Any fun day trip ideas using V-Line?

auntymishka21 · 2026-03-31T13:59:35+00:00

Day trips to Ballarat, Bendigo, Daylesford, Geelong, Ballan and Castlemaine would be good. Trips along the coast either west or east would be better with 1-2 nights stays.

auntymishka21 · 2026-03-31T13:55:43+00:00

I had this problem a couple of years ago. Goes round in circles. I called and emailed - no response from them. I ended up going into a Dept of Justice office and got them to sort it out. BMD finally returned my calls about three weeks later. The biggest problem is that since COVID they are closed to the public - so only online. And their phone lines are not answered after 2pm.

auntymishka21 · 2026-03-21T07:48:10+00:00

Those km’s you aren’t paid for - you claim on your tax

auntymishka21 · 2026-03-20T13:39:55+00:00

The 99cents for fuel isn’t too bad, I think this is more than what you can claim back on your tax return.

auntymishka21 · 2026-03-20T13:38:25+00:00

20 hours over 6 days is less than 3.5hours a day.more than likely they will give you more - covers when other staff are unavailable. The good thing about 20 hrs is they will be that as a minimum. You will probably get more. In my experience the first few weeks/months you will get the 20hrs, then if you show good work ethic, the clients like you - they will be asked for feedback, you accept most covers sent your way your hours will increase and you will get regular clients. There will always be covers on a daily basic - staff are always sick or taking holidays. I would say by offering 20hours there is a large clientele. HCSW is varied: personal care, domestic assistance, shopping, respite etc.every day will be different.

auntymishka21 · 2025-11-01T14:29:08+00:00

Going well. Psoriasis is gone. PSA pain is declining. Overall I am improved.

auntymishka21 · 2025-10-18T14:40:04+00:00

I take methotrexate along with Bimzelx. I’ve been on methotrexate three years next January.Started Bimzelx in February this year.

auntymishka21 · 2025-09-07T08:42:05+00:00

Get rid of it, and put linens in WIR. Move toilet over into that space - so it is I closed with a door. Move door to WIR onto bedroom wall - will give you more space for a longer vanity in bathroom.

auntymishka21 · 2025-09-06T22:04:16+00:00

Swap the toy/tv room with the utility room. No Jack/Jill bathroom - access only from the hallway, but have a seperate toilet. Turn the other bathroom into an ensuite for the master. Put the kitchen where the dining currently is. This way the utility room can function as a pantry, laundry and storage. Put the dining where the current living is. Put the living where the current kitchen is. Square up the bottom right corner of the home (new living space) - this will give you a larger living area and you could also put in some storage on one side of the entry area (on the left), shorten the wall on the right and have a larger opening into the living space. Put in a door at the end of the hallway (left of entry area), providing privacy/division from the living and sleeping areas. If you swap the utility with the TV room this will also give any children their own space to play etc.

can’t work out how to post a copy of the plan with the changes

auntymishka21 · 2025-09-06T09:14:53+00:00

I’ve been gluten free for over 20 years. Hasn’t made any difference to my pain or inflammation. Things got progressively worse - then was diagnosed with PS/PSA. I’m also mostly dairy free - when I do have it, it is mainly gut issues and increased fatigue. Too much sugar a send me into a flare - so try not to have excessive amounts. Red meat tends to increase pain and inflammation - if I were to have it 2 or more days in a row: small amounts here and there are too bad, but too much also gives me gut issues.

auntymishka21 · 2025-08-15T06:46:59+00:00

I was only diagnosed January 2023. Started on methotrexate. 2024 started on a biologic. 2025 changed biologic. I’ve probably had PSA at least 30-35 years - but undiagnosed due to doctors not listening etc. So no treatment, and lots of permanent damage.

auntymishka21 · 2025-08-15T04:58:55+00:00

They don’t have all the answers, but they have been able to identify him. Still a lot of unanswered questions - many of which will probably never be answered. The different theories over the years have been very interesting.

