Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
My daughter just showed me the painting she did this week and this proud mum has to share it here. She doesn’t get her talent from me.
Nice
Wow I love that!
That’s absolutely beautiful. What a talent.
Goodness that is good!.. Oils on canvas?
Yes she got a couple of canvases last week and did this on one.
That’s really nice.
Well that’s fantastic and calming to behold.
So great news all around today. Kiddo had his weigh in since he failed to meet his metrics. and the results were better than anyone expected. So he has been medically cleared. Turns out boosting breastfeeding with formula was the right call. Second of all went and checked out some car options since my wifes POS car has finally had a crack at killing the mechanic, so now they beleive us! so we should be on the road to getting that fixed up (and therefore pissing it off whilst its still running). Couple of really good options that shouldnt send us broke, so thats exciting.
hugs, it’s great about kiddo. 🤗😊💗
Doing that thing where I just lay in bed hungry because I’m ridiculously comfy and the cat has firmly attached himself.
How did it get to Saturday already. I’m not complaining, but this week has been a blur and now it’s back to chores again and when does it end. So much repeat.
YAY we’re being noticed!
Omg we’ve been seen
W I T N E S S M E
BAKU WAS HERE
It’s our mate Nath too. He must really like us 👍
I’m curious as to why the other city instances or whatever you want to call them, aren’t as big as Melbourne is. Like I often see the other cities daily threads having like maybe 5 comments, whereas like yesterday Melbourne got 300+.
Edit: Though to quickly add, outside the DT, there isn’t a lot of comments are post compared to places like Reddit. For obvious reasons.
Nobody else has morning emoji breakfast. We are the cult of BACON at this point.
i blush
You keep this community together 💜 our very own Bacon foundation
<3
Everything’s better with Bacon.
If Bacon wasn’t here, I wouldn’t be 🤷♂️
this is true, we have community building things we do 🥂👍
Must. Stop. Shopping.
I keep buying things for my garden project! I’ve added a revamp of the front and side garden, added in a few decor items, it’s all starting to add up to a bit more than planned. If it works out like I hope it will it should be really nice though.
Gardens are a bottomless pit but a good one.
They certainly can be. In comparison to what I could have spent I’m not doing too badly, and I should recoup most of the cost in fruit & veg over a couple of years. But I did go down a bit of a rabbithole of garden decor items on Temu.
I decorate my garden/outdoor areas as if they are a room.
I tried doing that, starting with a lounge setting, but it did not really work out for me so the lounge is out and I’m going back to garden. Most of the decorations are going in the side “garden” which is more like a hallway than a room. Hopefully it will help it feel more like a place in its own right and not just a service corridor. Plus the kitchen window looks out there so a few things to look out to will be appreciated.
There’s a person loitering outside my neighbours place (and mine on and off) and she’s clearly not in her right mind, she apparently took photos of my neighbours children and was asking about them. The police did a welfare check but have said she’s definitely suffering mental health issues but as she’s not threatening anyone, there’s nothing they can do. Hopefully she just moves on eventually. She left at one point and said “I’m hungry, I’m just going to get some lunch and come back” and then walked up the road and then came back.
That can be quite scary to deal with. People need help and you’re not wrong/bad to be freaked out.
Yeah, it’s a bit concerning both for our own safety, our neighbours, and hers, she’s clearly not mentally sound and no one is helping her. It’s frustrating that we have to wait for an incident or a threat before the police will do anything.
Help is scarce for those who fall through the cracks; getting my mum help for schizophrenia back in 2011 was like pulling teeth, and I can’t imagine how bad it is now. I called the CAT team to come over and she bloody masked and was totally fine and lucid. As soon as they left she was back to muttering to herself about hell and demons, and doing jogging laps around the house (among other, more traumatising incidents). Took 3 goes before she couldnt mask in front of them lol I was 19 and mum was 39. I look back and idk how I survived tbh
It’s hard to get help to those who need it most, when they don’t believe they need help at all. Keep an eye out for this lady, note down any times you see her/think you hear her. And make sure everything is locked up. Not trying to scare you, but you wont be able to reason with someone not in their right mind. Be prepared to call your local police station/000 if you feel unsafe or threatened; at the very least it will serve as a record of incidents so hopefully this lady can get help before anything major happens to her, you, or your neighbours.
