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16 May 2017 12:53 PM
16 May 2017 12:53 PM
17 May 2017 10:32 AM
17 May 2017 10:32 AM
Hi @outlander@Zoe7@Faith-and-Hope@Former-Member
The day settled down and I got on with life - but I have a bit of a cold and although it's not bad I feel a bit displaced - if that makes sense - and went to sleep when I was watching Star Trek but I was recording it - luckily
I watched TV all evening - which was not a waste of time because I feel better this morning
Today I have an appointment to take my cat to the vet to have those dangerous claws clipped - last time I made an appointment for that process I got something too - ah what!!! - to be cold free the cat has to grow her claws - not funny - nor comfortable
my daughter and her husband will have left for New Zealand by now - it's my sil's mil's 80th birthday and it's a surprise but all her kids and some of her grandchildren and even great-grandchildren will be there - I would love to be there but I sent a card - lovely card - it's a special birthday
And today it is raining - maybe that's why I feel better - the dust in the air has settled
And yes - it was good having a hard worker yesterday and guess what - the same person is coming back tomorrow for the rest of the work - this is so good - after what the lady did yesterday while I was in bed I could hardly believe how clean everything was - it was the kind of job I would have done if it was possible
Hey @BlueBay - if this tag comes up on your phone - I read you email - I hope you feel better and can really enjoy your holiday on the Gold Coast - enjoy it for my sake
Oh yes - I am planning to escape Melbourne - a cruise sounds pretty good to med - I might take it whether my grand-daughter wants to come or not
This is my news - I hope everyone else has the best day possible
Dec
17 May 2017 10:51 AM
17 May 2017 10:51 AM
17 May 2017 11:47 AM
17 May 2017 11:47 AM
Hi @Owlunar I am just heading out but wanted you to know I have read your post and will reply later when I have more time.
Hugs Zoe
17 May 2017 03:20 PM
17 May 2017 03:20 PM
hello @Owlunar and all others
this season change has brought out a few nasty viruses. I have some stomach thing that left me bending over with pain last night.
i have to get my cats to the vet for annual injections and claws clipped. They will not be impressed in the least. More glaring to come! Wait until I head off for overseas in 9 days they will never come near me again!!
Wonderful news re cleaner. Good, hard working, efficient cleaners are hard to come by. Be very nice to her laugh.
happy to see how successful your astronomy thread is also. Great interest for you as you impart so much knowledge to others. You are actually providing therapy. Hmm could you start something within your community? community centre? my mind rambles.
Apologies for not writing sooner. I withdraw sometimes when things are troubling me, not heard from son or even heard from son etc.
other times I respond to posts and seem to end up causing the person more concern. So I withdraw.
It is pouring here. So glad that I got my morning walk in. Just waiting for my hair to dry and then off to the dreaded local supermarket. Why is it that I loathe that place so much. Some people just irritate me with their loud, screeching voices. Then there is sometimes the poor service. Oh well we have to eat. We have not enough vegetables and other stuff so I need to ...have to...go.
take care xxxx
17 May 2017 03:39 PM
17 May 2017 03:39 PM
17 May 2017 10:23 PM
17 May 2017 10:23 PM
18 May 2017 09:31 AM
18 May 2017 09:31 AM
Hi @outlander@Former-Member@Shaz51@Zoe7
It seems to be a lovely morning in Melbourne- a bit on the cold side - but then - it's nearly winter
And it is good to have a good cleaner - she is coming again this morning to do the ironing and change the bed and hang out the washing and she is such a good worker - yes - I will be nice to her - and I am up this morning even if I am still in my dressing gown -
I am a bit sore because I find it hard to carry the cat-cage - but my cat has had her claws clipped and now her paws and soft and fluffy - but she is not letting me touch them atm - I think she actually likes going to the vet and seeing the girls and having the extra attention but I put her in her cage and took her in a taxi and that was not nice human - wow - I love a day out
And she has put on some weight - for a cat who was steadily losing weight for over a year this is so great - they were concerned that she might have cancer and she had blood and urine tests and everything was clear - and her coat is always in good condition - so it seems whatever ailed her is over - that God for that
And yes - it is time for colds and flu and I have a drippy nose and sometimes ache a bit so I don't know what that is - it could be a touch of allergy - let's have allergy - that's not catching
But I think Shaz has the flu - so sorry about that - you are in a hight risk category I believe so that is not easy at all
Thanks for your idea Mohill - about my starting something local - I am not going to do that - I would have to be prepared to attend my own meetings and my back pain makes me unreliable - it's a good idea though
I will have to have another look to see what I have missed - but if I have missed you I am sure I will catch up on my next trip round
Dec
18 May 2017 10:21 AM
18 May 2017 10:21 AM
hello @Owlunar
I had a cleaner a few years ago when I worked full time. It was such a lovely feeling to walk through the home and know that the housework was all done.
My husband would come home from work, smile, sometimes comment about the house looking nice.
Then within minutes, there would be insects, cut grass walked in, tea slopped on the benchtop, cat fur. This used to get to me. I then realised that the housework was important from the hygiene point of view not the visual. The house was still a home where we lived not stepped cautiously to avoid making a mess.
For you, having such chronic pain, it would literally take a load off of you mentally and physically.
@Shaz51 yes I am worried about you too. I will try and find you somewhere and respond to you.
@outlander hoping that things are starting to settle a little more. The old saying, a new day tomorrow, a different aspect is so true and something that I sometimes take for granted, not you outlander, generalising here, definitely something I need to remind myself, of.
@Zoe7 hoping that you are slowly finding some relief; brave of you to step back and take time off. I know only too well myself. This site sometimes reminds me of what a comfort blanket might be like.
If I dont respond straight away it is because my muddled mind has taken me off somewhere else. I am not always on here as well. Sometimes I am more on the carer side of the forum also.
Living in the now xxx
18 May 2017 12:49 PM
18 May 2017 12:49 PM
its sunny here too though cold with a heap of impending rain dur for this afternoon
it sounds like this cleaner is keeper for you @Owlunar
its good that you got your cats claws clipped though- less dangerous for you
and im glad shes gaining weight again too
lets hope your not coming down with the fly as well
@Shaz51im hoping your getting abit better as well
@Former-Memberthings havent rally setled down but at the moment im trying to live in the now just as you are
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