Treat yourself to something nice today. You deserve it. xxx

  • oztrin@aussie.zoneEnglish
    17·
    9 months ago

    Thanks for all the congratulations on the unit acquisition yesterday. I’m still settling into believing it’s real, especially after two let-downs.
    It’s going to be strange not obsessively checking the real estate sites and doing the rounds of the OFIs every Saturday.
    Now to continue with Operation Sort Shit and decide what to take and what to dispose of.

    • Thornburywitch@aussie.zoneEnglish
      6·
      9 months ago

      A temporary storage space like Storage King is your friend here I reckon. I found when I moved, that I just put everything I wasn’t sure about in that space, and only put stuff in the new place that I KNEW I wanted there. The doubtfuls were sorted later and a lot went to next generation family and to charity etc as I just didn’t have room for them in the new house. Ended up with the new place having ONLY stuff I wanted to keep. This really really helped my decision making on the other stuff. It also helped that the storage space was just up the road from a Vinnies which dramatically eased the actual disposal. Worth considering as a tactic.

      • Nath@aussie.zone
        1·
        9 months ago

        I am lazy. I’d still have that storage space three years later. Paying rent on top of mortgage.

      • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
        5·
        9 months ago

        I don’t think I’ve suffered from hayfever this late in the season. Generally a spring thing and gone by Dec/Jan…It’s friggin March and I’m still dealing with it

    • Duenan@aussie.zone
      4·
      9 months ago

      I wanted to today as well but the work would only pile up for me the next day which is even a busier day.

      I really hate that I feel I can’t be off sick because of that.

      • mysticgreg@aussie.zone
        5·
        9 months ago

        That’s the reason I’ve taken like 5 sick days in 9 years and am drowning in excess annual leave.

        Every day off I take results in about 1.2 days of extra work I need to catch up on when I get back 🫤

        At least I’m very often solo in the office so my presenteeism doesn’t get others sick.

        • Duenan@aussie.zone
          4·
          9 months ago

          Yeah, this year the way things have fallen, my monday and tuesdays are loaded and if I’m not there the work just piles up.

          The person I work with, while our roles differs, just leaves the massive backlog for me to maintain and this places so much pressure on me if I take the day off when I have a scheduled workload.

      • Duenan@aussie.zone
        5·
        9 months ago

        They’re pretty small sadly, been cutting them in half and popping them inside a sandwich.

        I don’t think the ones I have will go very far with pasta.

        They are yummy and sweet though.

  • Aradina [She/They]@lemmy.mlEnglish
    8·
    9 months ago

    Listed some old PC parts on Gumtree, the first five minutes I get the standard “I want to purchase give me your email so I can send you a phishing link” quickly followed by an account called “support” with the gumtree logo telling me I had a pending offer and to just provide my email.

    This was then followed up with a second “support” account trying a different scam, and one person doing the “I will send a courier” bit.

    Gumtree is so shit.

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
    7·
    9 months ago

    TIL about “sad beige moms”. People so obsessed with image they turn their whole world beige ( and grey blue ) , including the world of their kids.

  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
    7·
    9 months ago
    random musings (but basically instant pot FTW)

    I got myself an instant pot for Christmas and it has been amazing on low energy / sad days. Today I was WFH and feeling terrible, but I managed to get rice on mid afternoon ((cup of rice, cup of water turn it on and wait for it to beep at me). Then I managed to saute some onions garlic etc, added lentils, random spices and some leftover tomatoes and I got yummo dal stew with the rice. Enough for a couple more meals too. And I feel much better for having eaten something hearty and homemade.

    I realise when my energy is low I can chop a few things, but nursing multiple pots on the stove then cleaning them all up is too much. Having something that I can put stuff in and it does it all and just beeps when my stew/beans/whatever is ready is great.

    Also been making yogurt in it which is also awesome.

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zoneOP
      4·
      9 months ago

      I love this and it’s exactly why I love my slow cooker. Fry up a bit of meat and onion. Chuck it in with some other stuff and the end of the day I have meals. Absolute bliss.

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      1·
      9 months ago

      That sounds awesome. I wonder if I can use my rice cooker in the same way. It’s a really good rice cooker with many settings.

  • Tofu@aussie.zone
    6·
    9 months ago

    Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋

  • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone
    6·
    9 months ago

    Alrighty. Halfway through preparation for interview on Wednesday. Shame it’s going to be 37 degrees so I’ll be ubering instead of PT so I’m not a sweaty mess.

    That aside, if anyone has a ps5 controller with stick drift, push the analogue sticks down for 10 seconds, then turn clockwise for 10 seconds and again counter clockwise for 10 seconds.

    It actually works and saved me 100 bucks

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
    6·
    9 months ago

    I must have been snoring, Ted jumped on my tummy while I was asleep, I got a terrible shock. 😴😮

  • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
    6·
    9 months ago

    A young brushtail just tried to have a go at Mr Woof through the glass of the back door! It was full on banging on the outside of the door right in front of him. Mr Woof is now outside doing a full security patrol while Miss Meow supervises from inside.

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zoneOP
    5·
    9 months ago

    I’m going to Aldi. What coffee beans should I get for my plunger?

    If it helps I like strong cappuccinos and I use the #13 calabrese pods for my Aldi pod machine because the #14 intensio is disgusting.

    • Duenan@aussie.zone
      4·
      9 months ago

      I guess it depends on what you like, I do like smooth and fruity blends but sometimes a dark one isn’t too bad either.

    • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
      4·
      9 months ago

      Any of the South American ones. Brazil, Colombia or the special blend. Essentially any of the 1 kg bean bags are good value for money, not the dark roasts though.

    • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      The only ones I’ve tried are the Lazzio Medium beans in the white bag and they are excellent. I can’t speak to the fancier looking ones. I should do a trip and pick up a fresh bag actually. I also prefer my coffee a bit stronger and the medium hits just right for me.