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purplepadma

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Hi, I’m Charlotte, I’m late 40s and I relocated from London to #Pembrokeshire in west #Wales five years ago. First year #psychology #PhD student at University of Surrey in the #MentalHealth sector. Interests include #QualitativeResearch, #books, #running, #fitness, #cats and capybaras. Bisexual, cis (pronouns: she/her)

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TheBreadmonkey, to random
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One thing I really enjoy about Fedi is the imagined relationships I have with people (not like that). The imagined alliances (ride together, die together). The imagined feuds (you have unfollowed me now prepare to face your doom). There are people I get mixed up, including two guys in particular - one who's very gentle and sweet and one who posts stuff like "FUCKING, gonna go out and punch a fuckn.... baby, grr, bloody... bastard" (sorry I couldn't think of anything they might actually say so did my best approximation). In reality it's just people, bored, saying "I had a sandwich" then there's some berk (me) on the other side of the planet going "YES! I eat sandwiches too! We are now brethren! Let us go into battle together". I wonder if I might spend too much time on social media.

purplepadma,
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@TheBreadmonkey I like to think that we would make good road trip buddies

purplepadma, to random
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I have booked a counselling session with the university wellbeing service. Not to discuss bipolar - they won’t touch severe mental illness - but to discuss my resistance to going back to my PhD. I have a massive block about it and feel I have lost all interest/momentum. I want to talk through whether I really want to go back.

purplepadma, to random
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Absolute scenes at the Spar this morning, someone had placed the raspberry croissants in the almond croissant section and vice versa. I almost took an almond croissant by mistake.

purplepadma, to random
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Good morning, I slept very little but I feel in a tremendously good mood and the sun is shining and the birdies are singing. Here’s hoping my mood is not pathological. Today I am meeting someone I first met on Twitter over ten years ago, we’ve had Zoom chats but this is our first time meeting in real life. I’m so looking forward to it.

evelynefoerster, to Cat
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#cat #cats #Caturday #catsofmastodon
RIP Mars, 2010 - 2024
This morning I found Mars run over by a car. I miss him very much. We got him from the shelter and he showed his gratitude every day. He was cuddly, playful, a rascal and very curious. Wherever I was, Mars wasn't far away and he spent many cuddly hours on my lap. I am stunned and incredibly sad. My heart is broken and I am crushed 🖤
Goodbye Mars, miss you, Thank you for love 😭 😿

Mars, black cat, sitting on Paving stones, looking curious left
Mars, black cat, sitting on Paving stones, licking one of his front paws

purplepadma,
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@evelynefoerster @mikako6 Oh I’m so very sorry 💔

purplepadma, to random
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Me: I’m feeling so much better, I don’t need the CMHT anymore!
Social worker: That’s great but are you sure?
Tom: Um, you have literally only been feeling better for 3 days, maybe just one more visit?
Me: Oh yeah 😬

purplepadma,
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@williampietri That’s what I was just telling the social worker, when I feel good I can’t ever imagine feeling bad again, and vice versa!

purplepadma, to books
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Heads up that The Khan by Saima Mir is on Kindle for 99p. I loved this thriller about gangland power struggles in the Bradford Pakistani community, just seen there’s a sequel which I will now be buying

RickiTarr, to random
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What is the thing(s) that attracts you to a person romantically or otherwise?

purplepadma,
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@RickiTarr Sense of humour; kindness (to children, animals, waiting staff); shared ethos/politics, decent opinions!

sheepnik, to random
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I am mostly over the cough / lurgy that I had the other week, apart from one thing: my tongue is now really sensitive to getting crumbs or small bits of food on it, which makes me cough. This makes eating more difficult than normal. I'd be quite happy if this would stop.

purplepadma,
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@sheepnik That sounds horrid!

DrFerrous, to random
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My neighbor and friend was diagnosed with multiple myeloma (bone cancer). She is in good spirits and says “it’s very treatable”. This is true, but it’s also terminal and at stage 3 (which hers clearly is) has only a 30% 2-year survival rate. Her docs have not told her this and maybe that’s for the best, but the scientist in me is screaming inside that she should have more and all the information so she can make decisions about her care. /sigh/ I will focus on being her friend.

purplepadma,
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@DrFerrous Oh that’s not good. People should be levelled with by their doctors, she’s an adult and should be treated as such

purplepadma,
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@DrFerrous I think it’s poor on the doctors’ part

purplepadma, to random
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Morning! I’m having so much trouble getting to sleep since I changed my med timings. I was up until 1am again last night, even a sleep meditation didn’t do the trick. Still I had nothing particular to get up for, so I slept until 9am. Social worker coming round this afternoon, I can tell her that I’m much improved and probably don’t need her anymore - but! I want to ensure I can get timely support if things go bad again! What’s on your agenda?

purplepadma,
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@RolloTreadway I’m on the sofa right now! Need to get dressed and go out into daylight, but… not yet

purplepadma,
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@Sharonbw That’s my thinking!

purplepadma,
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@Callalily Thanks darling xx

msquebanh, to animals
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Couple of photos of Asher, from earlier.

I'm having problems falling asleep & put some melatonin drops into chamomile tea to try to ease body into sleep. I was up later than usual because Mom's been having some more high blood pressure related medical issues recently.

#CatsOfMastodon #CatLovers #BestFriend #FurFriend #SDFcats #KittyKindred

A blurry reflection of me, in one of my cat's green eyes.

purplepadma,
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@msquebanh I love the way he’s looking up at the camera

sheepnik, to random
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This is a bit of a first world problem I know, but let me whinge. I used the last of my preferred type of dental floss this morning, and I when I went to order some more a little while ago, I found out that it has changed and is quite different. So now I have to look for new dental floss, and I'm not looking forward to this, as there's so many types of floss that make my teeth feel weird in different ways.

purplepadma,
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@Beedazzled @sheepnik My dentist continues to be very keen on it

purplepadma,
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@thebaywindowgirl @sheepnik @alexisbushnell I had a Tepe stick break while I was using it, the wire brush part broke off from the handle and was stuck between two molars. It took me a couple of days to get it out, I was just about to go sheepishly to the dentist but then it came out. So I use floss instead of the gap is tight

hauntedhideaway, to random
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It's so gloomy I'm going to have to turn on the office light soon.

purplepadma,
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@hauntedhideaway Ugh, hate days like that

purplepadma,
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@hauntedhideaway This year has been insanely wet in the UK

dugglebutt, to random
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One thing that is amazing to me is how professional musicians have completely fucked up fingers. You would never think that millionaire musicians would allow this to happen but here we are. Also NBA players all have completely disgusting feet because they got stomped on by 300 lbs constantly

purplepadma,
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@dugglebutt I’d rather not have to bleach my visual cortex, so I’ll take your advice

helenclayton, to random
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From yesterday’s walk the biggest moth EVER! Ok the biggest moth in Europe maybe…the giant peacock moth. Difficult to get a clear photo without disturbing it - hand in one photo for scale!

The same moth but side-on and partially obscured by grass. One of its long feathery antennae is revealed.
Photo of the same moth with a hand behind it for scale. Its wingspan must be about 15-20 centimetres.

purplepadma,
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@helenclayton @jstatepost Whoa!

evacide, to random
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I have spent this week declining work requests that are unreasonable in scope or that make me uncomfortable and I would like a goddamn medal.

purplepadma,
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@evacide @lisamelton Well done!!

BootsChantilly, to random
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Free Pepsis n' Fritos!

purplepadma,
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@BootsChantilly @jstatepost More things should be a-go-go, IMO

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