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PetraPhoenix

@PetraPhoenix@mendeddrum.org

Sporadic Twitch Streamer and yarn based crafter with chronic pain and a Tiny Dog. I found out at the age of 45 that I had ADHD which has been a huge relief!
Currently studying Environmental Studies with the Open University.
Located in NE England

Will likely toot along with Strictly Come Dancing and Eurovision
I wish to be a Discworld inhabitant please

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PetraPhoenix, to crochet
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I finished my spider!

Pattern by WinterBerriesBC on Etsy.

PetraPhoenix, to random
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Today was Terry Pratchett's birthday.

GNU Terry Pratchett, the world is a worse place for your not being in it. Thank you for your stories, they helped me to be better.

PetraPhoenix, to random
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It's the 12th March.

9 years?

Terry Pratchett left us 9 years ago today? I'm still utterly furious that Death didn't see fit to return him.
I learnt to think for myself due to Pratchett. I learnt to value others and learn from our differences. I learnt that just because lots of people say something it doesn't make it right.

Most importantly, I learnt to be me

I never met him, but I miss reading his new words more than I can explain.

PetraPhoenix, to random
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Here are my reasons that bonfire night should be cancelled:

  1. it's celebrating failing to bring down the monarchy
  2. it's terribly bad for the air quality
  3. it's fucking terrifying for many people and animals

RickiTarr, to random
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We give such weird advice to kids. I remember being 12, and very shy, and people would tell me to just be myself. Now 30 years later, I'm 42, and still trying to figure that out.

PetraPhoenix,
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@RickiTarr

Adults: "Just be yourself"

Me aged 7: Happily does stuff

Adults: NOT LIKE THAT

Me:

Adults: "Be yourself the same way everyone else is"

Me aged 47: still working out who she is after a lifetime of trying to "not like that"

PetraPhoenix, to random
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Fucking swearing allegiance. Fuck off.

No.

Why on earth would I do that? Which fart-brained toff thought that was a good idea?

Bewildering to me that anyone would think this was worth doing.

PetraPhoenix, to random
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As a white woman I don't see much racism on fedi. Of course I don't, I'm clearly white. That's white privilege.

Yes I'm disabled, I'm a woman and am disadvantaged by that but those disadvantages would be magnified if I were also black.

Do I believe black people who say they experience racism here? Well why the hell wouldn't I? How does it benefit them to lie about it?

If I see racism that I recognise (and I'm not great at that but am trying to be better) I will report and block.

PetraPhoenix, to random
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Jan 27

  1. Making cinnamon cookies

  2. Fish & chips at the seaside

  3. A wander with Tiny Dog

PetraPhoenix, to menopause
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Can anyone point me in the direction of information regarding increased libido during ? It's impossible to search for online as you just get a gazillion bits of information about the exact opposite.

PetraPhoenix, to random
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Well thank you to all my Eurovision people, tonight has been a delight!

I was worried it wouldn't be as good without twitter but it's been brilliant.

Same time Thursday then?

PetraPhoenix, to random
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To my pals! Thank you for the fun, giggles, sarcasm and outrage. It's been a scream!

Shame we have to wait till next year to do it all again!

Runs around hugging everyone and telling them they're awesome

Cha cha cha 4eva!

PetraPhoenix, to Bloomscrolling
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You know what delights me about the flowers in my garden?

I do love the colours and the chaos (it is not prim, it's rather wild).

But,
more than that, I love that the bees and butterflies visit.
The very idea that at some point a little fuzzy bummed bee has gone and done a little boogie to tell the other fuzzy bummed bees where my garden is just delights me.

I've attached a poppy flower from earlier in the year.

PetraPhoenix, to random
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Has everyone had a good ?

I personally have found it much easier to get served in shops, not been bumped into as much and had cars stop at zebra crossings.

As you can tell I used my time wisely.

