing. ๐คฌ
I think I've been ghosted by a couple more buyers. Grrr. I did sell the cotton reel holders though, so it's not a complete loss. I'd just really like some of this big stuff to be gone!
Edit: I'd also like Facebook to realise that I'm selling stuff because I don't want it and giving me ads for all those things is completely pointless!
2nd Edit: One of the buyers has risen from the dead and is on her way! Hopefully one of the cupboards will be going bye-bye.
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This new cassette player takes me back to the 80s. Absolutely love it.
I potted two more zucchini plants out into bigger pots. Trying to decide whether to keep 6 or keep it at 4.
If I keep 6 I will need more potting mixโฆ I still need the stakes too. It seems easier to get tomato stakes and put them in the pots so everything is freestanding. Plus if I need to move them thereโs minimal disturbance to the vines.
The potting mix isnโt a problem. Thatโs too heavy to get stolen (I hope). The stakes though incur a $25 delivery feeโฆ I probably have to enlist help there.
The pet shops are also giving me a hard time about delivering to a friendโs address. I forced myself out for the treats and Zylkene but hate doing it and the local doesnโt have her biccies. Iโd sort a parcel locker but ran into issues
4 zucchini plants will feed a family of 10 and have enough left over to put in a still to be boiled down for illegal alcohol. 6 - um probably too many for just one person. I'd go for 2 only I think.
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Goodnight all โค๏ธ
I'm hungry. Being hungry makes me indecisive. So I can't decide what to have for dinner. This is a problem.
Fistfuls of shredded cheese from the bag
I am not that uncivilised. If I go the cheese route it will be the pre-sliced squares!
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Morning. Do remember to peel the label off the bottom of your new frying pan before cooking breakfast.
Second this. Especially if the label is plastic coated.
Lazy Sunday.
Work might be a bit stressful tomorrow, but I'm ready with receipts if anyone wants to have a go at me.
Fingers crossed. Would hate to have things fall apart right now.
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