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Looks like we're making an offer this time. Bloody terrifying. Awful timing, but what can you do? My brain is overflowing with paperwork Things. There will probably be an impressive meltdown at some near point.

Well, the sore throat and cough have not progressed too badly, but the fever is not good - I keep oscilating between shivering and overheating. I'm drip feeding myself panadol to try to keep it under control. Work tomorrow is not going to be happening. I just wish we could text in sick, for some reason actually having to pick up the phone and hold it while I say a few words seems like a major chore I have to work my way up to today.

Edit: writing out the above comment was enough to psych myself up, calling in sick has been completed successfully.

I managed about three hours sitting up this morning before I headed back to bed and huddled up with the electric blanket on. Miss Meow insisted I get up again to organise dinner, but I don't think it will be too long before I head back to bed. On a positive note though, even though I'm feverish and not feeling great I'm much better than I was with the covid vacs, so I am grateful for that small mercy.

I've started a thing, I'm avoiding Colesworth as much as possible. I'm interested in exploring new places, and I've been fed up with their nonsense for a while. So today took Miniest and went shopping at an independent grocery store a couple of suburbs from here (it's a big store and worth visiting). Some things were a little more exy but the meat. was. fabulous! The ground beef delicious (we had burritos again for dinner, my kids are obsessed lol) and the steaks were half the price of colesworth and local butcher. There was only a couple of things we use that they didn't have. I'm happy they didn't get my money this time, and I'm going to try to do it more in future.

Apparently it’s not possible to buy eggs anymore. Multiple supermarket trips with no stock. I have to go earlier in the day, the fruit / veg shops are better options, at supermarkets they’re gone early in the day. I took my eggy breakfasts and lunches for granted now that it’s a mission to buy eggs.

Rainy night in Tokyo so hanging out in the hotel to get some rest, do some washing and just recharge a bit. Twas a very fruitful shopping day in Shibuya though - Square Enix Store, Nintendo and Pokemon Centre and of course a little bit of Mofusand. Letting my inner child run wild this time.

might be time for a 3rd cuppa tea. Feeling HEAPS better since ditching coffee again. Its so insidious! You have one after 2-3 weeks break and you feel alright, so you go again but the build up is gradual. Next minute you feel like your stomach is trying to digest a kitchen grater.

"Morning buddy!" "No" Okay then.

Tonight's beach adventure:

And the hyper bougie dins spread including only the finest of goon in the finest gatorade bottle.

Over all my years doing sunset dins at that beach I've never seen anyone else do it. I grew up with dinner expected @ 7pm and everyone watches the news. People got shitty if you spoke. That generation who were brought up with 'TV dinners'.

I say outside, no TV, space and weather permitting is the superior way.

My garden is loving this.

Something keeps digging a pretty big hole in the exact same spot in the chilli patch every night for the last 4 nights.

There's nothing there. Keeps on bowling over one of the chilli plants but not eating it.

I think it's a deranged anti-establishment marsupial hell bent on hole digging just for the fuck of it. If there is something under there, it can have it. But the poor chilli plant is visibly becoming upset. So rude.

In other news seems like netting individual apricot branches has worked this year (so far). Left a fair few sacrificial ones un-netted for birds which are popular.

I too felt blah today but I've shit, showered and shaved and feel a little more humany now.

Yeah that weather change fucked me up bad. Rest day then dive into action tomorrow i think.

Man I’m having a rough day. I’m trying to keep positive, crack some jokes but Monday is Mondaying :’(

Today has generally been a bad idea so far. I feel like death, my colleague said my face was completely pale this morning as I was hunched over battling stomach cramps. The cramps have subsided but I just haven't been feeling right at all since. Brain barely functioning, body exhausted, I'm at 5% productivity and just want to go home and sleep. ugh

Seriously tempted to chuck a sickie tomorrow to make up for today.........

On today's episode of "Would you eat this?"

Protein powder with a best before date of Dec 2021.

FWIW I'm eating this already. It's dry highly processed food.

Under the weather today.

Got a headache today and it’s making my eyes and head feel heavy.

Well shit. Seems like I slept in a tiny little bit....

steroid cream for my eczema, fluoride cream for my teeth
be sure not to mix that up

sky pretty

Golden Globe winner for best original score: Reznor & Ross for Challengers. I saw the movie when it came out and the score is without a doubt, the best thing about it.

Back to work crew represent 🖐🏻😭🚉

i got things to do before work but this rain sound forbids me to get up

Coffee Doritos at Savemore. I'm avoiding caffeine these days but I'm intrigued at how much of a mistake they might be.

Reminds me of when I have one of those days at work, and I come home, lie on my bed and just stare at the ceiling for a while.

Goodnight everyone ❤️

olive bread buns are made, some tidying done , but it's just hard to do anything after this heat , it tired me out