PetraPhoenix, to 3goodthings
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Dec 24

  1. Communal silence

  2. Snuggling up and snoozing on the sofa

  3. Lebkuchen

@3goodthings

PetraPhoenix, to 3goodthings
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Jan 3

  1. I am enjoying playing with my new coffee maker (It's a Rok Espresso maker should that interest you)

  2. I'm reaping the rewards of past Petra's organisation and am using meals I made when I had a bit more energy.

  3. I think I am getting my head around things for my assignment that has a deadline of Tuesday coming.

@3goodthings

PetraPhoenix, to random
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Feb 3

  1. I think I just about finished my bit of the group work I have to do for a uni assignment
  2. I have been crocheting again
  3. I didn't have to cook dinner
DJDarren, to random
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I regret to inform you that the dietary reply guys have found me.

If you need me, I’ll be in bed reading Dr Atkins Diet Revolution and fiddling with my fully automated luxury calorie counter while doing calisthenics.

PetraPhoenix,
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@DJDarren

Oh no!!

Let me guess, they're asking if you tried 'insert diet of choice here' and suggest that it's actually easy? Fuckers.

No, hang on, they're probably telling you to move more too?

Did I cover it all?

I bet they've never had to do this, and have no concept of what it's actually like.

PetraPhoenix, to random
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Please, check your smoke alarms.

If you took the battery out because the beeps annoy you when you're cooking. Please, please put it back in.

It could be the difference between life and death.

PetraPhoenix, to random
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Jan 28

  1. I've been doing a jigsaw

  2. I didn't cook dinner

  3. Being greeted by Tiny Dog when I got up this morning, and watching her trying to persuade me that I needed to make coffee and sit on the sofa. (I was making the coffee at the time, I was just apparently Too Slow)

DJDarren, (edited ) to ADHD
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Fellow folks who have a formal diagnosis:

When you received your diagnosis, was it a massive anticlimax?

I ask, because my kid got his yesterday and told me that it felt underwhelming, and I distinctly remember feeling the same way when receiving my own, four years ago.

There wasn’t this great moment of relief, just a calm, almost bored psychiatrist saying “Yes, it sounds like ADHD. Let’s try you on this medication and see how you get on”

PetraPhoenix,
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@DJDarren

It wasn't until I took meds and the stimulant medication sent me to sleep that I believed I might not have tricked the psychiatrist into giving me a diagnosis.

But when I was told, yeah, it was completely underwhelming

PetraPhoenix, to random
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Psst, (non-gender specific) lads,

I'm not sure, and I could be wrong, but

and hear me out here,

I'm not sure that #SuperbOwlSunday is actually about owls.

No idea what it is for, but apparently, not owls? Who knew??

PetraPhoenix, to random
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Contrary to what I was taught about history as a child, I now firmly believe that Europeans didn't export civilisation, we did our level best to destroy it.

Every place we went we took greed, individualism and an erroneous sense of superiority.

That is our legacy. And now the people we bore down upon are living with most of the consequences of our actions, both historical & current.

"Sin, young man, is when you treat people like things." - Granny Weatherwax 'Carpe Jugulum"- Terry Pratchett

PetraPhoenix, to random
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God, aren't naps amazing!

I feel like utter shite, have a nap and when I wake up

oh,

I still feel like utter shite.

But at least whilst I napped things were great!

PetraPhoenix, to random
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Apr 3

  1. Someone tagging me in a lovely post that I apparently inspired

  2. Despite being sat upon by Big Sads, the Depression Ape I managed to get the stuff done today that I needed to do, and also a load of washing.

  3. A streamer saying they miss me when I'm not in chat.

(That I truly appreciated 1&3 has a lot to do with 2 methinks)

DJDarren, to random
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I know I complain about Word alot, but that’s because it’s absolutely fucking awful.

PetraPhoenix,
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@DJDarren

I have spent a LOT of time recently yelling things like "You fucking dickhead, I told you I want that there, not at the bottom of page 7"

Or, "You asked me if I wanted to add a caption, why do you think I now want the caption for the picture 2 paragraphs above the picture, wanker"

Etc, etc, etc, etc.

It thinks it knows best, but it does not.

At least you could turn Clippy off.

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