Night Shift

Hi @Former-Member, @Former-Member, @comet, anyone else who's around. Finished watching Star Trek: Next Gen a little while ago, caught up on the news headlines on the ABC and local websites and now back here to say gidday. Sounds freezing where you are @Former-Member. Weather report says we are going down to 5 degrees tonight even here. It's about 7 degrees at the moment but much warmer inside even without the heater on (still haven't needed it so far this year, we rug up instead most of the time). Still in my dressing gown as I have been all day. Pretty much all I've done today is sleep, and read and post to the forum. Feeling okay for it though. Sending good vibes to all.

This bit @comet. ......I guess I can tell you.... was your humour wasn't it???

Hi @Mazarita. Been catching up on your posts and feel happy for your successes at the moment. I think you deserve a lounging day. I'm in bed with quilt on and fan heater on at the moment. Have you had any feedback re your video?

@Former-Member I thought you had said yours were grown up then I second guessed myself. Do you have any grandkids yet?

im hoping to do lots of moving boxes and furniture tomorrow. I really need to make this house functional.

@Former-Member, ah yes I remember having fires, such a lovely cosy feeling. Something primal about it, really relaxing. I feel inspired by your intent to get out in the sun tomorrow if it's out. I hope I can get myself to do that tomorrow now too. A plan I didn't have before reading yours. Thanks!

@Former-Member, I can just see you sitting up comfortably in bed, happy image! And you especially deserve it after weathering the chill for your sons game! Yes, I've had good feedback on Facebook about the new video, thanks for asking. The size of the response is probably not in proportion to the amount of effort I put in but I don't do it just for the response so I'm satisfied enough for now. May grow to be more of a response over time. Good luck with getting things a bit more sorted tomorrow. Sounds like we all have at least one thing planned for tomorrow.

Lol @Mazarita the psychologist I had seen once, left a local surgery 9 years ago. Now I have been referred to her again again through a different agency. But it is alright for me to travel into town once per week before my choir practise. I was not up to travelling that far 9 years ago. Things were starting to get quite bad with my son, and didnt feel I could justify it and was referred to another local one. Now it is a different story to travel as I have established it as a routine.

The first time I started to regularly go into town (since kids) was about 7 years ago, I studied counselling at VU and started at the church choir. I felt that was ok as I was learning, which might help me, son, and students, and not wasting govt money or my time. I paid for course in full. If I just feel I am a needy mess that can only plug into medical services and am totally useless I get worse. Thats how I think anyway. Maybe its just a timing thing ... I had waited a long time to get counselling and had a few bad experiences with people being quite nasty and then this lady left after one session triggering abandonment issues .. when they explained how important continuity was to people like me ... I felt I wasnt worthy to get good counselling ... so I get qualified myself .. that is just my general approach to life ... do the work .. face the problem and go for it ...it gets me in and out of trouble....

Hi @Former-Member and @Former-Member Glad you are both reasonably well.

@comet I thought of going to Cave's "One more time with feeling" its simutaneously in theatres all over ... but am a bit too busy to feel I can justify that.

Hi @Appleblossom,

I have abandonment and rejection issues too although not really sure where they hailed from. Working with counsellors sparks them hugely. I can totally relate to those feelings for you. Love your attitude though re doing it yourself which gets you in and out of trouble.

How has your day been?

@Appleblossom, I once passed Nick Cave alone on the back stairs in a St Kilda cafe. Our eyes met for a moment but I was too shy to even acknowledge I knew who he was. It was on the way to and from the toilets. An odd brush with stardom, lol.