• StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
    15·
    22 days ago

    My sleep in was interrupted by my anti-sads regulating my circadian rhythm, sigh. But it’s my birthday so a wake and bake is in order methinks yolo

    I was actually born on a Friday, so it’s very satisfying when my birthday falls on it again - activates some small reward centre in my brain.

    obligatory cat tax

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
      5·
      22 days ago

      Never mind it happens. My man is on BP pills for life and he’s fit. Sometimes it’s lifestyle. Sometimes it’s genetic. Sometimes it’s both. You can dm me if you wanna talk.

      • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
        4·
        22 days ago

        I’ve been on BP pills for years now. It’s 100% genetic. It was high when I was unfit and barely improved after losing weight and getting fitter.

        I could have 3 coffees and have normal BP, and some days, it’s high because it wants to be.

        • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
          3·
          22 days ago

          Wow. My husband lost about 20 kgs. Went from the highest dosage to now the lowest. He was having frequent migraines and now has none.

          • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
            3·
            22 days ago

            I’ve never actually had any symptoms apart from the BP itself. I’m on a low dose and it’s working well.

            To be fair, my BP was on the low end of ‘high’.

            Interestingly my mum has low blood pressure and takes meds for it.

  • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
    9·
    21 days ago

    Thank you for the birthday wishes! It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside :3

    Mickey has been treated like the Monarch he is, he is now sleeping in his Pondering Orb (I think).

    Apropos of nothing, but Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band slaps 🎉

    Edit:

    the pondering continues

    Oh, also I have a free birthday drink waiting for me at Inner North Brewery. I shall be attending tomorrow, if anyone would like to come along :) I should be there around 3:30-4pm :)

  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
    8·
    21 days ago

    This was the first week in like a month I wasn’t still at the desk at midnight at least once. Celebrating with some wine and culinary class masters on Netflix. Feel like I can actually relax finally for a bit

  • phant@lemmy.world
    8·
    22 days ago

    Hi all :) I’m going to plug a gig I’m organising to celebrate the launch of my album. I feel a bit self promo-y doin this, but thought some may be interested. https://events.humanitix.com/fehlbergo-album-launch Thurs April 23rd, Bar 303 Northcote. (Tix are $11.50, but if you wanna go and you’re strapped for cash just send me a message and we’ll sort it out :)

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
    7·
    22 days ago

    Girlfriend took me to Farm Vigano yesterday for my birthday. Good food and a great location, but the highlight of going there is getting to see Am A Bell Crabb again:

    Am A Bell Crabb

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
    6·
    22 days ago

    I am starting to seriously look at buying a house, however my enthusiasm for the process is about on a par with going to the dentist. I wish I could just pick a house out of an online catalogue and skip all of the tedious looking/inspecting/negotiating bit.

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
    6·
    21 days ago
    ruminating

    Unfortunately, I struggle a lot with getting things done. Even just eating three meals a day and exercising. Apparently it’s AuDHD but who knows. The psychiatrist is too expensive so I will be waiting until I get time off uni to work more and save up.

    It is time to believe in myself a bit more. I was considering starting guitar from scratch because I have an all-or-nothing mindset and my teacher gave me this great idea of doing “practise sprints”, short, timed bursts of practise. So now I am also doing tidy sprints, and uni work sprints. I haven’t picked up the guitar this week because I’m too scared 👀 but I have done more piano than I did last week. I think that counts for something.

    I keep telling myself that I can’t do uni or teaching because I am incapable and it’s not for me. I see my classmates doing really well and think that because I get overwhelmed so easily and have less life experience, I will fail. Again, that is very all-or-nothing. I haven’t given anything a good go in my life, always quitting before persisting. I guess I’ll do an experiment on myself and see if I feel better about things when I give them a good go, or if I actually don’t want my life to head in this direction.

    All I know is that I am sick of not achieving things and I need a sense of mastery in my life.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      3·
      21 days ago

      you have finished lots of things, you did your uni degrees 👍 So you can finish things

      everything else is not a continuation of this but are new tasks , often requiring new skills and different personal attributes

      also, change is not failure 👍

      you can do this 😊

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    6·
    22 days ago
    spoiler

    Cat was going to be taken last night or this morning but no foster place has been found yet. I agreed to give him the ringworm meds while the rescuer keeps looking. It puts off the difficult moment but drags out the guilt and uncertainty :(

    Edit: Now the crazy neighbour has seen him with me and asked if it’s my cat. He’s at risk now. And he won’t take his pills.

      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
        2·
        21 days ago

        It’s awful. I’m always having to do unpleasant things that scared little animals don’t understand in order to help them.

        Edit: Sorry, thought this was about fighting him to take the pill