New Post: Re: Life can be a Pain

[Zoe7]

Some really lovely words there @Owlunar and very much appreciated 

There is a lot of give and take here - some give more but it balances out across the forum in its own way. I have certainly felt the 'love' of those around me and it has made so much difference in both my worst of times and in the times when I could see a little more clearly.

I do believe that I have turned a corner in life but I am also under no illusion that around the next corner there will be trials and tribulations to wade through again - maybe I am a little more equipt to deal with them now but I suppose we will never know until I come face-to-face with whatever is to come. What I do know is that although I am still not in a good place I am in a better place than I was and that has taken a huge effort not only by those around me but also from myself. Just as you have done in pulling yourself up and getting through what you have gotten through in your life - we can only do it sometimes in increments and that has to be enough at the time.

The days are certainly starting to get longer here which is great - the warmer weather will be here before we know it - I am so looking forward to being able to take Toby back to the beach. I ad a giggle thinking of you and Companion Cat walking along the beach together lol - sometimes I wish cats were more like dogs and we could take them everywhere and they would obey us - but sadly they are not made the same as dogs in that regard. Cat does come inside sometimes when I call her but other times Toby goes out and rounds her up - it is pretty cute to watch actually...Cat running inside while Toby trots behind her lol They give us so much joy!

[Former-Member]

Thinking of you @Dec

 Have to catch up where ya at, organising a trip away last I heard, hope it goes well. Winter is nearly over. Its been a dry, less severe one I think. Heard it was snowing in parts of Melbourne today? You staying warm? Gotta go now. Good Night 🙂

[Owlunar]

Snow in Melbourne???????? @Former-Member

I'm not to sure about thatMaybe someone on the eastern suburbs of Melbourne - the far easten suburbs - where it's a lot above sea-level than most of this city - there might be snow - a long time ago when I was about 5 - yes that's a long time ago - there was a sprinkle of snow 

But mostly we get icy rain that can be hail and it can feel as if there is no hope for the mercury in the thermometer to unfreeze and rise

But it doesn't snow much here and it's a rare event but it can happen

It has been cold enough though - and horrible and I am planning to escape from this city for a few days very soon - I'm heading for the tropics and I have my Bushman's Cream for extra powerful anti-insect stuff - I was warned that the mozzies in the tropics can be really bitey with extra bad baddies in their bites and the mozzies here love me - they love O pos blood and I have found when I am out the mozzies are after my blood

I have a lot to do this week but I am finding it hard to make a start - I did a lot over the weekend - today I am flat and tired - my back is aching - it took me ages to get around to getting up and now I really need to get dressed because it's not the done thing to go out in my dressing gown - ah - I could start a new fashion and maybe everyone would start but I am really hoping I will get myself dressed really soon to go out

My plans for today seem to have gone awry. I know I was up late last night and apart from the stuff piling up on a chair that I am planning to take with me when I leave the weather in this city soon this place is looking better than it has for a while

Sign - yawn - stretch - awwwwwww - the tablets I take for my BP really work well for my BP and also works well for my anxiety and is sometimes presribed for that - maybe it would have been good if I had been taking that for a while but here we are

One thing at a time will get me ready to go out - how about baked beans on toast? That sounds like a good idea

It's time to stop complaining and have those baked beans on toast and maybe that will be the catalyst

I know you must be into the second week of getting your house ready - I think of you and hope you can get this done - thinking back - there will always be stuff at the end - stuff that gets chucked or left behind

But it seems you are getting though a lot

Dec

@Zoe7@Former-Member@Faith-and-Hope@outlander@utopia@Sophia1

[Zoe7]

Intermittent hail here today @Owlunar - it is very cold and would not be surprised if it snowed tonight 

[Sophia1]

@Owlunar

we all deserve not get dressed days...

feel sorry for ourselves days..

if your back is aching...that is telling you to rest today..

will talk more soon

have prospective buyers coming through house soon...

