• StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
    9·
    1 day ago

    Ok the waterworks have started. I feel like the worst damn cat slave lol. I know I’m not, it’s not like I sent him to a gulag - it’s a dang palace!

    I’m also the usual anxious about travelling, and when I’m anxious I tend to cuddle the cat. So this feels quite hard.

    I think I’ll feel better when I’m away and gone, where I’m not around all his cat things 😂😭💀

  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
    9·
    1 day ago

    Well I had a fairly sedentary day today at home with the kids. Cleared some things out of the fridge and freezer. I tried a beginner flow yoga style routine but it didn’t really work for me because I’ve lost a lot of flexibility over the years without realising. Even sitting cross legged on the floor is hard because I’m so stiff in the knees 😫 so I did the 1000 step challenge again because my step count is way down and the routine is fun and not hard in the wrong way lol.

        • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
          2·
          16 hours ago

          Yeah! It’s good because it keeps the pressure off your knees.

          Also consider tai chi or qi gong warmups with a high stance

          • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
            2·
            15 hours ago

            Ok so I just decided, “bugger it, I’ll do the chair yoga one now while the kids are still in bed,” and I found it really good and not too stressful. Very hard to put ankle on knee and stretch the leg because stiffness, but I’ll get there. Thanks for the recommendation!

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
      3·
      1 day ago

      There’s this pose that you can do using a yoga belt. It’s like this

      spoiler

      But instead you start out sitting up with your legs slightly apart and bent but feet together. It opens the hips up. As you get used to it, you bring your feet closer to your body. The good thing is you can go at your own pace. 2 minutes a day or 10 minutes a day it doesn’t matter. You can also put blocks or cushions on the outside so your knees have something to rest on. It’s a good gentle stretch before workouts.

        • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
          3·
          1 day ago

          No worries. We used to do this stretch at the start of every yoga lesson and I could eventually do the above pose. Now days I need to choc my knees with blocks. Lol

          Keep up the good work 👍

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
    6·
    1 day ago

    Took a train trip to Thomastown and the station’s resident crackhead was very helpful when we were trying to c change the boy’s nappy. She felt like quirky sort of NPC in the starting world of a game that teaches you all the mechanics.

    I hope your phone finishes charging, Thomastown station crackhead lady.

    • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      I started Hell Is Us…story wise it’s so intriguing and darkly realistic in a way.

      Never played hollow knight so silksong is out my league.

      Worth it?

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
    6·
    1 day ago

    beach ☠️

    so I was down the beach and saw a strange interesting looking box thing bobbing in the water just off the sand

    I grabbed a stick to pull it in to check it out, it was heavy, took a step in the water to have a look, I have good waterproof boots, read the label

    cremation remains!!!

    I didn’t touch, left it there in the water, I scooted outta there

    it will wash up overnight , I’ll let the early morning walkers deal with it

    took a pic of the beach

    • TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone
      3·
      1 day ago

      Yeah, when we (fam) were doing the burial at sea thing for my Dad (cos ex-sailor), we were told to put the container under water, open the lid and swish gently until the container was empty. Then dispose of the container thoughtfully. Same for my Mum at the same beach. We were SPECIFICALLY warned not to attempt to open the container in the air and then dump cos of the air cushion effects just above the water - the ones that keep albatrosses flying for months at a time. And not to just heave the container into the ocean unopened because it would eventually be washed ashore just like the one you found as there’s quite a lot of air in the standard container as well as the remains. My guess is someone wasn’t listening or didn’t read the instructions given by the crematorium.

    • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
      4·
      1 day ago

      Oh wow, I would’ve freaked out a bit too. Someone doing a sea burial and didn’t put the box out far enough, or not realising that you can open the box and hopefully not do a Big Lebowski with the ashes as you cast them to the wind over the sea? I’m picturing a group of people having an emotional and heartfelt goodbye at the end of the pier, and ceremonially and reverently tossing the box into the water… only to have it slowly bob it’s way back onto the beach! I guess that’s life (and death) for ya.

      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
        3·
        1 day ago

        that’s what I was thinking, just people throwing the box off the pier or maybe from a boat not far enough off shore

        I was also wondering the who and how , it will be a farce when it gets to them via the cops

        • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
          3·
          1 day ago

          OMG and then they have to do the “casting into the sea” ceremony again… but they decide to do it further out, from a boat this time, but there’s a storm and they take refuge on a remote beach and what comes bobbing into shore?

  • tone212_@aussie.zone
    7·
    1 day ago

    I’m doing surprisingly ok given the amount of alcohol I had last night coupled with lack of sleep. Also productive day despite the late start. But I have dinner with some other friends tonight and they’ll all be drinking and there’s no way I’ll be able to stomach round 2. Water for me.

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    12·
    1 day ago

    Gibson is a little more chatty after her surgery. Her spay wasn’t done properly the first time so she had to have another surgery.

    She kinda squeaks and chirps lol

  • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
    8·
    1 day ago

    Last wander around Brunswick to get some things before tomorrow. Got some 3/4 pants, a handbag, and a toiletry bag from Savers. Partner got new jeans and trakkies, and a pair of sneakers.

    I also had to buy the Essendon membership scarf. I dont have any Bombers merch, despite them being my team, so I thought it would be pretty funny if people thought I was a member. Also we have a Freo scarf my partner owns, so it’s only fair 😂

    Already missing Mickey, but I know he’ll have a good time. The other cats there were all very happy and really liked seeing the cattery owner, so I think he’ll warm up to the place very quickly. The cat opposite him is called Fat Charlie, he’s on a diet, and he was the fattest damn cat I’ve seen in real life 😂

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      6·
      1 day ago

      Ted spent most of his early life in catteries and he is very social, adaptable and very chill. I think catteries are good for cats.

      Mickey will be fine. 😺

      Have a great time😽😽😽

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    8·
    1 day ago

    Breakfast cost me $17 + $15 petrol money this morning. 2 hash browns, 2 McMuffins and a drink. Would it have been cheaper to order thru Ubereats? Did the pint sized Offspring rip me off?

  • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
    12·
    2 days ago

    Mickey has been safely taken to his cattery hotel. He hissed for the first time ever, because he doesn’t like the other cats, but he was still sweet to me. I haven’t cried or anything, I know he’s gonna settle in when he realises the other cats can’t get to him.

    Now I just have to sort out the rest of my stuff for tomorrow morning’s flight 💀

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
    3·
    1 day ago

    I’ve spent the afternoon doing lots of sorting of groceries and the fridge. I had some bits of capsicum left, so I did a refrigerator pickle with those and a few of the fresh mushrooms. I’ve also sliced up leftover pumpkin and sweet potato and roasted them for the freezer. I’ve made a start on packing up the meat and will finish the rest tomorrow.

    The liver is cooking with lots of bacon & onion (making lots of yummy gravy) and I’ll just need to do some mashed potato to go with it. I didn’t use all the liver, so there’s a package of that back in the fridge to figure out what to do with too. The pieces you got were a lot smaller when I was a kid, and I remember it being something you could only get sometimes. The butcher and supermarket would only get a limited amount on one day of the week, there was not a constant supply. And because they didn’t have the vacuum packaging it didn’t last that long either so you had to be a lot more careful to make sure it was fresh.