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  • I wrote a huge thing about period pain and PCOS but having second thoughts because I'm not too sure if it's appropriate? I did spoiler it and warn for those who don't want to see it. But yeah. I've got no where else to talk about it and it's just like a lot of ??? and ughhhh pain.

    If it's cool then I'll reply to this, if not well, I won't... I guess?

    • Endo here, periods seem like a design flaw we should've fixed by now. They massively suck. So much pain. Hugs.

    • I have major body dismorphia due to not having female reproductive organs, but I can deal or scroll past. You should be able to talk about what you are going through.

    • If it helps you feel better, chuck it out and defs use the spoiler tag so people can avoid if they need! But if you need to vent, goooo!!

    • I think it's cool. I don't experience them (wrong type of plumbing) but see my and wife and daughter go through this regularly and never know what help to offer.

    • Everyone is being super nice so I shall post it. Spoiler omg for obvious reasons. So if that periods and PCOS is gross or triggering, you've been warned.

      • Fuck, you're strong to work through that! Have seen a health pro?

        I'm just so glad its not pushing your dysphoria as well. I'm trans femme so I understand dysphoria and know it comes out of nowhere sometimes and can last for hours. For what it's worth I obviously read your post without being triggered and this is pretty good for me honestly.

  • RIP our espresso machine; 16 years of great service, but the water tank thingy is manky as fuck and it can't be cleaned beyond what we've already tried. It's like the lining has melted, and that can't be good for consuming, but the replacement tanks have been discontinued. New machine arrives tomorrow and it's got a built-in grinder, so we need give away the old grinder which works perfectly. Sunbeam Cafe Series, if anyone's interested.

    • Noo, RIP! Always sucks to lose Ol Faithful.

      Whatcha get as a replacement? Partner's got a vendetta against the pod coffee machine my parents got me way back, so I think I'll need to get a proper one soon.

  • For those who remember the saga from last week, the Flybuys points were put on.
    But as an attempt to lure me back to shopping at Coles, it's pretty much had the opposite effect.

  • Much weirdness in the way Lemmy displays posts. I have just worked out that I am seeing deleted comments, and there is just a tiny little symbol at the end of the post to show me it has been deleted (I am guessing it is a mod thing). So apologies to anyone if I have extra-deleted or replied to anything that you have actually removed!

  • Good news for those who aren't using Reddit anymore: this DT has almost twice as many comments as the one on Reddit. Thats good for us, since I and a few others were expecting a lot of people to zoom on back to Reddit the moment the sub reopened

    One interesting thing I noted from a quick flick through, there seems to be a lot less replies to comments, but a similar amount or maybe even more upvotes than usual. Makes sense since the sub has about 600k members, and like 95% lurk (what's that effect called again? The 90-9-1 rule I think?)

    It probably won't last though, I don't think we'll lose many people just put of losing interest at this point, but since Reddit is by far the larger platform and r/Melbourne the larger community, it's just kinda basic maths that eventually more people will go to the larger community on the larger platform and start engaging there. But at least we have cemented ourselves as a solid alternative Melbourne community off Reddit!

  • Quick stroll around the block to get some sunshine and holy hell did that feel good. Even managed to dodge the annoying neighbour, was fully prepared to fake a phone call upon approach, but she had someone else snagged. She's a lonely woman with good intentions, but she drives me nuts.

  • Finally cleaned my dusty desk

    Counsellor was sick so had to reschedule

    EOFY is upon us! Happy tax returns

    • Happy EOFY!

      I was a bit excited for the new financial year, as I have been working hard to get all my finances sorted out. I have my budget working well (with a pretty colourful spreadsheet, including lots of automatic calculations), have no more debts to pay off, future spending goals (including getting another dog or two and further study) are fully costed and achievable.

      This financial year change is pretty much ruling off the past messes I have had to clean up, and marks the turning point into a much healthier financial future. A very happy EOFY!🎉

  • I woke up about 445am. Cats somehow know as soon as I wake up and I have to get up because they fuss about, start playing and the little kitten gets up in my face and sits on the laptop i have next to the bed I play youtubes on to lull me back to sleep. Little angels. Going to take my anti-anxiety/sleeping meds early tonight so I can get my circadian rhythm in line with their 5am wake time and not have to try and live everyday on 5 hours sleep.

    I start every day now with an AA meeting. I found an amazing 24/7 online group and a wonderful sponsor from the US outta there. I thought I'd have trouble with the higher power stuff but I was obviously ready to begin a spiritual path to become a better person in the world and more helpful.

    More volunteer work for trans people today. I'm embroiled in it again this week as a couple of people couldn't work. Have tomorrow off, but back into it on Thursday. I'm on my way to a b cup now!!! Omg they feel so special and sacred. I'm in tears and euphoric. The extra oestrogen I'm taking now has also brought a bit of libido on but of course female desire is so much different to male testosterone arousal. I'm a fuckin girl for real!! Woohoo

    Thanks for reading everyone!

