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  • Catfish@aussie.zone
    16·
    3 months ago

    Father dead. Zero clue what to do with this information. Boyo no help would be celebrating demise of his.

    • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
      6·
      3 months ago

      Condolences. Now comes the hard part - being kind to yourself and your immediate family. Which will be damned hard. Take time to process your feelings - either positive or negative. I found both. The one true purpose of funerals/memorials is that organising them helps to process those feelings. Be aware that other family members will have different feelings. The damned part is being patient with them and validating their feelings as well as your own. Don’t shortchange yourself in that department. Take whatever time you need. Sending vibes to help when the feelings ambush you. Which they will do - usually when least convenient. Been there and done that myself. I found a grief counsellor helped me a lot after my bloke died during covid. The language of grief/relief can be grimly humorous too which I found to be an unexpected bonus.

    • indisin@aussie.zone
      4·
      3 months ago

      I’m really sorry. Even when you know it’s coming the death of a parent is really hard. Know that it’s OK to not be OK for a while, but that you will be OK again. We’ll all be here for you and do whatever we can to support you in our limited way.

      Thinking of you ❤️

    • Eagle@aussie.zone
      3·
      3 months ago

      I’m glad for you all that his stay in pall care was not prolonged, and I hope that his comfort and care were exemplary. Grief is a funny thing, and you are among friends here. ❤️

    • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
      2·
      3 months ago

      Oh catfish. He went into palliative not long ago, right? My condolences, hugs and hope for all the next steps to be as peaceful and easy as they can be. But right now your job is just to breathe and feel whatever you have to feel for a bit.

    • Baku@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      I must say, you’ve got some neat lighting at your place. It always looks like there’s a filter over your photos

        • Baku@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          Ah yep, used to have one of those. First smart light I ever owned. I moved to brilliant bulbs when I moved to the last place cause the genio died. Think I got it for like 5 bucks on clearance from Officeworks. I still have it in my lamp, and in the 2 big lights in my house that still have normal fittings, I put in Tapo bulbs. Including the one in the shitter! Imagine telling someone from the 20th century you can change the colour of the lightbulb in the dunny!

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    10·
    3 months ago

    In Albury for the night on the way back. I’ve definitely had my cup filled (but already missing being out in nature all day and all night, and physically very tired from various tasks). It’s an absolute oven outside. Thankfully the AC was running at my accom before I arrived so I’m just chilling for now (got a free upgrade to Queen, score!).

    Debating whether to get a proper meal for dinner or just some ready-to-eat stuff from Woolies… Might splurge on the meal tonight and get some crackers and dip for breakfast and the rest of the drive home tomorrow.

  • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
    10·
    3 months ago

    I have to go to the shops for foood. Pray for me.

    EDIT: Thank you all for your good thoughts. I have returned unscathed, bearing watermelon and icy poles and lettuce and jelly. And boring bread & milk etc. We will survive this. The cool change on Sunday night/Monday morning will be EPIC!

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
    9·
    3 months ago

    Today at the opshop I found an antique book of autobiographical travel essays, Across the Plains, by RL Stevenson. 🙂

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
    9·
    3 months ago

    It’s just been Mr Woof and I at home since the middle of the week, and at first he was super duper anxious, lying near the front door, waiting for everyone else. Last night, I went upstairs to my room to check the temperature, and he started fluffing up my bed to sleep on. He’s only ever done that if my mum is in my room.

    now he's enjoying the sun

    • Salvo@aussie.zoneEnglish
      4·
      3 months ago

      If your house design can accommodate it, have some sort of awning on the north side of your building. Not everyone can afford it, but if you can spare a couple-hundred dollars on a cheap camping Gazebo, you can stop the sun hitting the brickwork and windows and that will account for a few degrees.

      • Eevoltic [she/her]@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        8·
        3 months ago

        My north and south walls are shared with neighboring units, sadly. I have massive east-west facing windows and have asked for awnings to be installed, but no luck yet. Awnings are really cool though, and if given the privilege to choose where to live I’d prefer to be in a place that has them for sure.

  • Duenan@aussie.zone
    8·
    3 months ago

    Dammit. I have a split mail on my finger. Think I made it worse after snagging it on some clothing.

    Got a spplit right on the side and about my probably 2 or 3mm long.

    Put a Band-Aid on it for now so I don’t make it worse.

      • Duenan@aussie.zone
        3·
        3 months ago

        I am looking for advice though. I was trying to look up nail glue but a bunch of them seem to have very poor reviews and also not really for split nails, I think they’re for glue on nails.

        • Eagle@aussie.zone
          3·
          3 months ago

          They’re all super glue. It’ll work. If it continues to split you can get an acrylic manicure on that nail so it grows past the splitting point.

          • Duenan@aussie.zone
            2·
            3 months ago

            Oh ok well tried looking for super glue but I can’t find it so if I was starting fresh and had to buy something what should I get?

            • Eagle@aussie.zone
              2·
              3 months ago

              Cheap super glue from coles/woolies will do. It’s about $3 for a twin pack. You’ll only need a drop, so line up all the little repair jobs you can find before the tube dries out.

              • Duenan@aussie.zone
                1·
                3 months ago

                Oh ok. I might duck out quickly to grab some and see if I can do a quick repair job.

                Do I need to worry about putting too much glue on or getting too much of it on my nail?

                • Eagle@aussie.zone
                  2·
                  3 months ago

                  Try to use as little as possible, just a drop to start with and you can always add another later if you need. It’s a pain in the bum to remove if you use too much.

            • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
              1·
              3 months ago

              You can also apply clear nail polish, stick a small torn patch of teabag paper or tissue to the wet polish over the split, and then once dry paint a few coats of polish over the top to seal it. (Drying fully in between.)

              It might not be strong enough if the split is large but can provide some reinforcement while it grows out

      • Duenan@aussie.zone
        1·
        3 months ago

        The split is vertical from top to bottom for context.

        It’s been trimmed back as far as it can go.

  • Baku@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
    8·
    3 months ago

    Half price freezy stuff for those who want:

    Zooper doopers half price $3.60 for a 24 pack) at Coles

    Golden gay times half price $5 for a 4 pack at Woolies

    Bulla Splits and crunches half price $4.50 for an 8 pack at Coles

    Connoisseur half price $6 for a 4 pack of full size or 6 pack of minis at woolies

  • Baku@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
    8·
    3 months ago

    I had a sneaky late night choc cross buns. Bleh. The ones I get from Aldi have something chocolatey inside. The woolies ones I got don’t, they just put cocoa powder into whatever mixture they used and got rid of the fruit