Today’s weather forecast (Melbourne CBD, 3000): min - 22°C, max - 27°C. 25% chance of at least 20mm rain

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    16·
    21 days ago

    Had a super deep but also at times heavy conversation with a family friend here about a family member we mutually know who has had a lot of troubles and is going through a really tough time readjusting to life after being institutionalised. As opposed to being sad and draining, it was a really invigorating and honest conversation despite the really intense emotions that came up at times… I feel alive because this is what life is about, it feels real.

    really grateful for these conversations and being at a stage of my life where I can freely engage in them above the veneer of pleasantries that much of life consists of.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    16·
    21 days ago

    Maggie not complaining. Was out there when the thunder hit. All the other birds freaked out but not her. She’s a professional.

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    12·
    20 days ago

    I’m going to do so little work tomorrow lol

    It was nice having a holiday. My probation is up in 10 days.

    Yeeha.

    Still wish I was i had her life though

  • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
    12·
    21 days ago

    Oh man, just noticed another neighbour’s SUV is sitting their driveway with the sunroof open.

    They’re away for the weekend too. I threw some large plastic bags over it and taped it to the windows. Hope it holds.

  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
    11·
    20 days ago

    Have spent most of the afternoon getting all the Lego we own in the house for inventory. We have 3 sets which have never been opened, several almost completed sets (they were completed but bits fell off), most of the assembly books for the sets we have, and two additional 35L tubs choc full of Lego. There’s a place that’ll buy unsorted, preowned Lego by the kg. The kids have been sorting Lego from non-Lego and playing with it all afternoon. There’s some we’ll keep, but the rest has got to go. So many memories! I’ve been buying Lego for the kids for 10 years! It’s basically 2 giant suitcases full and we need the money and lack the room.

  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone
    10·
    21 days ago

    Bucketed on me and my friends head as soon as we set up chess pieces in the park. Then had to help her calm down to drive for the first time in rain, and it was severe with flooding streets etc. escalated quite quickly! I’m home safe now but the streets were fucked. Friend confident getting herself home after a pep talk

  • Alamutjones@aussie.zone
    10·
    21 days ago

    Marge, babe, you couldn’t have waited five minutes?

    It’s coming down in sheets and I’m soaked from head to foot, and I was only caught in it for two minutes

  • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
    10·
    20 days ago

    Everything is making me angry and sad, I’ve been trying to work out why as I recognise it’s irrational.

    Turns out, it’s just my stupid uterus making itself the centre of attention again 🙄 such an attention seeker, it would fit right in with a mean girl clique lol

    • Eagle@aussie.zone
      6·
      20 days ago

      I just ate 3 of those cadbury popping candy elf things. I don’t even like popping candy, so I guess I’ll be joining you at the mean girl club tomorrow.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      3·
      20 days ago

      damn I hated the hormone roller coaster of emotions, don’t miss the tears for absolutely no reason

      but I miss the extra bit of fire hormones gave me

      • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
        3·
        20 days ago

        I just teared up before because I’m so over these carpet moths. I think I got them, and then I find more 🙄

        My home smells like vinegar lol

        And I cannot wait til I get menopause and after, this shit is so damn annoying 😂

        • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
          2·
          20 days ago

          They briefly came back for me too. I think they’re getting in via dry goods from the supermarket so I’m going to go back to putting that stuff in the freezer for a bit when it arrives to kill any eggs.

          And I bought more snap shut plastic containers (though that’s not always moth proof)

          I find vacuuming the carpets to get any eggs helps the most of everything after that

          • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
            2·
            20 days ago

            My big vacuum is farked, it started smelling like burning plastic. So I’ve been charging the small handheld one and going room by room. It’s hard because the carpet is very thick and woolly - I’m just mentally struggling with it all I’m sorry 😔

            • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
              2·
              20 days ago

              Nooo I didn’t mean it like that. :(

              I’m also struggling hugely with vacuuming because of the noise and the energy. Was just saying that it seemed to work more than the vinegar

              • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
                2·
                20 days ago

                Oh yeah! I didn’t take it the wrong way! Promise! I’m on the rag so my mood is all over, hence the apology - it was in advance in case my text sounded weird!

                Thank you for the tips, truly! You know much more about how to keep a home safe and clean, and I just really admire you. Any tips you have are always welcome promise!!!

                • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
                  2·
                  19 days ago

                  My posts make me sound clean but I’m just scrambling to dig myself out of a hole… and only posting the clean parts

                  You should see this dump

  • Pilk@aussie.zone
    10·
    21 days ago

    Dutton also said the Coalition would increase the number of Medicare-subsidised psychological sessions from 10 to 20 “on a permanent basis”.

    This should be Labor policy, though people should not be forced to stop seeing a psychologist after any length of time, if they still need it.

    • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
      12·
      21 days ago

      This should be just Medicare policy, period. Same with dental, and same with everything medicine related really.

    • Alamutjones@aussie.zone
      2·
      21 days ago

      There is a logistical problem with that, unfortunately. There are only so many psychs in this country, and each psych can only see so many patients at a time

      If we end up in a situation where demand outstrips supply (as it often does) and there’s no clear end point for moving into a less intensive phase of management we’re still going to have the same problem of “people, including quite acutely ill people, needing care and not getting it.”

      • indisin@aussie.zone
        2·
        20 days ago

        Then in my opinion we need to hugely incentivise there to be more psychologists in our country, to have an over supply even.

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
    10·
    21 days ago

    It finally happened. Had to pull a floater out of the bath last night. Can’t believe it took nearly 2 years to happen.