Alchemausterity II

Alchemilla

I remembered I had a griddle pan and chargrilled them.

redofromstart

If I CBA then this is my default aubergine recipe

I don't like aubergine but I will eat it like that.

Alchemilla

@redofromstart that looks lush and DH would love it.

Today I am grateful for

My NDN who is visiting DD1
My Mum who made us bread
DD2 had an ok day at school
I am alive and warm
The kids mucked the piggies out fuss-free

savingholmes

Glad you had things to be grateful for today - and found them. 

I think getting a LC diagnosis is almost as hard as an ASD one!! Definitely don't beat yourself up. The last thing you should do is push yourself too hard to do stuff. It's likely to do more harm than good from what I've seen of friends with similar illnesses.

Karmacat

Alchemilla said:

I remembered I had a griddle pan and chargrilled them.

Did you like?  On tenterhooks here!

greenbee

redofromstart said:

If I CBA then this is my default aubergine recipe

I don't like aubergine but I will eat it like that.

Ooh… I’d forgotten that one. Must buy aubergines 

Alchemilla

savingholmes said:

Glad you had things to be grateful for today - and found them. 

I think getting a LC diagnosis is almost as hard as an ASD one!! Definitely don't beat yourself up. The last thing you should do is push yourself too hard to do stuff. It's likely to do more harm than good from what I've seen of friends with similar illnesses.

Thanks SH x

Karmacat said:

Alchemilla said:

I remembered I had a griddle pan and chargrilled them.

Did you like?  On tenterhooks here!

I didn't eat it! It was for DH's special diet, I made moussaka. As much as you can with no fat or cheese (also fat I realise).

He was very happy with it but then he was hungry!

Alchemilla

Good morning. The low fat delight of the day is pasta sauce made with onion, red and yellow peppers, garlic, cherry tomatoes, smoked salt, pepper, veg stock and chilli flakes. It is in the SC on low. 

Some washing sorted and a hat silk and showing tie rehomed to a friend.

It would be a NSD but DH wants mushrooms so he shall have them.

Daughterofsatan extracted from the WM.

Tidying up today and some work on sorting out our annexe which has variously been airbnb/isolation room/sick bay.

Many calls to sort out the mess made by the pre op assessment nurse who sent half an email. It wouldn't matter but time is of the essence!

Any top tips for homeworking? Strategies? Equipment? Hope I'm not jumping the gun.

savingholmes

Home working - easier with a dedicated desk - a dedicated room makes it easier still. A bigger desk rather than making do on a tiny one and having a proper chair, screen and keyboard all make a positive difference. 

Plan how to still meet social needs and stay motivated. 

Set out ground rules about people dropping by / interruptions etc. Accept it won't go perfectly - it didn't at the office either. 

Plan exercise into your day - at least a few times a week. 

Move to a different area if possible for lunch so it doesn't all seem to run together...

Get headphones with a mic - for the times you don't want someone on speaker...

Just as people may get the best ideas in the shower - if you are thinking about work while loading the dishwasher - you're just giving yourself a different way of solving a problem...

In the summer you may be able to take some calls in the garden or possibly even while walking depending on your workplace / who you are calling and the subject.

HTH

Alchemilla

savingholmes said:

Home working - easier with a dedicated desk - a dedicated room makes it easier still. A bigger desk rather than making do on a tiny one and having a proper chair, screen and keyboard all make a positive difference. 
This is great. I have a room that fits the bill. I think there is a budget for desk and chair.
Plan how to still meet social needs and stay motivated. 
I thought I might dust off my sax and join a local band.
Set out ground rules about people dropping by / interruptions etc. Accept it won't go perfectly - it didn't at the office either. 
We are quite remote so not too much of that here.
Plan exercise into your day - at least a few times a week. 
Promenading the puppies at lunch, I thought.
Move to a different area if possible for lunch so it doesn't all seem to run together...
I can do this.
Get headphones with a mic - for the times you don't want someone on speaker...
I have these from lockdown.
Just as people may get the best ideas in the shower - if you are thinking about work while loading the dishwasher - you're just giving yourself a different way of solving a problem...
I hate loading the dishwasher!
In the summer you may be able to take some calls in the garden or possibly even while walking depending on your workplace / who you are calling and the subject.
lovely!
HTH

This is great, thank you so much!

Just in case anyone is selling I thought I would send this out to the universe...

I'm looking for a 2 or 3 oven natural gas balanced flue aga under 30 years old.

DH has broken the mousetrap by putting it in the dw. Good thing he's ill so I don't have to murder him...