melbaboutown @ melbaboutown @aussie.zone

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I have no idea about this as I don’t own a car.

But maybe look into what the membership costs are for a tool library (if you have one close enough to access) and compare it to the cost of buying tools. I forget what the fee was but it might still come out lower.

Also if you have any good neighbours that might trust you to borrow theirs and even lend a hand? Though not everyone has this.

Also I know for some supermarkets you can get fuel discounts on the paper receipts? You could ask non-driving friends to save theirs if it helps enough

Edit: Yeah, like you said you can do the points digitally through Fly Buys too

Yeah last I saw Yarrabyte was cracking into the sewing machine oil and chatting up the computerised Singers. Probably still hungover

I heard that you can tighten all of your muscles really hard and relax a couple of times to release the fight or flight.

Brisk exercise.

Allowing yourself to shake and tremble.

Dipping or splashing your face with cold water for the diving reflex.

There’s deep abdominal breathing.

Breathing into a bag didn’t do much but get that Centaurworld song tauntingly stuck in my head

Or even holding your breath until it subsides (something about carbon dioxide balance in your bloodstream)

I also heard antihistamines such as Benadryl can be used to calm you.

You can try chamomile tea made with two bags or valerian pills from the supermarket I guess. Or magnesium. Rescue remedy.

There are also options like beta blockers.

YMMV

Not much of that works for me to be honest.

Usually if it’s a bad one I get in a hot shower, take prescribed medication and/or suffer through it. Maybe calling a friend if they’re free or a hotline. Try and get the regular professional appointment sooner.

When and if you can - I strongly suggest seeing a gp for valium and maybe a psych referral when and if you can face it, and getting tf out of the environment causing it or at least taking leave if possible.

Right now I suggest getting somewhere people leave you alone and maybe put something soothing in the background or call Lifeline.

You can also do glute bridges or heel slides (no band) without getting out of bed but I don’t wanna.

Edit:

https://youtu.be/6-anByqnKp8

If you’re out of condition or there’s the risk of hurting your back try single heel slides first rather than double. This will help support and stabilise your lower back rather than abruptly jerking both legs up at once and potentially pulling an abdominal muscle or spasmodically arching your back. It also can help isolate the muscles more.

Either way just make sure your abs are very slightly tensed and your tailbone is comfortably dropped down so your back is flat on the mat or the bed.

If the flat legs are hard, it’s tiring to tense or your lower back is twinging you can bend the non-working leg and put your foot flat on the bed for more stability.

You start with KAOS and work against entropy to undo it

And usually you have to first invent the universe an organisational system

You’d be surprised. It took two years of regular effort but there was eventually something there.

Then came the pandemic and intensified health issues and I lost it all.

Even if you don’t leave the house or get out of bed you can still do leg extensions with a resistance band for your butt and abs.

I’m probably not going to though -_-

Someone has stolen my bin now. People are literally stealing anything that isn’t nailed down -_-

I’ve reported it and am going to have to just keep garbage bags on the doorstep while I wait for the replacement.

I want to do art, to exercise, to UNKAOS…

But it all takes energy and feels pointless

Melbcat spluttering and spitting out purple cranberry medicine on white sheets: I am particularly inspired by the works of Jackson Pollock 🎨🖼️🫟

🤖🏃‍♂️

Thanks so much. I’ll probably be asking a lot when it comes time to try and get stuff working

Problems might include document compatibility when dealing with organisations and possibly WebEx or Zoom. I’ll work it all out on this old machine as I get time and energy though. I have a lot of more urgent stuff to do before then. One step at a time

I’m going to have to do it fast because starting from December I’m going to lose access :(

I’ve tried Linux before but not as my main. This is basically to test out and see if I can switch over for most things because I viscerally hate Windows 11

Trying to sort computer shit out quick and dirty just to get unstuck.

Yay the string of numbers matches one of the approved ones :)

Apparently I’m ok to skip the authentication of the .txt file so I’m using balenaEtcher to flash the iso and hopefully all goes well.

Curse these naps.

Was late with the antibiotics so gave them right after the midnight meds… bubs threw them right back up so I gave her some anti nausea meds and repeated the dose.

I hate having carpet. If I could go back in time I’d buy a washable rug and use it to shield.

I feel you. I’m hoping something can help

Found out Melbcat only got a little over a weeks worth of antibiotics so I managed to get the vet to bump it up to 3 weeks (against manufacturers advice). I hope that’s long enough that it does something. I’m getting her checked as soon as she finishes them to see if she needs it to continue.

A lot of things have been happening aside from this and I’m so stressed.

I’m spending so much of my life overwhelmed and fucking scared.

The seeds sprouted inside the mini pumpkins I kept from last year! They’re potted out now. Snails ate the biggest shoots which I’m still unhappy about but more will be coming up.

I have no idea where to put them so might try to give away

Yesterday was really tough.

Melbcat was quite uncomfortable still, crying and fussing, and needed an extra top up even with solid pain management. Really hoping her antibiotics kick in and offer some relief. I understand antibiotic stewardship but still wish she hadn’t been made to wait so long for treatment. (I was advocating the whole time and kept bringing her back because she wasn’t improving until they finally agreed.)

I spent most of the day sleeping outside of dispensing and picking up more meds because I have an infection too, plus really struggling in other ways.