Looking after ourselves
I didn't know that Australia experimented on monkeys @greenpea I assumed it wasn't allowed and that it was in countries like the USA that they did that. The university and hospital really kept that a secret.
The state of the flora and fauna around the world is so very depressing. There was talk that 50,000 koalas were killed in the fires on Kangaroo Island, how did the government manage to stop any photo journalism? There was one pic of a koala by some water next to a dead koala and that was about it. I just think that it would have been much more powerful to see photos. I hate that about Australians, we are so apathetic and comparatively to other countries we are so uber wealthy that we are lazy.
I hope that it went well at the NDIA, my case manager wants me to apply, but I don't know, I find that sort of thing incredibly stressful and very depressing reading your own medical reports. Its hard enough dealing with your life story in your own head, but to read it in other people's words, I don't know why but it makes my mood sink into the ground.
I am incredibly lethargic, have no energy and have come down with something so I may be quiet Peas but I hope that you are well and managing your daughters upcoming move OK
Thanks @greenpea I just need to rest and I think I will take a break from school pick-up next week and leave the babes to their bugs on their own and try and give my immune system a bit of a break....but then I miss them tee hee 
Is your daughter moving far away? Out on her own or with friends?
OMG @greenpea that is so exciting!
I share housed for 20 years with randoms and friends I made along the way, and have lived alone for...in October it will be 2 years.
It takes a bit of an adjustment, but the privacy and own space can be serene, and when you have a MI being able to control the sensory environment has done wonders for my MH. Something as small as the TV being on is just too much, I swear to god TV advertisements scream at you, I cannot stand it.
You do get lonely at times, but some days you run back to your apartment because you need to be alone to recalibrate and bring your anxiety down or ride out some other symptoms, or to just chill out at home.
So if you come home and some items are missing you will know who broke in and swipped them!
You might get some dinner invitations, or an invite for high tea in the suburbs!
In time, she will love it. The freedom and independence is great and she has to be able to look after herself and be as independent as possible. It would be so easy for all you guys to become co-dependent and hold each other back. I know that from my own family.
You're her Mum, you're not her carer.
Tough love from Corn dog
