I want to stop craving something sweet after dinner. Fruit is calling my name though
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Eat the fruit. Fruit is good for you.
Iβm being downvoted for posting frugal tipsβ¦ in the frugal instance . Alrighty then.
(Probably the clickbait headline but I seem to remember some rule about editorialising headlines. And I put a TL;DR:)
Eh try not to worry about it. There's bots and just idiot Americans and Aussie cookers on here sadly, and they'll downvote everything that goes against their ideology.
The points mean nothing
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This sunshine is absolutely glorious, I just want to bask in it!
beach was nice
Mr Trouble has had his April spot on a bit early and is frequenting my back yard again. Yesss. Yesss. This makes it much safer and easier if he has a medical emergency/gets injured and needs to be trapped.
Edit: Heβs grumpy about me applying the antifungal cream and just kept sulkily walking away from me and pulling his leg back. He doesnβt want it. But if Iβm letting him in I better start trying to treat.
I found spray cans of carpet sanitizerβ¦ hope I donβt choke on the perfume.
spoiler
It feels like Melbcat has just stepped out for a minute but I know thatβs not true. I am breaking up inside about my girlie. I hate that sheβs now no longer the focus
Looks like they finally found Dezi Freeman - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-30/live-blog-dezi-freeman-porepunkah-shooting/105719456
I bought some magnets recently and can't find them anywhere. I think I must have thrown them away with the packaging by mistake. π
and beach πππ
Apcos selling a hot cross bun cut in half with coleslaw, pickles and a dim sim inbetween, worst news of 2026?
Sounds like they put a Labrador in charge of recipes.
Nooooooooooo
β¦why
I love all of those foods, but together?
That is an atrocity.
They're just cleaning out their fridge.
Apartment below me is doing renos blegh. So loud when it echoes up the alleyway oof. Also hear the weeping of one of th residents next door (assisted living building), I hope she is okay.
tw abuse
I spent yesterday with my Dad. He travelled all the way from the East to me, braving the replacement busses. We had a delicious lunch at a local cafe and I updated him on how I'm going. I finally told him what my mum said to me, that has coloured all my experiences since I was 14. And he said it was unforgivable. We commiserated about how we were victims of her abuse, and he said that it's okay if people don't understand because he understands.
It was cathartic, exactly what the small scared child in me needed.
I messaged my cousin (mums niece) on Facebook , and told her I what Pop did to me. She can do what she wants with that information, as she is a mum to two kids. I don't expect anything from her or to believe me, but I felt I needed to say something (something I wish someone had done for me).
I'm feeling scared, but more confident that I can be okay and eventually even happy.
I'm glad for you spud, you deserved that catharsis a long time ago ππΌ
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It can be so hard to be honest about things like that, we get trapped in the idea that it happened because there is something wrong with us and we allow our abusers to control how we think and feel about ourselves. People who genuinely love us will always understand, and there is nothing wrong with us, only what was done to us. β€οΈ
It absolutely gave me a complex about my worth as a human. But hearing dad's side, and his experiences, it helped so much to hear him say he did want me and he has no regrets about me coming into being. I am wanted and loved. It'll take time to incorporate that into my brain properly.
Thank you for your kind words and care πππ this community has helped so much
this is so true π
spud is a beautiful person and her dad sounds just as good
Well done, thatβs so brave
I think the other day you were talking about catching up w/ your dad more. So glad that happened and he understands :)
Thank you, I'm glad too. It scared me to ask if we could catch up, but honestly it helped so so much.
so many hugs for you all π«π«π«
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Iβve bought my allowance of Easter eggs. Ooooof
or Ooooeuf
eyren even π
Booooo
Boooeuf
I am making good inroads into fixing up the garden π Knowing is was ruined and a mess was such a weight on me
Getting on top of things this week and preparing ads for the long weekend now instead of having an 'oh shit's moment Thursday afternoon. Will be interesting to see what the response is come Tuesday
Interview in 15.
Wish me luck!
I do wish I could take some time to properly recover from the health stuff but the bills need to be paid.
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I've been working on updating my budget so that I'm tracking a lot of things in my spreadsheet that I was using multiple bank accounts for previously. It will make it easy to change over to a home loan with a single offset account in future and should also make it easier to provide the bank details when I apply.
I've been trying to make things as automated as possible so that I don't fall behind on tracking and can still see the balances of the different savings categories easily. I'm most of the way there, and have also been able to simplify a few areas that were getting a bit out of control - it's amazing how chaotic a spreadsheet can get when you keep tacking new things on here and there.
It is frustrating how many places still make changing direct debits difficult. My main credit card it looks like I have to cancel the debit and start again with a new one which isn't too bad, but BankWest still make you send in a paper form.
Oh god, I rode through a park this morning to avoid where I got hit by the car and the dew on the long grass immediately soaked through to my feet. And I had to ride through the grass for such a long stretch to get to a gap in the fence to go back on the road again.
If anyone can actually get Whittlesea city council to mow their lawns in a reasonable timeframe I am begging you to do so with the recent drop in temperature
Wow. Cops found Dezi and shot him.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-30/vic-dezi-freeman-search-fatal-shooting/106510112
Holy shit he was alive!? Wtf!!!???
He knew that ground exceptionally well. He would have known where he could go
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Fairly inevitable when they found him. Coppers really really don't like it when people shoot fellow coppers.
Bang bang freeze.
Far out
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