Seems like there’s a real shake up afoot in the industry I work in… processing interesting news about a big player taking over a few smaller firms. Perhaps consolidation is the theme of the next decade overall. The tech might be there for small businesses to flourish, but not necessarily the market support
A lot of the commercially available ones online are way higher than what was originally recommended (0.1-0.3mg). I think part of the reason why it’s a prescription drug here is so you get prescribed an actually useful dose and not like 10mg or whatever.
I will say it’s helpful for shifting sleep patterns but not necessarily maintaining them or ensuring quality of sleep. It’s definitely useful but as everyone else has said other elements are required too.
First day at second job was really awesome. Feels like I’m working with real people! And so much respect and warmth! Plus some very compatible interests/tastes/politics. Cozy, comfy office and such a short commute… I couldn’t ask for more??!
I think I have a random crush developing on a colleague however, which needs to be viciously stepped on and killed with a flamethrower immediately. Please let them have a partner. Haven’t heard one mentioned so far… if they don’t say anything I’m going to ask (obliquely).
Oh for sure. Most people I’ve worked with have the age and circumstances to be partnered even if without kids, so I generally assume that unless said otherwise.
Not that I care 99% of the time; this is just an incredibly stupid crush that will go away soon enough… but it’ll go away faster if I know there’s a partner for sure!
I definitely had a couple of poignant moments of “wow I can’t believe what I put up with at my old place”.
But it’s like with love and relationships, sometimes the best healing from an old job isn’t just time off, but a new and better environment to rewire the brain 😊
We’ll see how this goes over the next few weeks. Never managed two jobs like this before
Nup, today was not as good as yesterday. Bad sleep, got some shit done but starting to feel some kind of second wave of Bleah coming on. Just like the last time I got covid… I’ll do a test tonight (although a negative doesn’t mean it isn’t something else).
Swear to god I’ll cry if I feel sick tomorrow morning. I will not go in sick but it suuuucks to miss another day of pay (doubt they’d let me take my first day off on sick leave)
Nice things for today though:
positivity!!!1 ✨* GLORIOUS sun * scored a $2 bacopa at Bunnings * stocked up on Bonsoy at $3.90 this week * cheap fennel bulbs 😋 * found my beetroot seeds * my new daily planner is here!!! Designed for scattered minds - undated, has a “most important things” sublist, and a “brain dump” page every 7 days for planning out the week. Can’t wait to use this on Monday!
Time to do gardening pt 2 real quick now that the sun is off my plants, then get into the kitchen. Think I can only make the arroz verde and then I’m done.
Gooood morning! I feel HEAPS better today - maybe it’s that feeling you get when any improvement after being sick feels way better than it is. I had the same experience when I had covid tho, had a day of feeling great then crashed again and got worse. Fingers crossed today is not false hope! The sun is really helping! 🌞
I’m putting all the car stuff on hold because I realise it was a huge source of stress and anxiety and unpleasantness that I need a break from (and everything essential has been set up - aside from maybe the dashcam. I feel naked without one).
Instead I’m turning my attention to my hideously neglected plants… they were becoming a source of shame and my seedlings I paid money for are horribly wilted and sad. Well, they’re currently being resuscitated in a saucer of water and everything else is getting several drinks to revive the potting mix. I can turn this around! These seedlings aren’t dead, and I have plenty of new seeds to start planting!
Also, need tips on what to do with a whole heap of scotch bonnet peppers… I grew the plant without really thinking of how much I’d actually want to use 🤔 I have like 30 little yellow dudes. Maybe this is the time I try making hot sauce?
I don’t use chilli flakes that much these days tbh… I feel like they’d get wasted from lack of use. Unless I could start using them in saucier dishes or stews? I mostly used to use flakes for stir fried type stuff, or as a topping with cheese (haven’t bought cheese in months).
I understand SB peppers are known for their fruitiness, I’m wondering how much of that is lost or not during dehydrating - how are they like dried?
I thought I’d freeze maybe 3-5 whole for chucking into Jamaican stews down the track. And the hawt sauce would be more versatile (I just need to sterilise a damn jar)
Think I might do hot sauce with it all - I foresee an increase in sandwiches and wraps over the next few months which will benefit from such a condiment…
Thinking maybe do half as a basic ferment with just brine and some garlic, do the other half with some carrots and spices (cumin, coriander?) for a more flavoured sauce?
Or maybe I could do one big basic ferment for two weeks, then use half for a basic sauce, and add other shit to the other half and age it for a month (not sure if bad idea to add stuff after initial ferment).
I must decide today so I get onto it tomorrow. Gonna start getting busy again from next week…
Oof. Yeah I’m gonna go with a jar, my jars are larger anyway. Thinking I’ll try the zip locks filled with water method to keep the mash submerged, with the lid slightly loose to let some air out.
Nice. I’m hoping to finish the initial ferment before I head off o/s for 17 days in late May. If I start it tomorrow I can get a full two weeks in + 1 extra week to tweak if needed, then set & forget in fridge or in cupboard while I’m gone.
I look forward to hearing how yours goes! And I’ll hold myself accountable to get this underway tomoz :D
Still feeling good, fingers crossed I’ll be all clear for Monday. Gardening pt 1 done, onto pt 2 tomorrow. Bok choy and tatsoi seedlings going in along with radish and coriander… and I SWEAR I bought beetroot seeds but still can’t find them…
Gonna do some meal prep too: arroz verde to go with prebought chili sin carne, and maybe upma and a carrot-and-guar bean masala with defrosted curry leaf chutney. And I will start on the hot sauce!!!
Also looking up hoki recipes for the frozen fillets I bought from Aldi a couple weeks ago. Never cooked with it before, fresh or frozen. Perhaps a Thai green curry?
Today was a new record, woke up at 7:30 but didn’t leave the bed - not even to go to the bathroom - until 6pm. I have completely checked out of all my obligations and requirements today… wasn’t gonna make me feel better with no food or water, but I don’t feel substantially worse either.
At least I’ve got dinner with me now - a nice hearty Moroccan tagine packed with veggies, and some pappadums - dragged the laptop back to the bedroom and gonna binge watch stuff until I fall asleep. Maybe I’ll start with the movie CODA since I’ve been on an apple+ run lately (🏴☠️, of course)
I think this is my body just going “you sorted out the car and job. NOW RELAX”
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Do you think that might be heritage lichen?
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