I’m normally happy being frugal, it’s been a way of life for so long. But I have to say I’m getting really sick of it being so severely enforced. Especially as disability = hard mode.
I’m not happy with the direction Australia is going for any of us. As much as people tighten their belts it’s pointless. Corporations and banks just take more, the government just cuts more. The severity of this could have been avoided.
I had a favourite brand/model but the cut got changed for the worse and now I no longer buy it. Never found a replacement that’s worked well. It’s a shame.
I also really need new clothes after not shopping for so long but am restricting it to occasional cheap junk pieces just to fill a gap. Waiting til I become more able to sort out something proper, and also waiting for when I’m not stressing as much about needing to save the money for large unexpected bills.
They don’t tend to be great for me. They tend to pinch/squeeze in the band (I need adjustable hooks) and not support much. I gotta say enshittification of clothing and not much chance to shop in person is doing a number on me.
It would be fine if I still had energy to sew but here we are.
Ah Melbcat has licked a hotspot. It’s fair enough. Things have been intense with meds around the clock, wiping her clean, and interrupting/delaying cuddles to do a dose or chores. (She still gets cuddles every night.) I’ll keep an eye on it and see if I need to shield the area. She’s probably finishing her antibiotics soon.
Pakige.
I shouldn’t have spent money on something frivolous, especially overpriced fast fashion microplastic fabric. And when I could theoretically have sewn one myself. But I’ve been feeling absolutely terrible lately and wanted a squishmallow so I bought one. I don’t have the energy for patterns and sewing these days.
I also got some sneakers. They’re not amazing for padding, kind of hard, but that’s because cheap. The pseudo slip-on deal is weird but works for me. Miraculously they kind of fit - a little loose but long enough. The wonky shoe proportions worked in my favour for once. They’re white so that’s risky but for now they look clean and presentable.
The 2 pack of wireless bras is probably going to the op shop with tags still on. The band is way too tight and even with a band expander just digs in uncomfortably. It’s very hard to find something that isn’t awful even when buying brand names and there’s no time to go to the factory outlet, so I’ve given up and have just been playing clearance roulette.
Poor Tommy :(
Edit: I had the suggestion of a neck donut but since it’s his front paw and cats are stretchy… probably not
The bandage idea is a good one but they have it off fast. A baby sock over that might mean the bandage lasts .5 seconds longer.
Maybe he can take his cone off for 5 minutes for a supervised meal and it goes right back on before he can attend to his toe!
I’m sorry Spud. Sometimes people just can’t be who we need them to be but it doesn’t hurt any less.
Don’t internalise any of that crap :(
I’m grateful nothing fell on us or blew away, and hope this continues.
I’m grateful for the electric blanket and the power staying on.
I’m grateful for Melbcat herself. We’re going through a rough patch with her health but she’s what keeps me going.
I’m seeing a bunch of trees down in my area and feeling nervous about the ones near my house. Debating whether to move the bed into the other room temporarily as it might be safer
Poor little things. No hope of them perhaps still being alive at the base of the tree? 😢
I must have been lucky. Fingers crossed everything is ok in your area
Things were ok overnight? Hopefully we don’t get hit by it after saying that.
This happened a few days ago. Melbcat spat medicine on herself so I removed her collar to clean her up… found a small hidden patch of slight matting where her tags rub.
Completely unexpected since the collar is quite loose, I check to ensure it isn’t rubbing her skin and give her scritches, and she has short hair that she independently keeps well groomed. But she can’t reach that spot between chest and neck. It was lower and to the side, created and hidden by the tags. And she normally doesn’t like me to brush her. I carefully snipped out a small piece with round tipped kitchen scissors and combed out the rest.
I’ve left her collar off for the moment but stressing about it.
Melbcat is an inside kitty but I still prefer her to be wearing her ID and name tags at all times in case she door dashes… but perhaps as a more comfortable compromise I could get a collar with her info embroidered on. Or maybe just buy a cheap soft collar and Sharpie it on. Just for her to wear as ‘pyjamas’ around the house.
Other considerations are a smaller softer brush to get at her chest/neck fur with, a bib for medicine time, and a more washable collar.
This is what I wanted the solar battery for but never finished fixing it :(
Same. I only got up to give the floof her medication
I can hear the maggies carolling
You’re doing the right thing.
Is Mr. P going to be equally enforcing the consistent training, doing the walks and cleaning the poo, taking it to the vet, paying for the costs? Responsibility for a pet tends to fall mostly on mum and all of the effort, cleaning and replacing chewed items also goes up with a baby animal.
Hopefully there’s a better situation in future and you get to wholeheartedly say yes to a puppy.
But did they have other people drag them down, and have to spend time rebuilding?
Not everyone gets an equal shake
She’s been having a bit of wet food! She’s still drinking a lot of water and a bit painy so I’m really hoping that the antibiotic is working.
Not really a fan of the new straight across. I softened the ends a bit but was too cautious, so it’s still a bit blunt and l don’t really like it. It is a more manageable length though.
I’ve spent today just sleeping cuddled up with Melbcat. Daily life is really hard.
I’d say better policies :(