What I should be doing; My assignment
What I have been doing: Scrolling, watching reality tv, chatting on dating apps, looking for a new bed frame that I have no money for, playing sims
this post was submitted on 10 Sep 2023
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For those who love cats and candles - what do you do to ensure that your cat can't touch the candle? The fluffy kitty in my life can't be trusted, but I'd love to be able to light a candle of an evening.
All my old kitties weren't too keen on open flames.
You could put the candle in a glass candle holder.
Ooh, just saw candle cages and lanterns. Just need to make sure it's weighted enough that he can't push it over.
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I’m thinking back to the GFC in 2008 and swine flu but weirdly don’t remember much. For me they didn’t hugely affect my life and were so long ago they’re like a mental blip.
I know swine flu was contained fairly quickly (unlike covid) but for the average person how do economic conditions now compare to what they were in 2008?
Apologies in advance for a wall of text. Will try to put it under a spoiler.
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As someone who actually had swine flu, I remember that time fairly well. The flu was Not Fun. Economic conditions were a little different but not too much. You could, and I did, live without a home computer. Still had to have a mobile phone though. My boys had both reached the downhill slope of uni, and were fairly independent and both were earning and contributing to the household costs including labour costs.
Price of food was distributed differently - meat was relatively cheaper than today. Lamb was still a relatively cheap meat due to large supply. Pork was relatively expensive as not so much was imported as is today. Also only a few categories of milk - real milk and reduced fat removed coloured water which was promoted as healthy. Soy milk really wasn't a thing much, and the whole gluten-free thing hadn't really gotten started. It was available in health food shops, but not usually in supermarkets. Somewhat reduced choice of vegetables available in supermarkets - you had to go to a market or side of the road stall for interesting veg.
As a rule of thumb, the biggest perceived health threat was FAT. And there was fat-free almost everything available (except maybe bacon), and butter was the true cause of the downfall of civilisations if you believed the healthfood press. People even avoided eating eggs because of the fat content. Processed food still hit the sugar pretty hard, and sugary food was marketed as "low fat" and therefore healthy. Not healthier, just healthy in general due to increased 'energy'. This still happens today.
Less 'foreign' food in supermarkets, but plenty of ethnic restaurants. And imo restaurant food was relatively cheaper than today - so we ate out more, but got a LOT less takeaway and no home deliveries. Lots of people still did a weekly shopping trip and this was also an entertainment thing and had to be co-ordinated with the TV's programme schedule. You could tell when a popular programme was being broadcast because the supermarkets would be empty.
Power prices, well I had solar on my roof for hot water and electricity, so I didn't perceive any problem with that. Lots of people bitched and moaned about the price of power but it was generally agreed that gas was the cheapest option. Electric stoves were still a distinct step down from gas for cooking, and induction just wasn't on the radar. Reverse cycle aircon was still fairly new, and not trusted by many. After all, how could your air con also be your heater? The cost of petrol was also a constant whinge. Memories of the millenium drought were still fresh, so saving water was a priority and the cost of water was going up up up.
This period was also the last gasp of the great home renovation boom that hit in the 1990s and lasted until about 2010. I don't miss that, or the convos about one's latest renovation at any and every social event including the pub so help me God.
In my opinion, the chief difference between then and now is the drop in real wages, and rising rental costs.
The actual cost of living (outside of housing cost) as a percentage is not all that different when you take the change in HOW and WHERE we spend money into account. We are outsourcing or delegating a lot more stuff to commercial providors and insisting that it be delivered to us. This comes at a cost. There is less money available to pay for it. It's a choice not a right, imo.
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Well there you go.
The paqui one stupid chip is being recalled due to adverse reactions.
Exercises have been done, but I must remember to not do tummy and core exercises after dinner. Trying to exercise a belly which has recently been fed is not very bright of me.. both motivation and ability are severely diminished!
A question for your Monday night - how do people manage to push through and get their work done?
I cannot get started on my uni work because of an overwhelming "paralysis" feeling where I cannot push myself to do anything.
For me personally, I break it down until it's manageable. Seriously, it can be broken down into something as small as writing your name and date at the top of the page.
Also a good reminder for anyone and everyone is your first attempt can look like a toddler drew a picture for Mummy and Daddy.
Encountered this feeling before.
As daunting as it is, make a start and slowly work at it bit by bit and you’ll get there in the end.
Take the first step and plan or start on the work.
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Time to get my arse off the couch and go to work! I have a shadow tonight who is apparently annoying as all hell so that should be fun...
Who's watching the tennis with me? It's getting spicy