#Journal of a slightly sad Dutch Pixy (Tuesday, 01/04/2025).

@tldr please do your thing for me.

I got up about ten minutes before the alarm. I had a very broken night, as I had woken 4 times. I was warm and I had to wee. I was hot! So I opened the window... I had to pee again... But I wasn't not anymore. It was definitely not the best night. But hey, gotta take it as it comes...
I got to the scale, I got dressed, I took my meds... Of course I cared for Arwen and she was happily eating when I got my bag and headed to Skoosh. Onwards to the gym.

I caught up with the notifications and chats while I was enjoying the protein shake. When the meds had kicked in, I got to the seated bike. Unfortunately, my body was not happy. I think it objected to the "abuse" I'd given it when I worked in the garden with my neighbor on Monday. I was so sore... But I finished half an hour and then I got to the massage chair. A change of shoes and I headed back home again.

Washing up, changing clothes, having my brekky. And then Arwen and I headed out for walkies. It was dry and 3°C. But there was a higher humidity, which made the wind feel very cold at times. My hands struggled to type and after a while, I just watched a series on my phone. I saw there was a new season of Daredevil, or at least several episodes were out, so I started with that one.

When we got home, I got my laptop and I finished the journal blog post for that day. Then I decided to get a shower, as I felt I had enough spoons for now. After that, I even had some spoons to change the bedding, as I guessed it was time for the winter duvet part to come off. Well, the summer part got off the spring/autumn one, and when it gets even warmer, I'll exchange the spring one for the thinner summer one.

Arwen wanted walkies after that. So we headed out. I was struggling a bit to keep myself occupied. Today could have been my 11th wedding anniversary, but we never even made it to 5... Still, the day does bring back memories. And while back then, I thought it to be a great day, the memories have been tainted much by a very bad divorce... So it's hard, even after almost 7 years of being divorced. There was a future I was heading towards... And while the circumstances may not have been the best, I was happy with them at that time. I'm better off now, mentally, for sure. But the financial struggles, and the health ones I have which are made harder by being alone, yeah... So today was a bittersweet day for me...

After walkies, I hovered the downstairs area. Then I relaxed a bit with some telly. My body was sore, and annoying me. Another walk with Arwen and then I gave her an early meal. I then decided to try and finish the privacy screen in the garden. I added some more tie-rips that I hoped would be sufficient to keep the thing in place. And I cut off all the long bits that were sticking out. My hands definitely didn't like the cutting part as I needed some pliers to cut through the hard plastic bits. But! I got it done! Yay me...

A short walk with Arwen and after that, I jumped in Skoosh and I headed to Cuijk. I took Skoosh for another shower. I know she got one two weeks ago, but she will get the TLC on Wednesday (her yearly maintenance), and I need her to be a bit cleaner for that... Don't want her being a big mess when folks have to work on her...

The PT session was good. Painful, but good! As we now have an estimate for the surgery, my physio and I counted the needed treatments. There is a whole system to it here, and if we "do it right", I'll get the most out of a painful situation. So we counted and scheduled some more appointments. Which my body will surely enjoy, as it is hurting more now I'm walking more badly due to the crooked hip.

I'll wait another week for the hospital to call. If I don't hear from them this week, I'll call next Tuesday and maybe try to get a date for the surgery. I don't wanna wait too long, as I do hope to get this done ASAP, so that I can recover ASAP as well... Last time I needed surgery, I waited for ages before calling them. And in the end, it seemed that they had forgotten to schedule me. So this time I give them two weeks and then I'll call. Ad the doc said a two month waiting list, and they usually plan up till 6 weeks in advance. So I should hear from them this week... I hope...

I went to Lidl, got my groceries, and then I headed back home again. I had something to snack, and then Arwen wanted walkies. So I texted N and we got ready. The weather wasn't too bad, but there was a big wind, which made it a bit chilly at times. But the dogs both had a good time at the water bit and that's most important.

When we got back, I was rather tired, so I crashed on the couch with some telly. And I forgot that I wanted to empty the little gasoline canisters in Skoosh, so I'll need to do that before I drive to Nijmegen on Wednesday morning...

