A mixed week for sure. Not too many appointments. I managed to get some needed chores done. Asked for help for some follow-up chores. The weather was rather lovely, with almost no wind, not too cold nights, and lovely sunny days. Not a bad week. Some (mental) health struggles, but noting too bad, just annoying a bitβ¦
Some colder nights, but also some sunny days with warmer temperatures during the day. A sneak-peek at spring before it actually arrivesβ¦ βοΈ
Quick links to the days of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
Monday
I got up just before the alarm. I guess the scale wasnβt too bad, just a bummer that I canβt seem to get below the 80 kilos these days. I got dressed, I took my meds, and I cared for Arwen. She was happily eating when I got my bag and headed to the gym.
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After some social media, my protein shake, and my meds kicking in, I headed to the seated bike. I rode it for 43 minutes and then I was just exhaustedβ¦ π So I went to the massage chair and relaxed a bit. Then, I changed my shoes, and headed back home again.
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Washed up, had brekky, and then got ready for walkies with Arwen. The weather was good enough for a nice walk. It was slightly freezing, but there wasnβt much wind, so that was good. And it was dry. π Arwen and I walked the βin-betweenβ walkies. Not the short one but also not the medium one. Seems like Arwen really wants the shorter one these days, but I try to persuade her to the βin betweenβ ones, as it is better for her and me. And when weβre walking there, she seems OK and to be enjoying all the sniffs.
When we got back, I changed clothes and headed upstairs. I rode the hometrainer for 43 minutes as well. Then I got my abs roller and rolled a bit with it. I changed clothes again and worked on my blog a bit. Then, I fixed food and after that, Arwen and I went out for walkies.
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We did run into the neighbor, but there were no snacks. Arwen enjoyed the cuddles nevertheless. Then bestie called me as we were heading home. While on the phone, I decided to mop the house a bit. Just a quick one, but everything I cleaned, would be better than before I did that, I guess. π
After the call and mopping, I needed some relaxing. I managed to squeeze in some gaming, before I had to clean Skoosh again so we could head to the new Lidl. I was a wee bit early, but it wasnβt too busy yetβ¦ So within 15 minutes, I found all that I needed, and I paid, and I headed back home again.
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Some more gaming, till Arwen wanted out for walkies again. And, she was lucky again, as we saw the neighbor again, this time with nomnoms⦠Back home, I got back to my game again. I was really eager to know more about the story!
When Arwen had her meal, she wanted out again. No neighbor this timeβ¦ Bummer for her. But then I could get back to my game again! Every time I was just getting into it, Arwen just wanted out! π
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Then the neighbor texted that B really wanted his walkies. So, I quickly saved the game and we went out. We had a lovely walk, and it was 10Β°C and sunny, so that was an extra plus.
I played my game some more and then got ready for bed. Unfortunately, Arwen was very stubborn, and she didnβt want to weeβ¦ So, grumbling, I changed my alarm time a bit, and I headed to bed. It didnβt take too long to fall asleep. I woke 45 minutes before the alarm, at my old time, and quickly went to the loo. Then the scale, and I got dressed. Guess my subconscious was aware that Arwen may need to wee, which she did when we headed out.
And a new day had begun. It wasnβt Tuesday yet, as I got up earlier..
Tuesday
I woke before the alarm. I did set it a little earlier, as Arwen had refused to wee before bed timeβ¦ π But I woke even earlier. Guess my subconscious was very aware that Arwen may need to wee badly, which was of course the case. The scale wasnβt too joyful. I got dressed, took meds, and let Arwen out. Fixed her food, and then I prepared to leave for the gym. Had to clean Skoosh again, as the windows were frozen again. Canβt it be spring yet? π
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I remembered to take the different route, as there is a road closed off due to construction. So it was good that I remembered. π It will be closed for almost two weeks, so gotta keep thinking about that a bit. I enjoyed my protein shake at the gym. Caught up with the social media bits. As I was earlier, it was still more busy. π So I rode the seated bike for half an hour and then I walked the treadmill for 1k, with a slight incline. I enjoyed the massage chair after that and then it was time to get ready to head home again. π
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Washed up, changed clothes, had brekky. And then Arwen and I went out again. We walked the βin-betweenβ route again. Arwen protested a bit but then she just hobbled along and had all the sniffsβ¦ It was a dry night and even though it was freezing slightly, it didnβt feel too bad.
