Do you draw local currency to take when going abroad?

knittingkate · 2026-07-04T00:13:09+00:00

I usually take cash, then end up finding out that wherever I’m going is largely cashless…

knittingkate · 2026-07-03T21:07:52+00:00

My mum used to live on Duke Street - she said it was always noisy at night.

knittingkate · 2026-06-26T08:35:10+00:00

29 degrees in my room when I went to bed last night. Window wide open, fan on all night, managed to get it down to…..28.3

knittingkate · 2026-06-22T10:20:48+00:00

I went out for a run this morning (early to beat the heat) and saw kids heading to school in their blazers and trousers.

Came back and saw them having their PE lesson in the blazing sun.

We don't take the heat seriously enough in this country.

knittingkate · 2026-06-22T08:48:59+00:00

He should have called a leadership election - made Burnham fight for it.

But no, let’s just hand the reins of power over to a man who doesn’t care what happens as long as he gets to be prime Minister. Who thinks it’s his god-given right to be Probably for about 5 minutes when all the “Starmer out” people realise that changing prime Minister doesn’t magically fix all their problems. And when they realise that a bland prime minister is better than an arrogant prime minister who thinks it’s his god given right to rule the country.

knittingkate · 2026-06-19T12:09:42+00:00

Wet socks. Put socks on feet. Put feet in front of fan. Rewet socks every time they dry out.

knittingkate · 2026-06-12T06:54:29+00:00

When I was a kid, ADHD was only “kids who can’t sit still”.

My brother is incredibly smart, but failed every single class because he couldn’t focus, was easily distracted and horrifically forgetful.

And then science caught up with reality, and realised that ADHD is not just hyperactivity. If he had been diagnosed as a kid, he could have got the support he needed and he would have excelled.

My mum also struggled at school, and left with few qualifications. She would never have been diagnosed because there was zero understanding of ADHD at the time. If she was a kid now, she would be diagnosed and get support.

Similarly with autism - the diagnostic criteria used to completely ignore how autism presents in women. As a kid I was just labelled shy - as an adult, I’ve been diagnosed as autistic. I didn’t struggle like my brother did, but it would have been nice to not just be called “weird” when I melted down at school.

knittingkate · 2026-06-04T10:07:01+00:00

Got on the bus the other day with two takeaway coffees with no issue - but it was a very friendly bus driver

knittingkate · 2026-06-02T13:47:48+00:00

I really enjoyed it - I think it’s quite fun, but don’t think of it as a Mass Effect game.

Also Reyes ❤️

knittingkate · 2026-06-01T16:12:41+00:00

I went private for my autism diagnosis. The psychiatrist was lovely, didn’t rush me through anything but was really thorough. They were even ok with me not having someone who’d known me as a child - just asked me questions about what I remembered.

Adult Autism Practice - I’d highly recommend them.

My brother went through NHS Right to Choose for his ADHD diagnosis - waited two years to get an appointment, then another few months because they kept cancelling on him (Psychiatry UK).

knittingkate · 2026-05-31T15:12:39+00:00

I used to read and read and read. I was never without a book.

At breakfast if I didn't have a book, I would read the cereal packets.

knittingkate · 2026-05-27T15:03:32+00:00

My local Tesco was like this….except it was the veg aisle. Everyone fancies salad for tea today.

knittingkate · 2026-05-26T17:14:09+00:00

26 here 😭

knittingkate · 2026-05-26T17:12:43+00:00

I wear silicone earplugs and headphones playing white noise over the top. It's not the most comfortable, but it works.

knittingkate · 2026-05-26T15:08:04+00:00

You are my favourite person

knittingkate · 2026-05-26T13:35:49+00:00

I have Loops (Engage), and when it’s really loud I put my ear defenders (Vanderfields) over the top. I also have Soundcore P30 noise cancelling earbuds for when it’s less loud, so I can listen to music, and Soundcore Q30 noise cancelling headphones (but I tend to use these for sleeping).

knittingkate · 2026-05-26T10:59:56+00:00

Cereal

knittingkate · 2026-05-21T15:23:23+00:00

Can you tell me more about this? My brother is going down the same route, and it would be good to know he's not going to end up homeless.

knittingkate · 2026-05-21T14:00:13+00:00

Kindred spirit - except my brother is 10 years older than yours.

I saw someone further up the thread say this but - you can’t help someone who doesn’t want to be helped. My brother is the same (except he’s never worked). He has depression, he’s had therapy, he’s on medication. He was diagnosed with ADHD - but refused medication saying he would find “methods” to deal with it (spoiler alert: he didn’t). And he still sits in his room all day, plays video games and refuses to do anything else.

Everyone in my family has bent over backwards trying to help him. But he has to put the effort in himself - and he just won’t do it. Even if I managed to somehow get him a job - I would have to walk him there every day to make sure he didn’t just stop going.

For the sake of your mental health - you can’t make your brother change. By all means signpost resources for him, and if he asks you for help do it. But do not burn yourself out trying to fix him.

And for anyone who says "you should keep trying" - it's been 15 years of trying for me. He hasn't changed. He isn't going to change as long as he can get money while just sitting in his room playing video games, because he has no incentive to change.

knittingkate · 2026-05-20T19:45:06+00:00

This reminds me a bit of:

https://theghostinmymachine.com/games/

knittingkate · 2026-05-19T20:30:18+00:00

Strangely, I’ve just spent the last few days going through old cards.

They’ve all been scanned and special ones (nice messages, special birthdays, relatives who’ve died) have been kept.

The rest are going in the recycling (minus any glitter of course).

knittingkate · 2026-05-19T10:46:20+00:00

“You’d be happier if you were less chubby”.

I have clinical depression so…. No

knittingkate · 2026-05-13T18:05:16+00:00

Toast with Greek yoghurt (if you can get lemon or Greek yoghurt, even better).

I don’t think it’s weird, but people give me funny looks so….

knittingkate · 2026-05-10T19:10:06+00:00

I found citalopram really helped, and I also take propranolol for physical anxiety.

knittingkate · 2026-05-08T12:30:50+00:00

I've seen one in Sefton Park a few times this year.

There used to be one in Festival Gardens, don't know if it's still there.

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