This weekend is going to be so chill, it’s great
I don’t know what to do with my life. The only thing that remotely appeals to me is secondary teaching. I gain satisfaction from seeing lightbulb moments after teaching someone how to do something, I think of myself as a relatively patient person, I care about student welfare and am passionate about the subject areas I want to teach.
I’ve always struggled with school (partly due to undiagnosed ADHD that I’m still not medicated for) and also I know I’d be perceived as a pushover and not know what to do when a kid is behaving poorly. I was perceived that way when tutoring.
My parents say they don’t see me in the classroom. They say to do something in the medical field that’s not medicine or nursing.
I’m in my last semester of my degree majoring in psychology. I’ve been merit listed for HR jobs which probably means I won’t get something. I will probably end up going into further study, but even teaching is starting to not appeal to me anymore. I don’t know what to do and the pressure is mounting to decide.
Part of me just wants to run away to the other side of the world and work as a bartender, because it would work with my sleep schedule and making drinks seems fun.
I gain satisfaction from seeing lightbulb moments after teaching someone how to do something,
You can get this from helping people in psych therapy/counselling
I mean, no one has it figured out. We think we do, but we don’t know what the future will bring.
Those teaching course should help with teaching you how to handle certain kids, so I wouldnt stress about that. No matter what you do, you won’t be stuck. It’s okay to decide later that something isn’t right and to make changes. If you want to go across the world, or take a break and be bartender here or there, then you should. It may help with you deciding what you want to do. You’ll meet new people and gain different experiences, and all that will contribute to who you are and will be, and help you decide what you want to pursue. But ultimately, you will always have a choice. You can do study later on, change jobs and careers, etc.
I’m sorry you feel under pressure though, it sucks feeling like a deadline is looming :(
Thank you <3
A few more thoughts from someone who’s of an age where it’s no-longer polite to ask how old I am. (Let’s just say some of the songs I listened to in high school now play on Gold 104 🫢)
Anyway.
The job you start out in won’t be your forever job.
And there’s a good chance the industry you start in won’t be the same one you retire in.
Lots of people start in one industry and then later go back to TAFE or uni. Or decide to start a business. Or end up working in a profession that’s different to the one they studied for.
I’ve done it, and so have plenty of other people.
Say you start off as a teacher, and decide after a few years that it’s not for you.
Well, chances are there’s a lot of soft skills that you’ll learn from teaching that will be valuable elsewhere.
And don’t worry that you haven’t figured it all out yet. Heavens knows I still haven’t!
I feel you.
I’m (going to when they fucking reply to my fricking damn fricking emails and enrol me) studying community services, and know that I want to do something vaguely in community services, but I don’t know what exactly appeals. I’m sort of hoping that after I complete the cert III and decide on a cert IV, I’ll be placed somewhere and discover my passion.
For me though, I do have ideas of where I want to be in the future, which will probably act as a guiding light. I’m certain I’d like to emigrate to somewhere in the EU, and I’m currently thinking Sweden. The easiest way to do that is most likely to go down the work visa route. Sweden doesn’t seem to split their workers into skilled and unskilled, but there is a requirement that you can only apply if the role has been advertised within Sweden, Switzerland, and the rest of the EEA/EU first. Meaning I’d probably only find a job with an employer willing to sponsor a work visa if I am uniquely skilled. That only really leaves me with a few options, so that’s what the goal is. I’d rather suck it up and work in a job I don’t like to move to the EU than for money anyways
I’ve always struggled with school (partly due to undiagnosed ADHD that I’m still not medicated for)
Fucking FELT
For Low. 💖 These are the best mustelids I could find.
Good night everyone, sleep well and have sweet dreams. 😘
They are very cute!!
Fell asleep on couch for hours. Would’ve stayed there if I hadn’t turned off the heater at some point. Moved to bedroom which should’ve been pre heated between 8-11pm but the heat had all dissipated by the time I ambled in at 2:50am. I’m under so many layers but now I can’t go back to sleep, grrr…
On the upside, first night without any coughing at all, probably from sleeping on the couch with my head raised much higher.
I fell asleep sitting up too and felt ok. In the past everyone used to sleep sitting up in box beds, they thought it was healthier. Maybe sleeping with lots of big pillows is not such a bad idea?
