Thursday Coffee and Chat -- 12th March 2026

Doing well today @Chasingsunsets! Just trying to catch-up on all the happenings in forums land. How have you been? Where have your sunsets been taking you? 🥰

And yuuum @Shaz51, you always sound like you cook up the heartiest feeds - classics that my nan would cook too. 😍

Hi @Shaz51 I've been negotiating with Car Dealership today.

Trying to find out Arrival/ Pickup Date for Car.

Seems that it's hard to get hold of a Manual Car these days - As many Makes & Models have Discontinued their Manual Car Makes, & Only produce Automatics now.

So my Tiny Little Car (Manual) is finally arriving on a Boat (into WA), by the end of this month (March).

Adge

Exciting @Adge what kind of car are you getting?

@Shaz51 sorry I had to go before, a 30min is definitely not a big enough window to come on 🙈. How’s the weather been? We are getting plenty of water here.

@AuntGlow, how’s the catch-ups going? I find it hard that notifications only got to 101 unread and when you don’t get to them in a certain time frame they drop off as a notification 🤪😜, not great for my brain hehe🙈. Sadly not too many sunsets lately lots of rain and clouds but we still have been walking, love my girl always gets me walking, we go rain or shine just not in lighting storms 😂. I have been really interested in the little creatures lately, some cool like insects and animals that’s for sure. Walking in the rain is also amazing just not amazing if you aren’t prepared for it 😂

What have you seen lately? ☺️

Oh early mornings are hard @creative_writer hehe but I love naps!! How was uni today?

Hi @Chasingsunsets It's a Suzuki Swift.

Small engine (just 1.2 L).

Hopefully will last me many years.

At least it won't need $1000's of repairs to fix one breakdown after another, as my Corolla has cost me in just a few months.

What was totally unexpected was how hard it now is, just to get hold of a Manual car.

"We have plenty of Automatics in stock, but no Manuals" - "If you want a Manual, you have to wait whilst we Order it in".

Toyota has discontinued all Manuals in the Yaris & Corolla models.

Toyota Yaris only comes as a Automatic - Toyota Corolla only comes as an Automatic (Toyota told me).

Adge

Oh that is interesting @Adge! I learnt something new today re Toyota discontinuing production of there manuals interesting!!

Also thought Toyota was mean to be a pretty good brand but these days quality has reduced in lots of things I reckon!

My mate loves their Suzuki vitara. I’d be interested to see how you find it compared to your other car!! A new car always good though you must be counting down the days that’s for sure 😊

I am getting there, albeit, slowly! haha @Chasingsunsets

Aww your gal keeps you engaged in the world, which is beautiful. Have you taken yourself on a journaling cafe date yet? 😍

ooh, do you have a favourite little creature? And yes, being prepared for a rain walk is sooo refreshing. I love listening to rain, it's one of the most relaxing, soothing gifts from nature.

I haven't actually been out in nature much lately and I really need to change that! Although, I really enjoyed going into the city for uni the other day and seeing the early morning sun rise, with the hot air balloons floating just above the skyscrapers. It was sooo pretty and reminded me that I should try and get up before 10am every day (a tall order for a night owl). 😂

Hey @AuntGlow, yes she does ☺️🐶, I am very thankful for her 😊. I haven’t actually, re journaling. Not sure its a thing I feel close to doing now, have been in full shutdown mode recently. Not sure if you saw my last post to you on H page, thanks for your patience with me, bit hard to chat since we chat over multiple pages and my very delayed responses. Apologies. I’m sure I have probably missed a few of yours so sorry about that, definitely not intentional.

Hmm at the moment I don’t have a favourite, however the spiders I have been seeing are amazing (I don’t like spiders so that’s saying a lot 😂), the other day when I posted about noticing the small things there was a cool grass hopper who kept shuffling around the leaf when I’d move he would move when I’d try get a better pic of him 😂. All on this little lot of grass/plants were about 4 different types of animals- a moth, a few stick insects a grass hopper and I don’t know some other insect. Pretty cool. It’s amazing how much we could just walk past sometimes. Walks are really the only thing that gets me in this really calm focused zone, I think about nothing other than what can I see and hear mainly, it can be very regulating I’d have to say (it’s an awesome mode to be in that’s for sure). Today I went for a walk, towards the end just still wasn’t feeling I’d hit the focused zone long enough to re regulate, so I ended up continuing walking, just didn’t look at my watch just kept walking. Despite loosing a lot of time and it being 2.5 hour walk that wasn’t planned, I felt a lot better, somehow it worked something changed and I had reregulated for a bit, that was a win. Indi enjoyed her walk too ☺️. Over the last couple of months since late Nov/early Dec things changed. I lost traction and here we are now. I know what it’s like to feel terrible and I know what’s it’s like to feel well, I managed four years of feeling heaps better. For the last 2 it’s been a steady decline once again. The feeling of failure hits hard. I never wanted to be back here, but that’s okay, here now just have to ride it out 😊, anyway the heavy stuff just so you know, not the right place to expand and I’m ok with that, hope you are too 😊.
Back to what I saw today, some amazing dome web spiders and their nests. So so fascinating, there webs are fantastic- 3D, also saw a grasshopper with impressive colours who didn’t mind a photograph (a very blinged up grasshopper, was super shiny 🤩) and a carpenter bee which I don’t see often but they are very cool! A black bee with a yellow jacket lol- Once I get the chance to catchup a bit I’d love to share on the highlights page as those were my highlights today 😊

You saw the sunrise! Now that is impressive for a night owl, no way I see the sunrise unless I just haven’t slept lol. I struggle getting up early, I’d say I’m a night owl too 😊. The hot air balloons sound awesome!! I have loved seeing them time to time!! Have you ever been in one? Haha. I have 😊, was a pretty cool experience- when I asked you that question I actually forgot I had been in one so thanks for bringing back that memory- I got up very early for it 😂. How is uni going? Do you get coffee on your way, I love coffee from the city, always some cool spots that make delicious ones ☕️😋

What’s been on for your week? Whats your week ahead looking like? Always lovely chatting.

Also thanks again for the memory, here’s a pic of one getting ready to inflate for take off 😊

Hello my dear! How are you today? @Chasingsunsets ✨

Oh, pleaaaase don't apologise! Since we are across various parts of the service now, I am also delayed - so I am sorry too! haha

I am curious to know about this sense of shutdown, if you feel like sharing in a more appropriate thread? I am here to support you whenever I can.

Your explorations in nature sound like they have been so helpful for you (and Indi!). Noticing small things and really taking them in can be such a wonderful act of mindfulness and encourages a presence that can become so easily lost in doomscrolling or simply surviving a capitalist world. 🥴 I think you are doing so well to acknowledge where you're at and to navigate new ways to support your nervous system.

Thank you - seeing the sunrise usually happens because I haven't slept too hahaha what is your preferred sleep time?

I have been in a hot air balloon, yes! For my 21st birthday. I think I got up at 4 and went to the Hunter Valley, it was quite a hike. When did you go??

Uni is going well, I am always running late on assessments, but I am getting there! haha Yes, ALWAYS coffee. Every day. Every hour if I could. 😂 (Right @Shaz51? 😋)

I have had a very busy couple of weeks - this week has been work, study, some parties, and rehearsals. What about you?

Aww thank you for sharing that photo with me. 💛