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thanks for your well-wishing @Gazza75 it's really thoughtful & helps me feel strong. I'm just having an uber-strong pot of stove top coffee to get things started! hope you had a restful Sunday & a safe drive home

I think your parents & I would get along - my cat is a very spoilt boy!

Good morning @BryanaCamp . Thanks for the tag yesterday, always nice to hear from you.

So today is your first day of work .... I hope it goes really well and that its everything you want it to be. I will definitely be thinking of you throughout the day.

Hi also to @LadyleahRDBloom @Former-Member @Gazza75 @Shaz51

Sherry 😊

@BryanaCamp, I'm sure the coffee will help you power through the day. I had to resort to a hot chocolate as theres no coffee at work today. Not sure what is happening there! I had a nice Sunday and the drive home was pretty good. Struggled to sleep last night for some reason.

Hey @Former-Member , how are you doing? Sounds like the swans had a good win on he weekend. I didn't see any of it myself, but, heard updates along the way.

Nice one @Former-Member

Hey @Shaz51 , @Owlunar , @LadyleahRDBloom and others passing through., hope you all have a good day.

Hi @Gazza75 @LadyleahRDBloom @Former-Member @Former-Member @BryanaCamp

It's cold again in Melbourne - and I feel really bleak - hopefully my freshly made hot coffee will chear me up - let's see - aw yeah - really - um - even better

I am sorry you don't have coffee at work today Gazza - what a downer - Monday morning and no coffee - that is a black mark against the company - any other day - just a glitch but not on Monday - no no no

Hot chocolate though - well - that's a good second I think - I hope

Dec

Hey @Owlunar , hope you feel a bit more perky and less bleakie after a fresh cup of coffee. Fingers crossed you get some sunshine or your heaters kick in and do the job. Conditions are pretty poor on the ground here today. It's a big black mark for the company today, first time I recall it happening, hope theres not a revolution. The hot choc isn't a bad 2nd place, it could be worse.

I had a bad case of Mondayitis today. Thought I was dreaming of an alarm clock and ignored it for what felt like forever. This weeks goal is to get back into a more regular walking pattern so I'm heading out again now.

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Not sure if pics are back

Hi @Gazza75

The pics aren't back but I caught your link - definitely a bad day without pics - clipart is one of my support mechanisms - I get a postive charge writing my own captions - I guess when the techies fix the situation I will have to go back through my posts and edit in a few pics - love that

I feel a lot better since I had my coffee and wrote some comments here - it's amazing how being in touch with other people can lift our mood - sometimes - I think - a down-mood as against a bad mood - can be okay - working our way out of it can wear a pathway in the brain that will help us find a good way to deal with feeling blah - which is a real feeling - and we can cope better just by knowing that we all - everyone - feels really blah at times - it's endemic - only fool-hardy souls pretend they don't -

We are the champions here - we live life at grass-roots level - we know the dark spots - and we survive - we are all survivors here

I am waxing lyrical - obviously I feel a bit better - I hope you can find some good coffee on your travels today - all the best Gazza

Dec

@Owlunar, look forward to seeing your clipart again when it becomes available. I agree that being in touch with people can really lift our moods and motivate us. I always feel better after checking in with people here and seeing how everybody is going. Just helps being there for each other. My therapy today was a quick walk and sitting in the sun, enjoying my lunch. I was thinking about your post a bit as well.

We're definitely at grass root level here, I like to think we're planting the seeds of the future and even our own. Sometimes the most beautiful things grow out of the shadey or dark places. We can certainly learn through everyone's experiences.

I still haven't had more coffee, but, we haven't run out of tea or hot choccies yet. Still hope in the world LOL 🙂

Have a great afternoon Dec

No coffee yet @Gazza75 - chocolates not a bad second but tea - errch - not my cup of tea certainly

The idea of planting seeds for a possible better future for ourselves or others sounds like a brilliant idea - we all have our private little gardens and if the shade is prominent the slower growing beautiful things make for a better display - how wonderful to think of what grows in the secrets of our lives can bear good fruit in the lives of others - I definitely like this kind of fruit.

I got a lift to the doctor this afternoon and I am early but having a lift is always easier - I brought my computer with me and I had two flu-patients near me but they moved when I started typing - tap tap tappity tap - I never intended to be annoying but here we are and I have this corner to myself now

Anyway - I find communication here a helpful thing too - when I am busy or having dark days I tend to keep to myself but I have been encouraged to share more of that side of my life which really works -

It's a very bleak day in Melbourne today - Ist of July - the winter is nearly half over and a very chilly one here this year - I hope the weather is better wherever you are today

Dec

Thanks @Gazza75 and @Former-Member my first day of work went well, no dramas. I don't think I came across as weird or mentally unwell (my pdoc assures me I come across as normal). The only concern I had about myself was that I struggled to make small-talk with new people. Could be worse! All in all the people all seem really nice which is important to me, the library is a lovely environment & there is a lot of new info to take in in training but I think the work will be do-able & good, if a bit stressful to begin with. Phew!

Hope the hot choccy did the trick @Gazza75 , how are you travelling today, has your mind stayed settled? How did your walk go? Walking is a cool goal, I'll be in it with you! When I got home last night I pushed myself out the door and did a walk, not my usual 5km but better than nothing I suppose. I am certainly aware that the luxury of loads of free time to spend walking or hiking.. is now not a part of my week Hope you have a good day today, take care.

Hi @LadyleahRDBloom @Owlunar @Former-Member hope you're all enjoying your coffees this morning, I've had my super strong, stove top coffee (it's just about thick as tar!) to help me adjust to earlier starts. Take it easy today & go well

Hey @BryanaCamp , I'm glad your first day went well. I struggle with small talk and chit chat myself, but, once you get settled it will get a easier I'm sure. I think theres usually a pretty steep learning curve when you start a new job, but, once your through the initial training it will settle down into a more normal routine. Libraries are pretty cool places these days. I remember my local library when I was a kid and it was so different to what we have now. It was so small and only had a select number of stuff old books, you'd get in trouble for blowing our nose or making a noise. It felt like i was the only young person tha went in there 😛

I'm travelling well today, I got to the gym for a little while last night which was good. My walks have been alright, I don't go that far, but, I try and get out a few times a day so that it adds up. It will be great to have someone with Me. It's nice having the luxury to walk while I'm on the clock. My mind is pretty settled the last few days. I'm hoping it was just a bit of a blip the other day.

Have a great day and lovely to hear from you. Your coffee sounds good when I'm into day 2 of no coffee at work.