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Hey @MJG017 I was watching something yesterday and they had enough egg chair hanging from the ceiling and it made me think of you. I think they look cool hanging like that.

Can you track your order at all, to get an idea of when to expect it? Who did you order it through? I hope it arrives soon for you.

Well I have just received confirmation that I will receive my super payment within 3-5 business days. So I have booked my Health care plan with my doctor. But can't get in until the 8th Nov.

I think I will quiz my local Physiotherapist regarding the Kieser therapy and see what they say. And then I will decide from there. I think that since my Physiotherapist is close, I would be more inclined to do at least 2 sessions at week on the exercise machines there. The Kieser therapy is 45 mins away.

Hopefully with my back plan being put into motion and my meds being sorted, it will help me get out of this funk I have been in for a few weeks.

I hope you are well 🤗😊🌻

I'm doing okay @Mustang67, a bit of a strange week. Maybe because it's the first relatively quiet one i've had in a while... maybe it just unsettled me a bit.

Good choice on that tshirt. I remember those Ford jackets so well. I won one once, but it was too small for me, so my brother nicked it! I wasn't happy!

I just checked and I ordered my egg chair on the 3rd! So I just sent them an email in the middle of writing this response to ask for an update.

I hope you're having a good day, the weather certainly seems to be nice today for a change.

@Mustang67 I need to learn to write faster! I keep replying and then see i'm one post behind! 🤣

@Mustang67Apart from the ones without a stand being much cheaper, i knew exactly where I wanted to put it and i can hang it. Now that I write this, I realised I haven't checked if that beam is in exactly the right place. I remember it being right over my current chair but not i'm worried it might be off to the side a bit too much.

Hang on....

a few moments later

Damn it! It's off to the side slightly, but depending on the size of the chair, I think it will work. Or I can just move it to the next beam which would be more central in that are than I would prefer but doable. I may just have to move the shoji lanterns that I made and hang there as well.

Good luck with whichever therapy you decide to go with. I don't know anything about Kieser therapy, but i'm sure your physiotherapist will be able to advise you on the best way to go. Personally, i'd pick the closest one, but if this Kieser therapy is more beneficial then I could be convinced to go the extra distance. As long as I could do it at a time of day when traffic wasn't too bad.

@MJG017 I am sure the chair will look fantastic wherever you put it. I can't wait to see it.

Currently I would have to go to Norwood for the Kieser therapy, but they are opening a branch at Glenelg which would be closer. I have emailed them asking when the Glenelg location will be opened. I haven't gone through my emails in a while, but by doing a quick search, I can't find a response from them. Maybe I should pick up the phone and call them, but I dislike talking on the phone unless I know the person.

I had to attend a job search appointment yesterday, and I told him that I can not sign the job plan, as I am not mentally capable of looking for work. This is a different place and the guy was very helpful. I told him that because of my back issue I will get a medical certificate using my temporary back issues as the reason. This should hopefully get CentreLink off my back. At least for 3 months anyway.

What are shoji lanterns? You will have to send me a picture. And you made them. Well done you 👏 😊

@MJG017 I am multi tasking. I have a load of washing on, am taking photos of my recent coin arrivals and then trying to find the correct folder to put the coins in. Which is not an easy task sincthe ex has moved my folders. 😡🤬 Lol

@MJG017 I used to wear my Ford jacket when I went out with my older sister and her friends. All of them, but one, wore a Holden jacket. I think it was because she went for Holden's that I didn't want to follow everyone else and decided to be different. Lol The majority of my cars have been Fords. Mum said she will buy me a Mustang when she wins her raffles that she goes in. I won't hold my breath 🥴

I wouldn't have a clue what the weather is doing as I haven't opened the curtains. I only do that when I am in a good head space, and I am not there yet.

@Mustang67

I'm glad I'm not the only one who hates talking on the phone to people I don't know. My partner gets annoyed because she'll ask me to ring someone the next day while she's at work and my instant reaction it to sigh. She then get annoyed because I'm trying to avoid it, but it's just that it fires up a lot of instant anxiety for me. I don't even really like ringing anyone. I don't mind talking to anyone on the phone these days, just ringing people myself. If it was me, i'd probably just email them again, but that voice in my head would be saying "just ring them". I dislike that voice!

I will post a photo of my egg chair once (if) I get it.

The job search agencies are such a lottery! It all depends on who you get. I had some that were wonderful, like the woman who helped me sooo much when I was first diagnosed 2 years ago. And then there were others... let's just say they were less than helpful. I so happy I don't have to deal with them now. I used to get very depressed and anxious before meetings with them.

Here is a photo of those shoji lanterns. I made them with my 3d printer and got a special flame-effect bulb to go in them so they look like they have candles inside.

This is where my egg chair will hang, looking out over the pool. (Yeah yeah, I know the roof needs a clean) Speaking of which, when I just went out to take this photo, there were new additions to our pool...

We get the ducklings 2 or 3 times a year. These particular duck have sort of adopted us so they let me get quiet close to them now. I suspect it's because they know only I know where the food is kept. In fact, that building to the left is my workshop/cave. This is what happens if I leave their food bowl empty for too long...

What were your latest coins? How big is your collection? I need to get going... a zoom is about to start. I really hope you are feeling better soon and can open those curtains. Take care.

Hey @ENKELI just wanted to say I've just seen your post from the other day. I think those lil moments when we realise we have fewer friends than we thought can be really painful. I think there's grief in it. And that can hurt.

Earlier this year I unfortunately lost two of my closest friends. Haven't spoken about it on here yet cos it has been so raw but I'm coming around now so... here we go. What became quite noticable, and has been a bit of a gut punch, was how many other connections I lost because of it - basically the whole group of people I'd known through these two friends. So that tiny extra bit of grief hit me recently - the loss of not just the close friends, but the possibility of deeper connections with other people, of whom I was quite fond.

I know our situations are quite different but there is definitely solidarity in being able to gently share in a space of grief. It's a little easier for me when I know there's someone else who gets it.

Huggles to you, lovely one 💜

Argh what @MJG017 those lanterns are SO COOL!! Don't suppose you've got the .stl file still? I have a friend with a 3d printer and they are soooo pretty!!