Thursday Coffee and Chat -- 19th March 2026

Hola @Shaz51 @Jynx @tyme @Snowie  @@rav3n @Anonymouse1000 @creative_writer @Bow @eth - hope today is going well

hello @Fluttershy1 😍

wet and hot here 

how are you my friend 

Hey @Shaz51 - feeling meh, after yesterday 

Hello everbody 🙂 I didnt post yesterday cause my phone was out of battery, sorry.

@Shaz51 Good Morning!

Going to see the doctor in a few hours a bit nervous about that. Doctors are even more likely to take my freedom away than the police. Always scary to know that.

i need him to check out my kidneys, for they have been passing a lot of stones lately, and i do not trust them sore a lot. Also i need more asthma medication, as well as sleeping medications. And i want to discuss alternative meds with him.

So big issues. Lets hope i get somewhere.

@Fluttershy1 @heartathome @Realness @ENKELI @Appleblossom @tyme 

You all okay?

Hey @DownMoreThanUp - I could be better if I’m honest but day by day, I’m still in bed doing nothing haha, that’s the way it’s staying at the moment. 

doctors are always scary, I’m supposed to go tomorrow, see if I can commit to it. 

hey @Icecream - hope your well! 

thinking of you @DownMoreThanUp 😍

hope everything goes ok and keep in touch 

@Fluttershy1 having a easy day today after yesterday is ok my friend , doing something nice for your self xxx

sorry about your phone @Icecream , hope it is all good now 

my phone froze this morning 

hello @SmilingGecko , @The-red-centaur , @creative_writer @Spirit_Healer 

@Shaz51 - feels safe in bed haha, so tired tho, but trying not to nap, got support coming in at 4pm then they will take me to pick up my meds 

Hi all @Fluttershy1 @Shaz51 @DownMoreThanUp @Icecream and anyone else around

Busy morning so just relaxing this afternoon

Having my second coffee of the day

enjoy your coffee @Snowie - I’m staying huddled in bed as I’m cold and tired. 

@Snowie 

How is the coffee. ☕️

@Icecream , @Fluttershy1 , @Snowie , @DownMoreThanUp 

had 2 coffees this morning 

going to have lunch now 

tidy one little shelf and got some things for the op shop 

@Fluttershy1 

Hi, doing great today. I am still in bed too. Good luck with the doctor 🙂♥️

@Shaz51  Ooooo, any good op shop fiinds?

@Fluttershy1 had to take my mum out this morning or I would still be in bed too. 

@Icecream the coffee is good! 

@Shaz51 cold and wet again today. Have got a bag for the op shop too.

Yummy lunch time @Shaz51 - I had some cruskits with cheese and Vegemite! 

I don’t wanna go to be honest @Icecream - but I will. 

@Snowie - I’m just trying to do self care for me otherwise I won’t do it. Need to go pick up my meds tho. I’d rather not. But I better as I’m out from tonight. 

@Shaz51 @Snowie @Icecream @DownMoreThanUp @Jynx @rav3n @tyme - managed to go get me meds which was a mission, I’d would have rather stayed in bed . 

@Fluttershy1 

Good job 👏👏👏

Very good 👍 @Fluttershy1 

@Icecream , @Snowie , @DownMoreThanUp 😊

Good job @Fluttershy1 least it is done

Almost nap time here @Shaz51 

I wanna nap @Shaz51 @Snowie - but I’m trying not to otherwise I might not sleep tonight 

 got a present from my aunty from the op shop today 

@Fluttershy1 , @Snowie , @Icecream , @DownMoreThanUp , @Honeymoon , @AlwaysMyself @MatchaToad 

That is so lovely and thoughtful of her @Shaz51 😍. I needed to see/hear that, very heart-warming. And tea-warming too I hope!

@Shaz51 

That is such a beautiful teapot! 💚

I like the new teapot to add to your collection @Shaz51 😊❤️

Been thinking of you Shaz with the big Cat 5 cyclone up North. Is it going to affect you?

Hello beautiful @Shaz51 ❤️

That’s so cute @Shaz51 - more to add to your collection! 

hey @MissGremlin @Emelia8 @MatchaToad @AlwaysMyself - how are you

Hello @Fluttershy1, not feeling myself today. 

How are you? 

Thanks 🥰 @Emelia8 

At the moment looks like we might be on the edge of the cyclone 🌀 unless it starts turning downward 

@MissGremlin , 🥰

@MatchaToad , @AlwaysMyself , @Fluttershy1. @DownMoreThanUp , @Snowie , @Honeymoon @Icecream , @Cat34 

@MissGremlin - I’m sorry your not feeling yourself today, is there a way that the community can help you through this? 

im feeling ok, just tired 

Hopefully the cyclone doesn’t get to close @Shaz51 - that would be quite scary. 

@Fluttershy1 I'm just lurking in the background today. 

Hope you can get some rest and enjoy the rest of your day ❤️.

Just know your not alone @MissGremlin - we are here for you if needed, I’m lurking about aswell, I’m just chilling out. 

Thankyou @Fluttershy1 ❤️

@MissGremlin @Shaz51 @Fluttershy1 🤗 Hugs to friends.

I'm waiting for my friend to arrive, maybe in the next 2 hours?

Also waiting for a callback from someone I called earlier.

