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We're back for walkies... I took my lighter jacket as I was a bit warm the other day, so now it feels a bit colder... 🤔 So hopefully Arwen will keep some pace in it, so I can keep warmer while walking. 😊
I was wondering why the sounds at the gym were so loud, but I just realized that I may have bumped the ANC switch as it was turned off. So yeah, now I know the difference it makes, and how much it helps me...
I did the minimum at the gym, as my leg was an asshat again... As I mentioned in the gym Toot, I'm not eager to have another surgery. But... This one should mean that I may be in less discomfort and pain, and that I'd be able to properly exercise again... So while I'm not excited about the upcoming surgery, I am eager to reap the rewards (hopefully the positive results) afterwards... 🤞🏻
I also hope that I'll be able to combine some chores with some relaxing today. I need to get done groceries, and I need to clean a bit, as I didn't do that yesterday dienfo the bad hand... The thumb is still very sore, so I have my brace on again. But I wonder if I need to visit the GP again and maybe have if checked out, as it feels like it's not in the socket properly... Last time that happened, I got told off in the hospital and I got a cast for two weeks... 🫣 So yeah... Not sure if I'd want that again... Although it's less sore than it was back then, it's just annoying. But yeah, the brace does help some.
Arwen is getting all the sniffs, to the point where she's annoying me, as she keeps zig-zagging across the road. And usually it's not too busy here, hence her being off leash, but I do need her on the side of the road, not crossing it for every sniff....
The moon will be later again today, and it's said to get more cloudy, even misty, later this night/early morning, so I guess I won't be able to spot it then...
Let's see if I can write a bit for my blog now. Owwww that reminds me, I do need to work a bit on my journal post, as I've not added the music yet, and I need to add Sunday to it as well.... 😊
Catch you later folks
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I've been writing some for my blog lately during the SniffiVerse™ walkies. As the weather was better again, it allowed me for more time to write as Arwen was getting get sniffs.
I have a few scheduled already, as I always try to do. Especially when I know I'm going on holiday, or I have busy days planned, or (maybe soon...) when I know I need to go to the hospital for my surgery...
I know I don't *have* to share a post every day... But I've been doing this for over 1740 days now and I don't want to break the streak hihi...
As most of you may already know, I have 3 "theme days", where I try to share a certain type of post. Tuesdays is my journal post day, Thursdays I try to share a (book) quote, and on Sundays I try to share a Silent Sunday photograph. 😊 Most posts I can write in advance, except for the journal one of course.
As I've shared on the blog in several posts, sometimes I repeat certain topics. Somehow my brain keeps going back to them, and then I just need to write about it (again). Sometimes I write about games, series, music... As with this Masto account, the blog is about my journey through life. 😊
I usually schedule the posts to go live at 7AM CET. My blog usually shares a Toot when the post goes live. If you're interested in following, the account is at @cynnisblog.wordpress.com.
This is a list of the scheduled posts so far. I hope that Alt bot 🤖 can help me with some decent text, as I never know how to describe it best... 😊
Hope you're all having a good time! #TZAG thanks for your interest/support!
I really appreciate it!
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Hmmm
I was wondering... I know there is an account that follows instances to check for Alt texts in the user's toots on them.
These days, I use altbot a lot, as my hands are sore, and my brain a bit fuzzy at times, so the bot helps me to add a good text.
But, I first share my Toot without Alt text, and then I edit the Toot to add alt texts.
Does that site that checks for Alt texts takes these edits in account? As the Toot eventually has the Alt texts, just not when whey are shared the first time... 🤔
I don't know how that account works, so I was just wondering if it scans all the toots at a certain moment in time to see if they have Alt texts... Or of it checks the toots when they are shared, so when they don't have the text yet?
Anyone who knows this? Thanks in advance!
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Thanks. 😊 Usually the bot does a decent job, I need to edit bits at times, but it's still better than what I could have come up with... 😊
Ah ok, I've never tried that option... But maybe it's not necessary, if the tracker sees that the post does have Alt text after the edits... 🤔 I use my phone for most of the time, so it would be a bit much to get the laptop out for just some alt text, as in the end, my post gets edited with the text. 😊 I was just wondering how that tracker account worked with the scanning of the toots with images. 🤔
Are you talking about a personal account or an entire instance?