Sending good vibes and calm thoughts 💜
Wow that must have been so truly awful for you to go through. I’m so sorry that happened.
Thank you for such sound advice, she has just left again, so I will keep an eye on things and note down that she stayed for as long as she did.
Finally starting to feel normal again. What a shitty fucking cold/flu. I have a new bed to assemble and I’m thinking I’ll have a go at it.
Take it slow and easy, keep up the water and rest/breaks. Sending good vibes 💜
Thank you ❤️ I wrote a new part to a track I’ve been working on so I’m very happy 😀
Starting to feel a bit better. Bad mood is mostly gone thank fuck. Another day in bed should do it hopefully.
Enjoy your day!
Thanks mate. I hope you have a speedy recovery.
Good day to be chilling in bed too. Rest up and hope it’s all clear very soon.
hugs
Yeehaw!! Howdy pardners and welcome to a rootin’ tootin’ hollerin’ rootin’ Saturday!
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My mistake one of those rootins should be a tootin!
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Then let’s just add a rootin’ back in there for you!
I’m still feeling a bit stung/sour/yuck about yesterday’s car shock, and even going over all the things I do and don’t have control over haven’t completely dislodged those feelings (some deep seated insecurity reviving itself out of nowhere telling me “nobody wants you and you’ll never get another decent job once people find out what you’re like and you’ll be destined to be materially insecure for the rest of your life and you need me to tell you this so that you behave” - BEGONE!!!)
You know what has started lifting my mood though? Writing little bits of lovely heartfelt things to people in emails/messages that I don’t need to include but do, because they resonate with who I am as a person. Got a recent delivery for some locally made candles, they dropped it off the next day FOC and included some generous freebies and a lovely card. So I wrote them back an email about how much it’s lifted my spirits and made my week and hoping their kindness is returned to them manifold.
And now I feel much much better. Forget rage-hunting on carsales for now, I think I will set myself a few tasks of Being Excellent To Others this weekend.
Achievement unlocked: another lap around the sun. 🥳
Anyone interested in free tickets to a Spanish Love Songs concert at Stay Gold at 1pm today? They’re an American band. Probably best known for Self Destruction (as a sensible career choice)
Got all of two hours of sleep last night and I’d have to leave at 10:30am to get there so I’d be miserable, as much as I was looking forward to it.
Ask your friends, tickets going to waste if I don’t give them away.
edit: Tickets are gone
Saw your comment yesterday, if I didn’t have plans today I would’ve gone but I’m glad you got them snapped up! Here’s to a speedy recovery…
Because I’m so horribly needy and such an awful pain, I’m announcing my temporary departure. I’m off for the night. Catch y’all on the flipside.
You’re not needy or a pain. You’re funny and talented and you contribute greatly on here. 🫂
Gotta stand with the CEO on this one! You’re not needy or a pain, that’s for sure.
Please come back soon and please don’t be so harsh on yourself.
You’re loved here and we’ll all be waiting.
boops nose Mister Anxiety is telling you you are a burden. Mister Anxiety is a donkey and being manipulative. Don’t heed the donkey.
Painful waiting for your return maybe. Have fun and please reply in some loose state when you get home.
Completed the tummy exercises even though it’s a rest day, and tbh that’s all I’ve done today. Except I seem to have to get up every half hour because kids need food. Especially my daughter… she eats an incredible amount of food and I’m in admiration of her. I try not to make a big deal about it because girls are too often body shamed and food shamed. My boy has been coming in for hugs every hour or so. He’s a very affectionate and quiet child and loves a hug. I’m cherishing these days while they last!
