Living the lifeโฆ
Iโve been sharing more posts about life and itโs struggles. The daily chores. The costs of living. Dealing with disability. Being a good dog mum. Wanting comfort. Needing safety. And thatโs all part of Pixyโs Journey, as I share on Mastodon as well.
But itโs sometimes hard to share the struggles. Itโs hard to talk about money issues. Itโs hard to admit that I am bad with chores. That Iโm struggling with being healthy. And then I just realizedโฆ Iโve been living, true that, but Iโve been enjoying lessโฆ If that makes senseโฆ ๐ค
The money Iโve been spending was not really for anything โfor meโ. Sure! The Ikea bits help me with being more comfortable at the new house. It helps to keep the stuff more organized. But theyโre necessary objects. Sure, the health care of Arwen was very important!!! And I enjoy seeing her healthy and happy, so itโs all worth it! ๐ฏ The new shoes are great and they were also worth the money. But having good shoes is also a necessity, not a thing to really enjoy.
Sure, I pay monthly (or yearly) fees for several online services that I truly enjoy! So I do spend money on things that help me relax. But it doesnโt take me out of the house. I enjoy the gaming, I enjoy the streaming series and movies, I enjoy the musicโฆ And I enjoy the gym, as thatโs one thing that gets me out! But itโs not what Iโm aiming at when I write about enjoying it.
Before the divorce, my ex and I and yearly tickets for a beautiful Zoo, not too far away. I always loved going there, and if my ex were more enthusiastic, weโd sure have gone way more than we didโฆ And thenโฆ Divorce. Big bad period of me struggling loadsโฆ I was just not interested at that time. Nor did I have the funds or energy.
In October, two very sweet friends finally got me my bday prezzie from May 2023 ๐! They took me to my favorite Zoo! Andโฆ I loved it! Andโฆ So did theyโฆ We talked about going more often, and I looked up the prices for yearly subs with parkingโฆ I got excited, even at the idea of just going there by myself for a few hours when the weather would be nice enough and when the park expects lower visitor numbersโฆ
It was less expensive than I had thought it would be, as so many things got more expensive the last few yearsโฆ My friends and I are awaiting the new roster of their work, and we hope to have some free days in February. Weโll go to the zoo again, and I will get that season ticket thenโฆ
Is it money that I could use for other things? Sure! Definitely! But after all that Iโve been through in 2024, I feel that I should be worth the price of that ticket. Iโll eat some cheaper stuff, Iโll do my best to live economically, as I always do. Keep an eye out for the special sales. Donโt buy things that I donโt need. Re-use the stuff I have as much as I can.
But I feel like this gift to myself could make a big difference! I will have an easy way to have a relatively cheap day out. I know my mum wonโt mind if I bring Arwen in the morning and then pick her up in the afternoon. Skoosh isnโt too expensive, gasoline wise. I can take my own food and drinks with me.
I could go with friends, who would save on parking as I will have that sub then. I could go alone when the website tells me thereโs quiet day ahead. I can take snaps and vids and bore everyone to death with them! ๐
Itโs something that already excites me, even though it will take a few more months until I can go to the zoo and buy that special ticketโฆ
Iโm eagerly awaiting the notification from my friends to know when they could come over in February, so we can head to the zoo again. Iโll make sure to save the moneyโฆ I know I can do it, especially as I donโt need new stuff for the house now, or new clothes/shoes. ๐
The yearly sub with parking will be about โฌ100, so thatโs not too much I guess, when you look at the normal entry fee and parking costs. They used tonhave a graph on the site where they predict how busy it would be, but I canโt find it on the site anymoreโฆ Which is a bummer as that was always very helpful.
I did see that you can rent a scoot thingie there for a decent amount, so maybe I can go there with mum some day then. Weโll just reserve one of those thingies and then she should be able to visit the park as well. As I think itโs been ages since she went thereโฆ Maybe they have a discount/saving thing sonewhere, to get a cheaper ticket and then I can take mumโฆ. ๐.
So many things to do and to be excited about. My simple digital Konica Dynax D5 has been broken for a while now. It may be a simple repairโฆ But I wonโt know till I can get it checked out some day. I know dad has a simple mirror reflex digi cam as wellโฆ Maybe I can borrow that when I visit the zoo, as it should take better pictures than the Nikon P500. I had many issues with light when we last visited the zooโฆ Hmm ๐ค maybe my lenses will fit my dadโs cam body? So many questions nowโฆ
Wellโฆ. Itโs not even February yet, and I still need so save some more money (I have some set aside for now), but Iโm already excited about it. Just hope my friends will know their work schedule soon, so we can start planning! (as you know I love planning way in advance!).
If I know more, Iโll definitely share it here! And, hopefully, in a few months I can share loads of vids and snaps of beautiful animals! ๐ฆ
To be continuedโฆ
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A shark (leopard shark, I believe) swimming by in the big oceanโs aquarium.
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