Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.
Bit overwhelmed this morning. Sad for the referendum, and sad for the Gaza conflict. People are so mean to each other and its honestly miserable to think about.
And I’m done! No more shift work for Mr Fungus ever again!! I am going home to nap, and then enjoy a week off before I start my new job.
Yay for you! I did night shifts for about 10 years. Changing to only working days was wonderful and made a big improvement to my health & happiness.
It’s been a rough week or two with the referendum getting pretty nasty (regardless of which outcome you were hoping for), the middle east, and just general life. Be kind to yourselves today. Maybe avoid the news. Buy a bunch of spring flowers. Hug a cat. Find something good in the world.
Really really struggling with beating away the black dog this arvo, but considering that reaching out to people in my past can be quite overwhelming when you’re in a period of flux, I think I could be doing a lot worse.
Grabbed veggies in time before the rain hit, and I dragged myself to the kitchen to put together a massive hoppin john with the black eyed beans and shiitake mushrooms I’d soaked all day… Letting it cook and trying to force my brain to do the non negotiable work stuff I need to finish before I go on leave.
Right there with you. Even for ‘fun’ stuff I don’t want to do the work.
But I’ve spent today doing a few loads of laundry and checking off the absolute essentials
I am feeling pretty good about maintaining my clean apartment and just generally cleaning up my act. Things like unloading the dishwasher instead of using dishes from it as required, so I’m not piling up dirty ones in the sink until the dishwasher is near empty then refilling it. Now my sink is empty all the time and clean, because the dirty dishes go into the dishwasher. Similarly, I’m folding my clothes rather than using them from the clothes horse, so I have actually put away my clothes horse which makes the room look tidier.
Add to that just general things like wiping surfaces down and vacuuming something if I see it on the floor. Even used one of the dyson attachment things and cleaned the intake vents in the kitchen and bathroom. Oh and whenever I make a coffee I make sure to clean the machine and throw away the grounds before I walk away with the drink so it’s good to go for next time.
These are obviously normal things I should have been doing all along, which normal adults do all the time, but the ol’ brain hasn’t really been in it for a while.
The wax melts I bought are also adding to the nice clean feeling of the place. More home-like. I should get some kind of art for the walls… ohh I might MAKE some art for the walls! Either make some images using AI and have them printed/framed or put to canvas… or maybe even have a go at some actual art with paints/stuff.
