This is so scummy and sounds exploitative as fuck. “Doing tenants and landlords a favour”. Not to mention ‘installing guardians’ as if the people are only put there to serve the property… (Which probably is the priority.)
It looks livable I guess… but sounds like substandard housing with extra steps. Namely inserting themselves for the purpose of taking two payments on a property they don’t even own. This isn’t brilliant business, it’s preying on a housing crisis to pull slumlord shit.
(Yes, I know this article is old and UK based. I’m looking at various ways of managing housing shortages.)
Edit: Then again tech bros were reinventing dormitories https://www.cracked.com/article_26540_for-241200-month-you-too-can-live-in-tech-bro-flophouse.html
Wasn’t there a disastrous fire that killed dozens in a semi official squat warehouse in California. It’s just a dangerous idea to put people in abandoned buildings
@Seagoon_ Loud crashing sound in the bathroom, then cats come sprinting out.
Do I even want to look?
Probably ghosts. Definitely not cat mischief. Those cats were probably lucky to get away.
Confession: I didn’t get around to watching The Bear last night, and I didn’t get out of bed when I meant to this morning to walk across the suburb for a coffee 😑 I lolled around in bed reading about “pretendians” in Canada until I truly felt sick in the head from hunger/dehydration.
But! I have had a good day nevertheless.
Still had a coffee, then did the grocery shop, and cooked a heap of food, some for the freezer. I’m onto a new bag of basmati rice that is banging - real game changer, worth paying the extra $1/kilo, my hoppin’ John/pilao dish came out beautifully. I also teed up a couple of easy social events for the next two weekends which is great.
This is banal but I’m also proud of myself going to Officeworks to get two monitors and a dock on the very last day of the FY (couldn’t spare the cash until I got paid). It’s an oblique act of self care: a gift to myself to be able to WFH properly when needed, so I can manage my time and energy when I can’t handle people or early starts.
It was a lot of money (why are docks so fucking expensive) and i felt uncomfortable and could’ve just procrastinated on it even further; part of me wishes I bought everything second hand, like nearly everything in my house, or researched better brands… But I’ve accepted that right now it’s better to get something good enough and move forward, rather than insist on perfection and waste time and energy in limbo for too long. Like how it took me 2 years to get a second hand vacuum cleaner at the cost of a clean house and my sanity. Action is important. I’m glad I managed to be an adult for myself and get this done.
The biggest accomplishment for today was…
journaling!
I also sat down at the cafe and the library and had a few uninterrupted hours of journalling after a long, long time. Last weekend I cleaned my house; this weekend was about tidying up my mind a bit. I wrote down the things that are and aren’t working for me with my living situation, jobs, finances, etc.
It was so important to acknowledge both, and work out how to maintain the good, while also acting on or reframing the things I’m not liking. Getting the wfh setup was part of that. Taking back some agency, and not developing resentment against something I acknowledge I do actually have some control over. Worked out when I can afford to drop my hours and how to stay financially comfortable enough. It does mean negotiating a higher salary at my three month review…
It was a really welcome moment of evaluation because I really want to head into this last bit of study with a clearer intention and not fall into old, bad habits of WHEEE and then self-hate. Wanted to be aware of my unmet needs this time, so I don’t try and pile all my expectations on my new activity and then inevitably get disappointed/burnt out. I want to pace myself, seek balance, and still do some great stuff BECAUSE of moderation, not by pushing myself insanely.
I’m just watching a bit of The Bear now which is timely because Carmy is a great reminder of who I’d be if I didn’t wise up. And then bedtime so I can wake up recharged and ready tomorrow.
Cleaned up and threw out all the vape shit. Chest still sore from that disposable one I bought today.
Hopefully everything’s back to normal tomorrow 🤞🏾
Keep one empty one to use as something to do with your hands when the need strikes. Helps a lot.
yes, all habits are sets of behaviours, keep some of the behaviours and it will be easier
like having decaf or milo instead of coffee after 1 pm 🫠
2 hour nap turned into 15 hour sleep oh yes
still sleeping a lot too, Seems that having only a few hours of fitful pained sleep for weeks on end wears a person out
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
Bacon and egg roll with a large mug of tea plz chef
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Fried rice with sardines please
🐟🥚🍚🥘
A massive steak and some potato salad please
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Chip butty with tomato sauce and tea please.
🍞🍟🍞🍅🍞☕️🍞
Fire extinguishers - who knew? 30/50 - quite pleased with myself.
35/50 but like 3 were guesses
45 woot woot
25/50
35/50. Unusually high for me, but I will admit there were a couple of lucky guesses in the mix.
Gave in and ordered Colesworty delivery today because I am run down and trying to have a rest day. They managed to …just…not give me 3/4 of the order… I have some pantry items delivered but none of the fresh or refrigerated stuff I actually needed. Delivery says bag 1 of 1 so it’s not a problem with the delivery dude.
I have put in for a refund but 😤
Ugh. That blows. And how’s their app‽ They always ask for feedback and I always say the same thing: Your app is slower than a blind one armed pensioner loading a musket.
Oh yeah terrible all round. Lucky I have a good pantry/freezer as backup. Fresh stuff will just have to wait
The Coles app sucks, and so do the apps of all their other brands. Woolworths is better but someone needs to optimise their queries because search is slow as hell
That’s not how that works dummy
Cat says it does.
Before you know it you’ll be reverse mortgaging for a second floor extension and then cat will be asking for help to get down.
That is how it works when you’re a cat
Think I’ll whack on a 007 movie tonight. Been a while.
Which one? I rather like OHMSS.
I’m going with Skyfall tonight
curry pies have been reheated
Please Goonie, can I have some more roast chicken
spoiler
Understandable… succulent and delicious roast chicken is one of my very favourite things.
Poor starving boy.
😿
Who else thinks Sheila could sell her monte carlos down at Vic market? They look that good
That’s so kind of you to say, thankyou!
I an over 50km away, and hate going into the city. But for them, I would.
High praise indeed! Thankyou!
I had two really vivid dreams bathed in nostalgia and lovely warm vibes… The first I barely remember, except it had a very Harry Potter vibe and an incredibly rich and complex world with all kinds of back stories and secrets. Something about monsters and mazes. I briefly woke up wanting to go back to that world but ran out of plot. The second started out stressful because it was about middle school exams, but turned into this beautiful celebration with classmates with the school all lit up at night and people being lovely to each other. Ahh… 😌
…and now to GET UP AND FACE THE DAY!!! I am going to WALK to the other side of the suburb for a coffee and come back and then start looking at uni things!!!
I think the T. Rex exhibit has cured my son’s fear of dinosaurs. We showed him a mask from the Jurassic Park TV show today and he loved it.
That is so cool. 🦖
Glad it went well 🙂