Thursday next week marks one year since I was hit by a semi trailer at high speed. I somehow walked away, but my car was smooshed and there was a bit of trauma to work through.
I'm not generally one to put too much heed in anniversaries like this, but it's looming at me a bit. I'm not sure what I should do on the day. Hide inside until it's over? Do something positive to celebrate that I survived and am mostly ok? Deep clean the house to distract myself?
Go for a walk in a beautiful place. Talk with people you love.
Fark that's full on. I'm not sure how to celebrate something like that but we're all certainly glad you walked away from that.
Am a great believer in the 'do something positive' option. But totally understand if you wish to make another choice of action. Bearing in mind that deep cleaning the house could well be something positive as well as distracting, and would free up a weekend to enjoy with no guilts attached. The hide inside option is less desirable imo, as it continues to fuel the trauma memory and reinforces the power it has over you. That is just my opinion though. You do what's right for you on the day.
Definitely do something nice for yourself, but don't put to much pressure on you to make it perfect
Nest refresh day lol*I like the two ply
it makes me feel safe inside
Good luck with pooing*
Gibson - 2024
I love her. 💘
Miss Gibson loves the texture
Of softly embossed paper
She found her requisition
Way beneath her position
So she made her hominid a butlerEdit: not my best
That’s a clever use for old issues of the Werribee Weekly
glasses fixed. turns out having them ripped off my face and attempts to force feed them back to me warps the frame a bit. Who knew.
I asked the Specsavers staff if they all needed to wear glasses or were they just testing out the goods. There was an awkward pause before someone replied "oh I need to wear them". The other 4 workers didn't make eye contact with me.
Fight or toddler?
Doggo is so spent.
It's hard work being that pretty.
What do people with normal jobs do when both parents are working and their kids are too sick to go to childcare?
I have the one in person event I need to attend tomorrow and the way the kids are going that probably won't happen. Are you supposed to take a day off work every time? Normal people can't do that
We work out who has to go to work and for how long. We tend to swap, work half days each if needed. I can sometimes work from home. But at the end of the day, your kids are sick and need you, and work isn't going to help pick your nursing home.
I took them to the doctor today and got a certificate for carers leave for tomorrow.
I'm full WFH and tomorrow is like the one day a year event they want everyone to go to Marvel stadium for a bunch of pro work propaganda.
I may be having problems with my manager, but I might need to ride this out or find another fully remote role because I don't know how days like this will work otherwise
This right here is one of the major reasons we left Melbourne. We were on our own there, without any family support.
To answer the question: One of us usually takes personal (carers) leave. Sometimes that isn't possible, so we ask grandparents or my sister to help us out (if safe/not contagious). What often happens is that one of us is sick also, having caught whatever pestilence the child(ren) introduced to the house anyway.
Don't send the kids to daycare if they're sick. You'll just be lumping this hassle on other families. I was always resentful of parents who did that.
I've had that where my own sick days have doubled up as carers days for the kids. Unfortunately the support network in the house isn't great because the people who don't work and have no other commitments can't seem to get up before noon or even just walk the kids down to thr park
If you've got parents or someone who is able to help that can also be another avenue.
If you send kids to childcare and they're deemed too sick to stay or they're contagious you may get a call to come pick them up anyway.
Unfortunately I live with the less useful side of the family. I avoid sending them when sick, even when they're just clingy because I know it will disrupt the carers' plans for the other kids.
There are just a fair few days like this, and responding to a call to pick them up would take too long if I was in an office in the city and got thr call to pick them up
The system was designed for one person to stay at home running the household and covering childcare, or to have backup from extended family. Now that two incomes are needed and nuclear families are more isolated parents in this situation are kind of screwed.
Friends could help but either you wouldn’t have time to make them, they can’t afford to live close by, or they’re working too
This is definitely part of it. I feel like suburbs and urban development don't help either. People don't work where they live anymore so it's expected to live on one side of the city and work on the other side.
Suburbs used to be build around something like a factory or an industrial area. Now you live in one place, shop in another, and work somewhere else
I’ll never understand the adoration of politicians in America. The rallies, the banners, the concert style appearances, tshirts, celebrity endorsements. Can you imaging such a thing for Albo, Dutton or anyone in Aus? I greatly prefer our attitude - view them all with a healthy disdain and vote for the one you least dislike.
I think not having compulsory voting is part of it because they really have to put on a show to get you motivated to vote.
I bought a carpet spot cleaner a while back and I've had to use it more now than ever before. I feel like I've jinxed myself. It's time to find out if blueberry swirly yogurt comes out.
I'm so tired. I'm so drained, been going through the wringer and feeling like too little butter spread over too much bread.
I can get through this, I know I have the strength, but I'm so tired I just want to sleep forever.
Feeling exactly like this tonight. We got this but wow that overly tired feeling is just the worst.
I just want this period to end already, so I can focus on school 😭 I need a therapist so I have someone to offload to without feeling like a fatty fat burden.
But do have this, we are awesome, you are awesome!! Sending you good vibes, tone. 💜💜💜
I think it's the weather and I'm not kidding.
We are being assailed by huge amounts of pollen and the temps and rainfall are so unpredictable. It's all tiring.
The economy and a prevailing negative zeitgeist does not help.
I am doing this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aae_RHRptRg my little yard is full of orchids and beautiful perfumes, so many flower buds, chillies are growing and I can hear the blackbirds sing
Same. It’s really difficult
Had such a hyper productive day at work (and a quiet week) that I might have nothing to do tomorrow which is great timing for working on my assignment! (zero shame)
I've made a lot more headway into how I want to structure this and what the key readings are. Many thanks to an awesome and very supportive/responsive supervisor. I might have a breakthrough with getting my assignment extension too, thank fuck there are basically no more assignments aside from the thesis itself after this.
It has been a truly Kafkaesque experience. I have been reminded how not being trusted or believed really, really sets me off. Something to take note of
wow, sky amazing
U troll 😭
whadeyedo
Outside is yucky
Went to bed early, now wide awake. Sat on the toilet and someone had piddled all over the seat. Some magpie is warbling, at this hour!
Just once I would love to not have to run the gauntlet of drug addicts as I enter the supermarket.
I wish we could invent a meth vaccine. Take meth and nothing happens, no addiction. Meth seems especially bad for anti-social behaviours compared to other drugs.
What an intriguing concept. The cynic in me says they will probably turn to another drug eventually though.
Yeah apparently with heroin people were more sleepy and less aggressive. Both fairly destructive though.
I had one come up to me in the supermarket tonight and ask for money. I said I didn't have any cash. The next person he asked said, "nah the bank's got all mine!"
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And I have gastro, amazing. Thanks, Body!
Bath mat around the toilet will save your knees.
Feeling sluggish after lunch, really fighting now to power through the rest of the day but not long to go to finishing time.
Strong Tuesday vibes.
maaaan is it bed time yet? Exhausted. Having an orange juice to try perk up a bit.
I can tell you that I’ve made it home. Had a wash and now I’m laying in bed
so tired, coffee has been attained
Good night every one. Happy dreams. 🙂
looks like a quiet day
Maybe it's the weather.
Could be. Windy days people tend to stay indoors and hunker down.
Sick to death of these “there are no Romulans in Alien Romulus” jokes. Guys, cmon. If they are THIS side of the neutral zone they’re obviously cloaked.
FWIW I sent a message to HG_redditington on reddit and didn't get a reply, so I'm not sure if it's the same person on both accounts.
what did I miss this time?
