Today we are 5, and have been given a feathery Thing that will probably last 5 minutes.
Happy b’day . 🐈⬛😽
Happy Birthday, Void! 😍
Happy Birthday! 🪽
Happy birthday 🐠
Ooh, that looks fun to destroy!
It is remarkably intact, very nommed on, but will survive the day 💥
I’ve started using Donald trump quotes when patting the cat., dont aske me why. But if you hear a bloke going “I give the best pats. Nobody gives better pats than me. (Mrs B) doesnt give better pats, thats fake news” its probably me.
😂
Doctor’s appointment made. Paperwork done.
I progress
Yet another day of constant dog barking to put up with. The owners are getting some roof works done to their house and the entire time the trades are there on the roof, the dog is in the backyard barking at them. Obviously this dog is very territorial and in distress, let it inside.
These are the same people who went overseas for 3 months last year and left their dog outside and alone to bark all day long, so I’m not surprised that they think the current situation is completely fine.
Sometimes I wish I lived in the country far away from any moronic neighbours.
Locked myself out of my house. First time this has happened since I moved in over 4 years ago. Guess I had a good run.
Got a spare key?
My parents live nearby and have a spare, and were home, got lucky.
Mrs told (not asked) that she was taking my car again. She’s still yet to get quotes for repairing the damage.
I dont mind her using it. It’s a marriage, we share. But like… have a bit more humility and ASK rather than tell me your taking the car after what happened.
Supposedly Diesel is cheaper than Petrol again but I’m sorry, you scratched my car and haven’t had time to repair it (fair) so you can just wear the slightly increased Petrol costs till you DO have time to repair it.
Carpet moths have been culled, yesterday. Partner and I broke out backs cleaning everything top to bottom.
Bug spray (and lots of ventilation for the cat, both sliding doors were open, after I sprayed and left the bedroom for a while), vaccum, floor shampoo, vaccum, floor shampoo, vaccum, bug spray, floor shampoo, vaccum.
Did a walk around this morning and it appears the nests that were starting have been fucked up. Looks like the moths that survived have tried to lay eggs elsewhere (under the dining table), so another spray’n’vacc will be on the cards today.
Still have to clean the shower, and the kitchen floor, and a wipe down of surfaces again. But everything else is seemingly coming together. I’m stuffed, but it’s just me today, so wish me luck lol
I had no idea these were a thing. New fear unlocked.
They’re an invasive species, of course, and their grubs eat natural fibres. So anything wool or cotton is food for them. Even books. I only know about them because I worked for a pest control company. They can come in on shoes or clothes, or fly in. No idea how they got in, but I never want to live in a place with carpet ever again.
Much easier to clean tiles or floorboards, sigh
I had moths eat calligraphy brushes. After the moths I bought a long pencil case .
And yes, carpet is horrible. Rugs are much nicer.
I was reading that climate change will bring higher humidity and that will encourage more moths and bugs.
I kind of hate having carpet. It could be cold and rugs could be expensive/a trip hazard but it would be nice to have a setup where you could just sweep, easily wipe up cat vom/pee, and throw rag rugs in the wash whenever they were dirty
Wait until you hear about bedbugs. Nightmarish things
Good work and is it normal to have cleaning envy?
I envy those who can afford to hire cleaners, does that count? Hahaha
That also works.
YAAAAS Take that moths! Good work. Last inspection I had I didn’t get to clean the shower enough so I just closed the curtain and it worked - she didn’t even open it. So do what you can. 💪
Last time we apparently didn’t clean the shower enough, it was spotless but had a few streak lines 😑
This time it is someone else, so she can jump if she takes issue with clean streaks lol
💪💪💪 your muscles will burn and your kitchen will shine 💪💪💪
Nice!
Just in case you wanted a long lasting non-chemical passive.
Be careful with this stuff, both in applying and where you use it, as while it’s non-toxic you or the cat can so easily breathe it in and get silicosis. Don’t put it in areas where the cat can get to it or high traffic areas you may kick it up. And I recommend applying it with an old big paintbrush rather than using the rubber bulb to puff it out, as it hangs suspended in the air for some time.
