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Perth Zoo farewells one of world’s oldest Sumutran orangutans, 56-year-old Puteri | PerthNow

https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/animals/perth-zoo-farewells-one-of-worlds-oldest-sumutran-orangutans-56-year-old-puteri--c-22982537

Perth Zoo has farewelled one of its longest residents, a beloved 56-year-old Sumatran orangutan, known as Puteri.

Dear Dog I am sick of people telling me what I should do. I know perfectly well what I should do; I am not well enough to do it.

#3GoodThings today.

1. My worm farm is looking very happy, and also full of worm eggs 🪱
2. I found a comfy, convenient, POTS-friendly way to stretch some of my constantly-tense muscles 🧘🏻
3. My kiddo got a place at the very small autistic-kids-only school we applied for 🥳

Wtf do websites for holiday accommodation all insist on you choosing dates before letting you see their accommodation? I can't be the only person in the world who has no dates in mind, who just wants to find some suitable accommodation and _maybe_ think about dates after that?? Give me an option to see everything you have, without me having to pull random dates out of my butt! 😑

Finally!! After many walks in the hopes of seeing bandicoots (which are increasingly common in my parents' neighbourhood), my boys have seen one :)

Eldest got a place in the specialist school 🥳

Yay!! I was doing some weeding out the front and discovered that the successful grevillea hasn't completely crowded out the little morning iris plant: it's still there, and actually looking quite substantial! I have pruned around it so that it can get a bit of sunshine and air flow 😍

My poor husband has been fasting for a blood test, and just sat waiting for an hour in the waiting room only to be told he has been fasting for too long 😭 That would have been helpful information for someone to have given him with the pathology form?? 😭

Huh. Just came across a profile that said "if you don't like unsolicited advice please block me" and I super appreciate that, but I still don't get it. They said they don't like seeing people have a problem that they could help with, but why not offer _solicited_ advice? "Hey, I have some relevant info/experience here, are you interested?" Why does it feel better to give it as both an unsolicited interaction, and as advice (as opposed to info/experience)?

Watching a bear mama and 2 cubs grazing on grass in the sunshine on the other side of the world, in real time. The internet still has good bits 🥰

Aus POTS fam, the Australian #POTS Foundation has a webinar coming up called "Living with POTS Community Q & A". If you sign up as a member (for free), you can get a 100% discount on the webinar tickets, so that's also free. And they're going to email recordings out after the webinar, so there's no stress about missing it if you're having a bad day. https://potsfoundation.org.au/ to become a member. Hopefully you would get an email about the webinar but if not, maybe check in with the foundatio ?

Boorloo/Perth folks, have any of you had dealings with the Autism Association of WA? Any strong feelings for or against as a potential service provider for my kiddo?

Back home 😮‍💨

An interesting thing from the hospital experience: a lot more healthcare workers seem to be familiar with POTS now. It sometimes confused them more when I said the whole thing instead of abbreviating it 😅 Brace yourself for the irony though: I'd say they know more about POTS now than they do about covid 🫠 Many baffled reactions to my respirator, had to explain a bunch of things to people who absolutely should know more about it than I do 🙃

Omg my body has worked out how to relax 😭

It was so bright that I couldn't see my phone screen properly so the photo isn't great, but my Australian Bluebell plant is looking incredible just now 😍 #BloomScrolling

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The chronic illness depression of scrolling by someone describing a thing you used to do and would dearly love to still do as "requiring nothing, just a little time". I am genuinely very happy for people who are so well that they can take for granted that time itself is enough to do a thing, and not have to think about wellness and energy etc. I have so much time. It's really not that useful when you need to spend most of it lying down 🙃

How did I not know about this?? There's an independent certification for products designed to last and be repairable?! "Directory of durable, solid and repairable products - LONGTIME" #RightToRepair #MadeToLast https://longtimelabel.com/en/find-a-labelled-product/

Unpopular opinion with some of you apparently: people should be able to have the tech gadgets which make their lives easier in non-harmful ways, without having to have the crappy surveillance tech etc etc which often hitchhikes along with it. Great for you if you are fine with non-"smart" tech, and you should get to keep that option, but there is smart tech which provides important accessibility tools and we should get to keep that, too.

It's depression purchase time, but this time I've gone with a cross stitch pattern, so it's only a very small upfront cost (fabric, floss, and maybe a frame to eventually follow). (From StitchingAddictioCo on Etsy)

Watching a UK<>Australia Christmas houseswap movie. It's pretty decent tbh: the English girl who went to Aus mentioned finding a huge spider in the toilet, and the chap who owns the house said "you didn't hurt him did you?? That's Nigel, he takes care of all the small, dangerous spiders!" Accurate af 😅

Oh yeah I just remembered another daft thing that happened in the hospital. I had to ask a couple of times if it was okay to take the painkillers I brought with me because my period was due. I got reactions like: but you're on menopause hormonal treatment?? Why are you still having periods?? Good fucking grief Australian HCW are bad at perimenopause 😱

#ActuallyAutistic pals, does anyone have an info dump for me on improving interoception? I'm sure it would be beneficial for my kiddo to learn meditation or practice something like Pilates (I recall reading that improving proprioception improves interoception), but so far we've not had the energy for those things. What else helps develop interoception?

Oh goddamn. My outdoor clothesline is pulling itself out from the wall 😭 At least that explains why it went saggy again so soon after I tightened the line.

#3GoodThings today.

1. Perfectly timed half price offers in the grocery app 🛒
2. Only having a large hill of laundry to do, rather than a small mountain 🧺
3. Having my comfy bed to lie in when I need rest 🛏️

#3GoodThings today.