The one I have lets me know as soon as I post to remind me to add alt text. I don't expect it to keep track of if I listen to it. (It's been so long, I can't remember its name.)
😂 Another SniffiVerse™ walkies selfie. But Arwen thought I was too slow so she lay down, making it more challenging for sure! 🐾 💜
📸 24/03/2025
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A few days ago, my sweet friend gifted me an eBook, which I managed to get to my Kobo...
I forgot to share it here... So I'm doing that now! 😉
I'm currently in the 5th chapter, so still some reading to do... Yay!
#Bookstadon #Reading #HungerGames #SuzanneCollins #SunriseOnTheReaping
Kenya 2002 - Some Elephants at Maasai Mara
In October 2002, my then partner and I took a wonderful trip to Kenya for a short safari. This is a small edit of some footage, taken at Maasai Mara National Reserve, on October 5th, during a morning drive.
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Ello sweet and lovely Friendos
Ah well... Today will be a little different, I guess, but I'll try to adapt my routine as best as I can, so it won't be too disruptive.
Waking up earlier is hard at times. Because it throws off the "usual" time schedule that my brain likes to follow.
Unfortunately, I didn't have a long exercise time at the gym, as my leg was just... well, "fine" ugh...
SniffiVerse™ walkies went well enough, but my leg was still annoying me some.
Tried to ride the hometrainer. But then my leg and my neck were giving me ouchies.
I heated my cherry pit neck pillow, and had that on for a while, while I read a bit more in my new book.
I fixed some food. And now I'm relaxing on the couch with a snoring gall at my feet, and Downton Abbey on the telly.
We'll go for some earlier walkies, then (hopefully) I wish to read some more. Around 6:30/6:45, I'll take Arwen to the Herperduin. It should be getting light then, and hopefully, as it's a Sunday, it won't be too busy yet...
As I'm guessing that my little snoring gall will want her usual walkies again at 9. 😂 Extra walkies are fun, at times, but don't interfere with the usual bits... (guess my dog takes after me ).
Anywhoooo... Some telly time, and then walkies. It's weird to have nightly walkies without the thick jacket on. Feels good, but also, well, weird... 😊
Catch you later folks!
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Why awake so early, Pixy?
And you exercised already today? 😲
I've been awake since 4 but all I managed was to go from the bed to the couch and cuddle with my doggy 😄
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Good morning ☀️
Hehe I'm a nocturnal creature with a "weird" routine and time schedule. But... It soothes my AuDHD, and it helps me relax more, so as long as I can support it... I will. 😊
My bed time is between 15:30-16:00, and if I sleep till my alarm, I get awakened at 23:30. But my ADHD sometimes has me awake before that, so I start my day earlier. But my day stars with some lovely hours of the night... 😊
Hehe cuddles with doggies are the best! Have a lovely day today!
You have a wonderful day too!
Sending a hug and scratches behind your doggies ears 🤗
You're very welcome 🌸
Fankoos 💜
Owwww I'll deliver the scratches when she's done snoozing. 😊 We'll be heading to the woods in about an hour, so she'll be bouncy for that.

