wildeaboutoskar @ wildeaboutoskar @beehaw.org

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Aw poor Chuck! He looks so sorry for himself.

Glad you're feeling a bit better

Still ill, annoyingly. It's just a cough now but every time I go to choir I can't speak the day after. I know I need to rest my voice but I can't miss a rehearsal without not being allowed to perform at the concerts.

Speaking of, got an invite to potentially sing in Hiroshima as part of the 80th anniversary of the bombing in 2025. It costs a huge amount to travel there but may be a once in a lifetime opportunity. Not sure whether to go for it.

Otherwise I'm ok. Meeting at work last week went ok, they're going to try and get some clarity to me before Christmas.

Have you looked down the back of the sofa?

Better than last week in that I feel almost back to normal. Never had a chest infection before (that wasn't Covid) but it was like being hit by a truck, wonder if having had Covid twice makes me more susceptible to these things now. Or maybe I'm just getting older.

I will know if I have a future at my work by the end of the week which is slightly nerve wracking. My job is safe but due to the restructure my salary is protected only until April, when it decreases by a fair bit. I am handing my notice in after Christmas if management don't agree to keep my salary at the same level as I've worked too long and hard there to be treated like shit salary wise. Hoping it won't come to that but we'll see. Meeting management this week and making my case as it's budget time.

I am hoping to make a baby hat using a knitting loom. Gave up on crochet because I have no coordination so hoping this is an easy first project.

Not had a great week, not been very well. I've had what feels like a chest/throat infection and it's made me knackered. Had hardly any appetite and haven't felt like going to choir was a good idea (don't want to infect anyone) so have had barely any good things to get me through it.

I don't really get sick but when I do it hits me like a truck. Slowly getting better but I'm very impatient.

It depends on where they're from though. Outside of America we don't have such a reliance on tipping

I plan my diary a week in advance so I have all my lunch breaks in. I'm terrible at making myself work without breaks so the reminders help me to do it. I also listen to podcasts (or music when I'm working from home) and make myself go and eat lunch by the river so I have a solid hour away from everyone else. I struggle with being around people all day and having to constantly be 'on' do that time is precious.

We have dogs in the office semi-regularly and it's a massive mental health boost! Great for reducing stress

Sting has a lot to answer for

I cancelled Netflix a few months ago and that was my only subscription out of the main ones (I currently have a subscription to Nextup which is a comedy streaming platform but that's it). I haven't missed it much as there's not been anything on there that I've been keen to watch. If there ever is I'm sure I can find another way to watch it. I find I am using my free channel streaming apps more though (BBC iPlayer/Channel4, etc).

I love this idea!

I want to make my incoming niece a hat/blanket and time is running out before she arrives, so this is a good way of holding myself to account.

Ooh people could do Halloween themed things! Maybe pumpkin carving!

Hope it goes well!

Living alone is brilliant! It does take getting used to but the freedom to decorate/furnish it as you want is great.

Just make sure you always have one more loo roll than you think you'll need. You don't want to be caught short with nobody to get any more.

Is part of the problem the nature of the goal maybe? 8 hours is a long timeframe even for neurotypical folk. Maybe work your way up to it, especially while you're adjusting to new meds?

Feel free to ignore me though, I know you weren't looking for advice.

It's ok mostly. Having a new choir on a Monday is taking some getting used to as I'm more tired than I used to be on a Tuesday (and that's without the insomnia). Saw my mum and the dog earlier which was nice and spent the weekend looking after my sister's animals for her.

Having a one on one meeting with my director tomorrow about the future of part of my role as it's all changing (again), she's lovely but I'm still nervous. It feels like I can't go a month without some change at work and for someone who doesn't generally cope well with change/has a tough time mentally this time of year it's definitely testing me. Doing some tough music in both choirs too which is great but it's not as relaxing when you have to think about it.

I have that problem with most things- too many books I want to read, too many games I want to play, too many shows/films I want to watch. And no energy to do any of it so it's back to watching the same thing I've seen dozens of times before.

I'm ok. Think I'm getting a cold which isn't great, but I'm hoping I can fight it off with enough orange juice (I know it doesn't work but I'll take any kind of placebo effect). It's nice and rainy here so starting to feel autumny which is nice

I would do loads of degrees. History, English, Psychology, Politics, Spanish, etc. Having the brain space to focus on learning would be amazing. I did my masters part time while working full time and it was a nightmare. Glad I did it but I couldn't do my best as I was bogged down in work stuff.

I would also like to learn more languages. I do a bit of Spanish and Danish when I can but I rarely have the mental energy after work.

Travel too. Maybe write a book.

Thanks for giving such a comprehensive overview. I would definitely miss Beehaw if it went but I totally understand the rationale of it happens. Can't say I would 100% follow but only because I keep forgetting to browse all of the apps I have at the moment, without adding one more. Depends how much of a mess Lemmy becomes I guess.

Hope everyone gets better soon. Had Covid twice and the sore throat is the worst, feels like you've swallowed glass.