How am I doing today. I'm "doing OK" currently - I've only had 2 meltdowns today 🤣. But I have recovered from them, right? And for the severe/second one I've asserted myself again to remind them this needs to stop. 😊 

It's OK to not be OK. 🤗

hi @Shaz51 @MissGremlin @AlwaysMyself @creative_writer @Fluttershy1 and everyone I might’ve missed 💗 

hope everyone’s week is going okay 

Hugs ❤️ @AlwaysMyself 

OK here @creative_writer , sitting on the couch watching TV 

@lonemushroom , @MissGremlin , @Fluttershy1 

Hey @AlwaysMyself @Shaz51 @lonemushroom @creative_writer @MissGremlin - support worker has taken me out so that’s nice, just going to Kmart and all that. Then will go home and make dinner

@AlwaysMyself big hugs to you sweet ❤️

Hello @lonemushroom, hope you've had a lovely day ❤️

@DownMoreThanUp praying that all okay with your doc visit.

I skipped the coffee for water today, too hot for anything else.

@Shaz51 I hope the weather isn't too wet in your vicinity.

@ENKELI hello friend I hope you’re surviving the heat well where you are, the concept of cooling pillows was recommended to me recently and I felt like cursing at the thought of not knowing they even existed. I still haven’t been able to afford one myself as I can barely afford my bills, but thought you should know of their existence too.

@Fluttershy1 I do love a good kmart shop!!! I hope you find some fantastic goodies to brighten your day

hi @MissGremlin it has been okay 💗 I’ve had a hard week with PTSD triggers flaring up but I’m a tiny bit better today, last night I went out for pizza and spent time listening to music when I got home as my treat for getting through my GP appointment earlier in the day yesterday which sorta helped

@lonemushroom hugs to you sweet ❤️.

@lonemushroom well done on getting through yesterday, it can be so difficult to get up the energy to go out that's for sure.

I have heard of cooling pillows, but like you don't have the extra money to buy one. I bought some bamboo pillow covers that are supposed to be cooling. Usually I put a towel on my pillow to help with the hot flushes and heat. Sometimes I wish mum never moved us over to WA all those many years ago! I could have happily lived in Canberra I'm sure!

I hope your day is treating you well today xoxo

 corn thins for afternoon snack 

@ENKELI , @MissGremlin , @lonemushroom , @Fluttershy1 , @creative_writer , @Snowie , @AlwaysMyself , @DownMoreThanUp , @Emelia8 , @Icecream , @MatchaToad , @Honeymoon 

What do you like to snack on ? 

 Hi @Shaz51 

I really like the cheese corn thins too although I am very much a Dorito person - yum now I am hungry! 😉 

Ha ha I made you hungry @Tolly 😁

Hello @Cat34 😊

Hey @Shaz51 

I have eat those corn thins too. Find them really tasty

@Shaz51 corn thins are the best! I have the plain ones with avocado and mixed spice. Yummy!

@ENKELI @Shaz51 

the avocado sounds like a great combo with the thins too- my stomach really is rumbling now! I am definitely getting some more corn thins next shopping run.

I like corn thins. I think a sour cream and chives flavour or similar

I've been getting to the beach late. I usually go at dawn

Great photos @DogMan79 

Looks a bit cloudy there 

@Cat34 , @Snowie , @ENKELI , @Tolly 

Great photos @DogMan79, I'd love to be able to walk the beach each day.

Sour cream and chive corn thins are yum too!

@ENKELI I've come to appreciate the beach. For years, I missed the mountains

But now in my late 40s, some arthritis and a bit of unfitness mean that I appreciate that the beach is very flat to walk on

Hai @Shaz51 @DogMan79 @ENKELI @Tolly @Snowie - how’s the evening been? 

I accidentally shattered my glass screen protector on my phone, so am currently placing a new one on.  I dropped it by accident. Whoops

Just had dinner @Fluttershy1 

And watching YouTube videos of garden rescue 

Lovely @Shaz51 - I have had dinner now watching zootopia 2.

Ohh very good @Fluttershy1 😊

Hi @Shaz51 I hope that cyclone, to the north of you, doesn't affect you too much. I think it's category 5 at the moment. 

I hope you can sit on your patio with your coffee and it's just a gentle breeze for you

@DogMan79 if the 79 is indicative of your birth year, I am 10 years older and also appreciate soft straight ground to walk on as well!

I love the mountains too, and if I had to choose I'd choose the mountains I think.

Although I did enjoy walking along the beach when my aunt lived across the road from it. 

@Fluttershy1 wow! You did a good job shattering the protector! You are obviously much better than me at putting the screen protector, it took me 3 goes and I still couldn't get the cover on straight. Think I'll continue my bro into putting the last one on!

Thank you @Till23 

See how it is in the morning when the cyclone 🌀 hits the coast 

So fingers crossed 🤞 

Haha yeh I did do it a beauty didn’t I @ENKELI - I dropped it face first on the tiles, I was like great….

now I have a new one on, hopefully I don’t shatter this one as it was the last one they had in stock.

it’s good having people who know how to put them on hah. 

https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/plaud-notepin-ai-voice-recorder-sunset-purple-plnotpinsp

Bought one of these for appointments

I tend to dissociate and not absorb everything which is said. But my psychologist says recording audio makes me fixate on details. So this takes notes

I always sucked at writing notes in uni

@ENKELI yes, 79 is birth year

@Shaz51 ! Sorry made it quite late to coffee chats today! Indi and I have been busy today!! We are exhausted now think we will sleep well 😂🐶🎉

@DogMan79 great idea getting that recorder. Lol I love the colour too!

Having something that takes notes for you sounds perfect for you. 

@Shaz51 everything okay? ABC said cat4 cyclone in fnq?

3pm and no coffee thread