melbaboutown

With luck she’ll visit to leave her mark again

Ugh because of size I’m being forced to upload videos to OneDrive to email them to the vet (Melbcat crying - feat my messy mid clean house) and it keeps failing to upload. I hate Microsoft and OneDrive. I didn’t get to sort that issue either.

Never get sick and fall behind on things folks. You just do not get out of the weeds.

I’m going to give it to them on thumb drive if I have to.

(Old issue I didn’t deal with because sidetracked)

Hey I want to install Linux on an old outdated computer so I can use it, but a guide is asking me to verify the iso file and no matter the source I try the numbers don’t match.

This really held up what should be a simple process but I don’t want to install from a file that has potentially been altered.

What do pls?

Getting through things in chunks. The dishes are washed and the grotty ones are getting a bleach soak. If I can still smell bleach at all after rewashing them though that’s a tactical yeet.

I’ve got a bag of clothes for the op shop and one for a workwear charity. I’ve put them by the door and moved the unwanted tv there too. (If the built in dvd player doesn’t work it’s no use to me. Sell.)

Someone cancelled tomorrow so there’s some time to sweep.

I know preventative medication exists but never tried it

I got ideas if you need them, let me know if you have any dislikes or allergies and I’ll see what I can do. Potatoes go far.

Also please don’t hesitate to hit up food pantries or anything around, see if you’re eligible

Agreed Ensure gets old very quickly and Fortisip is even more intensely sugary. Vom. One way is to make a cup of coffee as usual and pour in a swig of Ensure as if it were a coffee creamer. It dilutes it to a more bearable level. Decaf coffee with vanilla Ensure probably tastes a little bit like a fancy Starbucks coffee.

Edit: They also do pudding/custard!

This.

I was in a very similar position except it wasn’t in my wheelhouse to make alternative arrangements.

Also I hope I’m not overstepping but I would really suggest some supports for you. Not kidding.

Caregiving (which is what you’re doing) can be incredibly difficult and it can have a severe lasting effect on your physical and mental health.

Particularly for informal care which doesn’t have built in protections, supports, or breaks for the person doing the care. Particularly if it’s someone you’re close to. Particularly if everyone else is stepping back and putting the onus on you to manage everything.

Don’t do this alone.

I’m sorry to hear :(

I wonder if some kind of home support package might come in a bit sooner. But also I know there are many things not in your control and post-release care isn’t always great

Apparently cats are attracted to bleach so it might be the chlorine smell

Melbcat has begun punishing me with farts.

Get up and disturb her by pulling the jacket corner she’s got trapped? Toot. Paying attention to vidya? She walks over the keyboard and crop dusts right under my nose.

She’s my cat alright