When we got home, I changed clothes and headed upstairs. Rode the hometrainer for about 45 minutes. Used the abs roller for a few reps. Even used the dumbbells a short time. Then I headed down, changed clothes again, and I got my laptop. Worked on my journal blog post, so it could go live this morning. Then I fixed some food, and a get the meal, Arwen and I went out for walkies again. We saw the neighbor again, so Arwen got extra cuddles. When we got back, bestie called me, so we had a nice chat while she was heading to her work.
Then I got ready to head to the supermarket for some groceries. When I got back, I played my game (Lost Records) a bit. Then, Arwen wanted walkies, so we headed out. And Arwen was fortunate, as we were almost back and thenβ¦ The neighbor came, with snacks this time! So we walked a bit extraβ¦ π
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When we got home I played my game a bit more. Then the sun came into the garden, so I finally started the work on my dirty shelf. It got the first layer of spray paint on. And I gamed some more. After Arwen had some food, she wanted out again. There was a parcel due to arrive, so I just wanted a short walk. Butβ¦ There was the neighbor again! π No nomnoms, but Arwen just had to join them anyway.
Fortunately we came home before the parcel service had been thereβ¦ I spray painted the other side of the shelf, and then I gamed some more. The parcel came, so that was good too. I connected the Wii converter, but I didnβt try it yet. I sprayed the other side of the shelf again, gamed some more, till it was time to walk again with Arwen.
We had lovely weather, and the sun was really warm. Then I cleaned up the shelf stuff and watched some telly till it was time to get to bed. This time, fortunately, Arwen did weeβ¦ I went to bed and it didnβt take too long to fall asleep.
Unfortunately, I had several weird dreams, so when I finally got up, I didnβt feel all that rested. But hey ho, a new day was beginning for meβ¦
Hump day / Wednesday
I got up before the alarm. I had a weird night with waking several times, and having silly dreams every time I fell asleep againβ¦ π So I didnβt feel all rested when I got upβ¦ But hey ho, I did get up. The scale was being its usual self. I got dressed, took my meds, and then cared for Arwen. When she was happily eating, I got my bag, cleaned Skoosh her windows, and headed to the gym. Last night of drunk folks on the road, due to the carnivalβ¦
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I got to the gym, enjoyed my protein shake, and caught up with social media bits. Then I used the seated bike for half an hour. Followed by ten minutes on the crosstrainer. It was rather busy, for me, so I just headed to the massage chair before I got ready to head home again.
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I washed up, changed clothes, had brekky. Then I got ready to walk Arwen. It wasnβt too cold, with -2Β°C, as there wasnβt any wind. And it was dry, which was a plus as well. π We had a good walk, although Arwen wasnβt too interested in the selfies, just in the snack π.
When we came home, I changed my clothes and I headed to the hometrainer. Rode it for 45 minutes. Then I went back down, walked the treadmill for 20 minutes as well. Then I changed clothes again, and fixed some food. After the meal, Arwen and I went for walkies. When we got back, I wrote a little on Masto, and then bestie called me. So we had a nice chat.
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I tried to get the Wii to work, but for some reason, it only gave me some picture for a few seconds, and that was it. I tried with and without the HDMI switch, I tried different HDMI cablesβ¦ Ughβ¦ Iβll need to take the Wii upstairs and try it there. Maybe itβs the telly? Maybe itβs the converterβ¦ π€
I played my game a little, washed Arwenβs towels, and then they were hung to dry, Arwen wanted walkies again. When we were almost back, we saw the neighbor, so it was an extra bit of walkiesβ¦ Then I got the brackets for the shelf and I spray painted those. Played my game some, and I tried a few others as well. But I wasnβt too successfulβ¦ I lost the ability to focus, so that wasnβt good when trying new gamesβ¦ π
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Arwen and I had some food. And then, of course, more walkies. And when we headed out, we saw the neighbor again! π Itβs like Arwen knows when theyβre heading out or somethingβ¦
When we got back, I just relaxed on the couch with some telly, watching my dvds of Without A Trace. Arwen was snoring, until a few minutes after the walkies time. Then she was like βhello, arenβt you forgetting something?!β, π. So we walked with the neighbor and her dog. A little shorter walk, but that was OK.
