• danwritesbooks@aussie.zone
    15·
    2 months ago

    I don’t think I’ve seen a more blatant example of main character syndrome than seeing real estate agents putting themselves into videos showing the house they’re selling.

    And I don’t mean talking about the house. They’re in the video sitting on the couch or opening the door to enter with all this dramatic music playing, or staring out from the balcony all reflective and stuff.

    Good lord.

          • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
            4·
            2 months ago

            A woman I used to work with lived in Kew in a very nice street with a lot of very nice neighbours - included politicians and captains of industry. Her agapanthus bed kept getting raided by plant pirates. She tucked a placard at the back of the bed saying Smile! You’re On Candid Camera! Raids stopped. I mean, who nicks agapanthus?

      • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
        4·
        2 months ago

        Thanks :) Honestly the whole thing really took off when I put the watering system in (wasn’t even expensive). I am now a true believer that regular watering on a timer does wonders.

  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone
    12·
    2 months ago

    Probably having my final assessment for my new role today, to see if they’ll set me loose on the general public. Has been three weeks training so far. I am exhausted. I’ve been up since 2.30 tossing and turning stressing about it, picturing scenarios in my head etc. I’ll get other chances if I don’t pass but would be nice to rip the band aid off

  • Tofu@aussie.zone
    12·
    2 months ago

    GP check up and blood test results said plenty of sunshine, a nice fat piece of steak, and steroid cream

  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
    11·
    2 months ago

    My wins /gratitude list today

    ✅ up at six after a good night’s sleep.

    ✅ Good food packed for work

    ✅ Yummy coffee is yummy.

  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    11·
    2 months ago

    So there’s three people in my team. The good one is leaving. Which leaves the one who is honestly like dealing with a child.

    Ah well.

    My performance review went great though!

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    11·
    2 months ago

    Tonight’s mood booster is some peri peri mock-chicken strips bought on a whim yesterday. I shall throw a zucchini in there for helth, and half an onion, and… idk. Eat it with rice… cooked in broth! With cloves and cardamom! (I highly recommend the latter for really elevating even the simplest rice dish.)

    Also just remembered I stress-bought frozen dumplings last night. I’m set for lunch tomorrow, woohoo!

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    11·
    2 months ago

    Haven’t had the heart to tell my supervisor at this job that I’m seriously mentally struggling atm. I’m off for a week from Friday night so I feel like I should see how I go with that before I go any further. I think I’m going to have to leave one of my jobs and cut down my overall hours to make this work, but it’s really bad timing in terms of workload…

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
    9·
    2 months ago

    some flower pics, it’s early spring and most flowers are small but they are nice and bring colour and a promise of warm weather and sun to come 🙂

    spoiler

      • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
        6·
        2 months ago

        They are. I try to keep a clean garden. :)

        One thing that has happened tho is since I stopped feeding birds there has been an explosion of aphids, I stopped because my neighbour didn’t like the mess.

        I’m going to feed the birds again and bring some balance back.

      • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
        2·
        2 months ago

        the little mauve ones are dendrobium kingii, a native of Sydney and the white are cymbidium

        I do have crucifix orchids but they are not in flower yet, here they are from last year

        spoiler

        • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
          1·
          2 months ago

          Ah, I stand corrected. Mums whole sideway was full of all kinds of orchids, but when I had to sell her house due to the Will being contested I had to get rid of almost all of them. There were so many of them I was struggling to find homes for them. I was selling them for $5-$10 each and people were still haggling and quibbling! In the end I gave a lot of them away because I was heavily pregnant by then and running out of time to move. She had huge gardenias in pots I virtually gave away, and Waratahs and a motherload of different types of Camellias and lots of other things. I could only bring a handful of plants with me because my MIL said there wasn’t the room and didn’t want pots damaging the concrete and shitty old paving, and Mr P and his mum managed to kill most of those anyway. Sorry about the plant rant, it’s an experience that almost broke me as a person, and I’m still heartbroken. I looked up her house years later on Google maps and the new owners had ripped out the whole garden, 30 years of work. I watered and weeded that garden as a child ☹️ It’s interesting what these things mean to us.

      • Seagoon_@aussie.zoneOP
        3·
        2 months ago

        so cool and they are a unique flower, they have both red and yellow pigments to make the orange. 🙂

      • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
        6·
        2 months ago

        He’s fine. Spent most of the day gaming and chilling. Doses of panadol and nurofen kept the fever down. Coughs a bit, but okay.

        And little is kind of misleading…he’s nearly 15 and 6 ft tall 😂

        • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
          3·
          2 months ago

          Dumb question, but how do you look after a teenager? Just throw them some medication and a console controller? Make sure they are fed and hydrated?

          • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
            3·
            2 months ago

            Yeah, that’s pretty much it. Get him to take his temperature and adjust meds as needed. Make sure he’s eating (eggs and chicken are doing the job). It’s way easier than a toddler.

            Last night we ended up watching old Simpson’s eps and he fell asleep on the couch, where I left him.

            • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
              2·
              2 months ago

              thats so strange to me. I’m so used to them being dependent on us. Not sure how it’ll feel when that comes to an end.

              • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
                2·
                2 months ago

                It was quite gradual, so you don’t really notice until one day you do notice and then you need a moment to gather yourself.

                The journey was all worth it. I still look back at hiking photos from like 4 years ago and kids look like totally different people.

                The best part is that they can help out with stuff. This Friday I’ve got some minor maintenance items to attend to at home, and my son will be helping whether he likes it or not.

        • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
          3·
          2 months ago

          nearly 15 and 6 ft tall

          Goodness! Lol for some reason I pictured a smaller younger child, probably because mine are! They don’t do much last week of term anyway.

          • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
            3·
            2 months ago

            Hahaha…yeah I still say kiddos, but they’re both teens and pretty grown up. His teachers emailed him his work for the rest of the term and over the holidays, and his sister is emptying his locker this week.

            He’ll be fine education wise.

  • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone
    8·
    2 months ago

    Spent a few hours last night on the couch in cosy pyjamas, under a soft blanket, ignoring the world and watching a new (to me) K Drama. Followed by one of the most solid sleeps I’ve had in a long, long time. Not feeling any better about being at work today, but at least it was a nice evening.

  • Duenan@aussie.zone
    8·
    2 months ago

    I pooped by Aldi to grab a loaf of bread and saw this.

    Not an egg in sight. Is it really that bad right now?