I let Arwen out for a wee, and then I headed to bed. It didn't take too long to fall asleep. I woke once for the loo, and then when my alarm woke me. So I guess I needed the sleep. And the thinner duvet was a good choice.

Onwards to a new, and busy, day/night!

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#Journal of a slightly sore Dutch Pixy (Monday, 31/03/2025).

@tldr please do your thing for me!

I woke from a long sleep about an hour before the alarm was set to go off. I really had to go, and then I started my usual routine. The scale was well... As usual as well. I got dressed, took my meds, prepped Arwen's food, and I let her out for a wee. She was happily eating when I grabbed my bag and headed to Skoosh.

I caught up with the notifications and chats while I was enjoying my protein shake (and waiting for the meds to kick in). I rode the seated bike for half an hour. And then I walked the treadmill for one kilometer, not too fast, but with a slight incline. I enjoyed a ten minute massage and then I switched shoes and got ready to had home again.

A quick wash up, a change of clothes, some brekky, and then Arwen and I headed out. Arwen seemed a bit reluctant to come, she was slow and asking for many cuddles. So we took it slow and after a bit, she was happily getting all the sniffs. She also did her business a lot! I wondered what that was about. As she didn't eat anything different and we had our normal walks and all that... But I think she felt relieved and then she happily trotted along the way. I worked on my blog a bit and watched a bit of streaming series.

When we got back, I changed clothes and I rode the hometrainer for half an hour. Then my neck, hands, and leg were being asshats... I even took some extra painkillers so I could relax a bit. Arwen wanted some earlier walkies, but then was disappointed that she didn't see the neighbor. Well, can't have it all Arwen! We headed out around 7 again. And then I hoovered the downstairs area. I got my bag and headed to the supermarket after that. I had no food... And was getting a bit hungry (I thought I still had something in the fridge, but I thought wrong, whoops...).

I got my groceries and when I was back home, my bestie called. She was later today, and we had a chat while I prepped and started eating my meal. After that, I had a wee bit of relaxing and then Arwen wanted out again. While we were out, N&B came as well. We had a nice walk. And then they came along with me, as N was sweet enough to help me with the hanging of the privacy screen in the back garden. And I could have never managed this on my own. It was a challenge with the two of us. And, of course, having two curious furballs with us, that didn't help either! When I was upside down, they tried to kiss me or get between my legs! We sure had some laughs! But in the end... We got it hanging! It needs a finishing touch, but my hands were so sore, that I'll do that some other day.

The neighbor and B went home again, and I fixed Arwen some food. Then we relaxed on the couch. But not too long, as an hour later, Arwen wanted walkies again... Oof I was getting really tired...

After walkies, I had about 1:30 to relax with some telly. And then... You guessed it! Arwen and B had some nice splashes and fun, which was the most important thing.

I relaxed a bit and around 15:15, I took Arwen out for a last wee. Fortunately she did one, so we could head to bed. It took a short while to fall asleep, but...

I woke after an hour, needing a wee and being warm. I fell asleep again, only to wake an hour after that! I was so warm. I opened the window, and then I slept for about 4 hours. And then I woke again for the loo, but I wasn't to hot anymore. Then I woke again about ten minutes before the alarm. I didn't feel as tired as I expected, so I started my day/night, to try to make the best of it...

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#Journal of a slightly relaxing Dutch Pixy (Sunday, 30/03/2025).

@tldr please do your thing for me!

I woke up a bit earlier, but I felt OK enough and started my routine. Scale, meds, dressing, prepping Arwen's food, letting Arwen out, feeding Arwen... And then I got my bag and headed to Skoosh. Onwards to the gym.

I caught up with some notifications and chats from sweet friends. Then I rode the seated bike for half an hour. I got to the massage chair after that. And then it was time to head back home again.

Washed up, had brekky, and then Arwen and I headed out for SniffiVerse™ walkies. We had a nice walk, but Arwen wanted the "in-between" route tonight. Guess the injection from last Friday hasn't fully kicked in yet... So we walked the shorter route. I tried to write a bit for my blog, but my hands were being awful, so in the end I just watched some steaming series while Arwen was getting in her sniffs.

