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  • Thank you for the kind words earlier Friends, I'm feeling a lot more okay now. Sometimes my brain gets carried away.

    I did things that cheered me up and that really helped, made some cheesy potato cake thingys and planted one of my propagated monsteras in a pot and changed the pot of another plant and that all made me feel better. I'll have to relax tonight and put a face mask on and do some graphic design/drawing so I can get my Lizzo T-shirt and/or bag done in time.

    • I have some face masks in my makeup cabinet I haven't used. I really need to pamper myself a bit more methinks. I have a bath for heck's sake. Glad you're feeling better, we have a wonderful little vibe going on here and it's heartwarming to just now read all the messages of support you got this morning. Good luck with the drawing, Lizzo is amazing.

    • Can you please post Lizzo crafts when you're done. I'd love to see them.

    • I'm so glad you're feeling better.

      Can we please have more info on these cheesy potato cake thingies? They sound like my kind of comfort food.

      • Mashed potato mixed with cornflour, with cheese stuffed in the middle and pan fried. from this tiktok I just didn't add sugar, but I added garlic powder, salt, and pepper into the potato.

  • Day 56 of The Diet. Scales said "That'll do, Raven. That'll do."

    Now it's time to eat ALL the things move to a sensible maintenance diet for a while, and focus on my weights routine and building up some muscle. Then four more sets of 5kg dieting interspersed with maintenance/exercise focus. I think this is a good plan, breaking it up into smaller achievable goals rather than trying to do it in one go. Easier to maintain motivation and not to burnout.

    • Breaking it up into small achievable parts sounds sensible.

      • I think it is very sensible. Past efforts have usually involved trying to use the initial burst of motivation to lose weight quickly and do lots of exercise, which goes well for a while but is followed by burning out, giving up and putting weight back on. I think I am finally learning from my past mistakes๐Ÿ™‚

    • well done!!

    • That sounds like a great plan! Iโ€™ve lost focus lately and have hit a plateau, so gotta refocus before I gain it all back.

  • 900 (!) person traditional wedding at the hotel I'm at. Serious coin was dropped on this one.

    To say everyone looks amaze is an understatement.

    Everyone is so dressed up.

  • Dinner has been had. Now to head to the supermarket to pick up a couple of old friends - peanut m&ms and maltesers

    • Sounds awesome. Dinner done here too and cut up a pear for a small sweet treat and washing of dishes done.

      I donโ€™t know what it is about normal M&Ms but I love eating them.

      Hope you enjoy your after dinner dessert!

      • The chicken curry pies are delicious. Some have been eaten and there are some for tomorrow.

      • I wish I was as organised but nothing has been done after dinner in terms of dishes and cleaning the kitchen. I should do that now though lol.

  • Centrelink stopped accepting medical certificates, so I have to do mutual obligations. The DES people want me to apply for 8 jobs that I'm not qualified for every month. They're meant to help me pay for education but according to the guy I have appointments with, they'll only pay half of the course fees.

    Also, why the fuck is "free" TAFE allowed to charge so much extra fees? It's not free if I have to pay $510.

    I'm just sorta fucked, I suppose. Not sure what I can do, or will do.

      • Yeah when I was working but still had to apply for jobs or when I was waiting to start my uni degree I applied for jobs that ask for things I didn't have. And also I remember writing them an apology being like "I'm so sorry I have to apply for jobs". But this was like 2016/2017 so...

      • Your relation helps anyway, even without any advice. Shit sucks. Thank you.

  • I've completed day 2 of exercise regimen and it feels good so far. They're just equipment free 10 minute little workouts, and because they're 10 minutes I can easily say to myself, "oh let's do one now, I've got no excuse to not fit it in." It gets the blood pumping without being too taxing. Can't do in front of Mr Peeler though ๐Ÿ‘€

    • A lot of workout people (who aren't dicks) will say even just 10 minutes of movement is good. I need to get back into working out, might do it tomorrow before work. Only thing I hate is that I use Ring Fit to work out and the way they calculate time annoys me. Half an hour of continuos workout is actually an hour real time.