[Owlunar]

Thanks @Sophia1 and @Zoe7

I was definitely tired yesterday - I had to go to the doctor for scripts and I am glad I did - and I went to sleep pretty well straight after getting home and then slept all night

Which means I didn't have dinner but I don't think I will starve for the want of one meal

I really felt exhausted yesterday - totally no energy - I guess we all feel this way at times and yes - when our minds are dulled for whatever reason it does take the edge off participation in the fun stuff

I have had a slow start but feel okay today - I have plenty to do today so I am really glad my energy levels are up again

Thanks for understanding - it means so much

And my weather report - cold, cloudy and dull - how uninspiring - the sun of northern Australia is certainly feeling like a really brilliant idea

Dec

[Zoe7]

It is so hard to do anything with little or no energy @Owlunar  so glad you have had some rest and feel a little better today.

Th mountain is covered in snow - you can see it in between showers - it is beautiful - nature at it's best 

The sun of North Queensland will be a lovely break for you. I don't mind the colder weather but I much refer Summer ...and especially the longer days. I am looking forward to being able to take Toby to the beach again - I think he is getting cabin fever too lol

[Owlunar]

Hi @Zoe7

I am not surprised Toby has cabin-fever - I think the condition is endemic at this time of year in cold cities

And winter is over for this year but I am sure the weather has not looked at a calendar to know this - I am so glad I am going away in a few days - I have been busy collecting my summer clothes and also need a change of clothes because I am staying at the airport hotel overnight before I fly out - my lounge has been shamble-ized with my clothes as I sort out what I want to take - it is nearly done now

It's great you don't mind the cold weather - I do - and I think the gloominess sets of my Seasonal Affective Disorder - so glad I am going to be up with the high 20s for a few days

I have decided to take my computer - I spent a long time looking at maps so I could find whatever I might need to find in Cairns - and there is a great pic of the pool from the air - I am really looking forward to that pool

My cat knows I am going away - I am sure of it - she started to get sooky when she saw my clothes being spread on a chair and then the suitcase - she wants to be cuddled all the time - but I understand - she is an old cat now and yet still a little child in many ways and my daughter will be coming in every day

Dec

[Zoe7]

I much prefer the warmer weather @Owlunar - it has cost me a lot this winter to keep the house warm - have had the heater running 24/7 but I could not afford to get really sick again. I think this last bout of illness I had I was lucky it did not hang around for more than a couple of weeks.

I do like listening to the rain falling on the roof and being snuggled up in winter though.

It is very exciting that you are off in a few days - it will be great for you to be in the warmer climate and be able to relax. I look forward to hearing all about your adventures 

[Owlunar]

Hi @Zoe7@Sophia1@Former-Member@outlander@utopia@Faith-and-Hope etc

I have been to Cairns for a few days and now it seems I have brought the great weather back to Melbourne with me because it's a lovely day today - and we all need wonderful weather from time to time - 

I had the window seat in the very front of the plane - my favourite seat - and I was given an on-boards IPAD so I could use a movable map and watch what we were flying over and saw the drought in New South Wales and Queensland - it was actually full of beautiful colours but I can appreciate the awesome nature of drought and what it entails - and flying over it was another of life's visual aids on the harsh nature of the outback - I saw it

I loved it when I walked out into the tropical air as I left the airport - wonderful - and the hotel was super - I had a room with a view of the pool but I didn't swim - the water was too cold and I noticed very few adults swimming and even the kids didn't stay in for long - but watching it - fantastic - and sitting in the shade reading with the palm trees and also walking through the tropical garden - I just loved it

I walked around it the heat and it worked magic on my spine - I went to the aquarium and the museum and wished I could be there for longer - I enjoyed myself so much and I wished all of you were there

Wouldn't that have been great

I had a great trip back too - and the plane flew out over the Great Barrier Reef so I have seen it now -  I want to go back to Cairns next year - and I will organise myself into a helicopter flight - I was a bit late in finding that

And it's great to be home - 

I know many people are battling right now because even though I didn't post as much as I thought I would I was reading people's stories and I know how life can really give us more than we deserve at times - we all need some kind of break from it - I have been lucky to be able to take a trip a couple of times a year - and I wish all of you could have such a blessing

Sending my best thoughts to all of you

Dec