We got back and I grabbed my laptop. I worked on my blog and I got a bit distracted. I remember thinking "when I'm done, I can get some exercises in". I checked one clock and it said 3:15. But... Two others said 4:15. Ah! Crap! That time changing thing was tonight! I knew it was this weekend but somehow I just didn't realize it was this night! Silly me! So yeah, that exercises bit... That was my lost hour!

I walked Arwen and I fixed some food. I knew Arwen would want to head to the Herperduin again, but due to the time change, it would be getting light "later". So when it finally started to get light, I got the towel and Arwen was all excited for walkies.

We had a nice walk at the Herperduin, and Arwen got some sniffs and many splashes! When we got back, I tried to relax a bit on the couch. Around 9:30, Arwen wanted walkies again. After that, I had some food. I cleaned up yesterday's laundry, and then I booted up the purple beast (PS5) to play some more NMS.

A sweet friend joined a little later and we had a nice chat. I was a bit grumpy as my neck was hurting, I was tired, and the damn dog at the neighbor's kept yapping so much... So I may have been a bit grumpy Whoops, sorry!

Arwen missed the 11:00 walkies as she was snoozing loudly. So around 13:40, she really wanted walkies again. I texted N and we went out for walkies together. B was being a naughty black furball and I laughed so much! Silly pupper!

I relaxed a bit on the couch, but I felt so tired, that it was hard to wait till the usual time to let Arwen out for a wee. When she was done, I headed to bed. It didn't take too long before I dozed off.

I woke up an hour before the alarm, and I was surprised that I slept this long in one go! I started the routine again, ready to start a new day/night. A new week even!

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#Journal of a slightly relaxed Dutch Pixy (Saturday, 29/03/2025).

@tldr please do your thing for me.

I woke about an hour before the alarm. My body was sore from the chores of tbe previous day (washing Smurf was a hard thing now for me), and my pain meds were done working, so my body needed to get up and get moving. The scale was an asshat again which will probably be my own "fault" (but maybe I can blame the hormones? Hihi). I got dressed, cared for Arwen, and then got ready to head to the gym again.

I caught up with some texts from some very sweet friends. I caught up with some notifications. I rode the seated bike for a while, until my leg had enough again. And then, I didn't use the massage chair for ten minutes... I used it for twenty! My body was sore and no one seemed to want to use it, so I snuck in an extra ten minutes. Yay! Then I headed back to Skoosh again so I could get home.

Washed up, changed, had brekky. The weather app said there was a a 90% chance of rain, so I was a good gall and I took my umbrella. So... Of course I didn't need it... Which wasn't too bad, but it's weird. As when it said there was a 40% chance, it rained, and now it said 90% and it was dry... Weather can be weird! We had a nice walk and Arwen had many sniffs and she did her things. I worked on my blog some, so that was good too. I started a new post that I thought would be "an easy one". But then, with adding all the needed alt texts, it took me quite a while before I was content with it. It won't go online for a while yet, as I have many blogs planned ahead. But at least I have another one to share. And I think I did rather well on it.

When we got home, I switched clothes and I got to the treadmill. I walked for an hour! Just a slow 4,4kmh pace, but still... I did have a 3% incline for 55 minutes, so that wasn't too bad!

I washed up, changed again, and then had some food. Arwen and I relaxed a bit and then we headed to Skoosh. We drove to the Herperduin, and Arwen and I had a lovely walk. The weather was good enough and it wasn't too busy yet, so Arwen and I could have a relaxing walk there.

After that, we had some relaxing time. I started the laundry, and when that was done, and I had some food, I started the dishwasher. Around 9, Arwen wanted walkies again. And she was lucky as her friend was out again as well.

When we got back, I swept the floor and couch. Then I had some soup, and my friend texted me that she was getting ready too. We booted the PS5's and started up the NMS games. We played solo, but we chatted while we both started the new expedition. We played till it was time to get ready for last long walkies for me again.

The walkies were nice and the weather was a bit chilly. But when the sun was out and there wasn't too much wind, it wasn't too bad. Arwen got some splashes in again as well.

We watched some telly till it was time to get ready for bed. Arwen did a wee and then I took an extra painkiller and dived into my bed. It didn't take too long to fall asleep.

Woke once after about 4 hours for the loo. Then I woke about half an hour till the alarm, and I got up and started my day/night.

