• PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
    12·
    5 months ago

    Came home last night to this:

    Mr P reckons he fell through his bed, tried to fix it and couldn’t, and then smashed it up and threw it out onto the garden he’s just spent ages trying to tidy up. Now he’s sleeping on a mattress on the floor. I talked about getting a new bed, but my MIL said “how ridiculous! bloody leave him there and he can enjoy it!” With all the kerfuffle, nobody remembered to put the bins out 🤦🏼‍♀️😭

    Changed the car insurance to a monthly payment, which costs a little more but is more manageable for me. With Elders therapy appointments, his laptop needing to be taken to get fixed, and the possibility of having to buy a new bed (and the Minipeelers are due new mattresses as well) the cheaper annual payment is not really an option anymore.

    Good morning everyone! 🤣

    • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
      7·
      5 months ago

      Oof that’s wild… I hope you’re doing okay, it sucks to come home to shit broken

    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
      4·
      5 months ago

      …throws Mr P into the garden

      Kidding! I’m kidding!

      But yeah I think if he wants a new bedframe after that he can save up the money and make the arrangements.

    • oztrin@aussie.zoneEnglish
      4·
      5 months ago

      Echoing the WTFs.
      Re: new mattresses, Bunnings do a very affordable box mattress. I presume it comes in single or double? Possible option.

  • Eevoltic@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    12·
    5 months ago

    I did it!!! I sent the email AND I FEEL AMAZING. I couldn’t figure out how to explain that I sent this way past when I should have, so I just opened the email with this:

    Hi,

    Thank you for your patience over the past few months, I was unable to finish writing a reply due to force majeure.

    sentence about what the email is about

    With this new request there is ample documentation, coherent and eloquent arguments, all accompanied with supporting evidence that should imbue a greater sense of understanding regarding the request upon reading.

    Regards, name

    Attached with literally what I had wrote all those months ago (polished with an hour of proof reading + fixing up citations). It was this easy to do, but apparently it was easier to have panic attacks instead… I’m just so glad it’s over, now I can finally read and action the “new” emails I have pilled up over the past couple of months!

  • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
    12·
    5 months ago

    So I have ended up moving, and they opted to send me to an Airbnb rather than another hotel. It’s pretty nice. The department and its sub organisations seem to have an exclusivity deal with Quest apartment hotels, so i think an Airbnb worked out cheaper for them than another week in a quest.

    Although people buying as many houses as they can solely to use them as an Airbnb sucks and has definitely damaged the housing market, I do like the idea behind it of being able to rent your home out while you’re on vacays or whatever. It comes with the added perk that it feels homely.

    This place is pretty old, but so is my house, so I don’t really mind. Plus I get a washing machine, so I can do all of the washing from the last week in the span of a day. Fun!

    Edit: also I’m in Brunswick, so I think I need to become trendy now

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
      4·
      5 months ago

      Spud can help out too.

      To fit in. Wear lots of black. Vintage jumpers, preferably with stripes and some black . Guys can wear items of old army clothes . Wear your hair a bit longer, too short and you will look like a Carlton hipster.

      this is more carlton but there is some crossover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZt-pOc3moc

      • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
        3·
        5 months ago

        I was planning on wearing shorts and a fake denim long sleeve. Lucky for me, my barber was closed when I tried to get a haircut a month ago, and I haven’t been bothered to go try again, so it is getting pretty long now. Does the “I just woke up and had to go to the shops to buy milk but haven’t had a shower yet and am barely awake” vibe work?

    • Thornburywitch@aussie.zoneEnglish
      3·
      5 months ago

      Not a requirement. You can if you like, but then you’d be exactly like everyone else. Which may or may not suit you. Still, it’s only for a short time, so this might be a nice way to experiment with that sort of thing to see if it does suit you.

      • Baku@aussie.zoneEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        I’ve never tried being a hipster before, maybe I’ll like it. I am most definitely liking this full 5g pulling 110mbps down, though. We technically have 5g in my area, but it’s outside only, gotta stand on something, and it almost always drops back to 4g. 30mbps tops

  • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone
    11·
    5 months ago

    This sounds stupid but I made a music section I’ve been trying to for almost 20 fucking years. I figured out the right formula after so much experimentation. I could hear it in my head but couldn’t figure out the right ingredients to get it together.

    It only goes for 30 seconds but it’s been eluding me for so fucking long. And now it’s done.

    Fuck. Finally!!!

  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
    11·
    5 months ago

    I have been on leave in the last week, travelling with an old family member (a farewell tour of sorts - I don’t think she will be doing more big trips). I am feeling very melancholy. So glad I have been able to help her, and sad to see someone so strong and independent getting old and frail.

    Anyway this is your lil Wednesday reminder to say thanks to your body, no matter how much trouble it gives you. Getting old sucks arse

    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
      3·
      5 months ago

      So glad I have been able to help her, and sad to see someone so strong and independent getting old and frail.

      I dont think its sad. It shouldnt be sad. Getting old is a part of life, and if we didnt have a finite cap on our time we’d forget to enjoy the time we have. Getting old is a part of the journey of life, and hopefully a time you can rely on your loved ones and friends.

      • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
        2·
        5 months ago

        Thanks. You are very right. I find it hard to see her struggle (early stage Alzheimer’s). But I think we all looked after her and she had a ball

        • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone
          2·
          5 months ago

          My dad’s going through this now. He’s on what may well be his last big trip - touring around Australia with a campervan with his partner. Last I spoke to him he asked me the same questions three times over in a ten minute conversation. It’s hard.

          • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
            3·
            5 months ago

            Sorry to hear that. My mate’s parents did that trip when the mum got diagnosed. His dad used to say at least he could go back to old favourite spots that she would normally be bored with because they were all new!

  • Eevoltic@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    10·
    5 months ago

    I’ve been procrastinating sending off an important email for about three months now. I did 95% of the email (basically a structured essay with thorough citations) and got stat decs done to back it up, plus all the other supporting documents I need. Since then I’ve been having severe anxiety about finishing it every day and I haven’t touched it since. My cursed ADHD + anxiety combo has had me in a vicious cycle of not doing anything about it yet worrying still. I’m kept up at night with the dread of not finishing such a simple task, completely helpless to and at the mercy of my shoddy executive functioning.

    Today, I’m breaking that cycle. I’m fucking going to proof read it and send it off even if it’s not “perfectly” done, it’s going to happen despite all my brain’s attempts at stopping it. I’m not happy with it, but it’s better late and imperfect than never and forgotten.

  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone
    9·
    5 months ago

    Colleague who’s also job searching told me her application for WFH insurance gig was rejected pre-interview (she has much relevant experience), and that there were 850 applicants for the role 😬😬

  • tone212_@aussie.zone
    9·
    5 months ago

    Strange person at gym, interrupting me mid set by waving their hands in front of me: can you please guard this machine for me, I’ll be in [other area] for maybe 10 minutes in case someone takes machine.

    How about you come back to the machine when you’re ready to use it?

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
    8·
    5 months ago

    I got a vintage 60s aussie made merino jumper from the op shop, checked it really carefully, it still came up with a few holes after I washed it, just tiny ones but it’s annoying. It’s really nice so I’ll sew it up.

    wondering if Thornbury has any tips or advice on shopping and care of jumpers? TYVMIA

    • Thornburywitch@aussie.zoneEnglish
      5·
      5 months ago

      Sounds gorgeous! A jumper of that vintage will NOT be shrinkproofed, so machine washing and drying is out of the question. Hand wash only in lux flakes or a very gentle wool wash (half strength) in lukewarm water. Rinse well twice in lukewarm water. Roll in a towel and press out excess moisture, and dry flat in the shade. Patting it into shape on a dry towel helps it keep its shape while drying. If it warps a bit, pin into place on the towel just like blocking a handknitted piece before assembly.

      A teaspoonful of miscible eucalyptus or lavender oil in the second rinse water will help to keep moths away. Fortunately it may only need washing occasionally - wearing a shirt underneath will do a lot to keep it clean.

      Mending is best done with darning wool if you can find any and if you can’t then embroidery/tapestry wool is probably the next best choice. You might like to reinforce cuffs and collar on the reverse side with a split strand of matching wool a few millimetres in from the edge to help stop fraying. Wool lasts very well when cared for, but can get a bit fragile at the edges when those edges are stretched. If there’s a ribbed edge, then both top and bottom of the ribbed section benefit from that extra strand of wool - does a lot to help it keep its shape while still allowing it to stretch appropriately.

      • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
        2·
        5 months ago

        Yes. Thank you. 😘, some embroidery crewel wool sounds like a good idea.

        The wool and fabric itself is beautiful quality but the garment isn’t fully fashioned, it’s sewn. Still worth mending I think.

      • Ntcc661@aussie.zone
        2·
        5 months ago

        This takes me back to my high school years and maintaining my wool jumpers.

        Every tip here is spot on.

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
      4·
      5 months ago

      I wonder if you can put a touch of clear nail polish on the inside of the hole to stop it getting bigger like you can with panty hose.

  • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone
    8·
    5 months ago

    Had a lovely trip to Melbourne. Weather was great. I got to see my brother and neices. We went to dinner at La Bon Ton (which was delicious, but my God can someone get place some proper lighting) then we watched the first quarter of North v Melbourne before going to see Seinfeld perform.

    It was my first ever time seeing a comedian live and it was hilarious. I’m gonna have to check out some more.

    Even went on a few ‘dates’ from those oh-so-fun dating apps. I get like zero matches back home, but flying into melbourne my phone was pinging and I was basically feeling like that Nic Cage Con-Air meme with his long, luscious hair. They both knew I lived in Tassie so it was really meeting as friends, but it was nice to talk to people again. My conversational skills have definitely improved at least.

    Came back home yesterday, definitely caught something. Probably from my neices. Feeling run down and throat has a weird taste. Stuck a swab up my nose but no COVID.

    Back to the grind today :(

    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
      3·
      5 months ago

      Used to love Le Bon Ton. Last time I went the quality wasnt as good as it used to be, but ran into Dylan Alcott and his dog. Hope its gotten back to good. What did you get? The Brisket is amazing! and honestly the chicken is pretty good too.

      • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone
        3·
        5 months ago

        My brother and I shared the little bit of everything plate. I wasn’t that hungry. It had brisket, pulled pork, chicken and sausage. Brisket was amazing. Sausage was great as well.