    • Nice work. I find small amounts at home much easier to fit in (and convince myself to do) as well. I do have weights at home, and like doing the heavy weights that need rest between sets - it works really well to mix in with basic cleaning or meal prep. Instead of staring at the wall for a few minutes like I would in a gym I can go and chop a carrot or something.

  • Oh my god. Found a box of box of ritz and a 2 bottles of red in the cupboard.

    Got so excited I cracked the shiraz open and just poured a glass. Went down so well. Hope itโ€™ll last a couple of days without going weird in taste so I can stretch it out for a few days.

  • The unit outline for my next uni subject (sustainable design for houses) was released today & I'm pretty happy with what the main assignments involve. I'll basically be making a plan for my own future housing, which is what I want to do for myself anyway & a large part of why I was interested in this course.

    • Insulation please! So sick of houses that might as well be tents.

      • Insulation, double glazing, plus appropriate orientation and shading to not heat up like an oven in summer. The course also looks at issues like ventilation and air quality, condensation and mould, heating water and power use etc. Affordabilty and similar issues are also looked at, which is definitely an issue I need to consider.

  • Think I might need to come up with a strategy as I'm getting invited to a lot of non work hours social stuff in this new job. I really just want people to know that's off limits for me without being impolite, getting pressured into going, or not "fitting in"

  • Good morning folks, hope y'all had a great weekend! I built my Nissian Skyline GT-R Lego set and it looks great. Now I just need to see where to put it... somewhere on my bookshelf.

  • My mind is quietening down. I am learning to shut up and listen with intent for the first time in my life. I've stopped running on caffiene and now enjoy afternoon naps and to wake up to find that my cats have crept onto the bed and are sleeping beside me afterwards fills me with joy. I still need some time off job hunting to work on my recovery but it's going really well so far. One day at a time. I think to bang on the benefits of joining aa is probably unnecessary but I will I've felt more love from the new people I've met in the program than I've felt from most of my real life friends in the last I don't know how many years. I've also found better support for my transition here than in any other place other that I sought out and got myself through professional services. I spent so much time in my community last week I can still feel the euphoria as well, but their support is automatic, yours is a something I am truly grateful for as it's coming from strangers who may or may not know about the incredible personal journeys we go through in the early stages of hormome replacement therapy.

    Thank you all, except the person who downvotes all my comments, no thanks for you but no malice toward you either, what you think about me is none of my business.

    • It sounds like you're gradually getting to a good place! I'm glad this community has been there to support you and that you're finding people to show you that outside of it as well. The offer stands in reverse, I'm here to chat whenever you need, so please feel free to message me.

  • I'm looking at the Financial Review online, and have just noticed that where other papers have a section for "money" they have a section for "wealth". Definitely a different clientele.

    Edit: I just read an article stating that investors are starting to wonder whether owning a holiday home is "still" part of the Australian Dream. I am startled to learn that people ever thought it was.

    • I've never heard of a holiday home being an Australian Dream. I assumed it was similar to the American one, buy a house and live there until you're dead.

      • That was what I always thought. But apparently Financial Review readers dream of having their own house, another house for holidays, millions in super, and a hefty investment portfolio. And it is not so much a dream as something they see as a reasonable expectation. How the other half (1/20th?) live.

  • So happy that doggo slept through the night! Before we took her in for surgery she would wake up every night between 4-5am needing to throw up. Post-surgery she would get the crazies after 1am - crying, running around, wanting to go outside to do her business/throw up (sometimes all at the same time). Vet examined her/did bloodwork and said nothing suspicious came up so we figured it was due to her being in pain. Fingers crossed she's now on the mend (and that we can actually get some sleep this week).

  • So we updated to 0.18, less than 30mins later already had 120 bots already signed up. Wish we didn't have to turn on applications on :(

    But custom emoji is going to be fun

  • Does anyone else think about orcas wearing hats? Ever since I read the story, and saw the pics, I've been wondering what other silly fads they have and does this mean The Little Mermaid is a documentary?

    • Some items in the news about teenage male orcas attacking boats off the coast of Spain etc. Been going on for months now. Some narrow escapes for the boats.

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