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  • Off to the bellarine today. Bit of a hard time convincing mum to come with but got there (probably could've gone about that differently).

    Taking her around the garden and showing the new side path yesterday was not a very good indication it's just not safe for her to be alone and it's making me wonder about how to go about exercise / physio. Have to pace this as it's already overload. Basically too many people telling her what do which is pissing her off and will lead to refusal.

    Won't be much of a break for her but hoping the change will lift her mood (even though she's shitty she has to come down).

    On the plus side dynamic b/w old man and I has completely changed. We're agreeing on everything and whilst more medical stuff, is very (very) new and a nice change.

    • The docs gave me some advice about my Mum when her health and cognitive processes started to go haywire - don't forbid anything, don't insist on anything except her pills. Let her drive the process of coming back to life, after a major shock to her system. I suspect your Mum is having a serious self-re-assessment from old healthy person who is essentially OK, to old not-so-healthy person who needs help. This is major major shift. Takes time.

      • Thank you for this advice.

        old healthy person who is essentially OK, to old not-so-healthy person who needs help

        This is pretty much the case.

        I need to dial the insisting down a bit methinks.

    • Did she receive any PT/OT during her stay? They would usually give her some basic exercises and education.

      Rehab in the home is an option, too, if concerned about the convenience of attending appointments.

      • I was surprised how little info they gave her. Funnily enough she used to be an OT.

        But I think you're right in home rehab is a good idea it's just whether she'll be okay with it.

  • I like when I “make friends” with cars on my commute, begin to recognize the same cars/number plates… but then I feel sad for us because we’re stuck in the same shitty traffic.

    • Ditto fellow tram travellers. The same faces keep cropping up on the same tram.

      • I ride past some regulars on the way to and from work. Same people walking, jogging, walking their dogs. I even recognise a couple of the cyclists. There's this big dofus of a dog that I kid you not has dreadlocks. I see the dog/owner most mornings and it always brightens my day.

    • Saying good bye to them after a long trip makes me sad.

  • Yay. It's Friday, it's beer day, it's cricket day and it's not pissing down with rain. It's a good day. 🏏 🍺🙂

    Just gotta wait a bit cos it's in Perth.

    • Oooh Perth Test day....that's the first day of the Christmas season in my book. When everything truely starts to feel like there's an end in sight 😎😎

      • Cricket is a fun topic in IT: I'm always outnumbered in my teams by Indian coworkers, and there's a weird dichotomy where I'm the only person in the office going for Australia while the game is being played a few km away.

      • It's not Summer without cricket.

    • My day is almost ready for it. I need to get the washing on now to put it away before the test starts and I need coffee and food.

      Argh!

  • Just got home. Closing all the windows/curtains/roller shutters worked. Nice 25 deg in kitchen. The effing houseplants will just have to cope with low light conditions for today & termorrer. Fussy little buggers.

    Time to defrost an emergency quiche for din dins. Cbf cooking anything.

    Note to self : restock on cheap white plonk suitable for drinking over ice. The current cardboard box is getting a bit light and sloshy.

  • I decided to pressure wash the deck this morning. Despite the water spraying everywhere it was very hot. And very dirty.

  • I am now 100% outdoor cupboard free! The last two were collected off the naturestrip after a couple of hours. I pressure cleaned the deck they used to sit on this morning - it looks a bit shabby and it is very obvious where the cupboards were sitting and protecting the wood. Next step is to put a new coat of decking oil onto it, which is a few years overdue.

  • Not much uni work done today but at least I've ticked off a few more items - dropped off flattened boxes at work, picked up old bike temporarily stored there, printed out pathology referral, dropped off friend's forgotten item northside, grabbed a bit of potting mix to take back, dropped off the old bike at CERES, rushed back home as I'd left lunch there, back at uni, then popped out again to have my tyres looked at again because of the check tyre pressure light - turns out it just needed resetting.

    Back now for about two hours before I just go have drinks at work or something and choof off home. Pretty chuffed that there is movement and progress

    • Wow. That’s a lot of stuff done in a day.

      Well done.

      Hope the weather isn’t wearing you down and drinks at the end will definitely help wind things down today.

      • I'm definitely a bit dusty but it hasn't been too bad as I did most of the physical stuff before 11am and been enjoying A/C either at uni or in the car most of the rest of the time. Found good shaded paths to walk for the most part.

        I've had breakfast and lunch and am starting to feel hungry again though, damn. Will be having a big serving of dinner tonight. How are you holding up in this heat?

    • You definitely deserve a wind-down - have a lovely evening:-)

      • I'm pretty glad i got my TV set up last night, don't need to do anything tonight and can just blob out listening to tunes, maybe start a TV show

  • Picked up giant heavy box from post office, I had to bring a trolley and drag it home. 5 loads of rubbish taken down to the rubbish room so far, 2 to go. Then washing to hang out on the clothes rack ( I washed the rack, it gets grimy from city smog ) , vacuuming, more washing. It's getting warm here.

    one more load to rubbish room, washing has been hung out and another load put in the machine

    it's a warm day

    last load, an old chopped down pot plant that I can't remove from pot is just too heavy for me to carry, might use a trolley later

  • Yet another wrong address food delivery drop. Yell out for the guy but he dgaf. Next door heard and claimed it. Now I get to be judgy about his Maccas arvo snack

  • audio visual cabinet has been sorted , I so want to reboot and reset all the devices so they at least sync but my husband would have conniptions

  • ta da, just finished reading a general text book on modern handwriting and calligraphy. I have learned much. One thing is that it is near impossible to have nice Modern Round English script, the script I was taught at school. It looks crap for nearly everyone and is hard to get to look right with thick and thin lines with a pointy pen.

    Books on Italic handwriting scripts have been ordered. 🙂

    Today I also watched Young Fronkensteen. I think comedians often make movies with their friends so they can make jokes. Which is great too. 😸 3.5 hobbits .

    • Dr. Frankenstein: You must be Igor.
      \ Igor: No, it's pronounced "eye-gor."
      \ Dr. Frankenstein: But they told me it was "ee-gor."
      \ Igor: Well, they were wrong then, weren't they?

      Slays me everytime, one of my favorite movies

  • I'm watching Based On a True Story and its so good. It's funny, shocking, you don't know what's coming up and it has a really good storyline. I'm addicted now.

  • It looks like my gardening bee is going to be wetter than originally expected. Great for the plants, but I might end up going through a few changes of clothes. At least it is still going to be warm.

    • I’m stupid. I thought you had a pet companion bee for a moment there.

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