So things have quietened down a bit since Mr P's Hulk smash of the bed. He is now using some salvaged wood bits of the bed and other wood bits to build himself a new base. He's done this before (built himself a day bed for the man cave) so he'll probably end up with something ok-ish. Good; he needs a project, and he hasn't been coping well with becoming a house husband.
The Minipeelers were surprisingly unphased by the whole incident. Sadly, I think they're used to their dad's spontaneously nutty outbursts.
Elder Minipeeler is doing fantastically with his treatment for anxiety. He's spending slightly longer at school each time and he's really starting to noticeably change. He wants to get fit so he's roped in Miniest as a fitness buddy, doing things like dancing with those kids dancercise apps for exercise, and mock WWE WrestleMania lol. The latter is, as a parent, both really entertaining and a little alarming at times ("No you can not German suplex your brother!")
Hahhahhaha my cat stepped in her own puke when whoring at me for 4am food. the look on her face!
K A R M A
I had a decent night's sleep last night, but my body decided 5:30 was wakeup time for no reason at all. Managed to get back to sleep at 6:40, and then woken up again at 7:02 because there's tradies next door and they did not miss a beat. They started clanging stuff around and sawing the moment they got here. Maybe that's why the Airbnb people were desperate to get away
This feline needs a nap.
I decline to comment about there being crayons and Tomsauce before noon.Through to stage two of one (of three total) application which is some kind of test provided by third party. It includes the need to respond to a video in real time 🤔. If that goes fine, then interview. I also had to go through a list of emotive words/phrases/personality traits - about 100 of them, and select ones I agreed with. I guess this is now the norm for large corporations
I took the LLN assessment because I didn't want it hanging over my head. It didn't tell me my score/how well I did, and nobody told me what I needed to get anyway.
I think I did well on the communication and written portion, but I think I sucked on the math part. I know I screwed up an answer that I know, because I misclicked and pushed the wrong button, but I couldn't go back... Thanks for being so understanding, computer system.
I guess I'm happy I've done it, because it means I can't forget about it. But now I have to have it hanging over my head until Tuesday, not knowing whether I passed or failed. My course is due to commence on the 16th, too, so I don't have much time to fix myself if I colossally fucked it up
I got a phone call from the TAFE people about that course I wanted to take. They scheduled a meeting with me for Tuesday morning for a pre-training review or something. I have to complete a literacy and numeracy assesment before then. I was nervous, but they let me know that even if I don't score as highly as I need to, it won't necessarily be a disqualification. They said that the LLN assesment is just their prefered way of assessing whether I could actually understand the work, rather than being a firm requirement. Wish someone told me that before, because being worried about failing is the only reason I didn't leave school for TAFE in March.
I'm still worried they might not accept me though. They don't list eligibility criteria besides the LLN assesment which I should pass anyway, but I just feel like I must look like a terrible student. Although I guess they shouldn't care since they get paid either way
I forgot to have lunch. I am now very hungry so I think I'll go straight to early dinner.
It's bin day today and I am going to be all adulty for a change and actually put them out this week.
Edit: Adulting was a success. Both bins are out on the naturestrip and I even emptied all the inside bins instead of half-arsing it.
Test 1: Can the man open the gates without the dog going off his head around 2:45 pm?
Test 2: Can the neighbourhood kids walk past bouncing basketballs without the dog going off his head around 3:30 pm?
Test 3: Can the kid open the gate without the dog going off his head around 3:35 ish?
Test subject is currently napping inside.
Update: Test 1 - pass. Test 2 - fail. Test 3 - fail. Between Test 1 & 2 the experiment was compromised with light and tangy chips. Definitely think there's something there. Will purchase Temptations.
Started to recognize when I feel "exhausted" there's a not 0 chance that its really a sign my brains blocking shit out super hard and I don't really recognize it. OR I'm really tired. So today its time to play "Am I really tired or just a bit depressed?". Cause the treatment is very different: emotional shit gets met with kindness, going easy and breathing exercises. Exhaustion is met with coffee and trying to fire up a bit. But the wrong treatment for the wrong cause can be pretty detrimental.
