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Taking the plunge
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
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Hugs @Maggie
Yes it is hard to get the caring balance right for brothers, especially one's who also struggle with MH issues.
Sending Calm warm feelings your way.
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MaggieSenior Contributor
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@CheerBear First coffee is going down well this morning. Leaving one here for later. ☕️☕️☕️
I hope yesterdays search for more space was successful??????
@Appleblossom @eth @outlander @TheVorticon 👋👋👋☕️☕️☕️💕💕💕
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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Morning @Maggie and hi everyone.
Yes to success yesterday thanks Maggie 🙂 It took all day and a lot of Tetris style moving furniture but it looks great now and is so organised. They're all very happy.
How was your yesterday?
Sudden burst of rain just then. Very cool to hear. It only lasted a moment and was heavy enough I can hear puddles on the road as cars drive over them. 🙂
Yes to success yesterday thanks Maggie 🙂 It took all day and a lot of Tetris style moving furniture but it looks great now and is so organised. They're all very happy.
How was your yesterday?
Sudden burst of rain just then. Very cool to hear. It only lasted a moment and was heavy enough I can hear puddles on the road as cars drive over them. 🙂
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MaggieSenior Contributor
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Well done @CheerBear . Hard work, but satisfying in the end. Happy kids = happy mum. 👍👍👍
My Yesterday was ok. I got quite a lot of cross stitch done, so I might get this finished this year. 🤞🤞🤞
Rain forecast here today also. None so far though. Cold here too.
Hows today looking for you?
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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It was really satisfying to have it finished and to have know there are decent spaces for them all to do their school work @Maggie I'm expecting a house inspection soon so there's a bit of relief there too as that room was bonkers. It looks really cool. I wish I could show you.
Super excited to hear you might finish that amazing cross stitch this year! Will you frame it and put it on a wall at your place or is it for someone else?
I have my gig today which I am looking forward to, then that washing and tidying. Supermarket probably too. I'm thinking I might make them school lunches just to keep some kind of feeling that it is actually school time. Not sure what's going to work best for them all yet. We should have a better idea with the little two today.
How about your day today?
Super excited to hear you might finish that amazing cross stitch this year! Will you frame it and put it on a wall at your place or is it for someone else?
I have my gig today which I am looking forward to, then that washing and tidying. Supermarket probably too. I'm thinking I might make them school lunches just to keep some kind of feeling that it is actually school time. Not sure what's going to work best for them all yet. We should have a better idea with the little two today.
How about your day today?
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MaggieSenior Contributor
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Ugh to house inspection soon @CheerBear . All this work will help when that does happen. I can turn my flat into a complete disaster all on my own. I remember trying to keep ex tidy. I never achieved it, but it kept me busy. 😆😆
Yes, I will get this one framed, depending on how much it costs. I will keep it for a while, then, maybe hand it on to someone who likes it. Cross stitch is something you either like, or you don’t. Personal taste.
Gig today. I can’t keep track of the days. It’s like a never ending weekend here. 😕😕😕 Will you be doing research, or talking to people, or maybe both.?
School lunches is a good idea. It’s going to be trial and error maybe.
Will the two littles do online classes.??? It’s weird. I have strange feeling watching live stuff. My brain doesn’t do it well.
I have cleaning and a trip to IGA later. Nothing too exciting. Counsellor might ring later.
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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I hate the idea of a house inspection at the moment @Maggie, not only for the mess but for needing to allow someone who has been around so many people, into our house. No-one has come in for weeks. The real estate do my head in. You get that one 😏 Owners refused to let me get the nbn connected without being here in person. Another frustration as it is so unnecessary. They could have just specified where and/or asked for photos and even video. But no. I said no to them coming in so we have our wonky connection still.
Your cross stitch is stunning. Hard to imagine anyone not appreciating the skill, patience, dedication and work involved, not to mention the beautiful-ness.