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I watched some more telly and then I let Arwen out to wee. Butβ¦ She refused to wee againβ¦ π Soβ¦ Back to changing the alarm againβ¦ Ughβ¦ When I went to bed, I heard Arwen pant some. So I went back and I offered her the garden, should she really need a wee now. But, she just looked around. Then she went to the couch and started snoring, so I went back to bed as well.
I slept in one go till about 15 minutes to the alarm. I guess my subconscious knew again that Arwen needed to go out. So I got up and started my day (or well, nightβ¦ π).
Thursday
I had set the alarm earlier due to Arwen not wanting to wee before bed time. But I woke before that alarm, having slept in one go. Got to the scale, still slightly above the 80kg, and got dressed. Took my meds, prepped Arwenβs food, let her wee, and then I gave the food and snacks and headed to the gym.
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It was an easy drive, without any drunk folks on the roads now (carnival was overβ¦). Got to the gym, twiddled on social media, enjoyed the protein shake, and when the meds kicked in, I got to the seated bike. I rode my bit. Then, I was just so tired from the short night and some worries over Arwen, as this was the second time she didnβt want to wee before bed. So I enjoyed the massage chair and then I headed back home again.
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Washed up, changed clothes, had brekky, and I took Arwen for SniffiVerseβ’ walkies. It wasnβt too cold, with 2Β°C, and a real feel of 0, according to the weather witches, But there was barely any wind. So it didnβt feel too bad. We had a nice walk. There was a lovely moon, almost half full. I took a snap, or well, tried to get one, and we moved on. Arwen had all the sniffs, and things were already a bit better after all the smelly carnival stuff being gone. When we walked the more open bit, I saw the moon was getting more red and darker. I got one decent snap, and then it got too dark for my phone to register it. It was beautiful, but it was not listed anywhere as something what would happen this night. π€
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We got back, and I changed clothes and got to the treadmill. Walked for another 45 minutes, and then I got ready to fix some food.
I got my bags after that, walked Arwen, and headed to Skoosh. We drove to Nijmegen. During the ride, bestie called me, and we had a nice chat. I filled up Skoosh at the gas station, and called my friend for the last few minutes of the drive.
Mum was ready rather early, so we could head to Smurf and drive to Germany. We got almost all the groceries that we needed, so that was good. On the way back, we stopped at Appie and got the rest. I unpacked all the bags and set everything ready for mum to easily get it in the right spots. When she was done, and had her coffee, we headed to the small woods.
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Arwen even played with her ball a little! Which was awesomeβ¦ π When we got back, dad and I went to the hardware store. Dad got some things he needed, plus some firewood that I could carry (I offered but I didnβt know weβd go through the store twice with me holding the ten kilos of stuff π). But, dad got me the cloth for the garden gate! So tomorrow Iβll text a neighbor, and ask if he would be able to help me with it, as he did it for their garden as well. Fingers crossed heβll have time and be OK to helpβ¦
When we got back, I got my groceries and then we headed back home again. I saw N had texted, asking for earlier walkies. Whoops, change of routine! I quickly fed Arwen, got the stuff in the fridge, and then we headed out. We had a very nice walk, the weather was lovely with sun and 16Β°C.
When we got back, I watched some telly. Then I got very tired, so seeing we had some more time, I decided to walk Arwen this time, hoping sheβd wee then. Andβ¦ It worked! She did a wee and a poop, so I could go to bed with a peaceful mind.
I hell asleep rather easily, woke once for the loo, and then when my alarm told me it was time to get up. But this dayβ¦ Would be βoff routineβ as wellβ¦
Friday
My alarm was a bit earlier, as Iβd gone to bed earlier. I did my usual bits, cared for Arwen of course, and then I got ready to head to the gym.