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#Journal of a rather busy and slightly sore Dutch Pixy (Friday, 28/03/2025).

@tldr please do your thing for me!

I woke before the alarm. Got to the scale, which was a little less nice to me. Got dressed, took my meds, and prepared Arwen's food. She went out for a wee. And then she was happily eating and I put out the snacks and I grabbed my bag to head to Skoosh.

I enjoyed my protein shake while I waited for the meds to kick in. Was checking my socials and then I saw a text from my mum. She never texts this late. Hmmm . Well it wasn't good news, but, in a way, it was good news...

Without sharing too many details, mum has a small hole in her diaphragm. They closed that some time ago, but apparently, it's back... Some of her intestines got though the hole. And they block up the "usual flow of things". So when the usual meds didn't help, they admitted her to the hospital. So she finally gets some relief. And hopefully they can schedule the surgery (she was on the waiting list already) soon.... But that threw me off a bit. I was glad that she was getting help but I was also a bit worried...

I offered some help to her and dad and then I tried to do the usual things at the gym. But my mind was a bit preoccupied... I rode the seated bike, had a massage in the chair, and then headed to Skoosh again.

I washed up, changed, had brekky, and then Arwen and I went out for the usual SniffiVerse™ walkies. We had a decent enough walk, so that was good. I managed to work on my blog a little and with some help from AI, I "made" a simple cover art thingie for a playlist on Spotify. I have to say that I really like the cover, so I'll share it here.

I didn't do any exercises after the walkies. I knew I needed some spoons later to help dad, so I worked on my blog instead. I also finished the second season of "Totenfrau" on Netflix. I really enjoyed the series. Then I fixed some food. Arwen and I went out for walkies. When I tried to open the door, Arwen's friend was walking up. So of course we went for another round.

I relaxed a bit with some gaming after that. No Man's Sky had a big update, so I wanted to grab that and try it out. I played a little and then I logged off so I could get ready to start the chores that I still had for today.

First I took Arwen to the vet. I also got the meds for her friend B, so that N didn't have to ride the bike to there to get them. Then we visited the Jumbo so I could get some groceries for dad, as mum was in the hospital. Onwards to Nijmegen. I walked the dog's and then dad was ready so we started the work on the cleaning of Smurf (their car).

I had told dad of the things I could not properly do. So I ended up doing them anyway... Yeah apparently, dad could do those things even less, so they were still up to me. So when Arwen and I headed home, I started to feel some ouchy here and there...

I fixed some food for Arwen and myself and then we got ready for walkies with N&B. We had a nice walk and Arwen had some splashes! Then we relaxed with some telly till it was time for us to get ready for bed. Arwen did a wee, so that was good. I took an extra painkiller and went to bed.

It didn't take too long to fall asleep. I woke once for the loo. When I woke again, it was about an hour till the alarm. But my body was sore, so I just had to get up. The scale was an asshat, ugh... But yeah, let's start the weekend and see if I can relax some...

#Journal of a slightly stressed Dutch Pixy (Thursday, 27/03/2025).

@tldr please do your thing for me.

The day started a bit earlier as I woke up from a very loud sound. Apparently, it was an airforce plane, a big one, coming over at only 650ft, and I felt like I was shaking in my bed... So I was wide awake and I got up... Did my usual things, like the scale, getting dressed, meds, and taking care of Arwen. She was happily eating when I got my bag and headed to Skoosh.

I checked my social media while enjoying the protein shake, and while waiting for the meds to kick in. Then I got to the seated bike and I rode for 35 minutes. I had a massage in the chair and then I changed my shoes and headed back to Skoosh.

At home I washed up, changed, and had my brekky. After that, Arwen and I headed out for walkies. It was a colder night this time, and I was glad for my warmer jacket and pants. The weather was good though, so Arwen and I had a lovely walk.

When we got home, I changed clothes and got to the treadmill. I walked for 45 minutes (3,3km) with a 3% incline for 40 minutes. Then I switched clothes and fixed food. Some relaxing on the couch until I had to get ready for walkies with Arwen and to head to Nijmegen.

