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purplepadma

@purplepadma@beige.party

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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    purplepadma,
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    @Robotron I like the pink/blue round ones that are covered in loads of tiny balls. We used to call them “spogs” when I was a child, no idea if that is their actual name

    dancinyogi, to random
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    Ah! Change of plans!

    Mark has convinced me to take another swing at golf, so we're going to the driving range tonight. I only mention this because I may or may not post a few chosen swear words later, depending on how I do.

    Hope springs eternal. My golf swing's infernal 😡 🏌️‍♀️

    purplepadma,
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    @dancinyogi Relax into it and enjoy!

    Alice, to random
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    I appreciate that @theropologist probably shaved five years off his life troubleshooting our server to get it to behave so seamlessly.

    (Really just acknowledging how great everything has been working because people usually only mention it when something ISN’T working)

    Most server admins are doing this tirelessly and thanklessly and they’re not getting paid, so, if you have the means, please support your server admins.

    Here’s a link to support the beige.party admin: https://ko-fi.com/drinky

    purplepadma,
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    @tayfonay @Alice @theropologist Done!

    dailymedievalcats, to medievodons German
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    Observing.

    Ms: Montpellier, BU Médecine, H 245, f. 132r (14th c.). @medievodons

    purplepadma,
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    @dailymedievalcats @medievodons @MizzBassie Scary sized rat or diminutive cat?

    KateCelyn, to mastodon
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    I’m using the Mastodon app on my iPhone and it’s driving me a bit bonkers (taking so much time to load, etc). Any recommendations for an iOS alternative?

    purplepadma,
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    @pc_bain @KateCelyn @tootapp I love it too, the animated mastodon trumpeting is so fun

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    @tootapp @pc_bain @KateCelyn I DID NOT!! 😃😃😃😃

    purplepadma, to random
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    Tired again already. G’night…

    Jaden2, to random

    Hey yall what poppin ???? Yall good I hope?
    Ain't gon lie I ain't checked on this app fo while.
    I'm good spose but my goofy ass bro moved back to houston 😭😭😭

    purplepadma,
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    @Jaden2 Hi! What have you been up to?

    purplepadma,
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    @Jaden2 The weather here has been terrible, cool and rainy, I don’t feel that we’ve had a summer. No partying in the sun! I’m fine thanks, had SO many houseguests this month which has been a lot of work. But nice to see family of course

    purplepadma,
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    @Jaden2 As hot as Houston?

    dancinyogi, to random
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    I apologize in advance if my lil' poll on eating lasagna with forks or spoons breaks the internet.

    purplepadma,
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    @dancinyogi Spoons???

    purplepadma,
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    @dancinyogi @neil This is the first thing I’ve heard about Mark that I didn’t like

    purplepadma, to random
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    Planning dinner for Wednesday night, we’re having Tom’s bestie over to celebrate his 79th birthday. I’m going to make him my signature Spanish seafood stew and a knickerbocker glory for dessert as that was his favourite in childhood

    purplepadma, to random
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    Just been out for a VERY rainy walk with the doggo. I’ve been for two walks and one run today! Plenty of fresh air. We just so happened to buy a tiramisu on the way home…

    dancinyogi, to random
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    Dad's place called. They need me to come in this morning. I'm at my parent's house, and the rugs are being replaced. Reluctant to leave the house. Tried a couple of local friends to see if they can sit in the house for an hour as I run over there. Nope. Mom is at my aunt's, so she can't. I asked their neighbor if they could sit here for an hour. Nope!

    Mark lives 45 MINUTES AWAY and is on his way to sit here for me while I run out.
    Some people are IRREPLACEABLE ❤️

    purplepadma,
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    @dancinyogi God that man is an angel

    dancinyogi, to random
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    Getting out of bed on a Monday morning after a night of vicious insomnia is equivalent to running and finishing a marathon. So. Darn Hard. 😫

    purplepadma,
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    @dancinyogi Oh I feel you. Did you get that thing where you felt you could finally sleep just when it was time to get up? That happens to me a lot and it’s THE WORST

    purplepadma, to random
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    Morning! I’ve been into town to get fresh bread, had breakfast and I’m ready for work. All four of us are WFH today, it’s going to be hard to keep out of each other’s way. More for me, I think I’ll work on category of offence and how that correlates with participants’ scoring of satisfaction with different areas of their life . Oh wait, Miss Cinnamon has just arrived and says that we must have cuddle first :blobcatreach: Have a great day everyone!

    purplepadma,
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    @Krisss 😘

    Loukas, to random
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    🧵 Few accounts are signing up to Mastodon, despite the constant stream of apocalyptic announcements coming from Twitter.