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When I got thereβ¦ It was darkβ¦ There was a little note on the door that theyβd be closed after 22:15. I checked the app, and that said it should be openβ¦ π€ So yeah, I was bummed, and Iβd driven 11 km there (and then back of course) for nothingβ¦
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Arwen gave me a weird look when I entered the house again. I got some things and then Arwen got a snack and I headed upstairs for the hometrainer. I did my best riding it, and I rode on it longer than I usually ride at the gym. It felt weird but also good, in a way, because I was βcoping with itβ. π
Went back down, washed up and changed clothes. Had brekky and then went for walkies with Arwen. We had a good walk for sure. It was very enjoyable and I think Arwen had a good time too.
When we got back, I changed clothes again and I got to the treadmill. I walked for about half an hour, with an incline most of the time, and it felt good. I washed up again and then I sat down with the laptop. Butβ¦ There was something bad with the internet on the laptop. It would not take the LAN cable that I always use. It didnβt want to use the home wifi. It didnβt want to use the phone Hotspot. It was so weird! And in the end, I just gave upβ¦ π
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I wanted to fix some food then, but Arwen was eager for walkies. So, I took her out for a short walk first. Then I fixed my food and⦠We went out for walkies again. Arwen saw her friend, so she was a happy gall again.
When we got back home, I swept the floors and prepared the dishwasher for when the sun would pop out. I watched some telly, while also writing for my blog and Masto. I was feeling βslightlyβ off, dealing with some anxiety for sure. Like I didnβt do anything right. Like I messed it all up. Like people were just tired of meβ¦ It was really hard and I felt so badβ¦ π
The sun came out, so I started the dishwasher. Then I walked Arwen again, and she was fortunate again. π It was good to chat with the neighbor a bit and to see Arwen have a good time. Or, should I say a βfood timeβ, with the snacks sheβs getting from the neighbor. Hihiβ¦
I relaxed on the couch after that, with βThe Diplomatβ on Netflix. I just felt so tiredβ¦ And I struggled with snacking a lot, because I felt so badβ¦ π
After Arwen had her food, she wanted walkies again. Andβ¦ We met up with the neighbor again! π Guess itβs Arwenβs super power! No snacks this time, but she had a good time enjoying her walk with N&B. It was a longer walk than we usually do, but she seemed to really enjoy itβ¦
I relaxed on the couch a bit until it was time for the next walkies. The weather was amazing, with sun and 18Β°C. And Arwen found a bigger puddle, and my neighbor said she should go for it! And thenβ¦ She saw it was a bit deeper than sheβd thought! π So well, Arwen was dripping loads! π Ah well, she had a great time and thatβs most important! π
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I prepped things for bed time, and then watched some telly, till it was time to get ready for bed. I walked a very short round with Arwen, but it helped, as she did wee now before bedtime. π
I fell asleep rather quickly. Woke once for the loo, and then about 45 minutes to the alarm. I had a weird dream, so I was awake and ready to start my dayβ¦
Saturday
Soβ¦ I woke up about 40 minutes to the alarm. Iβd had a silly dream, so I was rather awake when I got up. The scale was being well, the scaleβ¦ π As usualβ¦ I got dressed, took my meds, prepared Arwenβs meat, and took her out for a wee. She was happily eating when I got my bag and headed to the gym. Hoping they would be openβ¦
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They were open, so that was a big plus. I enjoyed my protein shake while I waited for my meds to kick in, and while I checked my social bits online. I rode the seated bike for 45 minutes. A nice massage in the chair, and then I headed back home again.
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Washed up, had brekky, and got ready to take Arwen for walkies. We had lovely weather and enjoyed the βin-betweenβ round again. This may be the new medium one, as it saves about half a km, which seems to be better for Arwen.
We got back, I changed clothes, and headed to the hometrainer. I was not really motivated and hoped to get half an hour. But in the end I did go for an hour, which even surprised me. π Thenβ¦ I added half an hour on the treadmill! I had not expected to do that. Normally, Iβd be having some food after that. But I didnβt really feel hungry. I wanted to relax a bit, so of course Arwen wanted a short walk.
