I have a confession to make. Sometimes when I'm cooking something in the oven/air fryer and it says to turn at half way... I don't. And it's fine.
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I only turn half the chicken nugs in the air fryer because What you think I'm stupid? I'm not part of your system, I'M AN ADULT โซ
Feels like I shouldnโt have woken up this morning. The state of the world at the moment is indeed grim.
With the Bondi incident yesterday Iran has launched a drone attack on Israel.
Itโs bound to escalate ever further now.
Avocado, Basil, Goat cheese, Chili oil toast.
Oh thatโs lovely!
Legit, one of my favourite dishes. Itโs crumbed halloumi on top.
Ok so 20k steps and a big day at the gym requires more than 10 hours sleep.
I feel fuuuuuuucked.
You need more chicken and vegetables ... /s
Maybe a chicken and vegetables smoothie? Lol
Okay, need to news detox. I usually stay away, but I have just gone down the rabbit hole. A bit too much to bear. That said, extra squeeze your loved ones.
Now, might be time to get a delicious brunch.
Yup. Iโve put on โwhat we doing the shadowsโ for background distraction while cleaning today; the news is too much.
Unfortunately I was waiting for my regular shows to be in but they overrided the broadcast to do it so I had no choice but to have all the news on :(
Just waiting for all my footy stuff to start today to balance it all out.
I really hate everything to do with education and careers. So much bullshit red tape on pretty much everything I want to do :/
Why's it so quiet up in here. I wanna here y'all's thoughts.
I'll go: I like the Dixie Chicks, and I dislike that they were pressured into rebranding to 'The Chicks'
Am a bit bored so checking out things on YouTube. Have seen apartment therapy and now watching a couple of tourists talking about Melbourne. Fitzroy mostly, and theyโre making a fuss of Lune. Are the croissants really that good?!
Now theyโre faffing about in the botanic gardens, to the tune of laidback jazz.
E: that got boring, so now itโs Tracy Marks talking about lsd trials for anxiety. I reckon Iโd be too anxious about the lsd to take it.
I'm watching Lego Master and all the builds are shit.
I can't say I've ever watched it. I bet it's fun though.
I'm watching the second American season of Love on the Spectrum and it's really heartwarming like the others
I feel like I have wasted this whole weekend. Been feeling flat and neauseus and have not been able to stop falling asleep. I know it's stress and a few digestion things I can't get right but I am sick of crashing when I finally have a day to myself. I looking around at the cleaning and washing and week prep I have to get done now and feeling anxious. Sometimes my body and mind are not my friends.
Rolling a roach out of the hard paper my Centrelink letter was printed on: true blue Aussie battler stuff right here, folks โ๏ธ๐ค
I wanted to sleep in. Brain says no.
My brain did the same. Bad brain!
took days of tweaking settings and programs and have finally gotten my overheating computer under control ๐ค I hope it stays that way
I'll do tonight's new thread.
Cat rambles
Melbcat got seen yesterday due to crying, she looked pretty good healthwise so she's just going to get the ear wash twice a week to get rid of any discomfort from the ear drops residue. She still cried again at 3am so I'm not sure what's up. I'm meant to also wash the greasy smears of eardrops off the fur around her ears but the pet shampoo they gave me is quite scented and she's asthmatic :/
I might wait and ring them on Monday and ask about that. My instincts are screaming at me not to use it, especially so close to her face and sponging with a facewasher... I do not want to be dragging her back to emergency because she's having trouble breathing. The vet has told me not to use human shampoo even though I have some of the unscented A'kin left... I'd much rather use a single drop of unscented dish soap in a bowl of warm water and wipe off as much grub as I can with that.
It's greasy otherwise I'd use plain water.
(I do sometimes question the vets because for years they questioned her pain until the causes were found, and years ago they wanted me to keep her on food she turned out to be allergic to. And a little while ago they did send me off with an antibiotic in the Amoxicillin family because they forgot to put her allergy to that on file. So I do hold up and check about things like this.)
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Oh yeah and my current stick vacuum is now having issues with clipping the canister back on after emptying so I did just order the vacuum cleaner I had my eye on. I'll possibly still use the crappy one til it dies. Maybe for when I drop the next jar of instant coffee or some kind of gross mess
Pet shampoo rage
Trying to find an unscented pet shampoo is near impossible. They all have increasingly elaborate fragrances which are unnecessary, irritating, and uncomfortable for animals - especially asthmatic ones like mine. (Even ear cleaning washes that go inside the delicate ear canals are highly perfumed.)
Bonus points for essential oils and botanicals that are actually toxic to cats and sometimes also dogs ๐ Lavender. Tea tree oil. Peppermint. Eucalyptus. Grapefruit oil. Orange oil (basically citrus oils in general). Patchouli, which contains phenols. ALOE VERA. ST JOHN'S WORT.
Edit: The Aloveen the vet gave me also contains Aloe vera. side eye
To be fair they're mostly for dogs but there isn't much out there I'd risk using on a cat and some of those ingredients are toxic to dogs as well.
I found one unscented option - Dermacare Natural Shampoo - and was about to buy it until I googled Glydant (DMDM hydantoin). It's an antimicrobial preservative that releases formaldehyde and was the subject of a lawsuit against Tresemme. Suspected in multiple cases of allergic reactions/dermatitis and hair loss. It's not the only formaldehyde releasing preservative but a commonly used one in makeup, shampoo, lube etc.
Yeah nah get fucked. I'm not risking it. I don't feel like dragging my cat to emergency for an asthma attack, allergic reaction, or poisoning because she licked some shonky product off her fur. Hypoallergenic dish soap or pure unscented bar soap it is.
Just a thought. Could you use rolled oats in a stocking as a gentle wash for Pusskin?
Pork hock is now stowed in the slow cooker with carrot/celery/onion base, a shit tonne of garlic and some spices. Looking forward to quality pork stock and some super tender meat by about 9 pm this evening.
A few drops of unscented dish soap in warm water did remove a little of the greasy/grimy ear drops residue from Melbcat's fur. I could see some dirt came off on the cloth, but not that much. I'll just keep making gentle attempts with it very well diluted in water on a facewasher. I could suds up more directly but don't want to do that near her eyes, it might dry her skin out, and she isn't going to let me pour water near her face to rinse it all properly.
I've put on earmuffs and done one room with the screamer vacuum. It's wobbly and coming apart a bit down the centre but the new one is coming soon. Maybe I can even use it more without worrying about burning it out. Melbcat was actually more chill with the noise than usual, coming past while it was on to have some water and approaching to let me know to scoop her box. I do have her on quite a high dose of Zylkene.
Melbcat's contribution to this post: zsxaio3
so many hugs for being such a good cat friend ๐ป๐
She's now in the hiding spot least visible to me after I did the first maintenance ear wash... I'm in the doghouse.
I think that typing of hers was an attempt to call for help or report me.
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