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@RebelliousAngel that’s great to hear about you rest day. Mine ended up being good too. I enjoyed my walk with indi!

@rav3n, yeah the strawberry up and go flavour isn’t bad but only had the one so going to have to try it again to let you know if it was just the novelty of it or if it actually tastes ok 😅. I remember thinking when I had it banana was better but I’ll let you know haha.

Gym sounds good! I have just started back, what a process always hard to get back into it 🤪 lol. Thanks re my washing, that was also a process but it was worth it haha, hope you had a good day!!

Hi @Blackcloud, how’s your day been? What are you studying? 😊

Oh you are in the coffee frappe ‘club’ too @AlwaysMyself lol? Disclaimer and also my disappointment shared is that it is only coffee syrup I believe and not expresso in it. I have ordered a shot of coffee to put into my frappe before, so I get the caffeine hit 😂 just costs an arm and leg though lol.

Hi @Shaz51, hope you are doing ok, thinking of you, hope you sleep ok tonight 🙏

Have a good night everyone 😴

@Chasingsunsets did not realise Starbucks used a syrup for coffee! Wow! A cafe doing that? Lol. But maybe thats why I like them without feeling it is bitter or strong flavour lol.

Or do you mean McD? Theirs I know is all pre-made and yeah probably a syrup, because you cant order it on different milk.

Adding a real shot of coffee to it is a good idea. Once upon a time (my introduction to liking coffee frappe i guess) was to get half-strength; at the time my sister would also order an extra shot 😅. So we sorta just transferred my second shot to her drink? Lol. If it was a cafe location we went to often they wouldn't charge extra because of it lol.

I'm going to need my caffeine today and tomorrow and wekeend i think lol. Soon I have to bundle my 2 dogs up and take them to chiro (one in ongoing treatment, the other is just a once-off/annual checkup hopefully). I suspect my ongoing-treatment dog is in a big of discomfort today cos hes been extra sooky and whiney. Poor buddy; could be the cold weather and his hip joint.

Then I am meant to do some cooking.

What am I hoping to cook today? A new recipe i haven't tried before. "Minchet abish". An Ethiopian beef mince with fenugreek, berbere spice, mekalesha spice, honey-mead, spiced butter, garlic, ginger, chickpea flour, onion, and nigella seeds.

Oohh I had best check i have chickpea flour. I think I do, but I forgot to check! I also ran out of ground fenugreek, so im going to have to grind my fenugreek seeds unless I go to an indian/african/etc store (Coles and woolies dont stock it near me at least).

hi @Chasingsunsets I've been fine thanks, how about you? The course I'm studying is Bachelor of Psychological Sciences 🙂

Haha @AlwaysMyself, no maccas frappes use the coffee syrup for there frappes lol.

I actually have never been to a Starbucks I don’t think !! Maybe I’ll have to visit one when I am near one!
That is so cool that you take your dogs to the chiro! I hope they feel lots better after their treatment today. Poor Buddy definitely thinking of him 💜. Let us know

Your cooking sounds very exquisite!! I hope you can find the ingredients you are after ☺️

Oh wow! That’s awesome! @Blackcloud ! I find psychology very interesting but not sure I could study it, sounds super in depth and complex at times?
What areas interest you in your course so far or units you are yet to study?

I hope you have a good day 🙏

Morning @Shaz51 how’s you day going?

Morning @rav3n, I tried one of the strawberry up and go’s I think it’s ok! Def better than the coffee energier one lol!!

Psychology has been an area I've been interested in wanting to learn more about and can see myself in pursuing a career pathway related to it (particularly in mental health for neurodiverse people) for a while now @Chasingsunsets 😊 I'm only in my first year and in my very first trimester into the degree, yes I think in a lot of the psych units it is very content heavy and at times you are required to read articles that are many pages long when it comes to working on assignments. 😴

I've been studying 2 units in this trimester so far so I got a lot more units in this degree to go until I can hopefully finish it in 2028 (instead of 2027)? 2 units per trimester instead of 3 is enough for me for my own overall wellbeing, so I'm happy with it 🙂

I've just made fresh carrot juice which I've started making since last week, and it seems that I'm going to be incorporating this drink for breakfast almost on a daily basis haha! Carrot juice has a lot of health benefits (including the digestion) to it which is what I love the most about it ❤️

@Blackcloud Hello lovely. How’s your day going? Last night I attended a zoom for recovery club and then I went to bed. I’m still unwell and not really doing much. I’m waiting for a bed to become available at APARC for treatment/support.

What did you do last night? Are you studying today?

good afternoon all!

@Blackcloud that's so cool that your university lets you pass without even attending the exam!! got my fingers crossed that your latest assignment scores turn out okay!!

@Chasingsunsets @AlwaysMyself omg that reminds me of a time where i drove to 3 different maccas drive thrus cos i was desperate for a coffee frappe and ALL of their machines weren't working. was such a sad day for me 😆 speaking of frappes... my sis bought me one this morning so i feel like i've started my day off right! how's both your day going?

@Cuddlebear oo glad the strawberry was better than the coffee flavour! nooo that's so sad about maccas using coffee syrup, i knew it tasted too good to be true!! i reckon you'll like starbucks, their frappes are quite good.

hiya @Shaz51 how are you holding up? are the blood sugar levels sitting a bit better today?

@RebelliousAngel haha fidget toys sounds like a safe bet, good choice! tbh i still buy fidget toys, they're so fun and soothing!! hoping your Thursday's going okay?

Hey @rav3n my days been a little out of sorts but we'll get there. Fidget toys are great for both kids and adults, can say i have quite a few myself 🤣. How's the day been treating you?