Good news - my car’s been found!
Just gotta wait for all the forensic things to be done and it’s all mine. Oh and get new plates because they were stolen.
Still, phew. I was sure it was in bits or burnt out.This is fantastic!!! What a relief compared to how it could have gone. I so hope you can get out of that neighbourhood soon
Exactly. I was seriously considering phoning my car guy and starting the process of finding a new one, but now I don’t have to!
Just spoke to insurance and they’ll take possession of it when it’s released and check there’s no nasties in it and they haven’t trashed the engine, and then I get it back!
Unfortunately I have to wait until May to leave. But I still have heaps to do before settlement.
Work caf has weird lunch offering today. Roast veg quiche…served with soba salad?
What the fudge is a soba salad?
noodle salad. https://www.justonecookbook.com/soba-salad/
I’d give that a crack!
Right. Sounds like an odd pairing to a quiche
@CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone Stars let me down last night sadly
Ceo - 14 Duenan - 11
Tonight we have the Scorchers vs the Sixers in Perth.
Your pick for tonight. Good luck!
Scorchers. Good luck!
Water was glass tonight. Could see the sea floor clearly about 10m deep.
Also another chocolate retriever/lab swam out to save me. Owner was freaking out as it was just learning and it wasn’t obeying it just kept going. Had to swim it in (which it did by itself, no help needed there) reassured the owner that they’re water dogs and if I was a recently shot duck it would’ve passed with flying colours.
My brain hurts from too much Latin 💥
Still quite poorly with a bad back so I don’t think I’ll be up to do today’s thread.
luv u all
Hugs. I hope you get some good sleep and feel better tomorrow.
I’ll do it. Get some rest.
Bought some fish oil tablets, and covid addled me bought 400 instead 100 (or whatever it was supposed to be). I don’t even know what to do with 400 fish oil tablets…
have marvelously sleek fur and brain function
I got a giant bag of raspberry ketone powder and make my own capsules for that. Not because I believe the ketone bullshit, but if you take those after your fish oil you belch raspberries instead of fish. Much more pleasant. Handy tip for those prone to repeating.
I completed a major declutter and sort of my bedroom today. Turns out its not a small and cramped room, I just had too much stuff in it 🤣
Miss Meow has thoroughly examined everything and I believe she approves.
Given that I’ve been so crap at reading books, I just realised I’ve read two. Following The Tilt, I finished Jane Harper’s Exiles.
Thought it was okay. I tend to read and then compare my thoughts with reviews and kind of agree with them, even though I found it an easy meandering read due to familiarity with the style.
I have grown to really enjoy Australian crime fiction.
oh, no cool change tonight
okay
Down with that sort of thing!
Careful now.
boooo hisss!
Does anyone elses cat get a bit lethargic in the heat? I’ve booked a vet appointment for tomorrow regardless because Gibson has been a bit slow and sluggish.
She’s eating dry and wet food and treats.
But still worried.
Mine gets a bit floppy in the heat, but he’s stupid and seeks out the hottest parts of the house.
Instead of an ice cube like another comment said, I use a cool wet flannel and rub him down (being sure to get his face, pits, and paws) and I throw an ice cube or two in his water.
Yes! Hot weather = Flat Cat. Totally normal.
Oh thank god. I was really, really worried ❤️
If she’ll put up with it, rub her down with an ice cube.
I’ll chuck on my body armour in advance lol
Hey @Duenan@aussie.zone who’s your favourite cricket commentator and who’s the worst?
Oohh jeez. That’s a real tough one to be honest.
So many to choose from!
I quite like Andy Maher and Lisa Sthalekar along with Brad Hodge.
For some reason JL annoys me.
How about for you?
Exactly the same as you but I’ll add Flemo in there as a favourite too. Ricky Ponting shits me up the wall. He’s too analytic. For goodness sake it’s a glorified backyard cricket game not a test. Calm down.
Sometimes I watch it through foxtel so Adam Gilchrist is good.
I also really like the youi ad where Flemo puts a batting pad on the dog. It makes me laugh every time.
