Any diagnosed germophobes or hoarders on this forum?

@Dimity How is your recovery from the op going?

@NatureLover

@scruffypuffball I am glad you popped your head out, mask and all.

@Shaz51

I am really glad you took the slum conversation in the direction you did. @tyme Thank you

I am not houseworky today. Must be on strike!

Yep, it can be about fitting in or getting beaten up. But there are a lot of good people living in poverty.

I am not houseworky today. Must be on strike! --- ha ha sounds good my sister @Appleblossom

done a load of washing

now relaxing

Hello @NatureLover . @Dimity , @scruffypuffball , @tyme

Ha @Appleblossom ... meh? Housework will always be there lol

I'm glad you had a change of scene @NatureLover and your cough abated . Well done on keeping the place neat.

My biopsies probably don't count as surgery. I'm still very tired but it's partly psychological. The build up with legal preparations then the dreaded procedure took a toll. And family hostilities have resumed.

My nice neighbours are moving out tomorrow, evicted so the difficult garden-hating owners can move back. They'll come back to new shrubs the nice people planted!

The support button isn't working @Appleblossom @tyme @Shaz51 @scruffypuffball . You need to be careful challenging prowlers.

Hmm housework and decluttering. I guess I have a mental block. I do the minimum. But tackling the stuff within reach feels like it risks destabilising the looming mountain overhead. I admit I have a problem with it all and would like support but support doesn't grow on trees. I need to invest time and effort and money, and work out what I can tolerate with retraumatising.

Sorry you are losing nice neighours @Dimity and things are building up re family.

I did have a good day, but I also spoke about difficult things. Learning to speak more freely. We will see how it unfolds.

hey @NatureLover @Shaz51 @scruffypuffball

in some ways to feels a relief just to be me and not always needing to be a professional or mother with various duties of care.

Hey @Dimity ,

Yeah, the tech people are looking into it. We have provided them all the info they need so the are just testing out a few potential solutions. Fingers crossed it gets sorted soon! I know how frustrating it can be!

As for decluttering, I"m not expert. But doing just a little section of the hous/room, help?

Hope you are okay post-op.

Thinking of you.

Hey @NatureLover @Appleblossom @scruffypuffball

@NatureLover hope you enjoyed the cooler day. I did.

We didn't seem to get around to dealing with any boxes in January despite hopes last year.

Oh well.

Hi @Dimity , the support button seems to be working again.

No, we didn't achieve any boxes in January 😣 My urgency faded after my nice neighbour changed the lock on the shed so the nasty neighbour couldn't access it.

I'm really sorry to hear that family hostilities have resumed. 😥

It's a big shame your nice neighbours have been evicted. Does that leave any nice neighbours at all? I wonder if the owners will get rid of the plants that the nice neighbours planted.

I was proud of myself yesterday as I was able to go out to dinner with only same day notice. I usually need to psych up and plan ahead to leave the house.

Hoping to go and work in the library again today. Feel tired.

I hope you don't put too much pressure on yourself while you're feeling so low. I hope you can look after yourself. 🫂❤

I'm glad your boxes are safe . And you went out at short notice - sounds brave.

I say hello to couple of other people in the street. I hardly ever catch up with tgmhe reclusive chap next door. I'm pretty isolated. My Tuesday outings provide a little respite, but ladies higher in the pecking order dominate.

I'm tired too. We've both been stretched by our last few weeks. Hope you're sleeping OK. I'm not very successful at following routines, sleep included.

Hope yourday goes well tomorrow.