Indeed... Happy doggos bring such a joy and love in one's life. 😊
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Another night... But she just wanted the treat! 😂
📸 23/03/2025
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Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 12.1°C (Bewolkt)
Windsnelheid: 15.1 km/u (4.2 m/s)
Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:
- zondag 23 maart: Min 11.9°, Max 17.6° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.8, Kans op neerslag 13%, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s)
- maandag 24 maart: Min 8.8°, Max 15.3° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 9%, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s)
- dinsdag 25 maart: Min 7.7°, Max 11.9° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.2, Kans op neerslag 9%, Windsnelheid: 13.0 km/u (3.6 m/s)
- woensdag 26 maart: Min 4.7°, Max 12.9° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1, Kans op neerslag 4%, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s)
- donderdag 27 maart: Min 3.8°, Max 13.7° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.1, Kans op neerslag 9%, Windsnelheid: 22.0 km/u (6.1 m/s)
- vrijdag 28 maart: Min 8.7°, Max 12.5° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.7, Kans op neerslag 23%, Windsnelheid: 26.9 km/u (7.5 m/s)
- zaterdag 29 maart: Min 2.3°, Max 9.1° (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 6.0, Kans op neerslag 36%, Windsnelheid: 19.3 km/u (5.4 m/s)
Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:
- 02:00: 12.1° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.4, Kans op neerslag 10%, Windsnelheid: 14.0 km/u (3.9 m/s)
- 03:00: 12.1° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 14%, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s)
- 04:00: 11.9° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 12%, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s)
- 05:00: 11.9° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 6%, Windsnelheid: 12.6 km/u (3.5 m/s)
- 06:00: 12.3° (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, Kans op neerslag 4%, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s)
- 07:00: 12.7° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 8%, Windsnelheid: 9.0 km/u (2.5 m/s)
- 08:00: 13.2° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 14%, Windsnelheid: 11.5 km/u (3.2 m/s)
- 09:00: 13.5° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 18%, Windsnelheid: 9.7 km/u (2.7 m/s)
- 10:00: 15.0° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 16%, Windsnelheid: 14.0 km/u (3.9 m/s)
- 11:00: 16.0° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 12%, Windsnelheid: 15.1 km/u (4.2 m/s)
- 12:00: 17.0° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 10%, Windsnelheid: 14.0 km/u (3.9 m/s)
- 13:00: 17.6° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 11%, Windsnelheid: 11.5 km/u (3.2 m/s)
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Ello sweet (and sporty) Friendos
Ugh... My body is not liking me today... I did a bare minimum at the gym, as my leg was rattling and tingling very quickly. 😔 Ugh...
We did have a decent SniffiVerse™ walkies.
I'm trying to ride the hometrainer now, but my neck is ouchy.
It feels like it needs a good snap and crack, and then I should get some relief again.
But as there is no physio till April 1st, I need to try my exercises and pain meds.
I won't be doing the dumbbells exercises today, as my head is already woozy from the bike ride. And I do want to be able to read my book a little after the ride...
If only that stupid body of mine would be in better shape...
Sorry, I hate complaining about it. But when I feel like this, I feel so lonely and I just need to vent...
Ah well.... I'll ride for 6 more minutes, if my leg allows, and then I'll head back down to crash on the couch with my book for a bit. But, if my neck keeps being like this, I may need a painkiller and some telly first, as concentrating on text is a bit hard when your neck is making your head hurt some...
Hey ho! Catch up with you later folks! thanks for all the support!
Ello sweet and lovely Friendos
I is back! Who knew? I is a bit earlier. Woke from a silly dream, though I can't remember what it was, and I was just so awake, that I got up...
Hopefully today will be a nice day. At the gym now, let's see what my leg will allow me to do... Hopefully we'll have a bit of decent weather for SniffiVerse™ walkies. But after so many good nights, it would not surprise me if we'd get some rain perhaps? Hopefully I can get some reading in, as I'm really eager to read more of the book that I was gifted... 😊
If the weather allows, I may take Arwen to the Herperduin again. She just loves it there and I love seeing her so happy there, so it's a win-win situation. But I'll check the weather, as it could be a little more wet. And Arwen will be wet anyway, but I do enjoy some dry walkies weather...
I hope you're all enjoying the weekend so far. Hopefully Sunday will be a relaxing day, with some reading and maybe some gaming... I know I have some chores to do but yeah... Brain has been so busy lately, that maybe it needs a bit of rest now?
Catch you later folks
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#Journal of a slightly relaxing Dutch Pixy 🧚🏼♀️ (Saturday, 22/03/2025).
@tldr 🤖 please do your thing for me.
I woke before the alarm. Just... I thought I was an hour early but then I realized it was just a few minutes... I got up and did my usual things. Scale, dressed, meds, Arwen... Arwen was happily eating when I got my bag and headed to Skoosh.
I checked my social media, answered some messages here and there, and then I got to the seated bike. Unfortunately my leg wasn't in the mood for a long ride and after a while, the tingling got so bad that I had to stop. My leg was very numb and it took some minutes for me to regain some normal feeling in it. I went to the massage chair, as I was so bummed about the discomfort. After ten minutes, I changed my shoes and headed back home again.
