Coffee and Chat -- Wednesday 28th January 2026

@AlwaysMyself ahh yeahhh well that’s how the tables and stuff in my room are like as well, they’re always pretty messy because a lot of the times I don’t bother to tidy up and clean myself so I just leave them cluttered like that as is 😂😂 tidying and cleaning is too overwhelming for my mental capacity to spend like more than 10-20 minutes on. I use my NDIS funds to get charged for the cleaning sessions which makes life soooo much easier than if you pay them out of pocket! Today’s session was my first ever cleaning session/appointment and seriously the cleaners have already done an amazing job in making them look spotless! ⭐️

@Appleblossom left over sounds great....same here actually, made a big patch of pad thai yesterday to avoid cooking in the heat. It's a nice feeling knowing dinner is already ready..!

@Shaz51 yuum makes me thinking of my crumbed schnitzel in the freezer, I'll probably cook that with some roasted veggies and spuds this week at some point.

I'm going to eat my pad thai now, I hope you all enjoy your dinner and night! Talk soon.

@Blackcloud @MissGremlin @AlwaysMyself (I hope I tagged everyone right.. still learning 😊)

@SaltwaterSoul ooooh I LOVE pad Thai!! How yum!!! 😋 ❤️ 🍽️

Oooh you made pad thai yourself @SaltwaterSoul ??? Niiiccceee!!! Is there a specific recipe you use that you can recommend? 😍

My carrot-monster (dog) came back @Shaz51 😂. Little dog came upstairs and ate the little chomped-off bits of carrot that were on the floor, so then big-girl wanted those bits of carrot of course! So then she came to me to try to steal my carrot whilst I am on my laptop. Now little dog is staring at me for carrot too.

... but the bulk of big-girl's carrot it still sitting on the carpet floor! Neither dog seems to realise?!

Wait until the big fluffy boy comes upstairs and he will then want it only if one of them decide to want it 😅 then he will growl at little dog for wanting it too because he doesn't accept little dog in "his pack" with big-girl lol.

The carrot games have begun! lol.

(Little dog and big fluffy boy only eat carrot if I give it to them as well as another dog. Otherwise if given to them they ignore it and wont eat it lol)

Ha ha the fun 😁 @AlwaysMyself

How often do you have cleaners come @Blackcloud , @AlwaysMyself

Ohh yumm 😋 @SaltwaterSoul

@Shaz51 i hope to have them come on a fortnightly basis

@Shaz51 @Blackcloud My cleaner usually comes once a week for 1-2 hours. This week will definitely take her 2 hours though because of the build-up. But there is often a lot of things she "misses" when cleaning (e.g. sweeping/vacuuming under tables or chairs).

I am logging off now - tv time with my mum. 🙂

Sending hugs back to you @Shaz51 🙏 dinner sounds lovely 😊

hey there @Blackcloud love that you went for a walk today it does sound refreshing! Our walk was in the rain today haha but it was ok I had my rain jacket on 😊☔️

hello @AlwaysMyself @MissGremlin @Appleblossom 🫶, lovely to see you all

love your forum name @SaltwaterSoul 🙏

@Blackcloud @AlwaysMyself Do the Cleaners come with their own equipment/cleaning supplies or do you have to provide that for them?

Also, do you give them a Checklist to work through or do you negotiate with one another over what needs to be done first?

More importantly, do you stay there for the duration of the job or do you let the Cleaners work at their own pace, unsupervised?

I am in the process of applying for a job as an NDIS Cleaner and have so many questions to ask!

@FearofUnknown Some cleaners bring there own equipment and some use the clients. I have had both. We had some not good experiences with cleaners and I felt bullied in my own home. It can be invasive and shocking, and I had to let them go.

Then I decided on an approach that seems to have worked for us. My cleaner is also a support worker and we talk for an hour or 2, or, clean for an hour or 2, depending on what has been happening and what I actually need, as part of a 3 hour shift. I keep it flexible. I have always been hardworking with everything possible with my energy, effort, physical and mental capacity and knowhow. The situation is just now, that my son and I have endured a lot of bullying over the years and are vulnerable. I also dont mean to be oversensitive, and am probably pretty resilient and robust. I am just grateful for the in person company and support. My longterm physical neck, back and hand issues are partly due to overwork. My current lady knows and respects us in our own home. I am grateful. She has been coming for 2 years. I may not have managed to keep staying alive without it. So it is not a luxury. She knows I care about my team, and dont pick on her about fussiness and am steady and relaxed and also do the cleaning or some work while she is doing it.

@AlwaysMyself @Chasingsunsets @Shaz51

@SaltwaterSoul I used to do a lot of ocean swimming. My father was a navy man. I love your name.