Guess who just survived a visit to the dentist despite crushing anxiety and prior traumatic experiences? This bitch, that’s who. I now have one fewer hole in my mouth that shouldn’t be there, and there’s nothing else wrong that I didn’t already know about and isn’t minor enough to wait. I left with toothpaste samples and a tooth shaped stress ball. Then I went out for coffee, Mexican food, and a brand new gorgeous copy of Girls Made of Snow and Glass. Still jittery, but still here.
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So I’m over a week into my walking challenge, and I hate everything! At least it’s not fucking summer any more, and I don’t have many blisters, but I’m sleeping twelve hours a day except for tonight, when I can’t sleep at all. Everything hurts, and walking in my suburb is SO BORING. I used to just be able to pick a direction and see something gorgeous around every corner, but here, it’s just fucking ugly ‘80s-’90s western Sydney suburbia every fucking inch I walk. Try looping that for 5km every night. Even a treadmill is more interesting. Ugh. I’m super depressed, so every evening I’m walking multiple kilometres hating everything and being depressed too. Don’t tell me exercise cures depression. Don’t even breathe it in my direction. I do not have a single ounce of cope to deal with that bullshit on top of everything. It doesn’t fix MY depression. That’s not why I’m doing this. I am doing this for the same reason you take hideous tasting medicine. I don’t have to like it.
LOOKIT THIS HANDSOME MOTHERFUCKER.
Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda Special Edition Hardcover. All covered in clear plastic and ready for reading. Now I just need The Upside of Unrequited and Leah on the Offbeat!
Bathroom complete! What is fairly subtle but essential is the grab rails – one over the bath, two in the shower, one by the toilet and the grip handles in the bath itself. Future-proofing for @kath-ballantyne . She loves the one over the bath already. Makes it safe for her to climb in and out of the bath herself. And an Intergalactic bath bomb to celebrate. After over a month without even a half-broken bath, it was amazing.
Row seventy. For scale, that’s a three seater couch. (Rings of Change)
This blanket is looking more and more amazing and it’s going to be HUGE!
I decided I wanted a bedspread. It’s easily now the biggest thing I’ve made.
Click here to support Help Emma Pocock and Ruth Faraday pay Dougall’s vet bill
Hey, after losing one of our dogs last September our other pup got in to some really dark chocolate this Saturday and we had to get him to the vets and it’s totally cleaned us out money wise. Any tiny amount helps, or share if you can. We’re offering knitted hats or gloves or handspun yarn to any donations over $50.
Thanks everyone.
We’ve started this because after Pip’s end-of-life treatment in September and the family of three stray cats microchipping, desexing and registration from March to July last year, we’re looking at our third major vet expense in under twelve months. Anything will help, and if you can’t donate, please signal boost.
Reblogging to say thank you SO MUCH to those who have donated so far, you have no idea how much it means to us. There were actual tears earlier when I saw people had helped out, both by giving money and by signal boosting. Dougall is home and is doing well. His bloods were great, and apart from being super anxious, exhausted and hoarse from barking for his whole hospital stay, he’s fine. Right now, he’s sleeping it all off in our bed (a very special treat) with Emma.
Dougall is doing better today. I was able to transfer the money from PayPal to my account so we can pay back the loan part of the vet bill. This is huge. Thank you all so much.
We’d still love to be able to replenish the savings enough that I could get the brakes fixed on the car and get a hair cut. My hair is starting to get too long for me to be able wash without my shoulders sublaxing and I’m not well enough to cut it myself right now.
So if you could share the fundraiser we’d be grateful.
We are super close to meeting our goal! You’re all incredible. You have no idea how important to me it is that we’ll be able to pay my mother back virtually straight away. Dougall is more like his regular self today. Still a little quiet and wanting to stay close, but relaxed enough that he’s sleeping back in his bed and doesn’t freak out if we leave the room. Still getting lots of hugs and treats, though. 🙂
Please share, if you haven’t already, and help us get to the goal!
Click here to support Help Emma Pocock and Ruth Faraday pay Dougall’s vet bill
Dougall has deemed the new dog bed acceptable. For anyone else who, like us, wants to a) reclaim their throw pillows from pets and b) bed their pets on something fabulous, cooler than most fabrics, and washable, The Reject Shop in Australia has these for $12.
Tiling is happening! The floor is done. You can see the deep blue/purple colour around the edges of the rug. Walls are cream with a mosaic glass border. I love them. All the large format tiles are matt, not gloss. The mosaic tiles are shiny with a rainbow/oil slick patina. Oh, and the new window is in, now, too! No more full length window that opens onto the deck…
Click here to support Help Emma Pocock and Ruth Faraday pay Dougall’s vet bill
Hey, after losing one of our dogs last September our other pup got in to some really dark chocolate this Saturday and we had to get him to the vets and it’s totally cleaned us out money wise. Any tiny amount helps, or share if you can. We’re offering knitted hats or gloves or handspun yarn to any donations over $50.
Thanks everyone.
We’ve started this because after Pip’s end-of-life treatment in September and the family of three stray cats microchipping, desexing and registration from March to July last year, we’re looking at our third major vet expense in under twelve months. Anything will help, and if you can’t donate, please signal boost.
Reblogging to say thank you SO MUCH to those who have donated so far, you have no idea how much it means to us. There were actual tears earlier when I saw people had helped out, both by giving money and by signal boosting. Dougall is home and is doing well. His bloods were great, and apart from being super anxious, exhausted and hoarse from barking for his whole hospital stay, he’s fine. Right now, he’s sleeping it all off in our bed (a very special treat) with Emma.
Dougall is doing better today. I was able to transfer the money from PayPal to my account so we can pay back the loan part of the vet bill. This is huge. Thank you all so much.
We’d still love to be able to replenish the savings enough that I could get the brakes fixed on the car and get a hair cut. My hair is starting to get too long for me to be able wash without my shoulders sublaxing and I’m not well enough to cut it myself right now.
So if you could share the fundraiser we’d be grateful.
Click here to support Help Emma Pocock and Ruth Faraday pay Dougall’s vet bill
knitting in the dark 