Psych appointment went really well which is great. Got a lot of old crap off my chest that I usually ignore.
And I've hit the rebate limit so it only costs me 40 bucks for the next 7 sessions.
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BP monitor has been returned. Rather unpleasant but not too bad. It did wake me up a few times overnight but I managed to fall asleep quickly after so I'm feeling ok. Now I need to do new blood test before meeting with Dr for results. I'm no expert but it seems like my resting BP is like 155 over 85 at the moment which is no good
It's good you know now!
Hope the bloods come back clear
If you want a blood pressure monitor at home I found the omron one (from chemist warehouse) pretty decent. Was really handy / accurate when balancing blood pressure meds for ol' girl and pretty cheap.
Whoowee the good news is that now you know. And can do something about it. Crossing fingers and all other available digits and sending healing vibes.
Wishing you the best of health. โค๏ธ
I hope everything turns out OK man โฅ๏ธ
gentle hugs
Gentle hugs lower blood pressure thank you ๐ค
Bought myself a Purple off aliexpress because for $75, why not?
Purple
Pretty impressed with it already. Feels nice, the dock also has the dongle in it so you can just plug that in to charge/play.
The dongle makes it feel more response than my old controller, and the dongle also means it works no matter what when dualbooting.
I also forgot it has switches to turn the triggers from analogue to digital, which will be a big help in Nightreign. No wondering if you've pulled a trigger enough to do an attack now, you feel the click and know it happened.
And I'm going to program the macro buttons to some annoying button combos for Nightreign, and maybe unassign sprint from the left stick because I kept accidentally pressing it on the old controller
Got done by an April Fools before 8am ๐คฆโโ๏ธ (at least I hope it was a prank)
Arrived at work on time to find my most disliked truck driver had blocked most of the car parks before ???
Am cranky pants. Need coffee. And moar sleep.
Am cranky pants. Need coffee. And moar sleep.
same
Fuck you soundcloud. I'm not listening to ads just to hear my own uploaded music.
Off to bandcamp I go.
So I am off to the local cinema , yay ๐
Psych appointment today then interview a couple of hours later.
Enough time to get a nap in between.
sending healing vibes and good luck
Boyo has yet again delivered present super early. I really don't understand this compulsion. These gifts are not temperature controlled or the size of an elephant, stash it in the back of a bookcase for a week?!?!
he's excited is all ๐
Beep Beep ๐
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Gooseberry fool please
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Can I please have some no salt and some vegetables in a peanut sauce?
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some magic dairy food that I can eat please
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thank you, much appreciated
PSA, it's smoke alarm battery day. You don't want the dreaded pips at 3am
(Non-joking, serious answers please)
Iโm considering a cheap carpet cleaner or steamer and going over optionsโฆ Kmart has a multipurpose steam spot cleaner around $150 plus some other options and Bunnings and The Good Guys have options around the $200 mark. Which is maybe a doable savings goal.
Anyone have experience with using carpet cleaning machines in this price range? Were they terrible? Any advice or budget recs?
Iโm tossing up between something shampooey to get rid of the stains and grubbiness and potentially using an antifungal cleaner/actual disinfectant in it to kill ringworm spores. Or maybe better something with steam to help kill the spores and also kill any future moth, flea, or bedbug infestations.
I was thinking of buying outright because hiring the Rug Doctor machine is such a hassle without a car, has a time pressure, and is $50 a pop when ringworm reinfestation is likely.
I have a bissell carpet cleaner, it just uses hot water. It was about $250 when I got it 5 years ago. The carpet shampoos are expensive but excellent. I use the special for pets one, safe for pets and gets rid of pet smells and pet germs. I use very hot tap water in the cleaning mix and it works well.
you can just spot clean with it too , no need to do the whole house
also I do rugs with it , just have to do it on a tiled section in the house
in the long run it has been worth every penny and does a great job.
the one I got is now 299, that's the one you want
Thanks, Iโll see if I can find one for that
also, if you get a much cheap cleaner you can still use the high quality bissell carpet shampoos ๐The pet one especially
the main thing is to have a strong vacuum to remove the cleaning water