Melbourne

Just had some good news - my younger boy Nick (who works at NASA at Cape Canaveral) is safe. He and his wife and my granddaughter did the smart thing and evacuated. Currently in LA. I have been so worried. But all are safe and well.

I haven't been as active on here because I wanted to sit down and type out what's been going on at work properly.

I'm still going through my performance support agreement. The first period of it went for a month, the second only went for two weeks. I was expecting to to go for the same amount of time so I didn't do everything I was supposed to for that period and it caught me off-guard.

I'm currently on my second written warning and I can't see myself getting through this. Something always comes up, or something goes wrong, or it feels like they point out something else I'm not doing that wasn't brought up before.

If I wrote this all out two weeks ago I would have been more upset and frantic, but it's like I'm at the Acceptance stage now. I'm putting in for other jobs and fully project managing my job hunt. I've just accepted the 18th may be my last day, and honestly my notice period is the biggest thing stopping me from moving on to work I'd rather do, even if it's just temporary.

Things have been going alright at work the last couple of weeks, but that's also because there hasn't been as much for me to do. Best case scenario is they decide to keep me on and I can leave on my own terms and get my leave paid out. I've decided that I don't want to work here, I don't want to work under my manager, and I don't want to use Marketing Cloud anymore.

I've found some roles where I could make things work, and they're much more in line with what I want to do. The job I have should be easy, but it's amazing how a job were you work from home clicking things on a screen can be made so frustrating and stressful.

This one's been going since the late 1800's was my late great aunt's from down in Warrnambool.

When she passed she left a fair few plants to the p's and also her beach combing spoils to meeee (which I really need to display). i only met her when I was a young kid in the late 80's but she hoarded everything. The sad thing was that there was a falling out between the siblings (2 sisters and a brother or my grandfather) and the sisters never spoke to each other after their parents' estate was broken up. She was a lovely lady apparently and had a huge green thumb.

I have been asked to sit on an interview panel for a position that I know my boss has applied for.

If he gets the job, I have good shot at getting his.

I pointed this out to the hiring manager and they see nothing wrong with it. Ethics shmethics I guess.

So apparently about half of my fellow students got a WAI for their 4 modules (8 assessments) last term, or were very late submitting them. Teachers ripped into the class about last assessment submissions, how this isn't high school, and they won't be chasing shit anymore. That this was pretty close to the worst the teachers had seen.

I'm just twiddling my thumbs, with my 8 passes and positive feedback, being like "doo doo doo" 👀

I don't even understand how, they had so much class time to come in and get help lol. I even offered help and had a few people take me up on it, so I'm not sure how this happened.

I shouldn't laugh at them, and I'm not really, but damn. Damn.
Maybe being a "mature-aged student" does help considerably with this sort of school work... 🤷🏼‍♀️

All I can think about right now is going and buying potatoes and things to eat with potatoes after work on Friday, then spending the whole weekend eating potatoes

I just had one of those naps where you don't know who you are when you wake up lol

Actually looking forward to work tomorrow. After having spent so long at home this year, I can't stand it.

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So thankful for TAFE, a purpose.

The holidays were nice, but man, I was going crazy

What a stunning day outside

Hey baby, are you today's date because you're 10/10.

Took a 2nd day off to recover from migraine. Nice to just relax a little from work stress. Plus get to practice a bit more for next week.

I'm all for dogs under control and all that, but if you ride your bike directly through an off lead area and then yell at the dogs that bark at you and try to kick them you can go get fucked.

Hole bored ⛏️ ⛏️ ⛏️ ⛏️

...fuck now I gotta dig trenches.

I’ve been straight up bawling because I can see Melbcat getting old… and then she ran at full speed out of the back room to the screen door.

Was there a bad cat she scared away? The world will never know.

baking soda vinegar hot water plunger ftw

My thighs are achy today. Too much dancing around yesterday.

I need to do it more often

Hmm have not made silverside in a while. Maybe a nice mustard sauce 🤔

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Hurricane stuff.

I've been on the edges of 2 hurricanes/super storms in America, in Florida and Michigan.

In Florida , it was about a week before it landed and there was already so much rain, I saw tornados on the horizon.

In Michigan the day the superstorm came the wind was so strong, the wind wasn't fast, but it was strong and pushed me. I got home from the pub just in time before it got worse. The streets were empty. That strength really surprised me.

Head is being done in incrementally

Melbcat has her little hip and leg resting on the hot water bottle. She gets Solensia monthly and daily pain meds but I can see the stiffness 😭

My old baby

Happy hayfever day to all those who celebrate!! 💨🍃🌿

It's a small win, but I finally made something for dinner last night that both kids liked!

On day 3 continuing an online argument (on that other site) with someone around the banning of nazi hand gestures in Victoria (in light of the recent court case).

I'm totally for the ban, the other person doesn't believe government should ban body movements and expressions.

My pettiness and stubborn nature will not let this go.

The Rock has been named Gary.

Ahoyhoy

Visited the NICU today for one of my units. Can't believe I was that small. It's amazing how medical advances have made it possible for very preterm babies to have a higher chance of survival.