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    Finally caved last week and installed Facebook. There’s some businesses/organisations I deal with that only have a FB page. Decided to look up half siblings I haven’t seen in decades and actually found them. Dithered for a couple of days before sending friend requests. 2/3 were accepted almost immediately! I had an exchange of msgs with my brother and feel so chuffed, happy in a funny kind of way I haven’t felt for a long time. My nephews and nieces are adults! ADULTS!

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    I’m hungover. No ragrets going last night. I didn’t get up, but everyone was so welcoming anyway, they all said hello and asked about me 😭 I’m thinking of getting up next time and reading Unsent, but I hope to write something a bit less “trauma poetry” haha

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      Your very first one you posted here about the checkout chick was superbo and very relatable.

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        It was this one yeah?

        I could not sleep, awakened afraid
        Under the covers, I begged, I prayed,
        For dawn, or death, for sleep to come
        But mercy ungranted, I knew I was done.
        For I committed a most awful crime
        One for which we’ve all done time
        Exactly the same or slighty changed,
        Have we all made this same mistake?
        I went to Woolies to buy a snack,
        The cashier smiled, I smiled back
        Items scanned, transaction completed
        She said the words that have me defeated
        Smiles and waves, “Enjoy your coffee and snack!”
        “You too!” I regretfully cried back
        Unthinking, unblinking, mid-step away
        I died there, in Woolies, that very day.

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      So good, and definitely get up there next time! Your talents have been kept to us for too long haha.

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    22.5 hours to ten days of CAT. I must tidy up the house a bit for her - so she has more nests to sit in. And avoids the pots where plants died and it’s all just dried up potting mix.

    Oh, and there was so much gardening I wanted to do before she arrives, because I can’t have her escaping via the balcony, but I don’t think I’ll get to it in time… so she might have to be shut off in a bedroom for a couple hours when I get around to it. Though at the rate I’m procrastinating it might only get done after she leaves.

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      You must really be looking forward to soxcat if you’re counting it down to the hour.

      I hope you get many snuggles and cuddles from the kitty.

      Tomorrow I think it going to be a really nice day but you might not have time to get it done tomorrow before she arrives.

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        Really wish I didn’t have such a full workload on because tomorrow would’ve been perfect to wfh/do half a day and potter around. I’m going to make sure I get some outside time at least and leave as early as I can. Weekend looks good for snuggles. I hope she will have fully remembered me by then. If not, some treats won’t go astray…

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        Poor girl will have no idea about it, until she’s placed with great and extreme difficulty in her carrier, the slinky little gymnast… But I think she does remember me as I’ve visited her a few times. I am sure she’ll enjoy her stay.

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          You’re so lucky you’ve managed to stay in contact.

          There’s a kitty I still kind of worry about

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    I’m loving these longer, warmer days. I can already feel the SADs melting away

    My mental health had been absolutely fucked the last few months, but even generally, I tend to end up in little depression episodes during winter time, with the short and wet days and constant grey skies

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      The sun being up when I wake up and get home is a huge plus. Short days aren’t great for the ol’ depresso

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    On my way to first day working from a co-working space. Got a membership for 5 days a month. Packed my bfast / lunch / snacks, and got dressed in something other than slum WFH clothes. Felt nice, I’m excited for this change up in my routine. Hope it’s worth the $$.

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      Ditching the tackies and hoodie and putting in a bit of effort to the WFH clothes was a game changer for me.

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      Would be good to hear how it works for you! I am working from home today and super grateful I can wash my clothes and get some sun in, given the dire forecast over the weekend, but I really only appreciate it this much because I’m out of the house most other times. Hopefully it’s a conducive space

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        $165 per month, so just over $30 per day. It’s a pretty nice space, have access to a dedicated sit/stand desk on the days I visit, kitchen facilities, and they do networking and social events too.

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    Got the results from my blood test today and suddenly a lot is starting to make sense AND there may be a way to turn things around for both my physical and mental health. Feeling optimistic. I got the medical cannabis (from online doc not doc doc, a while ago) to try and help with the sads but found it doesn’t really do anything of consequence for me so I have a bunch of weed that I’m not super interested in. Although, the indica does help with getting to sleep when I can’t get to sleep which is its purpose so that’s alright.

    Also though, apparently my sugar is a little high so they want me to do a 3 hour glucose resistance blood test thing to see if I have the diabeetus (like my Dad does). My levels are nowhere near the levels Dad gets though so we’ll see.

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    Getting set up for the night.

    See if I can remember how to do it. Has been a while. Looks to be clear skies though.

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      Perfect night for it tonight. No moon, light breeze, clear skies. Are you chasing anything in particular or just looking?

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      do it in the morning too for the comet

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    I had to visit a client on site today.

    There’s a lot to be said about being well dressed and how it makes you feel.

    Not in a vain way, just feels good.

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    Found some (I presume) a few male ‘Superb fairy-wren’ tail feathers when weeding before:

    Lots a fluff around so something went down (probably resident magpie having a go at it). Apparently a common bird but I never really see them (or found their feathers).

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      I saw this guy at Werribee Zoo a couple of years ago. One of my favourite birds, they always seem cheerful.

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      There’s a small colony of them in the central Agora of the Bundoora campus of Latrobe Uni. They live in the azalea bushes. When I worked in Heidelberg Heights, I’d go to the Agora and just sit there with a coffee until they appeared. Beautiful.

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      I found a stick of cinnamon while weeding today. Probably from making chilli oil.

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      these are from cockatiels, not sure which ones, but they are far too big for fairy wrens

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        Hrmm I’m not sure if cockatiels hang out on coastal fringes very often but you never know!

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      The only time I’ve seen a male Superb Fairy-Wren was at the 1000 Steps, when I was a teen. Also saw a wallaby there too, it’s a magical place.

      Their feathers are so beautiful - how big are the tail feathers in the pic?

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        Tiny about 5cm. When you turn them around in the sun they change colour to a more aqua / green which was interesting.

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    From this morning I report: 2 touch base, 1circle back, 5 confirm, 9 flagged, 3 touched on, 10 capacity, 9 priorities, and 6 mentions of dyslexia or adhd

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      Shit that’s a pretty good round up! I had artifacts a few times, granular x2, vision x2, your team is the heart of this company x 1 (get absolutely fucked), and I’ve heard the word meeting at least 2 dozen times so far today.

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      next time could you post a trigger warning

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        There was a good meeting bingo card doing the rounds back in the 80s. I kinda miss it. One of the words was ‘elephant’. If you got it, that whole line scored double.

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          Thankyou for the inspiration, I just used “elephant” in a work meeting.

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        The person running the meeting has both, and is incapable of not bringing up the matter multiple times an hour.

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    Morning full of meetings, only two left this afternoon.

    Sun is shining. Going to do a kitchen declutter later. Gonna be a good day

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    Let’s touch base in the morning 🙌

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    Did everyone else get the “Energy Bill Relief” email?

    I have a feeling that this is just more “corporate welfare”.

    I expect everyone’s Energy providers to inflate prices over the next 4 months by about $75 a month.

    I recently changed provider because the government energy website said my bill would be half of what it was; guess what; it was exactly the fucking same!

    The sooner the Government de-privatise the Energy sector, the better. We will also see an end to the Fracking Industry’s astroturfing against renewables.

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    100 days learning Italian on duo and we are finally getting to the important stuff