Tea is excellent this morning.

Back into work after a week off.

I can do this.

I made way too much lasagne.

It might have overflowed a bit into the oven. This does, however, mean there are some good crispy bits.

Heading home from a big weekend in Bendigo. Glad hubby is driving, I am wrecked

I finally have had a calmer day.

I am having kitty cuddles and knitting my way through the first clue of a sock along.

Feeling better.

Hence why I don't really watch the news anymore. I just end up feeling sad and angry.

Oh mate. My brain does the exact same thing. I grew up in a loving but stressful environment, and it feels like I'm still, constantly, worrying about what can go wrong and managing my emotions/actions/thoughts to avoid potential conflicts.

I just wanted to say, you're not alone. You can get through this too. Deep breaths help me.

Thank you, that is a good dog.

Having super intense anxiety dreams at the moment. This morning it was waking up and being unable to walk properly, staggering into the bathroom to see that my eyes were bulging and my irises were fully blown, and thinking that my husband hadn't called an ambulance.

Literally the first thing I did when I actually got up was check my eyes in the mirror. Totally fine. Wish these dreams would stop.

Hey! I love crochet! What sort of thing does she like to make? If she wants to learn how to make pretty blankets, I can 100% recommend Shelley Husband's Granny Square Academy book. Its in a lot of craft stores, but its also on booktopia! I've put a link below.

If she likes making animals and stuffies, any of the Edward's Menagerie books by Toft are great as well.

If you want a solid and cheaper yarn to go with these, a good option from spotlight is their Marvel range, Spotsaver medium Yarn or Lionbrand. Vouchers are always great for these kind of gifts too.

https://www.booktopia.com.au/granny-square-academy-shelley-husband/book/9780648564072.html

https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=edward%27s%20menagerie&suggested=L

Hope this helps, feel free to message me if you need help!

The book is terrible. I got super gross incel vibes from it when I read it 5 or so years back.

So we have landscapers here at the moment to help us finish the backyard and lay some turf. They have the radio on, playing B52's Love Shack at a decent volume, and one of them is singing his own lyrics. "Gonna need a chiro cos my backs fuuuuucked". "Every body moving, everybody grooving to the Buffalo, buffalo baby!".

I am trying so hard not to audibly laugh. I think they forget I'm inside and can hear them.