We were a bit earlier as mum had an appointment at 11, so we had to be done and home then. All went rather well, but I was a bit overstimulated in one go the stores. I tried to get some food and the whole shelf was filled with one taste. The one no one wants... They usually have 4 tastes and one of them I love. So I was all bummed out. Then they changed things in the freezer and I had to look for ages to find something. The cashier didn't help things either, as she didn't have any space for me to put my bad down properly (the whole packing area was full of silly booklets). And instead of stopping the treadmill that takes the groceries down, she just kept it going, so it was a huge mess and well, I got very stimulated. I worked begind a cash register for plenty of years to know that this is not the way... So I snapped and for angry. Unfortunately, mum had to endure it...

We headed back to Nijmegen. We managed to visit three stores and still be in time for mum's appointment. When mum was done with the groceries, I took the dogs to the woods, so that she'd be home when they would come. So we came back at 11:15 and of course there was no one to be seen. We had hurried and they were late (as usual).

I got my groceries and we headed back home. I fixed food for Arwen and then I took some frozen dog food to N&B, as it was for B. Arwen and I relaxed on the couch till it was time for walkies with N&B. We had a lovely walk and the dogs had fun at the puddle. It's getting smaller and smaller, as it's been a while since we had some decent rain...

We relaxed some more on the couch and then I got ready for bed. Arwen did her wee and then we went to snooze. It didn't take too long to fall asleep. I woke once for the loo, after a very weird dream, and then about 40 minutes before the alarm. I got up and started my day/night.

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#Journal of a slightly anxious Dutch Pixy (Wednesday, 26/03/2025).

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I woke before the alarm. I got up, got to the scale, and while my health score was a bit lower, so was my weight. Yay. I got dressed, took my meds, and then cared for Arwen. She was happily eating when I got my bag and headed to Skoosh.

At the gym, I got through my notifications and chats, while I enjoyed my protein shake. When I checked it all and my meds had kicked in, I was ready to ride the seated bike. I managed half an hour and then my leg bummed out again. I had a massage in the chair and then I got ready to head back. It sometimes seems a waste to go to the gym when the drive is longer than my actual exercise time. But, the gym is more than that... And it means I can keep the routine as much as possible, to keep things "normal, as I know that I will have to abandon it for about 7 weeks in about two months...

I got back home and washed up. Changed clothes. Had brekky. And then Arwen and I got ready to head out. The weather was decent enough, not too cold, and it was dry. Arwen wanted a longer walkies so we did that. I uploaded some snaps to Pixelfed and I watched some of the "Stay Close" series, as I didn't really feel like writing for my blog now.

When we got back, I was tired and not in the mood for exercising some. So... I crashed on the couch and watched my series some more, as I was eager to know how it would end. I felt a bit bad about not exercising, but I also felt that I should listen to my body. We'd be our for a walk in the Herperduin later this morning, so I needed some energy for that...

I fixed some food and then Arwen and I headed for walkies. When we got back home, I got my eReader and I read in my new book till bestie called on her way to work. After the call, I read some more. And then Arwen was getting anxious, as she had seen me put the walkies towel next to the door, so she knew that we'd be heading out for walkies later. But usually, we go early, so she's not really used to waiting... Which drive me a bit nuts... So when our friend texted that they were finally (according to Arwen) heading towards the Herperduin, Arwen got more excited.

We headed there too after a while they came up the parking. We headed to the woods and had a lovely walk. I didn't take any snaps, so sorry, don't have anything so share... Was too busy chatting while playing with Arwen...

When we got back, I fixed food for Arwen and me. And then we just had to relax, as we were both worn out some from the walkies. And I was finally relieving some of the anxiety of the last day, with the call and the surgery news and all that. So now I started to worry a bit, of I could arrange everything properly, if there'd be enough help, if I could do this.... So yeah, that didn't really help me relax...

When I finished the mini-series, I just got back to Downton, as I was too tired for something else. We relaxed till it was time to walk with N&B. We had a nice walk and Arwen had loads of splashes again. Because, you know, she had not been in the water in ages!

We relaxed a bit on the couch till it was time to get ready for bed. Last wee for Arwen and all that. It didn't take too long for me to fall asleep. Woke once for the loo. And then again, an hour before the alarm, due to loud sounds, probably of a military cargo plane getting lower to land near Uden. So yeah, I was awake, and I got up...

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