Freya of OCD
@freya-ocd.bsky.social
Got the OCD as a maladaptive coping mechanism for a bunch of other stuff.
Profile pic photo credit to Ben Seyer of Melbourne
Profile pic photo credit to Ben Seyer of Melbourne
My first learning of a roux that I remember was following the instructions in my cookbook to make profiteroles/cream puffs. That was somewhere before year 7, so I would have been a pre-teen. Still have and use that cookbook!
(The Usborne First Cookbook by Angela Wilkes, first published 1987)
(The Usborne First Cookbook by Angela Wilkes, first published 1987)
February 7, 2026 at 4:20 PM
My first learning of a roux that I remember was following the instructions in my cookbook to make profiteroles/cream puffs. That was somewhere before year 7, so I would have been a pre-teen. Still have and use that cookbook!
(The Usborne First Cookbook by Angela Wilkes, first published 1987)
(The Usborne First Cookbook by Angela Wilkes, first published 1987)
Goodness knows, I've been known to do the same when the occasion called for it! 😛
(Isn't it a big cat show? Alex is the reptile focused human, I thought...)
(Isn't it a big cat show? Alex is the reptile focused human, I thought...)
February 7, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Goodness knows, I've been known to do the same when the occasion called for it! 😛
(Isn't it a big cat show? Alex is the reptile focused human, I thought...)
(Isn't it a big cat show? Alex is the reptile focused human, I thought...)
One of the things I love about it is that, as an Australian, the Australian characters _sound_ Australian. Specifically, they sound like they're from Queensland, which is a very distinct vernacular from, say, Adelaide where I grew up, AND that is actually where those characters are from!
February 7, 2026 at 5:08 AM
One of the things I love about it is that, as an Australian, the Australian characters _sound_ Australian. Specifically, they sound like they're from Queensland, which is a very distinct vernacular from, say, Adelaide where I grew up, AND that is actually where those characters are from!
Thank you - I knew the technique, I didn't know the name 😁
January 31, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Thank you - I knew the technique, I didn't know the name 😁
I chose to instead replace milk with cream and do things like make coconut rice instead of plain rice rather than try to add a whole extra snack into my day. It stopped tasting good and became too much when I actually got up past 18% body fat in my 30s.
January 26, 2026 at 6:11 PM
I chose to instead replace milk with cream and do things like make coconut rice instead of plain rice rather than try to add a whole extra snack into my day. It stopped tasting good and became too much when I actually got up past 18% body fat in my 30s.
Absolutely - the docs were suggesting that I do nothing to my diet but add extra calories (not replace anything, not even the water) and they thought nutritional shakes would do that. Keep the salads and variety of veggies, the fruit that I prefer to lollies, just add a drink as a snack.
January 26, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Absolutely - the docs were suggesting that I do nothing to my diet but add extra calories (not replace anything, not even the water) and they thought nutritional shakes would do that. Keep the salads and variety of veggies, the fruit that I prefer to lollies, just add a drink as a snack.
Given I had to break it to my doctors that the nutrition shakes they were recommending had lactose... (Am lactose intolerant, amongst other things)
January 26, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Given I had to break it to my doctors that the nutrition shakes they were recommending had lactose... (Am lactose intolerant, amongst other things)
When I was doing this (minus the puberty thing), I discovered that you could get lactose free cream in tetrapacks (juiceboxes). My favourite mugs fit the contents of one of those for microwave hot chocolate, and they're shelf stable.
January 26, 2026 at 11:03 AM
When I was doing this (minus the puberty thing), I discovered that you could get lactose free cream in tetrapacks (juiceboxes). My favourite mugs fit the contents of one of those for microwave hot chocolate, and they're shelf stable.
A number of my meds are NOT capped that way, notably one that is currently costing me $128 per month at the cheap chemist (that used to have to order it in but I did it regularly enough that now they keep a bottle of it in stock), because I don't fit the circumstances under which it would be.
January 24, 2026 at 5:00 AM
A number of my meds are NOT capped that way, notably one that is currently costing me $128 per month at the cheap chemist (that used to have to order it in but I did it regularly enough that now they keep a bottle of it in stock), because I don't fit the circumstances under which it would be.
I don't know what my government pays for the covered meds, but I know that the price I pay for the subset of my meds that are on the PBS (like my migraine prophylaxis meds) is maximum AU$25 before insurance, because the government pays the rest.