Washed up, changed clothes, and had brekky. Then I checked the weather before going out with Arwen. It seemed my jacket was a bit too warm for this night. This is the weather where one jacket may be too cold whole the other is too warm, I guess... There was a wee bit of rain (that wasn't mentioned when I checked the app...) but it wasn't too bad. We had the "medium" walkies and Arwen seemed to enjoy all the sniffs.
When we got back, I changed clothes and tried to ride the hometrainer for a bit. Then I got my abs-roller and dumbbells and did some of those exercises as well. Yay me.
I changed clothes again and then I decided to get my laptop out. I wanted to buy the book that my sweet friend gave me money for, so that I could transfer it to my eReader and start it. Of course, this wasn't as easy as it should have been. I could not just "hook up" the reader and grab the book to it. Nope...
I had to log out of my account, as I needed to log in with the bol account. So it restarted the whole reader, deleting all my progress and settings 😔. When I was finally logged in, it did download the book for me. And, fortunately, it also kept the books I had on it. I just lost all my stats and progress, which is a bit of a bummer...
I fixed some food, took Arwen out for walkies, and then I started the book. After I had changed all the settings to my likings again... I was halfway through chapter one when it was time to take Arwen to the Herperduin. I had promised her a swim and all, if the weather would be decent. Which it was...
We had a lovely walk, and Arwen got some swims and playtime in. 😊 We walked back to Skoosh after that. When we got back, I relaxed some more with my new book. Of course, Arwen wanted the usual walkies at 9 again so no rest for me this morning... Four walkies between 2 and 10, it was a wee bit much... But yeah... All to keep my gall happy...
When we got back, I started to get a slight but annoying headache. I retreated to the couch with some telly, and after a while, I just took some painkillers, as it didn't improve.
It helped a bit, which was fortunate, as it meant I could enjoy the walkies with N&B some more.
Some relaxing before bed time. I prepared everything and Arwen did a last wee. Then... It didn't take too long to fall asleep. I woke once for the loo, thinking it was almost time to get up. Then, I woke again from a werid dream. It was an hour before my alarm but I was wide awake. So I just decided to get up...
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Morning Cynni.
Bugger on losing your reading stats but I’m glad you get the new book into end!
Hope you have a good day today Lovely! 😊🫶🖖
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Morning master Skwerl 🤗
Yeah that was a bummer, but indeed, I've now been able to start the new book, and that's fab. 😊
Fankoos 🫶🏻 I'll do my best 😉
1. Made it to Loch Alsh with my friends and Fester.
2. Fester wasn't great in the car but better than he's been in the past.
3. He's very tired now!
SniffiVerse™ walkies Toot
Ello frens and fans of Arwen
We're back on another adventure it's not too cold with 10°C, with a real feel of about 9.
It was a short time at the gym, as my leg was being an asshat. Rode the seated bike for 25 minutes and then I tried the crosstrainer for 5. But the leg felt like it was rattling again, ans that never feels good (and is a little sore whenever it does that).
I didn't get to use the massage chair as they were taken. Yeah, when I switched my shoes and wanted to ehsd home, that's when they became available again.
It's an early night. Hopefully it means that I may have some time to work on my blog, or read the new book, or both... But first, walkies with Arwen.
Arwen is very slow with her sniffs. I know I told her that we may have some extra time now, but I'm not interested in taking three steps forward, only to set one or two back again. I don't think my phone would last that long, if we'd need to do the walkies this way.
Let's see if I can write a bit for my blog, as I just had an idea of something to write about.
Hope you're having a good weekend everyone! Remember to be kind, not just to others, but to yourself as well.
Catch you later folks!
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Owwwww
Thanks to a very lovely sweet friend, who jokingly said "Good news, my Nan died" (this was based on a conversation that we had about an episode of Downton Abbey, just FYI 😉), I was able to get the new Suzanne Collins book on my eReader!
Unfortunately, the account that I used when I set up the reader, was not the email that I use for the Bol Kobo store... So I had to logout and log in with the proper account.
It lost all my progress........ 😔 Which is a bummer........
But...
It did add the book to the reader. 😊 It's charging now, and then, I can start it soon!