I think I’d need to push my bed up against a wall so I can prop pillows up against it for sideways support. I tried sleeping with lots of pillows in bed when my cough was worse but would keep sliding off
My Lemmy crashed when I was halfway through writing a long comment :( and I can’t be bothered retyping everything
Spotify crashed too, which was odd
Yay: brain fog seemed to be clearing
Nay: got short sharp shock diarrhoea immediately after eating out today
Yay: recovered quickly and took my young relative on her first ever drive and it went well
Nay: brain fog returning and can’t have tasty dinner :(
Yay: I have no commitments for the rest of the weekend and a light week next week, and can just sleep, and sleep, and sleep.
Damn. Really riding that roller coaster there.
What’s for dinner tonight?
Just plain clear soup and toast. Not gonna be too hard on my tummy for tonight at least
The cost of basic fabrics is pretty extravagant, even when you shop around. Sewing your own stuff isn’t thrifty anymore. It’s even probably a luxury hobby by now.
*I’ve checked clearance and discount fabric sites and wouldn’t want the stuff that’s affordable. The selection is not good
I buy second hand items to use the fabric. Just have to look very carefully.
I agree with Seagoon - 2nd hand is the way to go. Op shops have sheets and often leftover fabric that’s been donated. Sacred Heart has a better selection than Vinnies. A single bed sheet is ample for a lot of projects. If you need a zip, rather than paying $12.50 in Lincraft, look for a garment with the right colour and length zip for $2. The crappiest garments often have good buttons or zips.
Absolutely. I used to haunt the local op shops. Unfortunately I’m not getting many opportunities these days. Pretty grumpy about it
Ah, gotcha, disregard my other comment.
Ditto with yarn. It’ll cost you a fortune to knit or crochet yourself a jumper, like a couple of hundred dollars.
Op shops sometimes have fabric, but you have to be lucky, and have the time/energy/transport to travel around.
My best op shop find ever was lots of yarn. I got there just as they were putting out what must have been a knitter’s whole stash, and included real wool yarn, in large quantities of matched lots. I bought enough to make four or five jumpers, at something like $1 a ball.
Yep. Energy and transportation are what’s missing.
Also the knowledge to figure out what you’re looking at. Op shops aren’t generally fond of you burn testing things!
Yup! And finding non poly stuff is getting harder and harder. Where you really blow money though is on the bits people don’t always think of. Zippers, facing fabric, the amount buttons go for is obscene!
I’m not even after quality! Just looking for cheap as chips trackie pants fabric in a generic colour. And only because the current clothes are so bad.
Edit: I’ve still got some zips and buttons from long ago op shop hoards
If you can find those church run or community opshops like those of old (IE not a Vinnies in a trendy suburb or any that focus on getting top dollar for trendy women’s clothes) where the volunteers are little old ladies, they’re still worth a look.
if what you want is fabric for warm comfortable trackie pants try looking at some new fleece blankets
Way ahead of you. They looked like they’d be recognisable as blankets though (at least the lighter colours that would show less white cat fur)
How about buy a track pants that are a couple sizes bigger than you need and then adjust to fit. You could keep the waist but slim down the legs, for example. Probably cheaper than buying the fabric.
Hi everyone, just a quick heads up that I’ve creatdd an account on Aussie Zone directly, instead of cross-posting from Mastodon. So if you’ve noticed my username has suddenly changdd, that’s why 😊
Ah welcome entirely to this wholesome place haha
I do think mastodon is such a cool name for it tho
One of us, one of us!
so many hugs 😘
Thank youuu 🥰
So yeah, no more @ing half a dozen people on every reply.
(Yeah, that one was starting to annoy me too!)
Attempting this for dinner - Air fryer nachos
omg, that could feed like 3 people, 4 tops
You NEED to let us know how you go
Oohh nachos. Sounds yummy!
The last of the shitty brickwork is outta the grouuuund!!!
Since i need to put in drainage anyway, thinking of maybe dropping french drain lines along the original dividers. Hubby quite liked them, but they were shot to shit and in the way of my planned wicking beds.
Yay 🎉
Went shopping for a birthday gift for 10yo, who apparently is into Rainbow Friends. Ugh, I hate buying Roblox game merch, like they need my money. Minipeelers started to get shitty at each other, so I bought them each a $5 pool noodle and had them fight it out in the park next to the train station. They had fun with it, and it made a few people smile as they went past.
That’s brilliant!!!