    I think this indicates that we're in a period of consolidating what we've built so far, rather than seeing lots of new people arrive.

    Season One of Mastodon is over. The cast is established and most of the major plot lines are here. So where do we go?

    purplepadma,
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    @frankiesaxx @Loukas Yeah, it’s super good for sharing special interests. I never knew that there were so many people into moss! And I love to see so many makers’ work… the fibre arts community, for example, is a joy

    dancinyogi, to random
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    Riding high on my successful cartwheel, I have decided to tackle the thorn in my side - the hall closet I throw everything into in order to convince myself that I have no clutter as long as I can't see it. My office Halloween costume from 2009 is probably in there (went as a serving wench, wig, and all).

    Nah. Tomorrow. I'll tackle it tomorrow.

    purplepadma,
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    @dancinyogi @DoubleTreble Mañana, mañana

    dancinyogi, to random
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    I did a cartwheel on my front lawn with the 6-year-old next door.

    30 years ago, that would have barely warranted a blink. Today, I want to throw a party. 🥳 🎉 😀 💃

    Take that, late-middle age 💪

    purplepadma,
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    @dancinyogi @jadevol Whoop whoop!

    lunareclipse, to random

    [Image transcription]
    RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE.

    When I was at one of my lowest (mental) points in life, I couldn't get out of bed some days. I had no energy or motivation and was barely getting by. I had therapy once per week, and on this particular week I didn’t have much to ‘bring’ to the session. He asked how my week was and I really had nothing to say. “What are you struggling with?” he asked.

    I gestured around me and said “I dunno man. Life.” Not satisfied with my answer, he said “No, what exactly are you worried about right now? What feels overwhelming? When you go home after this session, what issue will be staring at you?”

    I knew the answer, but it was so ridiculous that I didn‘t want to say it.

    I wanted to have something more substantial. Something more profound.

    But I didn’t.

    So I told him, “Honestly? The dishes. It's stupid, I know, but the more I look at them the more I CAN’T do them because I'll have to scrub them before I put them in the dishwasher, because the dishwasher sucks, and I just can’t stand and scrub the dishes” I felt like an idiot even saying it.

    What kind of grown ass woman is undone by a stack of dishes? There are people out there with actual problems, and I'm whining to my therapist about dishes?

    But my therapist nodded in understanding and then said:

    “RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE.”

    I began to tell him that you're not supposed to, but he stopped me.

    “Why the hell aren’t you supposed to? If you don’t want to scrub the dishes and your dishwasher sucks, run it twice. Run it three times, who cares?! Rules do not exist, so stop giving yourself rules."

    It blew my mind in a way that I don’t think I can properly express.

    That day, I went home and tossed my smelly dishes haphazardly into the dishwasher and ran it three times. I felt like I had conquered a dragon.

    The next day, I took a shower lying down.

    A few days later, I folded my laundry and put them wherever the heck they fit.

    There were no longer arbitrary rules I had to follow, and it gave me the freedom to make accomplishments again.

    Now that I'm in a healthier place, I rinse off my dishes and put them in the dishwasher properly. I shower standing up. I sort my laundry.

    But at a time when living was a struggle instead of a blessing, I learned an incredibly important lesson:

    THERE ARE NO RULES. RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE!!!

    RE: https://pounced-on.me/users/vixencore/statuses/110764806153373580

    purplepadma,
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    @lunareclipse @Fragglemuppet I literally cannot wash up when I am depressed. For some reason we seem to have a lot of stuff that isn’t dishwasher safe, so it piles up and oppresses me. I just can’t explain what’s so bad about it, but I just cannot

    dancinyogi, (edited ) to random
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    You have to give up one for the rest of your life. Which will it be?

    Feel free to boost for a wider demographic.

    purplepadma,
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    @Sharonbw @dancinyogi She asks some tough questions, doesn’t she? I gave the same answer

    purplepadma,
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    @dancinyogi @Sharonbw You are a harsh poll mistress!

    IzabelaKaramia, to random
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    Awake, though feeling marginally so.

    Yesterday I used the last regular tea bag. Now I'm only drinking decaf tea in mornings.

    I've eaten a banana for first starter breakfast.

    After this cup of tea, I will wash and smooth my face, the first big step towards getting me to a state of looking presentable enough to step outside and not look like a deranged mad woman...

    purplepadma,
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    @IzabelaKaramia Wonderful 😊

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