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Hahaha hahaha 😂 that made me giggle! 😂 Haha thanks for sharing. 😉 But nope it's the cover of the ebook that my sweet friend gifted me. 😊
Ello sweet and lovely Friendos 💜
A few months ago, I started a Matrix chat group, called "Our Journey".
I was/am new to using matrix and hosting a group, but some sweet folks were curious and they've joined. And it's been a lot of fun so far...
It's a chat without any main topic, but we do try to keep politics and religion out of it. We discuss our journey through life, with its ups and downs.
It's a place where you can vent, where you can chat safely, where you can get support, or share silly pet snaps. (I'm guilty of that from time to time 😇).
Do feel free to join if you'd like. We don't mind if you want to lurk from time to time, but please do introduce yourself when you join, even when you don't know if you'll be staying. We'd like to know who we have in our midst. 😊 Most of us added (one of) our FediVerse handle to our user names, so you know who we are on the Fediverse.
There are people from Europe and Canada (as far as I know), so chats happen at different times. Sometimes it's busy sometimes it's quiet...
Have a lovely weekend folks 💜 and maybe we'll see you on Matrix. 😊
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Ello frens and fans of Arwen
We're out and about on adventure again! It's a warm night, with 14°C. The moon will be late, so I doubt that I'll see it this time... Bummer!
My leg was being an asshat at the gym, and I only rode the seated bike for a while. The pain that comes when the keg starts tingling is enough to put me off to do anything else. Not that I need much persuasion to quit these days. I am just so tired of dealing with the discomfort and pain, that it gets harder for me to keep going.
But, we're out on walkies now. And I hope go ride the hometrainer and do some exercises when we get back from them.
I don't really have any plans for today. Maybe I could pull some weeds from the garden? 🤔 My gear is with my neighbor, so I'd just need to try and pull out what I can sigh my gloves. But I heiss every little thing would help? But doing the gardens is just like doing the painting touching up... It's hard to get started. And I only did one round of white, I need to do a second. And I'll need to do a round of purple as well.... Ugh...
Maybe I can get some gaming in today? Would be nice... Or, maybe I could take Arwen to the Herperduin this morning? Ugh... My brain is full of ideas, meaning I'll struggle to do just one of them in the end... Thanks ADHD...
I hope you're all Having a good (start of the) weekend. The first spring time weekend for us. One more week of winter time, as next Saturday (going in Sunday) we'll "lose" an hour and head to summer time here. That will be quite something, not just for me and my routine, but for Arwen and hers as well...
Let's see if I can write a bit for my blog now. I'll catch you all later!
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My leg wasn't having it today at the gym... It bummed out way too early (for my liking).
I'll definitely need to try to do some exercises at home this morning.
I've been doing some abs-roller and dumbbell ones the last few days, so that's something I guess... Every bit helps? I do hope so... 🤞🏻
Just hate it that it takes so little for my leg to tingle away... 😔 Stupid nerves being "trapped" against the slightly moved hip socket bit...
Oof. I'm sorry.
I'm of an age where sometimes I just step wrong and my angle hurts, so like an old guy, I keep a velcro wrap everywhere I go.
Thanks! Yeah... I'm not that old yet, but I've had a bad hip all my life, though we only discovered this when I was 16...
