Looks like we're making an offer this time. Bloody terrifying. Awful timing, but what can you do? My brain is overflowing with paperwork Things. There will probably be an impressive meltdown at some near point.
Well, the sore throat and cough have not progressed too badly, but the fever is not good - I keep oscilating between shivering and overheating. I'm drip feeding myself panadol to try to keep it under control. Work tomorrow is not going to be happening. I just wish we could text in sick, for some reason actually having to pick up the phone and hold it while I say a few words seems like a major chore I have to work my way up to today.
Edit: writing out the above comment was enough to psych myself up, calling in sick has been completed successfully.
Rainy night in Tokyo so hanging out in the hotel to get some rest, do some washing and just recharge a bit. Twas a very fruitful shopping day in Shibuya though - Square Enix Store, Nintendo and Pokemon Centre and of course a little bit of Mofusand. Letting my inner child run wild this time.
might be time for a 3rd cuppa tea. Feeling HEAPS better since ditching coffee again. Its so insidious! You have one after 2-3 weeks break and you feel alright, so you go again but the build up is gradual. Next minute you feel like your stomach is trying to digest a kitchen grater.
I managed about three hours sitting up this morning before I headed back to bed and huddled up with the electric blanket on. Miss Meow insisted I get up again to organise dinner, but I don't think it will be too long before I head back to bed. On a positive note though, even though I'm feverish and not feeling great I'm much better than I was with the covid vacs, so I am grateful for that small mercy.
Apparently itโs not possible to buy eggs anymore. Multiple supermarket trips with no stock. I have to go earlier in the day, the fruit / veg shops are better options, at supermarkets theyโre gone early in the day. I took my eggy breakfasts and lunches for granted now that itโs a mission to buy eggs.
I've started a thing, I'm avoiding Colesworth as much as possible. I'm interested in exploring new places, and I've been fed up with their nonsense for a while. So today took Miniest and went shopping at an independent grocery store a couple of suburbs from here (it's a big store and worth visiting). Some things were a little more exy but the meat. was. fabulous! The ground beef delicious (we had burritos again for dinner, my kids are obsessed lol) and the steaks were half the price of colesworth and local butcher. There was only a couple of things we use that they didn't have. I'm happy they didn't get my money this time, and I'm going to try to do it more in future.
And the hyper bougie dins spread including only the finest of goon in the finest gatorade bottle.
Over all my years doing sunset dins at that beach I've never seen anyone else do it. I grew up with dinner expected @ 7pm and everyone watches the news. People got shitty if you spoke. That generation who were brought up with 'TV dinners'.
I say outside, no TV, space and weather permitting is the superior way.
Something keeps digging a pretty big hole in the exact same spot in the chilli patch every night for the last 4 nights.
There's nothing there. Keeps on bowling over one of the chilli plants but not eating it.
I think it's a deranged anti-establishment marsupial hell bent on hole digging just for the fuck of it. If there is something under there, it can have it. But the poor chilli plant is visibly becoming upset. So rude.
In other news seems like netting individual apricot branches has worked this year (so far). Left a fair few sacrificial ones un-netted for birds which are popular.
Today has generally been a bad idea so far. I feel like death, my colleague said my face was completely pale this morning as I was hunched over battling stomach cramps. The cramps have subsided but I just haven't been feeling right at all since. Brain barely functioning, body exhausted, I'm at 5% productivity and just want to go home and sleep. ugh
Seriously tempted to chuck a sickie tomorrow to make up for today.........
Golden Globe winner for best original score: Reznor & Ross for Challengers. I saw the movie when it came out and the score is without a doubt, the best thing about it.
PSA - Jesus, never empty a smoothie container with LSA into your dishwasher and then run a full load. Three loads later and I'm hand washing and scrubbing every single thing.....
My sister has a thing for the Cocobella Chocolate Coconut Water, and it seems as though many others do as well. It tastes like chocolate milk.
Many Woolworths branches nearby ish said they had it in stock online but upon calling, and laughing at myself saying Cocobella Chocolate Coconut Water, they had no stock. Cue a disappointed sister.
She could just add cocoa and sugar or something along those lines to normal coconut water.
If you're not too good for Domino's they seem to have an abandoned order 10% discount at the moment. Just set up an order while logged in and then don't submit it. Seems to be possible to do at least a couple days in advance, too.
No replies necessary I just want to vent whilst I cry.
Thanks Grandad for getting me my first Atari, Spectrum and C64, and for your guidance that lead me to where I am today. I owe you a debt I can never repay.
Me: I would like to try a different adhd medication
Doctor: what happened to the other one?
Me: the side effects, not a good fit
Doctor: do you need medication though?
Me: I don't know what I need but my psychologist said it might help and also I can't really function effectively
Doctor: checks computer I'll get the permit approved. Oh, the permit expires in April of this year...
Few minutes later
Dr: I'll apply for permit and get the reception to call you when it's been approved
So apparently I need another permit? At least that's what the dr wants to do. Now I am very apprehensive about even trying meds, but I don't want a repeat of last year where I almost failed everything.