I can't concentrate today. A close friend was in a bike vs car (cars fault) yesterday. They are still in hospital but ok -multiple fractures and chest trauma but could have been much worse. I spent yesterday babysitting and helping out and I thought I was ok but I keep getting the shakes today. I feel silly. I need to concentrate but I keep thinking about it.
Hug your peeps my peeps.
Today I managed to finally get ahold of my step mum and found out my dad was ok and I finally got a text message from him.
I guess with his recent illness it’s really taken a toll on him.
Anyway I’m glad to hear from him and just told him to rest up.
In other news my clothes smell like curry from when I made it last nights.
Spoke to my friend who got hit by a car. She's still in hospital and in for a big recovery but it could have been a lot worse. I'm so relieved. I just don't understand how someone can sail out onto a roundabout and clean up someone right in front of them on the roundabout (who also has right of way). I really like being on public transport more and more.
Gratitude thread.
Got my uni results and even though I could've done better, I'm proud of myself for getting through despite going through a breakup. I'm sad I let it affect my results, but grateful that next semester, I can wholeheartedly focus on turning those results around, hopefully drama-free, with no one to disturb my peace :)
My dental checkup this morning led to two fillings as well. One of them is just a fairly short term fix and I'll need to look at a crown when it fails. Tomorrow I have an appointment with the dental surgeon, who will be removing a broken tooth, before doing two implants in a couple of months.
I've been saving up towards all this for a while, but the money is going to be disappearing very quickly. The decision to sign up for extras on the health insurance again was definitely a good one - stretching the timeframe for getting the crowns over a couple of years will mean I'm getting more back than I have paid in premiums for at least 3 years, four if the filling today lasts long enough.
Clean doggo has been given couch privileges - invite only, hopefully...
Yesterday was bleak. Hangover and new illness all hitting at once. Feeling better after a good sleep in. Taking the day off otherwise - without sick leave feels different, no work no money is the sucky part of being self employed.
Got to witness the birth of a bogan-mobile over the weekend. Some neighborhood teens were trying to install a f off exhaust on a red p plated commodore.... with a hammer. I REALLY wanted to roll up my selves and jump under the car with them and go "right, lets get this bastard on. Then we're tackling the sub and installing the LEDs strips under the dash right? Also if your headunit isn't already multicolored LED we're ripping that out too!"
Had a mate sell his first car recently. He is in his mid 30s now, and yes it was a toyota. Sad day for him. I decided to look up my first car's rego. Loved the shit outta that thing, sold it probably 12 years ago? maybe more. It was utterly ruined when I sold it! A combination of its previous owner, age, high km and a young 20 something me living his rally fuckboi fantasies in it. The rego was cancelled jan this year. So it went on to be driven (or at least parked and rego paid) for another 12+ years. Cant believe it! The quote I got to keep it on the road 2011/2012 was $10k. I sold it for 2.
Im a bit heartbroken. I coulda kept it going way longer than I thought.
Wonder if I can order the number plate and just shelve it for now till I can one day stick it on a WRX?
damn, dog walk took longer than anticipated and now I have to drink the coffee I just made in 5 mins. And Miss Meow will have an early lap eviction.
Edit: success! Made it to the dentist spot on time.
I cannot decide for the life of me if I want to start my piano lessons this term or next term. I need something to do right before the uni semester starts and also something to ground me besides the gym and cooking, but the exxy-ness is kinda putting me off.
I want to stop doomscrolling and do something meaningful with my time.
Dentist went alright for me too. I went to a new one that's more of a community type one that's mostly subsidised. Because I'm under 18, it doesn't really matter where I go, I don't personally pay for any of that (it's either covered under school medical, the Medicare subsidies, or worst case child protection will pay for it), but I thought it'd be a good idea to switch to somewhere I can actually afford to go to once I age out as well. He cleaned my teeth, but didn't use any of that nice fluoride stuff my last one used. Just that water spray thing with that little standby tool on the end that sounds like someone scratching a plate with a streak knife.
My teeth, surprisingly, aren't as fucked as I was expecting. But I need a filling and all of my wisdom teeth are impacted, so I have to go back in a month for the filling, and get a referral to the dental hospital to have my wisdom teeth out. Scary stuff. No fun
Edit: it's just dawning on me that I've never had any sort of operation before that involves anaesthesia. That's the scariest of the parts
Oh, it looks like raven isn't the only one going to the dentist today. I forgot I have an appointment later today, too. Thank god for notifications, I guess...
So tired though
It's great having a workplace that is supportive of clear boundaries. Am learning to hesitate less when saying "no, I can't do any more". Could feel myself getting very tired and cranky if I pushed on into overtime again to do the one last overdue task, so I'm glad I got to leave on time, and the task got reallocated to someone else (who prolly should've done it themselves anyway).
Made the tacos today with the jackfruit and pickled onions and guac. Bloody delicious if I say so myself. Looking forward to more of it tomorrow and the day after! It's gonna be an early night for me, I think.
People say I'm jealous, but my kink is watching...
Miss moobeans has decided that only the Dine Desire or Fancy Feast Royale will do. Noooo! They’re quite expensive and low in nutrition (and substance) but after a week of refusing the healthy affordable brand she remains steadfast. The posh stuff is mostly gel and smells artificially savoury like Maggi noodles. I wonder what they put in there.
Colesworth is like twice the price per tin so I will give up and order a slab or two from PC to keep her having wet food.
I’m just kind of trudging along. Really tired
