I was hoping I could get the crosspost to work properly, as tumblr's easier for me to use right now, but I just can't make it work the way I want it to. So I'll try to get things up here, too, but I may only sometimes succeed. I'm in burnout, something I predicted I would be months and months ago, and it's only luck that it didn't happen earlier ( Read more... )

Anxiety still pretty bad. Gym helping sometimes, if temporarily ( Read more... )

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I read an article this week that basically scorned the whole #adulting tag as people wanting applause for doing what's required of them as adults, and how they should get over themselves. Sure, I can understand how people might find it annoying, but I'd like to throw another light on it ( Read more... )

I really wanted to like this book. I liked Raising Blaze, his mother's parental account. It's a personal account by an autist, which I always want more of. I even liked the idea of the format, which I know from reviews here put some readers off. But this book's unique style and presentation soured for me very quickly for one reason - the continual ( Read more... )

Finished my Cadence socks, and they look gorgeous. Loved the design and the end result looks lovely ( Read more... )

The persistent car problems reached their crisis when we visited Sydney for Mardi Gras - Mum's mechanic bluntly informed us it had a laundry list of faults, half of which needed doing before rego, which was in two weeks. The cost would be more than the car was worth ( Read more... )

For those who have been following our tales of woe on Em's Twitter, etc., let it be known that we arrived home safe. The car seemed fine. The dogs were a bit fretful on the journey, but given that my anxiety level was a degree off thermonuclear, it's understandable, since Pip in particular is really sensitive to that kind of thing. The cats were ( Read more... )

I'm on the verge of hysterical laughter here and I'm about 95% sure that it's the wrong reaction ( Read more... )