I'll be talking with people at my gig which is the best part. It's what I'm there for so it's great to be able to keep at it. Feels weird sitting in my room doing what I do without my supervisor next to me but they're still there if we need, just in a magic fiddly tech way. I'm catching up on a recorded staff meeting I missed at the moment. Lots of feels at how awesome this organisation is and how much they genuinely care about people, us and our families included ❤
I am not sure what the little two will do with school. I can't see how it will work with wee ones and the wee ones we have at our school in particular. Maybe some app work, some work they take photos of and send in perhaps. I'll have to try and work out how we can still do our school gig also soon. I'll be chairing meetings remotely I imagine 🤔 Tricky.
Will you keep working at your cross stitch today?
Your cross stitch is stunning. Hard to imagine anyone not appreciating the skill, patience, dedication and work involved, not to mention the beautiful-ness.
I'll be talking with people at my gig which is the best part. It's what I'm there for so it's great to be able to keep at it. Feels weird sitting in my room doing what I do without my supervisor next to me but they're still there if we need, just in a magic fiddly tech way. I'm catching up on a recorded staff meeting I missed at the moment. Lots of feels at how awesome this organisation is and how much they genuinely care about people, us and our families included ❤
I am not sure what the little two will do with school. I can't see how it will work with wee ones and the wee ones we have at our school in particular. Maybe some app work, some work they take photos of and send in perhaps. I'll have to try and work out how we can still do our school gig also soon. I'll be chairing meetings remotely I imagine 🤔 Tricky.
Will you keep working at your cross stitch today?
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MaggieSenior Contributor
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I think with the current situation, you have every right to refuse anyone coming into your home @CheerBear . By the sound of your owners, they are very very difficult. I really get the personal space stuff. It’s a real ‘ thing’ for me. People in general are to be honest. I’m surprised your rental people are still working. Housing here is closed. I would have though only necessarily places were open???
Gig sounds like it’s going to be a good day ahead for you. 👍👍👍 Your organisation sounds like the one counsellor does. Caring. They are deliberately keeping it small, so it doesn’t get impersonal. There are good people out there @CheerBear , you being one of them. You are doing a great job. 👍👍👍
Yes, I will do some cross stitch today.
Sending lots of 💜💜💜💜💜
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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@CheerBear @Appleblossom @Maggie ❤💜
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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Bananas day here 🍌 Gig was pretty busy as it is these days. So weird doing it from home but so thankful we still can. It very much helps me stay connected and less stuck in this tiny world of our house.
It is back to school for us tomorrow and I had to pick up a school from home pack to do that. It meant calling the office and having someone pass it through the gates. I was hit with big sadness walking up to our locked up school and seeing someone only through gates 🙁
Tonight we sat planning our school day tomorrow. All of my crew have very different needs and require different levels of support. School has struggled to put together any more than a general guide and some ideas for how to structure a day, which I understand. More is coming but it's going to take a couple of weeks. School from home is going to be a huge challenge for so many parents (me very much included). I am feeling overwhelmed by it tonight. This is starting to get pretty hard in a number of ways.
Tonight we sat planning our school day tomorrow. All of my crew have very different needs and require different levels of support. School has struggled to put together any more than a general guide and some ideas for how to structure a day, which I understand. More is coming but it's going to take a couple of weeks. School from home is going to be a huge challenge for so many parents (me very much included). I am feeling overwhelmed by it tonight. This is starting to get pretty hard in a number of ways.
The kids do have a very cool task set though - a month long Lego challenge ( @TheVorticon you might smile at that). I'd been thinking of getting them some lockdown Lego for a little while. They have quite a bit of Lego but it's all sets of certain things that are difficult to build beyond what the set is. I bought new Lego today. All classic blocks including some wheels and gear kind of stuff. We went through the old sets to get people and random bits to add to it. Anything that helps is what I feel like I need to do for now. New Lego will help (hopefully)
How's this for colour @Maggie ?
And (seeing as I had to log on to my laptop to post a pic) I can show you more colour in our chalk too
🌈😍 That's my good for today.
And (seeing as I had to log on to my laptop to post a pic) I can show you more colour in our chalk too
🌈😍 That's my good for today.
🧡 to you @outlander
Hope there has been some good in the day for everyone.