Had many surgeries. And now I'll need another one. 😔 The issue is causing the tingling and feelings of "rattling". So, while I absolutely don't want to get more surgeries, I kinda want this one to be done and over with, so I can hopefully get some normal use of my leg back again.... 😊
Surgeon will call me Tuesday afternoon with the results of the puncture test, so yeah, hopefully I'll know more after that.... 🤞🏻
Owwww wow! I never broke much, but I did dislocate, sprain, and bruise things. Probably didn't break much due to the hypermobility, but it did cause more other injuries... But yeah, injuries of the past often mean weaker points when we get older... 😔
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Huidige temperatuur (om 01:16): 15.6°C (Bewolkt)
Windsnelheid: 17.3 km/u (4.8 m/s)
Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:
- zaterdag 22 maart: Min 11.5°, Max 18.0° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.0, Kans op neerslag 5%, Windsnelheid: 17.3 km/u (4.8 m/s)
- zondag 23 maart: Min 10.7°, Max 18.7° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 9%, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s)
- maandag 24 maart: Min 7.1°, Max 15.8° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.6, Kans op neerslag 10%, Windsnelheid: 12.5 km/u (3.5 m/s)
- dinsdag 25 maart: Min 3.7°, Max 13.0° (Zware motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 2.3, Kans op neerslag 8%, Windsnelheid: 12.8 km/u (3.6 m/s)
- woensdag 26 maart: Min 5.2°, Max 11.8° (Zware motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.6, Kans op neerslag 7%, Windsnelheid: 20.0 km/u (5.6 m/s)
- donderdag 27 maart: Min 4.8°, Max 10.1° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.6, Kans op neerslag 10%, Windsnelheid: 13.0 km/u (3.6 m/s)
- vrijdag 28 maart: Min 6.7°, Max 10.9° (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 6.1, Kans op neerslag 21%, Windsnelheid: 20.7 km/u (5.8 m/s)
Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:
- 02:00: 15.1° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s)
- 03:00: 14.5° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, Windsnelheid: 12.6 km/u (3.5 m/s)
- 04:00: 13.7° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.2, Kans op neerslag 4%, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s)
- 05:00: 13.1° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 5%, Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s)
- 06:00: 12.7° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 6%, Windsnelheid: 14.0 km/u (3.9 m/s)
- 07:00: 13.0° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 5%, Windsnelheid: 14.4 km/u (4.0 m/s)
- 08:00: 14.5° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, Windsnelheid: 15.1 km/u (4.2 m/s)
- 09:00: 15.6° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 16.6 km/u (4.6 m/s)
- 10:00: 16.6° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s)
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It will soon be Autism awareness month, that wonderful time of the year when many autistics hit their foxholes screaming "incoming", or take to their bunkers and hide.
"But why?" I hear you ask. "Surely awareness is a good thing?"
Well, obviously yes, normally, but mostly, actually, no. Not in the way this normally pans out, anyway. Because this is the time of year when everything starts getting lit up blue and puzzle pieces start making their appearance and Autism Speaks articles rear their ugly, eugenic, heads. No matter how many times the vast bulk of the autism community explain that these symbols and the organisation that they are linked to, do not bloody speak for us and never sodding will.
Pity-me mothers parade their kids to showcase how terrible their lives are, or how there isn't enough help for their darling children. Which, whilst admittedly this is true for the kids, could be highlighted in better ways. Various celebrities and sports stars come out about the wonders of being diagnosed with autism and the huge change it has made in their pampered lives and puff pieces pop up everywhere about how someone succeeded because of their autistic superpower, or how they wouldn't be where they were now without it, or how someone's a hero, for standing up for their autistic friend. And editors across the land, slap themselves on their backs for such a wonderful job of awareness and here's to the next year and then silence once again falls.
OK, I may be slightly exaggerating this, but unfortunately not by as much as you might be thinking. So many times, even within the good articles and representation, there is the implicit message that only an official diagnosis can do this for you, which is a real kick in the teeth for everyone who has as much chance of getting one of those, as of winning the lottery. That this is something that is seen in us, rather than something that we can see ourselves. And all too often, even with the good stuff, it's always accompanied by the stock, what is autism? answers, from the internet. You know, the ones that just dryly quote the highlights of our disorder, in a way that none of us can actually recognise ourselves in and certainly don't help with others seeing us.
And this is the real problem with awareness month. It's all fine and dandy trying to increase awareness. But of what? Is it the problems and struggles, the difficulty of having autistic children, or being autistic in a world without support? The virtues of finally having your eyes opened to your autistic superpower? Of how the community and others could finally rally around you.
Or is it the different stories that finally allow others to see us, or even for us to finally see ourselves after decades in the dark. That allow the friend or neighbour, or workmate to maybe stop seeing you as the weird, or creepy, or even scary, person. But instead, someone who's just different, who sees and perhaps understands the world in a way that they don't. Not superpowered, or a burden, or broken in any way. Just yourself, just autistic. The stories that lead to acceptance and not just awareness.
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I'm British, it's all in the understatement. 😀
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NeuroCookieCutter Awareness Month.
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Yes, please just get 'em ALL outta tha way in one month.
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NOT what i meant. 😈
I mean like, Self Awareness Month.
