Tinyest took his longest unassisted steps: 7 or 8 steps. What did he want so badly that it was worth walking for?
His dad. I nearly cried.
Good boy.
He saw something he wanted.
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That’s incredibly awesome mate!
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Forewarning: Brag post.
I got a message from the parent of a student who goes to a school I did a talk at during book week who said “I inspired her son to come home and write a story” and jesus christ has that made my day/week/year. I don’t get them that often, but every time I get a message from a parent saying something like that it just means so much knowing there is a kid out there writing his own story now.
Onya, Dan!
Thank you :)
Dan’s the Man!
Or as the kids these days are saying, Dan is a goat
This is the best. 😄
It’s an amazing feeling. One that makes all the work worthwhile.
I heard some time back that the news media have a rule of thumb - for every person that rings them up about an issue, there are 10 more that want to but don’t. For every person that writes a letter, there are a hundred more that want to but don’t. So I assume that a message would be somewhere between the two? So there’s probably a lot more people out there that appreciate your work.
I sure hope so. Even if I don’t know about it, as long as it’s encouraging reading and writing in kids, that’s all the matters. Getting these messages certainly makes my day though.
I’m feeling really good lately. I’m active, I’m learning more and more things every day, I’m making friends. I feel good. \o/
Love this energy!
So do I!
8/8 assessments marked and passed for this term.
Now, now I can relax! Whoo hoo!
Wow. It feels like it was only last week you had started! Get it girl 💪
Grats! Time to explore how resilient your liver is.
Excellent work spud! Killin’ it!
Fuck yeah!!! Nice work 🙂
You’ve earned yourself a huge serving of CHILLAX - time to enjoy it 😄
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Sleepy time!
Ugh. 3/4 burners on my electric stovetop are fried, cooked, dead. 2 haven’t worked since they installed this stovetop 3 years ago, but being a renter I put up with it. Now the other one is dead, probably because I’ve been using it to boil water since my kettle died.
Now I have to put in a maintainence request and I just have no spoons for any of this shite
Ask politely but being unable to cook probably warrants an urgent repair: https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/housing/renting/repairs-alterations-safety-and-pets/repairs/repairs-in-rental-properties
Yep, under minimum standards a cooktop needs at LEAST 2 working burners. Write them a nice email, request that this be serviced within 14 days as its an urgent repair. Breach 'em if they don’t.
Just wanted to add that if they fall under the urgent repairs category, you don’t need to wait 14 days. There doesn’t seem to be a set time period from what I can find, but urgent repairs must be responded to and repaired “immediately”. If the landlord ignores your request, you can pay for it yourself (if less than $2500), then bill them and they’ll have 1 week to pay you back. If you can’t afford that cost upfront, apparently you can contact consumer affairs, although I don’t actually know what they’ll do.
You have the right to be able to cook. That’s an urgent repair
I while ago, I used to get these nightmares. My father would be standing at the end of my bed, trying to pull me into this black hole.
I don’t know what was in it, but I was terrified of it. I’d wake up yelling.
It came back last night.
Hopefully it doesnt come back again. My dad wasn’t quite as negligent/abusive as yours but I used to wake up in a cold sweat from nightmares where I was escaping from him, it’s an awful feeling.
Maybe it would help to remind yourself, through writing or speaking it out, how much safer and stronger you are now compared to those times? Maybe even stroking your skin or having a little ritual cleansing shower to lock it in somatically.
I find it can be healing to reinforce my current safety in my mind when it’s easy to take my current situation for granted (doing so helps prevent my brain from rushing down a new avenue of anxiety because it can’t inherently convince itself it’s safe and okay).
Thanks for the ideas 🙂 it’s worth a shot. I usually write in my journal before bed, but I’ve been neglectful the last week or so.
I hadn’t really noticed, but her markings are all perfectly symmetrical!
Goodnight everyone ❤️
Sweet Gibson 😍 sleep well
Just out of the dentist - crown/bridge went well, here’s hoping nothing slips underneath the bridge bit. Will be on soft stuff for a bit.
In feline news, both cats are scarfing down the treats they utterly refused a fortnight back. Cats…Usually I love new car smell, but just passenger rode a test drive and now I feel ill.
Always seem to get my nightmares on my second sleep ( after I get up to give cats brekkie at 5.30 I try to get another few hours )
dreamt of allie cat, her last day when I held her in my arms 😭
Today was a significant improvement over the last few days of yuck and torpor. The next two days are going to be a bit yuck… But at least I have some work travel coming up right after which will be intense, but also invigorating and fun. I get to switch off from my usual tasks which is great.
And next Friday evening I’m off to Perf for a full week! Yee. Cost a pretty penny but my mental health desperately needs restorative aunty time and a break from the intensity. I’m hoping I’ll be in a much better place for everything in October…
Alright, time to start packing, planning and cleaning to make up for doing none of it over the weekend 🤪
Have a safe trip:)
My wife and I are both longing for a long relaxing holiday together as well. Haven’t had a chance since August 2022 when we went to Singapore and Malaysia.
Safe travels :)
I hope you have a great and relaxing time with your Aunty and the weather treats you well!
While I was fixing the joints of the old chair I found the original makers brass plaque underneath, Ackmans Ltd , Fitzroy. I looked them up and in the 100+ years of the chairs life it’s only moved a few hundred metres.
Here’s a historical website about Ackmans. It’s no longer there of course, long gone. https://fitzroymelb.com/243-247-smith-street-fitzroy/
It’s cool. 🙂
So my honey glazed carrots were the best thing about my dinner. Must do that again
I really need to try this some time. I haven’t roasted carrots in ages
I’ve been eating so much roast carrot.
About to get my hurrrrr cut. Baaaa
I hate nightmares.
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