A particular ball of floof doesn't wanna play today.
One of my colleagues brought their 10 month old King Charles Cavellier to the (very quiet) office all day today. Got many pats and licks. I miss living with dogs 😞
🔵How does it feel
💙to treat me like you do?
🦋When you've laid your hands upon me
🌀And told me who you are
Oh jeez. Just spoke to (78yo) mum and she had another fall. Last one was 2 weeks ago going down 2 stairs. She's just not stable on her feet and her vision is poor. Main thing I'm worried about are hip and head injuries.
I'm going to have to convince her to wear a fall detection device which will be a difficult convo. I succeeded convincing her to give up driving (when I'm looking) but it just feels like I'm robbing independence / making her feel old.
Extreme pollen again tomorrow and then 35 degrees on Wednesday. I should do all of my errands today but I seem to be moving very slowly.
Spent 2.5hrs cleaning labels and glue off 20 jars to give to a colleague who is lending me some boxes for packing. Jeez what an ordeal. Especially the really stubborn glue that I needed oil to remove (rubbing alcohol might've been better). Not keeping any more jars after this...
It was a great day otherwise though, cooking was well received and it was definitely great to get away from the city and be with others, off my phone (but also be able to leave before hitting my limit). Felt like I had permission to just take it easy and relax. Roads were nice and quiet too. Really glad I took Monday off, the extra long weekend is good for my nerves to recuperate.
Today I'll drop off the jars/pick up the boxes, then head off to help a relative cook and pack a whole bunch of food for the homeless.
My hands are fucking rekt after two hours of finely hand chopping kale and my lower back and knees which were already acting up are not happy today with all the bending and lifting and standing around doing food prep and carrying stuff up and down those crazy outdoor steps. My aunt was very overambitious with how much food she wanted to make today, I noped out of going along with them to deliver because it was so chaotic near the end, and I am ZONKED and need energy for tomorrow to start the real culling/packing now that I have the Good Boxes and Tape courtesy of my lovely colleague.
But it was really good to spend a whole day using my hands and doing good stuff for others, with others!
Aunt might drop by with leftovers in the arvo which I can't complain about :) now it's time for dins, Nurofen and a good restorative sleep...
Ps5 time for the long weekend has come to an end. Lots of fun!
Once upon a time, this used to be my foot rest:
I was in the between stage of going out and getting something to eat.
Was umming and ahhing if I should do it or not and ended not doing it.
Maybe tomorrow if things are open as I have to work half a day.
4 horses left double or nothing? Not really. Could be nothing? 🤷♀️
*gamble responsibly.
I'm frustrated that every night before bin collection some rando parks right in front of where our bins need to be placed. I put them where they're supposed to be but it risks damaging their car on collection and I will not be a dickhead and put the bins around their car which would block them in. What do you do? I have to do the "missed collection" request with the council far too frequently due to this and the best ideas I have is either leave a note or buying traffic cones :/ Every bloody week this happens.
Anyone had to deal with mud daubers or paper wasps? I have both creating a nest on my house.
Everything I've read suggests they are nonviolent, so my current plan was to leave them be, and then knock off the nests next winter. Its gonna be a zero tolerance policy, if I get bitten once, both are gone.
Am I gonna regret it?
Ugh, between still suffering from Saturday's hayfever, and my cafe being closed (no time to try another one), WFH today is gonna feel like hell.
Aus Vs Pakistan ODI is on right now!
For some reason it's taken me six goes to post the kid's pick.