I was going to add Flemo as well but I thought I might had too many favourites already.
They’d just good fun to listen to and a little bit more lighthearted.
I’ve probably heard Gilchrist’s voice but I don’t think I recognise it yet.
Hehe yeah the padding and bubble wrap ads are pretty funny.
I like Andy. He’s very passionate about sport without being over the top. Him and Lisa are a good combo.
And they happen to be commentating tonight’s game!
Edit: well Andy is anyway with Alana King I think that is.
Ginger beer goes down so easily on evenings like this. Luckily I remembered to check the % this time
A four pack of those 8 percenters makes for a good start to the evening
digestive question
add a bunch more fibre friendly foods with the whole less cholesterol thing, but my stomach gets real weird about coffee now. It was always iffy to begin with, but now I’m getting a lot more grumbling and feeling a bit bloated. Does that eventually settle as my gut gets used to more fibre?
Yeah I reckon it will settle. I eat really high fibre mostly and coffee. I don’t have a strong coffee and then set off on a five km walk (learned that the hard way) but it does settle after a couple of weeks. I find eating consistent meal times helps.
When life gets ahead of me and I start slacking on the fresh veg + pulses + brown grains there’s always some adjustment time.
Can’t tell you if no coffee is better because you can prise the coffee out of my cold dead hands.
Yes, your gut will settle down. One thing that I’ve found that helped was the good old Metamucil - the unflavored sort. Add to juice or smoothies or just stir some into anything sufficiently liquid. Probiotics may also help your gut grow a range of microbugs to cope with the new diet. If you can tolerate yoghurt, that helps too - choose the live strain versions not the stuff labelled as greek yoghurt that contains a lot of gelatin as a thickener. Real greek yoghurt is fine, it’s just the fake stuff that might not help much. Fermented foods like kimchi and sauerkraut helps your gut grow goodbugs too.
Yeah grabbed a yogurt at lunch today. I think that might’ve not helped. Its all grumbly and feels strange, but not in a bad way.
I’m going to be honest - my stomach is used to higher fibre from childhood but after deciding it didn’t like coffee over the last few years, it has never been able to handle regular coffee + high fibre. Would just come straight out sometimes minutes after having coffee. Got to the point that I couldn’t handle lots more things, oatmeal in particular. Tried all the fermented foods and no dice.
The only way I’ve been able to recondition my gut, sadly, was go completely off coffee AND tea for the last two months, and I’ve only been able to do that (without being a completely useless and sad fuck) by getting onto ADHD meds. I’m now able to eat oatmeal and even fibrous fruit smoothies again after 3 years, without a firehose out the rear end. And I can have the occasional coffee without any gut issues
My coffee issues were MOSTLY sorted after the colonoscopy last year. I mean, if I go eat a bunch of lactose free cheese for breakfast then a coffee I’d be in trouble. But yeah its clearly not happy now.
Well that’s promising that you could get the coffee thing figured out. Hopefully your gut adjusts soon, but as a last resort if it stays unhappy try to dial down the coffee for a bit if you can, it’s generally going to add extra stress to the gut so might as well give it an easier time when shifting diets. Of course, easier said than done
Sadly with a young kid, I think Im better off shitting myself than I am giving up coffee.
you should settle
If you find yourself getting too bloated, aniseed/fennel tea is good. I crush up fennel seeds and soak them in hot water with a bit ginger.
The bloat and such does ease up eventually. The more you can poop, the better you’ll feel.
Ah yeah, thats not a bad idea. A green tea would probs help too.
Green (for me at least) helps with digestion. Not sure about bloat. Peppermint might do the job. And green has caffeine in it too. If you’re finding coffee gets you a bit funky, perhaps stick to herbals for a bit and see how they work.
Oh yeah, of course! thats a better idea.
I can confirm a small amount of biscoff spread on a buttered apple and cinnamon hot cross bun is fucking fantastic. My gift to all of youse.
Ps. The choc mousse was a hit with the gang. I do not eat it myself but I’m glad it worked.
My colleague makes rocky road with Biscoff. Best rocky road I’ve ever had
That sounds unreal.
