Good Morning!

@TAB In my area you can pay rates off quarterly. I received the quarterly bill and could not afford quarterly so I just paid in dribs and drabs every pension week. I think I was paying $50 a fortnight!!! Was doing that ever since I moved in here and the rates department never complained! lol I also got a pensioner discount on rates. Never had a Marshall come to the door for unpaid rates. lol Always paid on time. Ring your council about rates and see if they can do a quarterly payment schedule. Then just pay on the phone using phone banking. You may also be entitled to a discount I don't know on your unemployment/sickness benefit.

Its hard dealing with people who don't get injury or illness. It can be an awful feeling when people dismiss you or give you a hard time over it. I used to get mistreated. You are doing your best despite these demoralising encounters. You are around 60 now so the body is not as able. I'm 54. Just try to relax. I tried turning up to something that wasn't right for me last year and it made me feel emotionally defeated. We are dealing with health issues and other peoples attitudes can permeate our being. If I have negative encounters I use a crystal - can't remember its name but the crystal gets rid of the emotional residue from dealing with people you'd rather not talk to who leave you feeling inadequate

yeah just worrying/occurred to me re rates @Former-Member yes re concession and payments pretty sure can get both.

plus not paying rent will help towards that .

yeah, always easy in hindsight for me to say should have just said 'no' to work..

the recruiter who rang me a few weeks ago chasing up loose ends from othe guy who got sacked couldnt believe I wasnt working, guess bit easier to believe now lol.

anyhoo, will set goals and get someone (personal trainer and or physio) to supervise me before think about that type of work again.

thanks for listening. must be frustrating

@TAB I felt for a while you were not ready for work until you got your health in order. Just use this time to get your health back on track so you can resume work at a later date.

My ex-brother-in-law had depression and he tried everything to get well and came home exhausted working at a library on a casual basis.

Just do your best thats all anyone can ask of you and try and get your health and fitness back.

I could only do casual in my last job. Was working in a supermarket and it used to take it out of me. Worked in a taste test marketing stand.

okay fair enough @Former-Member thanks

Hi yourself, @TAB.

You'll get there. I had to do a lot to get where I am now. You would not believe the stuff I've tried. Can't mention here due to SANE guidelines but yeah done the extreme health circuit! lol @TAB 🙂

okay faiir enough @Former-Member 😁

Hello @Historylover I hope you are ok today. I thought about you last night. I have just done some housework and am about to do lunch.

I'm back to plodding along, @Former-Member. It seems to just not be my time yet. I couldn't see that I could keep going for much longer, and had wanted to say my goodbyes. It would be counterproductive if I advertise at the time!

Beautiful day for a walk. I went shopping for leather gloves at Aldi, but I was a week early.

I'm trying to get re-interested in cooking. I've been off my food lately and a lot of it had to do with not having time when I was studying. I'm trying to become a 'vegetarian' (of a kind). Finding suitable recipes from my collection is proceeding very slowly. (I hate cooking!) I have fallen into very bad habits with my 'food' intake...cereal, yoghurt, fruit and some vegetables. Now I'm trying to get back on track. Step by step.

Thank you for thinking of me. I've been wondering about greenpea. I haven't seen much of her recently. Perhaps she's on other threads.

Hello @Historylover good luck with your vegetarian diet ❤️ I could not do it for health reasons awhile back. I am on a diabetes med that can stop Vit B12 absorption so I have to eat as much meat as possible now. I was doing vegan but it no longer serves me well. There are lots of vegetarian online recipes which are easy to cook. I used to love adapting recipes for my own use. I buy meat from regenerative farmers now which is zero carbon emissions.

Yes Aldi has beautiful leather gloves for winter when your fingers feel icy cold. I hardly ever go into Aldi anymore. I did check out their bulk bags of frozen salmon awhile ago. I hope you find yourself some nice gloves that you will enjoy wearing. Aldi comes up with lots of ideas with the middle aisle of their stores.

I don't know where greenpea is. Last time I spoke to her she was having difficulties sleeping and her mental health wasn't the best ❤️