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We relaxed a bit on the couch, and then we had our usual walk. After that, I played a wee bit of my Lego Star Wars game. It was ok enough, but I was annoyed that the βsecond playerβ was in my way so much, making some things harder then they needed to beβ¦ Ugh, silly AIβ¦
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Walked another round with Arwen, and then I relaxed with some telly and my phone. When my friend was ready to game, I logged on and we played a bit of βThe Devil in Meβ together. When Arwen had food, she wanted a walkies. So we had a short walk and then I went back to gaming some more with my friend. π
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We had a nice walk with N&B, enjoying some lovely sunshine. I watched some telly after that, until we got ready for bedtime. A very short stroll with Arwen so that she would wee, and then we headed to bed. It didnβt take too long to fall asleep, which was good. I woke once for the loo, and then about half an hour before the alarm was set to go off.
A new day has begunβ¦
Happy Sundog / Sunday
I woke before the alarm. Did the usual things, including being annoyed with the scale⦠I took my meds, let Arwen out, and I fixed her food. While she was happily eating, I got ready to head to the gym.
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I enjoyed my protein shake while I checked my social bits online, as my meds were slowly kicking in as well. I rode the seated bike for a while. But it was hard! There was a big group of young lads, who did nothing wrong! Butβ¦ They were young, a big group, and so they were loudβ¦ Too loud for meβ¦ π So I quickly got a massage at the chair and then I headed back home again. Coming outside was such a wave of calm coming over meβ¦ Even though I had my headphones and my phone, the sound and the βbusynessβ just took a lot of energy from meβ¦
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I washed up, changed clothes, had brekkyβ¦ And then Arwen and I got ready for walkies. The weather was lovely enough, and we had a nice walk. Arwen got all the sniffs. And I was able to βplayβ with my phone. I created several Quote posts for my blog, which felt good. π
When we got home, I changed clothes and I headed upstairs. I rode the seated bike for a while and I used my abs roller for a bit. Then, back down, where I switched clothes again. I got my laptop and, this time it wanted to connect to the interwebs again! Yay! π
I was kinda worried as it didnβt work last time I tried to use the laptop. I know the laptop is very old and itβs not the best anymore. But itβs the only pc thingy that I have now, and I do need it for my blog and Flickr from time to time.
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When I was working on my blog, Arwen indicated that she wanted to go out. It was an hour earlier than usual but we went out nevertheless. She did her things and kept looking for the neighbor, not understanding that it was too early for them! Back home, I worked on my blog some more. Then, at the usual time, Arwen wanted walkies again. Soβ¦ We went again. Andβ¦ No neighbor, so Arwen was a bit bummedβ¦
When we got back, I relaxed a bit on the couch and then I fixed some food. I watched some telly, after Iβd emptied the top of Arwenβs crate, as I would have to move it later that day. After some telly, we walked again and this time Arwen was more luckyβ¦ π
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We got back, I cleaned up some bits here and there, and then I watched some telly. When I was rested enough, I decided to take away the crate. I cleaned the corner, I got the things that were needed for the drilling for the shelves. Then I fixed some food.
Arwen wanted a short walk again, so we went againβ¦ π
After that, I relaxed a bit until dad arrived. The first shelf went rather well. The second was a bit less good, as dad was careless and he damaged the wall in several spots. But I got the usual βit happens and you have time enough to fix itβ, and thatβs when I got upset. Iβm so bloody tired of hearing that I have time enough! All the things that I do alone, that I help mum with, that mum does for himβ¦ He doesnβt need to do loads, besides sleeping, so yeah, heβs got time! But all the chores are mine! And itβs not like I donβt have to work because Iβm richβ¦ I canβt work due to my healthβ¦ π So that means that I may have the time to do stuff, I donβt always have the energy for itβ¦ Ah wellβ¦
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When dad and I were done, I tried to clean up a bit. Dad went back home, and Arwen was ready for walkies. I chatted with some neighbors for a while. And then N&B came and we had a lovely walk. There was some nice sun and it was really lovely.
Then I prepped the things for the bedtime routine. I watched some telly and had some food and then, one last short walk with Arwen, before I βhit the hayβ. π
It didnβt take too long to fall asleep. I woke once for the loo. And when I woke again, I still had an hour to sleep. But my body was so sore that I just had to get up, which was a bummer. But yeah, I got up and started a new day. Ha, a new week even!
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