But there’s silica dust that can be applied in a thin layer over a surface and it will passively kill bugs by dehydrating them to death. It can last many years. I used it inside top shelves of cupboards for a really nasty infestation years ago and am still seeing dead moths. https://diypestsolution.com.au/product/rockwell-labs-cimexa-insecticide-bed-bug-dust-killer/
I found the ginger ninja, came back with the carrier, and saw someone coming out of the house… Spoke to them and it turns out he has an owner!
I asked if it was ok if I took him to the vet for his eyes and they said that they didn’t mind but he was fine. That they knew a vet who had looked at him. I’ve decided to just leave him be and trust that he’s ok. He’s got an owner so they can make those choices for him. I won’t stick my oar in.
I am so glad you saw him again and spoke to the owner. Thanks from all the lost cats.
It could just be allergies and there isn’t much they can do. hugs for caring 🤗
It looked like conjunctivitis and the owner said that they allowed the cat to roam and visit everyone, so they seem a lot laxer about cat health than me… I’ve still got concerns but am trying to just step back to take care of myself and my own furry bean.
I bought some chocolate yesterday as a treat, then consumed all of that as a midnight snack.
Don’t do it people. It’s not worth it the next day…
Nobody talks about chocolate hangovers. It’s a real thing, people!
Behold last night’s DIM AND NUGZ OF AGONY:
Why do you do this to yourself?
It’s not healthy heh. We’re at the end of the chilli season and I’m just trying to do whatever I can with the excess chillos :(
I just noticed the chillies. 😶
Ok I’m dropping one last song here then I’m going to find dinner and play video games.
This is one where I actually wrote all of the lyrics instead of letting the AI do it: The Stars Aligned
Edit: ok one more because it was one of the first ones I wrote the lyrics for and I wasn’t even trying to rhyme, I was just writing whatever popped into my head: Love on Trial
I have one ticket to see Hannah Gadsby at the Arts Centre tonight at 6:15. I’m keen to see it but am not sure if I will make it. If anyone here wants it hit me up its free to a good home (I might need you to DM me your email so I can forward it) and I’ll take that as a sign from the universe to not try and do EVERYTHING today.
EDIT: about to disappear into appointments for the afternoon so offer is done because I won’t be seeing messages. I will try to make it
I’ve seen her a few times - she’s great fun!
My favourite show was the time she walked across the UK. 😃If you need a bit of encouragement to get there, consider it given.
Yeah I’ll see if I can get away from work early enough. 🤞 I’ve seen her before - the last one I saw was Nanette which was not “fun” but mindblowing
I saw that one on Netflix/not live. It’s a bit of a deviation from the other shows I’ve seen. Still had nuggets of fun in it - but yeah, the ending overshadows everything else and is what stays with you.
To be honest, I don’t know that I’d have gone to another show if Nanette was the one that I went to. So, I can surely understand your hesitation.
I saw Douglas afterwards on Netflix and loved it. Loved Nanette too…live it left me in tears (literally) as well as laughing. I really wanted to get to this one but had important work meeting that ran over … These things happen and I am ok with it.
If I didn’t have my inspection tomorrow, I would take you up on this. Le sigh! Hopefully you can find someone to grab it 💜
I wish to reiterate here as well that New Outlook is an unmitigated insult to users’ intelligence and should be avoided at all costs. Some real beta product BS
e: today was really really hectic and I am super wound up about life things and didn’t eat until dinner and the downstairs neighbour’s TV is infuriatingly loud tonight and aaaaargh.
so I’m going to take that as a cue to have a very early night with some calming music on blast, some melatonin and chamomile tea, and a goddamn scented candle
Microsoft is just arse when it comes to making usable and bug free products
hugs 🌹🕯️ 🍵 🤗
Thai for dinner, Kakadu plum seltzer, Hot Ones episodes with Conan, sitting next to my love. All is well with the world.
💖 sounds like heaven
I would love to see the after footage of that Hot Ones. No one can actually have a tolerance like that…?
Cleaning Checklist
Kitchen - completed
Bedroom - completed
Study - completed
Bathroom - still need to do shower glass, but otherwise done
Living room - completed
Balcony - completedI should wipe down the windows as well, even though my partner said he would, just because it’s his day tomorrow.
Put a fork in me, I’m done.
Excellent work! Time to sit down and admire the results (and if you’re me, time to point out all the clean things to everyone)
