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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hello everyone 
What things have you got in place to help you daily with everything that is going on in our lives whn you are feeling anxious, worried , yuk, concerned, annoyed, in a panic,
self care is soo inportant for us all
it is not being selfish , it is very much needed to keep us keeping on
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
sunshine and fun with my Mums group, 10 years together --- sounds like it was a great day @Flurry0306
hello @Smc , @Anastasia , @Krishna , @Lost9 , @Determined , @Bipolarcarer , @Scoo , @FindingStrength , @Alicat , @Faith-and-Hope , @Former-Member , @Elac
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KrishnaSenior Contributor
Hi @Shaz51 Been a long long day here. Up since 4am as had to have a minor procedure in hospital this morning bright and early. Snuggled up now with a Tulsi tea and warm fire although pretty much ready for zzzzzzzs. Hope you had a beautiful day xx
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hope you have a speedy recovery @Krishna , hope all is ok with you xx
Busy day today , worked until 3 pm today and then busy at home , dinner and relaxing
Made my mum a cuppa too
Will be in bed soon too
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Flurry0306Contributor
It was a great day them followed by 2 kids with gastro all weekend and hubby back to hospital via ambulance due to infection from kidney stent but i got through just kept remembering my Mums grouo adventures.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
yaaa glad you got through it my @Flurry0306
hope your kids recover quickly and fingers crossed that you dont get it now
how is your husband tonight xx
I have kidney disease stage 4 --- 21% with only one kidney
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SmcSenior Contributor
Hey Peoples!
Recently back from visiting my parents in aged care for the first time in 10 months. They're 400 ks away from where we live. Always exhausting, so the coping toolbox comes out.
While there, I took myself out browsing in a nearby nursery. It was close to closing time, and when a staff member politely asked me what I wanted, I replied "Some relaxing browsing time at the end of a long day." 🙂 The browsing resulted in five small pots of plants, so I guess it was worth their while too.
Getting home... Coping Toolbox always includes knowing I'm going to be flat for a few days, so I need to be gentle on myself and not try to do too much.
And a funny one. I've realised another thing is that even when I've had a hard day, I try to be friendly and smily with register operators and suchlike. I worked on a register for a while, a friendly customer could make your day and a nasty one could ruin it... but I also walk away feeling better if I've had a brief, friendly interaction. Double bonus of that is that when its a regularly visited shop, the rego operators see me coming, and they have their smile all ready before I get to them. 🙂
(And I avoid self serve checkouts as much as possible... machines aren't good at social interaction.)
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ElacSenior Contributor
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
@Scoo, @Sophie1 , @Friend , @Serezza , @Alianore , @Susa , @Lookatthesea71 , @EmilyS , @ExBPDParent , @mooma , @Iona , @Bridget1 , @Elac , @Smc , @Flurry0306 , @Krishna , @Anastasia
Tonight is Topic tuesday
Topic Tuesday // Self Care for Carers // Tues 20th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
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CarlachrisSenior Contributor
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