I can’t cope

Yes you might need some warmer clothes! @MissGremlin

My house is so nice and warm. I took Jetts jumper off. But he will need it when it gets down to the minuses. The air con can’t heat the place up then!

It’s ok to disappear. I’m sorry it got that extreme for you. Moment by moment is enough.

I had and hour and a half nap instead. Once I warmed up a little I got really tired. I’m just waiting for my appt then I’ll get the washing off the line and head into town. I'll be busy but that’s my fault for leaving it so late.

Having a couple on the go sounds like a good idea to keep a little more interest. What tool do you use?

@Captain24 think I'll make sure to pack my oodie or the dressing gown.

I'm glad your house is nice and warm and that Jett doesn't have to have his jumper on for now.

Yes moment by moment it is, just one baby step at a time.

That's great that you had a nap, hoping all goes ok for the rest of the day sweet.

I've got a custom one that I'm doing for someone I know at the moment, not sure how it's going to turn out though. Have 3 that I'm contemplating whether it's worth finishing them or not but I struggle with leaving things unfinished even if I know they aren't going to look right. The tool is a 3d printed roller that just helps to line up the gems after, I never used to use one but it is a bit like a comfort thing now if that makes sense. I had a bit of a meltdown when it snapped, felt like an end of the world moment 😂.

I’m sitting here waiting for my appointment and was wondering why she was late. It’s really unusual and then a reminder came up on my phone saying I had an appointment in an hour. Yep… my appointment is at 4 not 3. That stuffs up my shopping plans! @MissGremlin. I could have tried for more sleep!!!

A custom one is good. Did they order it or did you? It doesn’t look the same when you are doing it but when you step back and look at it like it’s hanging on a wall it looks heaps better. I was worried about the sand and Keikos white hair as it was all the same coloured dots but it is turning out fine when you look at it from a little distance instead of on top of it. Maybe the others will be similar. I have had a few that I didn’t hi knee going to work. Like that Elvis one I just did. It just looked black until I stepped away.

That sounds like a cool little tool. I try the best to line my squares up but it’s hard. I am getting a lot better at it. But it sounds perfect for round ones. Of course the world was going to end. Your diamond art tool broke! 😂.

@Captain24 oh no, that sucks so much.

I ordered it, I don't really talk to them anymore and i don't want them to even know it's come from me so it's an interesting situation. That's what I'm worried about with the custom one, there's so many colours that are similar to each other and it's hard to see the difference between them, but I'm trying to trust the process. One of the ones I'm doing is definitely not going to turn out, like you can't even make out what they are meant to be other than the house 😂.

It's a good little tool, I line them up pretty well but it's also satisfying to run over them with the tool. Yes when it broke i was like well that's it i can't do my diamond art anymore, now I have nothing and then the thoughts set in. Silly little things that can tip you over the edge when you're already fragile.

I did get my washing off the line though. I can’t tell if it’s cold or still damp! My jeans a definitely still damp so I’ve just chucked them in the dryer for a little while. The others are all hanging around my ironing room with the air con on in there. @MissGremlin. Hopefully when I have finished my appointment and shopping it’ll all be dry and I can iron it.

It is the little things. I had a meltdown that my vacuum cleaner stopped working and I couldn’t fix it. I have another one so it really didn’t matter. I do have meltdowns over the littlest things as will though. Especially if it’s something that I use all the time. It doesn’t matter if I have another one, it’s just not the same. Even though it’s identical! 😂

Im sure it’ll work out just trust the process. That’s interesting that you want to do that for them. It’s a nice gesture though.

I haven’t had a go at my cheap ones so I’m not sure how they go. My usual ones are expensive for the custom but the pre printed ones are cheaper. I’m going to go on and look at some more pre printed ones when I get some money together and start the last of my custom ones that I’ve got. I want another rosella one if they have new ones. I’d also like to do an ocean or beach scene, It doesn’t match the theme of the ones I’ve got but that doesn’t matter too much. Id also like to have a look at other Australian animals ones or another tiger one.

@Captain24 hoping all the clothes are dry by the time you've done everything so that you can iron them.

Haha oh I know them feels, it's like you have your preferred even if it's the same 😂.

Yes well I'm just a caring person, probably too caring which is why I always end up hurt. She wasn't there for me when I needed her (when i had to put my dog down 2 years ago), in fact she did something so that she could get the attention instead. Her cat passed away a few weeks ago and he meant the world to her, he was a beautiful cat that I fed as a newborn and used to always have cuddles with him. So I wanted to do something special for her but yeah just keeping my distance in order to protect myself.

The majority of the cheap ones seem to be ok, it's just a few that I've had issues with. I'll just send a pic of my Rosella for you 😂. I love having a variety of different ones to do.

I’ve just gotten home from shopping. I rang mum and she helped me with what she wanted. I also got her some bottles that she doesn’t know about. She likes a particular bottle for her soda stream and I found them. @MissGremlin

I don’t see my Pdoc now for 6 months. Unless I need to. She only has about a 4 weeks waiting list so it’s not too hard. Easier to get in to see her than my local GP! She has increased 2 of my meds to see if that helps. She heard how things are and I told her a lot of serious stuff. She did mention an admission but understands that with Pix it’s just too hard.

Im hoping it’s dry because I’m just about to go iron it! Then the only thing not done off my list for today is clean the floors. So it’ll have to wait until tomorrow.

Thats so sweet. What a beautiful thing to do. You have such a kind heart even though she drew the attention towards herself when you needed her most.

The pre printed one is parrots and has a rosella in them.

@Captain24 glad you're home now and yay for being able to get the bottles for your mum.

Hoping the increase helps you sweet, I'm proud of you for being honest with her and I get about an admission being too hard.

Good luck with the ironing, i don't miss the days when I used to iron stuff 😂. Though at the time it was something I found relaxing.

That picture is gorgeous 😍

I’m home to stay until tomorrow morning when I need to go grocery shopping at 7 and then head back out at around 10 and pick up my new scripts of the right doses. @MissGremlin It’s too cold to go out but I will make myself and then I can say that I’ve done it.

I’ve turned the iron in and that’s as far as I have gotten. I’m so so so tired. Being awake pretty much all day apart from a quick nap and having a heavy appointment. Plus going out shopping, the guys in my house and the dogs barking constantly while they were here!

I love it. I think it was the first one I did after doing the custom for a friend who didn’t want to do it. That’s what got me hooked. When I was browsing the second I seen it it went straight into my cart!

What have you been up to this afternoon?

@Captain24 I'm glad you're home until tomorrow morning. I have to go shopping tomorrow at some stage. Getting moving when it's cold is so hard but just think once you're done you get to relax at home and get snuggly and warm.

It's been a big day for you but you've done so well with everything. Hoping the rest of the evening goes smoothly for you and that you can get a good night's sleep.

There's always one that starts it off, my first was a mandala one.

I just finished cooking dinner. Found out a little while ago that one of my friends from a group that I'm in has passed away, so trying to process that but I can't even process all the other losses. Tonight I have to be up until late again so won't get to bed until about 10pm.