Sunday Coffee and Chat -- 19th April 2026

Hello beautiful @Shaz51, how are you going sweet? ❤️

One step at a time my awesome friend 🧡 @MissGremlin 

How are you ☺️ 💗 

@Shaz51 one step at a time for me too. I'm really not myself and I don't like the feeling (I'm safe). I'm sitting on my bed doing diamond art but it's hard to see through tears. 

Sending you lots of hugs beautiful ❤️.

Sitting with you my darling @MissGremlin 

Glad you are doing your diamond art 😍

Hello @Honeymoon 😊

Thankyou beautiful @Shaz51 ❤️

Hello @Shaz51 @MissGremlin maybe we can push through the day together.

I'd like to invite @Reemi to drop by this thread and say hello.

How's Casper today?

Hello @Dimity sweet, that sounds like a plan I reckon. 

Hello @Reemi ☺️.

Casper is doing well. 

How are you doing? 

Hi @Shaz51 , Lovely to see you here😊

Wishing everyone a peaceful Sunday - and if it's a hard one, we're virtually sitting with you💙

I am sipping on a peppermint tea🍵

Hope everyone gets to enjoy a cuppa, whatever drink it is that you enjoy!

~ @Honeymoon 

Hello @Reemi and welcome 

@Honeymoon , @MissGremlin , @Dimity 

Relaxing here with the aircon on 

Cuppa coffee ☕️ time now 

Hello @Honeymoon 

@MissGremlin I just looked at my to-do list from yesterday... not sure what I'll get done but going outside in the sun would be nice.

@Shaz51 my new great nephew arrived this morning, all good.  Hope your new grandson is doing well.

Aww beautiful 😍 @Dimity 

Our new grandson is going good , I think he will be taller than his brother 

 my new present 

@Honeymoon , @MissGremlin , @Glisten , @creative_writer , @Appleblossom , @Spirit_Healer 

That's very cute @Shaz51 

@Shaz51 what’s the age difference between the boys?

2 years difference @Glisten , @Dimity. @Honeymoon , @MissGremlin 

Life is so hard sometimes. It's really hard going through it. I hope you things start getting better ❤️

Hi all,

I'v had a productive weekend. I was busy around the house yesterday. I washed and hung out 4 loads of washing, cleaned the house, mowed the lawns, sprayed the weeds and filled up the wood box yesterday. Today I washed my dreads, vacuumed the floors, mopped the floors, folded four loads of washing, cooked dinner in the slow cooker, had a visit from my parents and did some study. 

I've been struggling a bit and keeping busy and focusing on the day to day tasks has helped this weekend. 

@Shaz51 @Evie89 @Glisten @Dimity @Honeymoon @MissGremlin 

Hello @NightFury my sweet, you've done amazing to get all those things done, really proud of you sweet ❤️.

Longing for being comfortable staying in my house without going out. So many parts of me force me to go out. Keep trying to attend social events but keep getting lost 😓 and then miss out.

Soo proud of you @NightFury 🥰

Hello @Evie89 , @MissGremlin. @MDT , @Glisten , @Dimity , @Honeymoon 

Had Savoury mince on toast for dinner tonight 😋 

That's impressive @NightFury 

But if you have bipolar and are prone to hypomania, do inform your healthcare team

I slept seriously all day

Thank you for the advice @DogMan79 

I have a few diagnoses but bipolar isn't one of them. 

Love the pic @Shaz51 ! 

Happy Sunday everyone @Shaz51 @creative_writer @NightFury @Evie89 

I enjoyed the sunshine today. Took Ruby for a walk. Did some sleeping because I didn't feel like doing anything else.. that's about it!

@Shaz51  I had Baked Beans on Focaccia because that bread stays extra crispy 

Hi @Shaz51 😍

I'm extending the tradition and sharing a turkish tea with you 🫶

My phone broke today, and i was not met with much kindness. I was already having a bad day, wrestling with some internal challenges. I decided to treat myself to a nice afternoon of swimming and beach. my phone went for a swim, as well as my car keys. My phone has all my photos, videos, notes. My work stuff. My journaling archives. I feel so much pain and grief that I might not be able to recover it. 
All I was met with as I fell apart in a moment of despair was "calm down", "cheer up" "we rely too much on our phones" (wow, thanks you wise wise sage! ((sarcasm)) ). 
I am a bit of a mess. None of that helped. All I wanted, all I needed, was a hug. Someone to acknowledge my pain, even if to them it is 'just a phone'. 
The phrase that has been playing over in my head all day, even before the phone incident is "Let people be sad. Feelings are not a problem to be fixed." 

