Feeling better than yesterday. After considering all my options, talking to various people, and actually having a look online… I’m starting to think that maybe moving will be a better option even if it means being trapped in a 1yr lease - if I stay close to work I don’t need a second bedroom for effective WFH, and that opens up much more affordable options, which offsets the costs of possibly breaking my lease in June/July. It’ll only ever be a short term thing anyway, and in that context… I could live with a lot less than I have now, and with no balcony (I’ll have to give away my plants at some point).
Now is also probably a great time to look as uni students finish up, before the deadness of Jan and then influx in Feb.
Sad that it’s come to this but holy hell the sheer stress of feeling unsafe in my own home is not worth it. My body feels better for having looked.
Would you prefer to WFH or do a full week on site?
I hope you’ll be able to reach a satisfactory resolution soon.
Was your LL always like this?
She was never like this at all - sure did a few hapless things like not give enough notice for trades stuff and bringing her partner in on inspections but was always positive and easy to deal with. She loved my plants! This seems very uncharacteristic. I’m going to guess her finances are in trouble.
With the job I’m keeping I prefer working in the office. It won’t be boring as there will be some site inspection work coming up, so living close to office makes it easy to grab a pool car to head off.
She doesn’t seem to be up with tenants rights and stuff from how you describe things.
I think one thing she may not bank on is if you leave and she can’t rent it out she’ll get no income from it at all.
Ah ok. That’s a plus for sure then if you don’t need to WFH.
I don’t think she is aware of tenant’s rights at all, since this is her first rodeo with an IP and especially without an agent. Which means it’s also on her to advertise and vet new tenants etc. I thought she’d want to work with me too so that she could avoid losing income, but I guess she’d now rather risk it. She’ll definitely get someone in but I’m not sure it’ll be as quickly as she thinks.
And good luck also if when she’s showing the place, the derros down the road start acting up lol. I kind of hope they do, and that next door’s disabled adult kid starts moaning and banging on things…
So glad to hear that. There are definitely some options out there still and hopefully you can nab something with a little courtyard or even shared space for the plants.
For sure, there’s some with small balconies that might let me keep my best plants (curry leaf and chillies) so that’ll be a real bonus if I can get that. At this point my first priority is a good kitchen, a quiet area with greenery, and plenty of natural light - a place I don’t feel actively miserable in. The rest is a bonus.
Dunno where you are but last I was looking there were some good older-brick-but-solid little blocks out in the inner west and down round Newport/Yarraville. But I hear you. Natural light and a functional kitchen are the non negotiables for me too.
I’m in the east, it’s not a cheap area for sure but there’s enough old stock apts that it’s doable. I want to stay in this general area short term as a short commute is non-negotiable for me right now - I value that more than having the plants tbh. Long term I certainly won’t be staying on here, possibly not even in Melbourne at all tbh.
not even in Melbourne at all tbh
I know this is in poor taste but I’ll take your chillies :)
The boys are having a nice Sunday arvo nap.
Awww how adorable.
How are they getting along these days?
Bill is still a bit jealous and territorial
Nawww so fluffy!
We’re in!
Hooray go me and my RSI from TOO MANY FUCKING BOLTS.
That looks awesome! Would love some above ground garden beds for my place (my knees and back especially would).
luv the garden 🥰🌹
🎉
I can’t believe I didn’t injure myself too much (RSI not included) doing that.
Ngl. Love a man with a power tool and a pair of tight footy shorts on.
Now comes the heavy lifting.
Hmm, I’m noticing that feeling of rising anxiety when the sun sets. Trying not to feed it. That old fear that I haven’t done enough and the day is ending and something’s going to go wrong. No, no, I’m not going to succumb. I’m too old for this, dammit!
I’ve done some Useful Things today: made rice and dal, paid my licence renewal fee, washed and dried the blanket and sheets, and now I’m going to tidy up my tatty anxiety-brows and pack for a day of training tomorrow. That’s it, I don’t need to do anything else. The day’s been worth it, I can sleep fine. …and if not I have a restavit by my bedside table.