  • Dammit, I didn't get to do my mini workout this morning owing to an early start so I walked briskly to and from the bus stop. Will have to make time for it when I get home.

    It's gluten free pizza base day at work, so I'll be flat out hand making pizza bases and unable to check in on you lovely people. Have a lovely day and I hope things go your way 🙏

    • Sounds like you have an active job which will play well with the exercise regime. You got this mate, looking forward to reading about your progress and struggles, they matter cos you matter!

  • Pakige is scheduled for delivery today. A real physical book. I don't use them very often these days.

    • My birthday presents from Mum should be arriving soon. I'm getting the last three Mass Effect books I don't have. Still need to read the huge omnibus comics that I got for Christmas... last year? The year before? Oh well. What book did you get?

    • Book deliveries are a joy. The new book smell!
      What'd you get?

  • Warm heaters are good! I hope mine continues to last. It has its moments where it won’t work and then it does. It’s started getting too cold for me not to have a heater on at some point throughout the day/night.

    Speaking of cuddly pets I miss my dog 😔

  • Omg so adorable, I was watching a video of a mother cat and her kiten and my mumma cat came into the room and started sniffing all around the speakers because she could hear the little kitten's tiny mews . What a beautiful lady she is.

  • Bill Cat is meowing and meowing. Poor boy. ( he's demanding that I give him tasty treats while I'm cooking )

    • RavenCat has been a bit of a pest for most of the day, and RustyDog has had his moments too. I'm blaming it on the weather.

    • Zooks was doing that (well the pestering not the meowing). Turned out she wanted chicken again.
      Last night she was pestering me and I was running around practically giving her a kitty smorgasbord and it turned out she just wanted me to sit down so she could sit in my lap.

  • have oodie on, am warm but unable to move and do chores

    • Is it you who also has the blue and pink unicorn oodie? I have mine on now.

    • I have an oodie on too with a warm heat pack, a beanie and light throw blanket on top with socks and ugg boots.

      Even going to the bathroom is a chore right now.

  • I got up way too early today. I think I'll take Mr Woof for an early walk, we can watch the sunrise on the way home. 🐕 🌅

    Update: the walk was lovely, but the sunrise was a bit incipid. Now I am back home listening to the lovely crashing sounds of the house over the road being demolished. The soundtrack of urban renewal.

  • I just realised that when I comment here through the browser there is an emoji button that works better than the one built into my tablet's keyboard - it has a search function, I don't have to scroll through and find them!

    • Your tablets’ OS would have a search function for emoji surely?

      • Actually you are right - I have been looking at it and there is one, it just isn't that obvious. The one through Lemmy is a much nicer interface.

  • Just finished booking all of the hotels for the US trip. Thanks to my parents' history of being degenerate gamblers, mum has talked the hotels in Vegas and Laughlin into comping my rooms so it looks like my total accommodation cost for this trip will be about $1500. Not too bad 🙃

  • I'm not gaming a whole lot at the moment, but I did put a few hours into D4 on Sunday/Monday, around household chores, partner time, appointments, whatevs, yet my brain decided to give me a dream where my partner broke up with me via D4. Thanks, brain.

    • It's really weird going from no work so playing video games like all the time, to now I only play video games for a few hours. Luckily I can play during my lunch break.

      • At the height of my WoW days, I was playing enough for it to be a second full time job, after my actual job and on weekends. I'm not sure I could do that anymore, I get antsy about an hour or so playing anything.

        WFH today, so might have to nab a bit of D4 time on my break...

        What are you playing at the moment?

  • What a day! Hand stretched around 200+ pizza bases and hand peeled 60kg of potatoes. Bought avocado on the way home because guacamole is Miss Peeler's latest food obsession. She and I made said guacamole when I got home. Took some time to admire my young Mr Peeler's new avatar on WWE 2K22 and observe his wrestling game. Did a load of washing (just remembered I haven't hung it up yet. D'oh!) Cooked dinner, did my exercises (day 3) cleaned the bathroom a bit and helped Mr Peeler (Luddite) with phone tech issues. Now I am laying in bed just blobbing out. But I must hang the damn washing. Bugger!

    • Wow. You must be exhausted

      • I am pretty tired and my feet are sore, but when I got home I hurt my thumb on the metal serrated strip on the baking paper box. It's the tiniest cut but annoying af. It's always the little things!

  • A culinary travesty for dinner tonight. One pack of "Mexican" salad (mostly lettuce, with a dressing containing spices reminiscent of Old El Pasto taco seasoning) mixed with some of the chicken fajita filling I made a while ago that didn't taste quite right. It worked surprisingly well.

  • Everyday is a winding roadddd~🎶

    Edit: sorry about to head down a windy road and I thought of this

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