(((( how feelings are expressed CAN be a problem and that matters to any and all involved, but thats not what Im talking about here. Im talking about those moments where the intentions are good but uyoure having a raw human experience ))))

Im sure many of you can relate to that. That belief that not all feelings are okay to express. I resent that i cant feel sad, or angry, or any sort of 'negative' emotion. I resent that the world seems to validate that belief over and over again. I resent that I feel im seen as some fixer-upper.
I know its because often people just do not know how to hold space for these things, but maaannn it suckss.. 
I feel brittle. I just need to crumble a little. I need to fall apart a little. I feel I have to be so damn strong and resilient and .... ~positive and OPtumistic!~ ugh... But i crack. The pressure builds that i cant release and io crack. 

What  a day,. Im sorry this was a long heavy one. I needed to vent. and I really dont have safe people in mylife to talk to.. 

@MatchaToad  @Shaz51  @tyme 

Thank you 😊 @Rosepetal96 ❤️

For the cuppa,  I will have to try one 

Hey @fruitisgood 

What a brutal turn of events. I am so sorry that this has happened 💚

I want to affirm that your grief is very real. Don't let anyone convince you that it's "just a phone." You lost your archives, pieces of memories and your voice. It is 100% okay to grieve that. It's not too much to feel devastated when your safe space for journaling and your hard work goes underwater.

There is a point in your message that deeply resonates with me: the resentment of being seen as something that needs to be "corrected" back to positivity. When people say things like "calm down," they're just trying to manage their own discomfort with your pain. It's not about you at all; it really just highlights their inability/discomfort to sit with you in that moment while you're feeling the way that you are.

You shouldn't have to be resilient every second of the day. Resilience is exhausting. And sometimes the healthiest thing you can do for yourself is exactly what you said: crumble. You are allowed to be a mess. You are allowed to be angry at the car keys, and the water, and the timing of it all.

I am glad you reached out here. Consider this a space where you don't have to be optimistic or "strong." You can just be a person whose say went completely sideways and whose heart is heavy.

You are absolutely right that feelings are not something that needs to be fixed. And I want you to know that I am sitting here with you in the "suckiness" of it all 💚

• Oh beautiful you are not alone we are stronger if we stand together please listen to the mental health anthem for 2025 by lyrical lantern on youtube and you matter by fearless soul love how diamond art looks when it's done I don't have the patience I am 53 I live alone with my cat Stumpy I have always been alone but that's ok these songs speak for themselves please listen to them 

@Shaz51 

How are things for you today. 

I noted you had a lot on your mind on the weekend. Just wanted to say thinking of you 💜

@Shaz51 Hello lovely how are you? I really really hope you are doing as well as can be. 

Since I decided to renew my lease, my rent will go up by $21.75 per week after the lease renewal period/date 🥲☹️

I remember mum said she would hand me $100 per fortnight if I were to rent a room at another place that costed $450 a week that she wanted me to stay at which I didn’t except because with my current income why would I be paying $450 a week🤨🤨

I’m gonna see if my mum will actually give me it when July comes, when I see her again this week

anyways, the new rent I’ll be paying will be around $425 a week which is still quite a lot so

@Mustang67 @Chasingsunsets @AlwaysMyself 

@Ruby26 forgot to tag you on the post above that I’ve just written 😅

Hey @Reemi , great to have you join us!

We're a pretty friendly bunch. If you have questions, ask away. If you need connection, we're here for you!

How has your day been?

Hey @Youmatter ,

Good to see you. Great support there. I can see that songs mean a lot to you. What else do you like doing in your free time?

the truth means alot to me!! My spoken word is everything to me!! 

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@Blackcloud wrote:

Since I decided to renew my lease, my rent will go up by $21.75 per week after the lease renewal period/date 🥲☹️

 

I remember mum said she would hand me $100 per fortnight if I were to rent a room at another place that costed $450 a week that she wanted me to stay at which I didn’t except because with my current income why would I be paying $450 a week🤨🤨

I’m gonna see if my mum will actually give me it when July comes, when I see her again this week

 

anyways, the new rent I’ll be paying will be around $425 a week which is still quite a lot so

 

@Mustang67 @Chasingsunsets @AlwaysMyself 

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so my parents will be giving me $150 a month onwards starting from the date that my rent will be up to $425 a week

@Mustang67 @Chasingsunsets @AlwaysMyself @MissGremlin @Cuddlebear 

@Blackcloud I'm glad your parents can help you with the rent sweet. It's really tough at the moment with everything being so expensive. 

That’s so true @MissGremlin everything is really indeed expensive at the moment 😕

Sorry I missed this one @Blackcloud how’s everything going? How’s your week been? 🙏

@Blackcloud  that's a huge amount to have to pay while you're a student and have mental health challenges. I hope you can sort something out. Rent is difficult everywhere so I'm not sure what the solution is. Sending hugs and hope.  

Hi @Ruby26 i just posted an update on here a few days ago that my parents will be giving me $150 a month to help me keep up with the new rent costs. I probs should’ve tagged you on it earlier so sorry about that 😅☺️

@Blackcloud yay, I'm glad to hear it get sorted out! All good, thanks for updating me. 🙂