I've been waiting to see what the Victorian Remuneration Tribunal comes up with for the politician's salary increase this year and it is still not released. Cutting it a bit fine as it is supposed to be implimented on 1/7.
I would support it if they decided to just put off deciding until next year and make them lose out on a pay rise altogether this year, and maybe next year too, so they can experience the situation most of the govt. employees are put in every 3-4 years when their EBA is up for review and the employer just refuses to negotiate. I really think the politician's wages should also be capped at whatever their policy for maximum pay rises in the public sector is.
Someone from work messaged me asking how to do something, and I don't recognise the name? She told me I showed her the process and I don't recall it at all?
Well it looks like I won't be taking that half day off this week. Two regular staff out of five being on leave near EOFY is a bit much... luckily one gets back next week. Annoyingly, I have some stupid site visits scheduled for Monday that I can't get out of. I really wanted to take that day off. I'll see if I can put off the reports for them for later in the week and leave early Monday otherwise I'll never get onto the shit I need to do asap. And try and get some extensions on stuff that the returning colleague can pick up on so I can clear all that this week.
I am Tired. Glad that past me bought some frozen veg for a quick cheap healthy dinner on days like today.
I went to the hipster cafe this morning around 11. It was pretty good! The coffee was alright, but the milk tasted a little funky. I think their only cows milk option was reduced fat or something. Definitely wasn't off though. Cost me $6.50 though :(
I also went to a smoke shop because I saw they had some American chip thing called a taco or something. Kind of like a rolled up Dorito that's spicy. I don't care for them, but I have a friend who loves them so I got her a bag. I noticed that the smoke shop and coffee shop both had super good customer service though, like really good. The smoke shop lady wasn't in one of those prison cage looking things the rest seem to have. She wasn't behind anything really, it kind of looked like an apple shop that sold smokes and yankee lollies. And the bloke at the coffee shop was so upbeat and super nice.
I'm one of those people that's not really affected very much by caffeine, I drink it mostly for the social aspect, or because I feel like a warm drink. And I'm definitely not a buy (or even drink) a coffee every day type, not that I have the money to at 7 bucks a cup anyways.... But I think I will try and go again before I leave, honestly just because it's kind of like a chance to have a little wander and talk to some people.
My area has a nice cafe, too, but people in my area aren't very talkative, so despite my best efforts, the cafe people never do any sort of small talk, and my "hey, how's it going"s are always returned with a "what can I get for you". So it's nicer than one would imagine for people to match my energy
Edit: and the cafe man instantly pegged that I wasn't from here, despite my fake denim and longish hair, so I don't think I quite blend in
Just finished refurbishing a wool hand knitted cable cardi. Replaced all buttons, fixed all loose threads and reset the sleeves. Looks great now. 🌞
Sweet dreams everyone 😘
10am service.. finished by 11:15am. Noice. Wasn't anything wrong (as you'd hope with a brand new car) so easy peasy. My first 2 services are free too and that's my favourite price! I had my day almost completely booked out for this but it was super easy, barely an inconvenience.
well that was fun. knocked off work, I made muffins while His Lordship finished up a call, put them to cool while we wandered up to big pig for brisket, wander home, His Lordship cleans the litter boxes as it's bin night and somehow manages to rip the hot water tap entirely out of the fucking wall.
Good thing I was planning on putting quarter turns in this weekend already.
I spilt coffee on the kids laptop a while ago and is started having issues, mainly it will disconnect from the wifi and you have to restart to connect again. I spent ages trying to fix drivers and reinstalled Mint but it still happens, so it might be a hardware issue.
Should I go to some computer guy to get it cleaned out or is it not worth it for a 10 year old laptop intended for a pair of toddlers?
nice sunny day again 🌞 nice day to finish working on the terrace garden , also have loads of other jobs to do so I better make a list 🌞