January 24, 2026 at 4:46 AM
I don't know what my government pays for the covered meds, but I know that the price I pay for the subset of my meds that are on the PBS (like my migraine prophylaxis meds) is maximum AU$25 before insurance, because the government pays the rest.
The PBS (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) subsidises our meds because a healthier populace pays more taxes. As well as paying some of the cost of most prescriptions for us, they pay so that meds for pensioners and healthcare card holders, and a subset of life-saving meds for everyone are free.
January 24, 2026 at 4:39 AM
The PBS (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) subsidises our meds because a healthier populace pays more taxes. As well as paying some of the cost of most prescriptions for us, they pay so that meds for pensioners and healthcare card holders, and a subset of life-saving meds for everyone are free.
Some of the meds on Rah's list are actually more expensive than Rah's co-pay here. Like the promethazine, which you have to ask the pharmacist for, but it's OTC not prescription, so it's not covered by health insurance. What our healthcare system does is subsidise the cost of prescription meds.
January 24, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Some of the meds on Rah's list are actually more expensive than Rah's co-pay here. Like the promethazine, which you have to ask the pharmacist for, but it's OTC not prescription, so it's not covered by health insurance. What our healthcare system does is subsidise the cost of prescription meds.
One of my mum's younger sisters got polio. It was a mild case, but mum remembers doing my aunt's physio exercises with her because my grandmother was busy (mum was the eldest of 5 at that point IIRC) and it was Important that it be done.
January 24, 2026 at 4:15 AM
One of my mum's younger sisters got polio. It was a mild case, but mum remembers doing my aunt's physio exercises with her because my grandmother was busy (mum was the eldest of 5 at that point IIRC) and it was Important that it be done.
Yay for acquisitions!
January 23, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Yay for acquisitions!
I also add toilet paper to my list, but that's because most toilet paper sets off my allergic dermatitis, as does toilet paper that's been in the same airspace as any air freshener that sets off my asthma, and also because I like nice toilet paper (there's a small stash that lives in my handbag)
January 21, 2026 at 10:52 AM
I also add toilet paper to my list, but that's because most toilet paper sets off my allergic dermatitis, as does toilet paper that's been in the same airspace as any air freshener that sets off my asthma, and also because I like nice toilet paper (there's a small stash that lives in my handbag)
and made me something I could eat (the kitchen staff had gone home for the night, I was last on the schedule). She made me feel like I mattered during a very traumatic period in my life, when medical people generally did not want me and my medical problems around.
January 21, 2026 at 10:32 AM
and made me something I could eat (the kitchen staff had gone home for the night, I was last on the schedule). She made me feel like I mattered during a very traumatic period in my life, when medical people generally did not want me and my medical problems around.
Those people are the absolute best, and they are so rare! I once wrote a thank you letter cos the intake nurse heard me say that I had brought my own food for after general anaesthesia cos I couldn't trust that they'd be able to give me anything I could eat, went to the kitchen, found I was right,
January 21, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Those people are the absolute best, and they are so rare! I once wrote a thank you letter cos the intake nurse heard me say that I had brought my own food for after general anaesthesia cos I couldn't trust that they'd be able to give me anything I could eat, went to the kitchen, found I was right,
Me too. My cards can stay in the RFID-blocking wallet thingy while I have my phone out because I am looking up whatever thought my ADHD brain just had thank you very much!
January 21, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Me too. My cards can stay in the RFID-blocking wallet thingy while I have my phone out because I am looking up whatever thought my ADHD brain just had thank you very much!
Will it make assumptions about how much they eat based on their perceived gender, age, and ethnicity? I eat a lot more than most people think just looking at me, and I also want leftover pizza for breakfast the next day, will the AI take that into account?
January 18, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Will it make assumptions about how much they eat based on their perceived gender, age, and ethnicity? I eat a lot more than most people think just looking at me, and I also want leftover pizza for breakfast the next day, will the AI take that into account?
One of my clients sells cars, and one of the common things they buy to replace it in the car before they sell it is a manual sourced from the manufacturer. It's not required by law here (Australia), but it's definitely expected by customers that the car has a manual and you get it with the vehicle!
January 18, 2026 at 2:20 AM
One of my clients sells cars, and one of the common things they buy to replace it in the car before they sell it is a manual sourced from the manufacturer. It's not required by law here (Australia), but it's definitely expected by customers that the car has a manual and you get it with the vehicle!