1. Coming home from hospital, and crawling back into my bed-nest 🛏️
2. Although it was far from utopian, I'm very grateful for the care that I did receive ⚕️
3. There isn't too big of a backlog of chores to catch up on 😮‍💨

#3GoodThings today.

1. My verge garden looks very nice and brings me much joy, in its temporary less-weedy state 🏡
2. Some Christmas decorations I ordered arrived, and they also bring me joy 🦌
3. Got one step closer to being ready to adopt rats (commissioned a part for the cage) 🐀

#3GoodThings today.

1. Bedtime, at long last 🛏️
2. Toothpaste tablets!! I discovered in hospital that I am no longer compatible with regular toothpaste: nasty, slimy, choking stuff 🪥
3. Watching videos of rats 🐀

#3GoodThings today.

1. A treasured thing was lost, and while we haven't yet found it, I did get a LOT of tidying/putting away/binning done while we were hunting for it 🔎
2. The soothing warmth and vibration of my massage mat 🫨
3. Made some more good progress with my Christmas shopping 🎁

I didn't do #3GoodThings already did I?

1. The very precious and treasured Dawg (squishy toy) which was discovered missing at bedtime turned up after an exhaustive search 🐶
2. Clean floors in most of the house 🧹
3. Feeling less despairing than usual 🤷🏻

#3GoodThings today.

1. Watching kiddo pat his little dog friends at school pick up 🐶
2. Bought a cross stitch pattern in excited to eventually stitch 🪡
3. Bed time 😴

#3GoodThings today.

1. Kiddo's class assembly went well 🏫
2. A visit from lovely bird friends 🦜
3. No more primary school events or extra obligations for the rest of term 😮‍💨

#3GoodThings today.

1. Clean kitchen sink 🧽
2. Clean water bottles 🍶
3. I have survived another one of my worst days (so far) 🤷🏻

#3GoodThings today.

1. Enjoying the flowers and foliage in my garden 🌼
2. Had some good ideas for Christmas presents for my kiddos 🎁
3. Read through the paperwork from kiddo's new school; super excited for him to switch next year 🎒

#3GoodThings today.

1. Receiving a letter from my lovely and beloved friend 💌
2. Feeling more hopeful than I have for quite a while 💓
3. A return to cooler weather, with gorgeous clouds, refreshing winds, and soothing rain 🌧️

#3GoodThings today.

1. I have another box prepped and almost ready to donate 📦
2. Made a plan for a tricky problem, and took the first steps ✅
3. Enjoyed watching and listening to birds with an iced coffee 🦜

#3GoodThings today.

1. No laundry mountain for me to deal with 💃🏻
2. Youngest doesn't seem anxious at all about his upcoming class assembly 🧘🏻
3. I managed to pull up two tubs of weeds 🌱

#3GoodThings today.

1. I have all the paperwork ready, tomorrow I can email kiddo's new school and formally accept a position next year 🥳
2. I had a coffee today and the pain which I thought might have been triggered by coffee before hasn't returned yet. Maybe I won't have to give up coffee! ☕
3. There were so many little flying insects and various birds fluttering through my garden today 🪰

#3GoodThings today.

1. Very grateful to get a same day ear wax cleaning appointment for my eldest 👂🏻
2. Youngest feral child deigned to bathe 🛁
3. Made a bit of progress with my Christmas shopping 🎁

#3GoodThings today.

1. Finally making it to bed for the night 🛏️
2. It's a long weekend for my husband this weekend 😎
3. A 2 week break from lunchboxes and clean uniforms!! But sadly not from alarm clocks 🍱

#3GoodThings today.

1. Visit from gorgeous bird friends 🦜
2. My bed is extra cosy, with clean sheets and a new doona cover 🛏️
3. Got the floors cleaned in most of the house 🧹

#3GoodThings today.

1. Kiddo's dental appointment went well 🦷
2. The new heater arrived, which should remove a significant amount of "the heater overheated so I have to wait for it to cool down" delay from getting ready for school and bed ♨️
3. Evidence of black cockatoo foraging beneath the hakea trees - someone even brought an almond from the backyard and dropped it out the front 🌰

#3GoodThings today.

1. My household menfolk had a good time playing cricket at the park, which I'm sure was good for all of them, even if my poor husband is still exhausted 🏏
2. Only piffling little aches and pains today, no medical emergencies ⚕️
3. A comfy bed to rest in and plenty of things to watch while I rest 🛏️

#3GoodThings today.

1. Grateful to have only mild vertigo, not severe 😵‍💫
2. The gorgeous cockatoo who flew down for a drink in my garden 🦜
3. Bed time 😴

#3GoodThings today.

1. Finally having clean hair after having to wait a while to be well enough to shower 🧓🏻
2. Ordered a Christmas present for my husband that I think he will be surprised and delighted by 🎁
3. Just enjoying the relative peacefulness of being at home 🏡

#3GoodThings today.

1. The mystery pain has responded politely to antihistamines and antiprostaglandins, and gone quiet for now 🤞🏻
2. Youngest agreed to a small temporary change which should significantly cut down my housework load 🤞🏻
3. Husband seems to be recovering well from his vertigo attack 🤞🏻

#3GoodThings today.

1. I got to pat a very good doggo 🐕
2. Maybe a little progress with one of the kids' medical issues 🤞🏻
3. Rest of the family enjoyed watching most of The Fellowship of the Ring, while I enjoyed having some alone time 🧙🏻

#3GoodThings today.

1. Feeling pretty good! 😌
2. My eldest also felt pretty good today - compression socks to the rescue 🧦
3. Watched a fun movie I enjoyed 🎬

#3GoodThings today.

1. Kiddo had his interview at the prospective new school, and I'm feeling quite hopeful about that 🤞🏻
2. The kitchen sink is still clean 🧽
3. Had a particular HCW appointment today and we don't have to go back until January 💃🏻