@CEOofmyhouse56 @PeelerSheila Reminds me of a few years ago, when I had to go along to a friend’s kids’ birthday party.
I really didn’t know what to get as a prezzie. I ended up picking a stuffed pink unicorn toy that cost maybe $10.
Fast forward to the party.
The kids parents and grandparents absolutely spoiled this kid.
I’m talking hundreds of dollars worth of toys. It was just obscene!
The living room of their house ended up filled with them. A Barbie doll house that was taller than this kid. A ride-on toy car. Half a dozen battery-powered things that made annoying noises.
Anyway. Eventually the kid opened my present.
Hrr eyes lit up. She grabbed it, cuddled that unicorn, and left all the other toys on the ground.
Her grandma and grandpa were visibly miffed.
So yeah. Sometimes a cheap, fun toy trumps hundreds of dollars of overpriced plastic crap. 🧸🦄🎁
Well done! Lol, I bet half that stuff broke within a couple of months. So much waste.
We’re running a roaring trade off in gift bags with a roblox gift card and giant bags of mixed Lollies in my 10yo’s friend group.
I’m gonna keep that in mind for next time, that’s a good one.
God I’m annoyed.
Old man is 80 attempting to clean gutters (that I’ve already cleaned). Ladder would be 2.8m high. When I wasn’t looking he moved the ladder which I had anchored and tethered at the correct angle on flat gravel. At 80, doing it in inappropriate footwear, moved it to undulating wet grass with a running hose (going all over the ladder).
So I gave him a lecture on how fucking stupid that was. He didn’t take that well.
Just last month putting blinds up inside, he was scaling a step ladder in socks.
Fucken death wish.
Stubbornness at its best. My dad’s prone to it as well.
Sigh
@Duenan @Bottom_racer And people wonder why I’m scared of ladders!
it is honestly one of the most rational fears anyone can (and should have) with DIY stuff (same at worksites). Stats for falls (especially at that age) from that height are shocking.
Yeah, my partner gently teases me about it.
I’m generally okay with heights. Like, I can be outon the balcony of a 20th story building, no worries.
But. There’s no way you’ll find me above the second- or third-top rung of a ladder.
(There’s only one handywoman in our house, and it’s definitely not me 😆).
Well, one of the highest %age of falls includes a ladder.
May or might not help: https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/dont-fall-for-it-falls-can-be-prevented?language=en
(Hmm, just realised I have no links markup button.)
Anyhoo, facts: risk of falls is higher post surgery. Does he really want to risk a break or joint replacement (NOF breaks do not equal fun). There will be pain, recovery and restrictions.
Not to mention all the other nasties you can do.
Nothing is a good as your own stuff is you if don’t need it replaced. (Pride before fall. Pun intended.)
And I’ll add to this that the 12 month mortality rate post hip fracture for those over 65 is around 50%. It truly is life changing and not in a good way.
seriously, if you use a ladder wait until you can get someone to help
I have finished bg3. And I am heartbroken. It wasn’t the destination, it was the journey. And the characters will have a last effect on me. 10/10 perfect game.
Time for another play through and a different ending
Honestly no idea what I’m gonna do next. Gonna give Bg3 a bit of time to mellow I think.
I felt the same about suzerain. Kind of broke me for a few days afterwards. There’s nothing really sad, but being completely engrossed in a story of your choosing for 15-20 hours tends to make your character feel like an extension of yourself. Hard to snap out of it
Exactly, the character WAS me. And he got a happy ending of sorts but it was about the family made along the way and some tough losses.
What did you play as?
Wizard. With Karlach, shadowheart and lazel as my main party.
I did palladin with the same party 😂 I’d switch lazel with astarion or Gael at times. Later on used Minthara a bit too
Might replay as a monk or druid maybe
I don’t think I even met Mintgara?
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HSP would go down well plz chef
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A coffee, a very good cup of coffee please.
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Ahhh perfect!
84 gallons of fake blood please
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Cold and flu tablets pretty please 🤧
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A nice selection of bits of meat & veg on skewers, dripping with hot sauce and a cup of tea please.
My neighbour’s jasmine is fat and heavy with flower buds - spring will be here soon. You heard it here first.
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🌶️🍯🌶️🍯🌶️🍯☕️Thank you!
umm, some spring rolls please
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Bookends.
Hahaha. Gargoyles.
Guardian lions. I love the colour of your couch, too
