My headache wasn't too bad today, and I got to Wfh which helped heaps.
Work is going OK, responsibilites are amping up, but I like that. Get along OK with most people which is a plus.
Thank you everyone who put up with my drama over the last 6 months. You guys all made such a huge positive impact on my life. I don't know if I would have gotten through it without you โค๏ธ
to the fucker who microwaved fish in the office: Do us all a favor and tell your boss you have to change to WHF full time since you are clearly unable to work in a civilized office.
You know how you put banana's into the freezer to make banana cake and eventually end up just throwing out a hoard of old bananas before starting the cycle again? I pulled out my bananas and made a cake.
Niece seems to have zero interest in hanging out with me and makes the thinnest of excuses to do so while spending almost every weekend with my cousin 2 hours away by train. Also sucks that cousin who used to be in touch more has glommed onto having her over and I'm basically invisible to them... stings a bit but I'm kind of okay with it since I don't super enjoy either of their company tbh, and I certainly hated obligatory aunty visits when I was that age. I've made it clear to my brother that I've tried but if his daughter's not interested I'm not going to push it, she's old enough to decide. Just wish she'd be more honest.
The thing that gets me hackles up is that I suspect very, very toxic ex sister in law is increasingly involved and brainwashing said cousin (who is of the gullible type). She's all about secrets and drama and thinks nothing of creating division to get attention she cover her numerous lies (including in court - she is utterly shameless). Years of being hated on by her - and in the past, my brother as well - make me ultra sensitive to some BS being spread about me...
... But fuck it. If cousin is going to believe that officially duplicitous bitch over knowing me from childhood then I'm not going to waste any more mental energy on the lot of them. Focus on the people who believe in and care about me
In other news, what a ripper day outside! Got back my blood test results and my vit D is the best it's been in winter, the supplements definitely helped but so has being out on nice days like this.
So, most of my practical** assessments are done for this semester, bar one which should be done next week. Just gotta review them before submission, tighten up some terminology, and I'm sorted.
Crazy how I absorb so much information and do so well, when I'm not abused on the phones for 8 hours straight
Edit: not practice ๐คฆโโ๏ธ๐คฆโโ๏ธ practicals ugh
I have meatballs and some Oat thickened cooking cream. I'm going to have a crack at making Swedish meatballs so I can used both of them without eating pasta again so soon.
If these turn out alright we can have Ikea meatballs at home.
It's looking like a greeble free day so far. Sun shining. Saw the moon on the way to work (does anyone else habitually stop and say "hello moon" every time?) about to have coffee number 3. One more meeting then I get quiet time to do my actual job...
Iโve ordered some d-mannose from Amazon in desperation. I donโt know what the safe dose is for cats, itโs only been used for humans and itโs only really effective for E. coliโฆ
But the cranberry extract probiotic for cats I bought smells foul. It has to be mixed in water and syringed into Melbcatโs mouth (otherwise itโs refused) and it stains her white fur and everything surrounding us red/purple when she spits it out.
I havenโt been remembering to give her the lactose free yogurt with the specific good bacteria either but Iโll see if I can get another tub and coax her to eat a spoonful a day.
In combination with antibiotic treatment of course.
Iโm getting really worried. Melbcat is going well aside from this but is almost 17 now and she just canโt seem to shake this infection.
Off to the dentist soon for my biannual clean. I should probably look for a closer dentist than Bacchus Marsh but I do enjoy a drive so c'est la vie.
Meanwhile, blending meal replacement shakes with a bit of ice is a revelation. I've ordered some recommended ones online but to fill the gap until they get here I got some vanilla manshake and a tin of milo from the shops last night because it's a great mix.
looking at industrial labellers, angry at AI. I should be able to tell it to give me a comparison of PT-E300VP vs PT-E550WVP, tweaking for cost and availability of consumables but nooo instead it's putting milk tits on musk
I decided to look at the 7-Eleven app as it keeps getting recommended. There does not seem to be any option to actual create an account. The closest I can find is to sign up for their rewards program, which starts with requiring a phone number and tells me that my phone number is invalid. Also looking at the fine print they now limit the amount you can save by locking the fuel price to 25c, which considering it often jumps 40c or more when it goes up these days is not quite the "price lock" I imagined.
Edit: solved the issue with signing up - some weird glitch on the tablet that if the app is in landscape mode it doesn't show the option to register. It is there on the phone and when I resize the window on the tablet it magically appeared there too!
2nd Edit: solved except it is supposed to send a code to my email address and it has not come through.