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Decided not to have a wild one tonight. Mood was a bit eh for historical reasons, but still go to see my friends which is awesome.
All in all, a really great day.
Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes, you guys are amazing. You've all been an incredible support during some of the hardest times I've had in recent memory.
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
Time for some ambient and down tempo music making I think.
I GOT MY CAAAAAAAAR!!!!
I need sleep before tonight lol
You got the insurance organised?
Straight away lol
Good stuff. Go rest up for tonight!
Youโre going to have a big one tonight!
So cool. ๐
Tonight I am playing the groovy sounds of Burt Bacharach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Vm2KoPsQE
Ted loves Burt ๐ป
His Master's Voice! Oh god, his furriness is just too good. And of course he would love Burt Bacharach
Today was a big day but the party went great. These council community centres are perfect for parties like this. I could tell things were going well when people didn't start leaving immediately after cake and presents. We just left out some toys and large janga and connect four and all the kids had a great time
That's excellent man โค๏ธ
Got flowers todayโฆ Nothing like feeling you are seen. ๐ค
Also, they are massiveโฆ Like I had to dig out my 50+ cm vase for them.
Feel absolutely blessed. A millions miles from how Iโve felt the last couple of days.
Might have missed the mechanic to grab the car. Fingers crossed he left it outside ๐ค๐พ
Edit: nvm it's waiting for me!!!!
My friend has helped me move out about 70% of my stuff (deadset legend).
But I have vastly underestimated how much stuff I have, and how much stuff I can realistically store at this next place...
I am REALLY working hard to keep myself together. Wow this is a huge huge downgrade. I really did not prepare myself for this. Even my friend looked at the other place and (reluctantly, after I was whinging) said "yeah... it's a place to crash at after a long day, not a home - it's a good thing you're only there for six months".
The plan will work, I just need to get everything out of here by the 19th. I will cull and sell further once it's been moved, none of it is too heavy.
so many hugs
And let this new place be a home, just a little home, get to know your new neighbourhood and some local people. Try to keep some of your old habits. It will be fine. ๐
Iโm really sorry. I know how it is to live somewhere you hate.
Re the fridge, I used to live somewhere the kitchen was so small it didnโt account for a fridge (literally no place for even a bar fridge - not built to accommodate one) so I kept my fridge nearby in the lounge. If it turns out that the fridge just doesnโt fit you can get creative or you could use a buy nothing/swap site to get a smaller one just to last you for the 6 months.
(If you have the money you can be a little lenient on convenience/tinned/fast foods just until you get out of there, or cook one pot food. Snacks help greatly.)
Iโm sure Givit would take the big fridge, and perhaps the drawers(?). You might get a tax discount for the donations too.
This might not be legal in Australia bc food safety but in Slav countries the washing machine is in the kitchen with hot plates sitting on top because of space and also thatโs where the plumbing allows it to be.
And this is hypocritical because I am a packrat/clutterbug when space allows - but I definitely did have ways of storing things/things I would cook or ways of doing things that helped me manage in a small place. Hit me up if you want some tips.
Just focus on survival for now, youโre in a great position to move in with family and save up for a strong return. Itโs a lot easier to tolerate a bad situation if thereโs an end date in sight.
Edit: I also know that Diabetes Victoria does pickups of clothes and other stuff, and there was a thing I used where you could download a prepaid postage label and mail donations to the Iconic.
However if itโs too much hassle or you donโt have time just do whatever you have to do. I should have thought to tell you this stuff earlier
A wise man once said to me, "you can only do what you can do when you can do it." You did what you could, when you could. And you will continue to, that's the legendary achiever you are. That is enough. Even the wind can chip away at a mountain, the sea at a cliff. You've done awesomely for the time and financial constraints you have. It's not your forever story.
Okay, for all that I've whinged today, I am pretty damn chuffed with how much I've moved out at short notice on Marketplace. Super happy that a big bench is going tonight. Gone are a whole heap of side tables/plant stands. The elephant in the room is the effing couch. I will have to just move it to my friend's myself and we will problem-solve from there.
It's kind of interesting meeting all these randos who are grateful for a good bargain and they all come with their own little stories. All walks of life, ethnicities, cars, clothes...
Made a thread โจ๏ธ
Happy birthday DT. I know a few people here have a birthday today and it's my boys' birthday too. As far as I'm concerned, November 16th can be like the horses birthday for DT
Yeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaa.
I'm old now ๐
Edit: perfect time to listen to Grace by Jeff Buckley over breakfast โค๏ธ
There's just something about "I'm a pensioner and I need to travel a long way will you give me a discount" that makes me want to say no. The attempted emotional manipulation combined with a sense of entitlement just pisses me off. Not sure why it pushes my buttons so strongly but it really does.
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For the Birthday Boy
Also ๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ง to share. And some ๐๐ ๐ก๐ฆ for Gibson.
Life lesson for today. When you buy a remnant of corduroy to make something, please please please zigzag the edges BEFORE pre-washing it. I am now going to have to run a cleaning cycle on my washing machine which I did not plan to do today. The lint was abominable.
๐ The season has arrived ๐
I just bought half a kilo of cherries for my pocket change. I am delighted
Minipeelers were up at 7am to do craft and have already ran out of red polymer clay. Did a quick shop and am now on way home to tackle Mount Washmore. I'm tired as!
I feel like the internet has turned really shit and at some point itโll be so user unfriendly that itโs barely usable. I miss past eras of it (well the ones Iโm old enough to have known) and the niches I like of current day are the ones most similar to that. I want to go back.
Lemmy is like a cosy comforting old school forum.
I miss when I scrolled I saw memes and not 4-year-old reposts. But I guess itโs good I donโt spend much time scrolling now.
Tempered glass table outside exploded! Luckily the shards were not super sharp.
Three more cupboards gone! ๐ Just four more to go. If I don't sell them soon they are going on the naturestrip with a "free" sign on them.
Beep Beep ๐
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Went to The Glen, came out with a bag full of soju and snacks after eating skewers and onigiri while there. Mmmhmm!
My knees really hurt. Iโve done something to them but donโt know what
People are walking their dogs in the local indoor shopping centre. What even.
Oh it's for pet photos with Santa.
Summer doona is now on the bed.
Melbcat is sometimes refusing to eat her wet food which means I have to crush/mix her meds into a syringe, get her in a very gentle headlock and feed it to her directlyโฆ not ideal for either of us.
Sheโs also vitamin B deficient from an absorption difficulty so
injections
needs monthly shots at the vetโฆ she should be having them weekly but Iโm scared to accidentally hurt her when doing them at home.
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I know cats go nuts for brewers yeast and Marmite has B12 (I think Vegemite doesnโt) but itโs salty which is bad for her kidneys. So I bought some nutritional yeast and sprinkled a pinch. Yes, she likes it. She ate some of her meal.
She still needs to be wrangled to give the antibiotics directly, same for the anti nausea stuff which she absolutely needs right now. But Iโll remember this for when we can go back to only the normal meds that can just mix into the food.