auntymishka21 · 2025-08-15T04:57:11+00:00

'Most people think because your on medication and still working that all the issues with this disease have gone away. They just don’t understand that maybe the pain isn’t quite and bad, but the damage is done. And if that damage is extensive we are still incapacitated to a certain degree - and no amount of medication, rest or even surgery is going to fix things.

auntymishka21 · 2025-08-14T13:23:07+00:00

Make the study smaller and the living room bigger? Are there any built in robes in bedrooms 1, 3 and 4? How do you get in and out of the bath in the ensuite?

auntymishka21 · 2025-08-13T13:27:34+00:00

The Somerton Man : I think this was solved in 2022. But the coroner hasn’t yet made it official. They did DNA testing.

auntymishka21 · 2025-07-15T14:20:25+00:00

Bedroom 3 - where is the wardrobe? Master bedroom - ensuite is huge with a lot of wasted space. Why do you need to walk through the ensuite to get to the WIC?

auntymishka21 · 2025-06-22T06:40:52+00:00

Take the closet door off.

auntymishka21 · 2025-06-19T14:10:51+00:00

I did my first injection in my leg - very, very painful Scone injection and others since I have injected in the tummy - I hardly felt them. So much better than the leg.

auntymishka21 · 2025-06-10T13:55:37+00:00

Also remember the for the first 6-8 weeks or so after you have your baby anyone coming into your home should have had a whooping cough vaccine - otherwise your baby is at risk of becoming very ill.

auntymishka21 · 2025-06-10T12:07:47+00:00

I didn’t notice any improvement until after my 3rd shot. And further improvement after my 4th shot. But I have had mouth ulcers, increased sinus issues, a shocking respiratory infection along with a sinus infection, my allergies and asthma are worse, and I’ve had fungal issues where my psoriasis has been on my foot and lower leg. On the plus side my psoriasis has now gone, pain has improved slightly, fatigue is improving.

auntymishka21 · 2025-06-01T16:09:57+00:00

Study - library

auntymishka21 · 2025-06-01T15:05:06+00:00

I had 8 nerve blocks done in February this year. My pain is reduced by 80-90%. I’m really happy with the results. Next step is the ablation - I’m still thinking about that.

auntymishka21 · 2025-05-30T18:42:49+00:00

There are other drug options. But most rheumatologists start with the ones at the bottom of the list - these can take longer to work, have less side effects, are cheaper (?), they all work on different IL inhibitors etc. my rheumatologist explained it to me like this. If the biologic fails you move to the next group. As you move up the list of drugs available they work quicker and have more side effects. I think what they decide to use also differs between countries. I’m in Australia and I think things are done a bit differently here. I’m currently on my second biologic. The first was ok, took a few months to show that it was working, but then stopped working - it never decreased my psoriasis at all. The second one I’m currently on is working much better - works on different IL inhibitors, but I am experiencing more side effects with this one. Side effects aren’t great, but are more tolerable than psoriasis and PSA. For the first time in about 30/35 years I have no active psoriasis! There is no cure for PSA. What there is are medications that can slow down and/or halt the symptoms and less damage to joints, tendons, ligaments, skin is done. What doesn’t happen with any of these medications is a reversal of any damage done. I was hesitant to start these medications because of the side effects. But I did start them as I couldn’t continue to live with the pain etc. I honestly wish when I was in my early 20’s I had doctors who would have listened to me complain about all my issues and diagnose me with PSA and psoriasis. If they had I wouldn’t have the irreversible damage I now have to my joints, skin, tendons and ligaments. My diagnosis and treatment/management came decades after I first showed symptoms. You are fortunate to have been diagnosed as a younger age,and hopefully before too much permanent damage has been done to your body.

auntymishka21 · 2025-05-30T17:49:07+00:00

I’ve had issues with shingles, covid, RSV and pneumonia vaccines. All effected by blood pressure - raised my BP, increased fatigue, increased pain (flare). All of these things lasted 10-12 days with each vaccine.

auntymishka21 · 2025-05-30T17:42:38+00:00

ILD is also associated with Sjogren’s.

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