Housework fretting
Inspection in a few days… And because I didn’t see the letter quick enough and have stuff going on I have less time and will be doing it all myself.
I’ll manage. Do what I can.
[snipped out irrelevant stuff]
Inspection in a few days… And because I didn’t see the letter quick enough and have stuff going on I have less time and will be doing it all myself.
I’ll manage. Do what I can.
[snipped out irrelevant stuff]
I meant gonna return!
That’s cool!
I guess I’m just a bit intimidated by working with something hot and caustic as well
I wish I knew how to make soap. It’s a bit dangerous in my current place (with fumes, weak arms, a cat who dances under my feet in the kitchen etc).
Agreed
He didn’t deserve any of that shit. And while I don’t believe myself to be a good influence or particularly perceptive I wish Lemmy in general could have helped him somewhat
Yanny
No, Laurel
Oh damn… turns out while I knew I was near one bad spot, I’m actually right between two. On a busy highway per se. No wonder I’ve been getting a lot of grief.
Even with how much I keep to myself and mind my own it was unavoidable.
Yeah that’s totally cool. I was just explaining that he was going through something and also semi vaguing that I completely understood
This configuration is simultaneously SFW (OSHA compliant) and NSFW
It has created a paradox and folded the universe into another dimension
Melbcat has been vomming again so is once more being force fed elixir of narnies, and I’m doing a lot of washing/carpet cleaning.
Also cleaning in chunks for an inspection. I’m so exhausted and keep crashing. I will probably end up just shoving a lot of things in cupboards if they fit.
There is good news though. I asked the vet about D-Mannose (which is used for utis in humans). I’d bought a bottle since Melbcat is constantly getting them due to kidney disease and developing resistances but haven’t been game to try it yet because I don’t know the dose for cats.
He said he’d have to research but I did see what he pulled up on the screen and google it later… he’d found a relatively new article I may or may not have seen saying it had been found helpful as a preventative measure in cats and dogs.
But what I really need to know is the dose. Too much can cause problems. I need to email and see if he’s found anything else.
Ok, I’ll be bad just this once. Only as a treat
If he does it needs to be done of his own free will and when he’s ready. Sometimes when you’re having a rough time or undergoing a lot of change you need to withdraw and save your energy for yourself.
Also sometimes well meaning people might not quite grok your reactions or situation, or you might feel that you’re burdening them.
However he is not a burden, his social skills are fine and he’s welcome back any time. (Seeing the self deprecation in his last post/s hurt)
Idk, that’s a big ask…
That would be nice but I feel genuinely unsafe to go out (for good reason) so not really the best suggestion.
I have been frequently sexually harassed in public (yes, even in the library) and the closest shopping centre is at the epicentre of the roughest part of town. I’m not interested in ‘overcoming’ my aversion to going out in public while living here, soz. The people here are trash and it takes a toll on me both physically and mentally.
I will absolutely be working on expanding my comfort zone if I make it to somewhere better.
Thanks for the rest of it. I’m doing the best I can to make it through bit by bit.
if I can get the gym done
“all I want to do is game all the time”
May I make a suggestion regarding the game “Ring Fit”?
Edit: Damn, wrong console
I remember a short course that was basically studying/cramming for a test to get an industry certification.
It was $500ish to take the course - and then you’d have to pay the same amount or more to take the actual test to get certified…
Yeah, I apparently had a herald patch on my back that I hadn’t seen. That is how it starts. The herald patch is the single patch that appears before the general fine rash comes up. So if you had something like that at the start that tracks.
The timing too. (More common in Autumn and Spring. More common in women.)
The fine rash does apparently change to those more circular patches in the next stage. (I don’t remember mine doing that but it was a while back.)
It can definitely spread to upper arms and thighs.
I’m really hoping that’s what this is because it isn’t highly contagious, usually resolves by itself in a few months, and usually doesn’t recur.
I was given cortisone cream to help soothe it but for some reason cortisone cream burns my skin so I just let it resolve on its own. Plain moisturiser might also help if it is this. Avoiding soap is also recommended as it might irritate, and maybe also don’t shower too hot.
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/pityriasis-rosea#
Definitely make sure it isn’t something else that is infected, contagious or does need treatment though! And there are some things cortisone cream or moisturiser should not be applied to so definitely check with a professional first.
Cheers. I’ll try to keep the trauma dumping to a minimum and hope for some kind of solution
That might make sense as a viral reaction then. Definitely do make sure it isn’t anything infectious or serious though, I Am Not A Doctor.
Mine was the classic ‘Christmas tree’ pattern and looked like this on my front. More central spreading out. But I did see pics of others where it was focused and severe on their upper arms.
As a rough idea:
Front
Back
It did recur for me a second time, much milder and confined to my back.
I still do get hives on my face, arms and lower legs. (Small hard white bumps that then swell up into areas of diffuse red puffiness.) That is a completely different thing and more likely from stress, allergies/contact dermatitis or MCAS
I don’t think they’re meant to ask why. Do they have the right to do that? :/