Boss says I can return to work as long as I don’t touch him 😆 Absolutely no problems in that regard 🤣
He’s not supposed to be in the sun for very long, due to his lil pink nose, but I let him chill in it for a bit because should be able to sunbake haha
Always amazed at his beautiful colourful coat; he has orange around his elbows, that are visible here and when I move his fur around, I think it’s mostly underfur that’s orange.
Anyway, here's Mickey this morning
He doesn’t look so happy in that photo. Was he not enjoying the sun along?
He was just listening to all the traffic and voices in the street below, if a truck is super loud he tends to run back inside.
Just after this, he flopped down and had a light snooze in the sun. I ended up moving some cushions around so his nose was in the shade haha
This sounds stupid but what about sunscreen on the nose or will he just lick it off?
I tried sunscreening my WhiteBoy. It gave him eczema.
Started re-watching Charmed. Ugh, some of S1 is just so stupid.
Edit: Context, enjoying it, but just letting total strangers in your home when they’re acting weird, so dumb.
Still, beats the crap out of S6-7 (there is no S8 🙃)
Not that far yet, hehe, we’ll see how it goes…
This Andy/Prue thing is driving me nuts, though.
Goodnight everyone. Have a great night ❤️
So the Dr said yesterday he thinks my sore bits are Impetigo, based on what a couple of them looked like. The rest look like eczema, but he’s put me on antibiotics for a week and if it doesn’t respond he’s sending me to a specialist who might take a biopsy. So I’ve been taking the pills for 1½days and have more patches of sores now ☹️
Impetigo? Best check with your work in case that’s a no no too. But should be ok if you do strictly gloves etc.
oh no, it’s highly contagious, bring in strict hygiene regarding the kids
hand washing, lots and lots of hand washing
no sharing of anything , eating or contact
No steam fresh bags at the supermarket, I’ve had to regress to bulk flash frozen prechopped veggies. Feels like the stone age.
Heaven knows what I’d have to do if neither were available. Hardly bares thinking about.
I hate when you get used to something and then bang, it’s taken away. This is why I hoard. Not my fault. They made me do it.
Buy silicone reusable steam bags and defy false gods
… TIL, I didn’t know these were a thing. Will take note for when I Cannot Cope but still need to eat my veggies
Back when I was still able to eat them, the Chunky soups were a lifesaver on those really bad days. A fairly balanced meal in a can with meat and vegies for a few dollars.
If you like any of the flavours it’s worth buying up when they’re half price and keeping them on hand.
Oh those things were an absolute lifesaver as a hyper frugal undergrad student. I don’t eat meat now and I don’t think I could handle those tins but I might stock up on some convenience items for the week. Whatever new place I go to had better have enough pantry space…
Oh yeah, I ate the equivalent from Sanitarium in my vego stint.
That’s a good idea. It may not be the ideal food but still really helps to look out for your future self and make sure they eat
Eating convenient crap definitely better than not eating out of neglect, I’ve learned that enough times now
Now this is my kind of blasphemy
Years ago I bought one of these. If you stick to plain water to steam you’ll still have to wash it but the task won’t be too bad. More like a swish and rinse instead of needing to scrub.
Chopping veg is tough for a lot of people. If you can’t get the steam bags or frozen veg, you can also buy bags of prechopped fresh veg.
There are also canned vegetables
(If any of this helps)
gonna touch sand
my doc said I’m not allowed to listen to the Verve …lol
Went for walk.
Had a coffee, bought a book, bought some flowers. Life is good
We went to a book fair and picked up some DVDs and vhs as well. I think it’s time to get the boys into physical media. They can bring us wiggles DVDs to watch instead of us just going on YouTube
The secret to the softness of the tum.
Been a really chill day. Actually feel ready for work tomorrow :)
Friend was going to the market so I skipped the birdies and went with her. Lovely catch up, coffee then a walk around the park anyway. Such a nice day and realised I was badly in need of some social interaction that’s not work related. Feeling peaceful
That sounds lovely!
That sounds like the perfect day! I totally hear you on how healing it can be to have non-work social interaction - feels like we’re part of something and regulates some of those swirling feelings
Yeah I have been through a few things in my adult life that culled my “friend” list and I am very fortunate that I have a few good ones who are very easy to be around.