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It’s not the same. They already know they’re white. They don’t know they’re Allistic.
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Ah. So we need to explain to them what they are? And you think they're going to hold still while we tell them that?
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no, I don’t.
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But I don’t think the Autism Awareness Months are working either, is all. One analogy would be like having French language awareness events and your participants don’t know they’re English.
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Jo aka freaky rainbow head on Instagram: "Communication is not a strong point for a lot of neurotypical people. They tend to struggle to be straight forward and talk in round about kinds of riddles and expect you to guess the rest. #adhd #adhdawareness #
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Short answer, yes! 😈
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a snippet from television, I don't know, two or three decades ago. It's an ad on the CBC for a comedy/fake info show by . . . blond guy, Andy somebody. .Autistics Life Community
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The last few years have thankfully avoided the worst of it here, unlike other places from what I can gather. But yes, it can be distinctly unpleasant.
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That's why I prefer direct contact with as many people as I can, autistic and non-autistic, both on social media and in person.
In this day and age, it's not uncommon for people to try to make money by deceiving and scamming people who need help. And that's why I don't trust institutions, therapists, and activists. In my personal life, I have at least three diagnosed autistic people in my family and four acquaintances, plus another three or four relatives and several friends who feel on the spectrum, and with that, I almost have a tribe. I've also met autistic people on the street, on the bus and in plazas and parks, some patients and people I never saw before. Social media and internet nonsense aren't real life.
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All so true. There is far too much about us and far too much industry involved and not enough us simply being ourselves.
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@Tooden @anxiousspotato when I first bought fimo, the first thing I tried to make was an infinity badge. It was a thing from the Aspies for Freedom forum. Someone suggested it as a way to recognise fellow members, so I made one. It got a little burnt when I had to bake it.
No one else made one 😅
It fell off the clip in Asda, and I got distressed and had to go back into the store and retrace all my steps until I found it. I still have it, I'll see it I can dig it up.
Speaking of AFF, does anyone remember the Neurotypicalism Speaks parody a teenage member of the forum made? They were 14 iirc. Everyone there enjoyed it, and then #autismspeaks threatened the kid with legal action. They threatened to sue a 14 year old autistic child over a parody site.
I saw it and it was funny and harmless. I'm going to see if an archive version is avaliable anywhere.
That's the kind of group they are. It always makes me rage when I see books with endorsements or even intros from that nasty group. Why would anyone from the autistic community want anything to do with them?
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Article about it: archive.ph/0toCT
Unfortunately I can't find a snapshot of it. There's this:
web.archive.org/web/2008013112…
But that's not the original parody. I did find a similar site, but it almost endorses that nasty hate group, so I'm not going to link it, even though it's kinda funny.
If anyone has a screenshot, please post it. I wonder how that (then) kid is doing now.
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NeurotypicalismSpeaks.org - Nobody should have to face living a typical life with others.
Nobody should have to face living a typical life with others.neurotypicalismspeaks.org
yeah that's the one I saw, but they endorse the eugenics site, that's why I didn't link to them.
That's not the original site by the AFF member. They'd never have recommended donating to them.
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Then I heard the image was a sad puzzle piece, I thought that's so sad. So I drew my own puzzle piece in my favourite colour. It happily explores space with stars and a moon in a ufo... 👽
I do like the infinity symbol in many colours a lot, but I haven't come up with a nice image yet. Maybe I can plan to do that in april?
Also, what do you think about making april here in the fediverse like we want out autism what-ever- month to look like? We could post more about our hobbies? What hints and observations or good news? 🤔 Or would it trigger you too much because it'd be in April?
I do find it funny when someone claims to dictate what speaks for the ____ community. especially for autism.
@murdoc @anxiousspotato @neurodiversity I recently read "10 Reasons We Need Autistic Pride", and I absolutely LOVE the version of the rainbow lemniscate used as the article header! I've always been fascinated with the lemniscate, both for its intrinsic shape and for its role as a symbol of infinity.
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10 Reasons We Need Autistic Pride » NeuroClastic
NeuroDivergent Rebel Christa Holmans writes about Autistic Pride Day is about more than just pride. It’s about being proud in spite of all the messagingLyric Holmans (NeuroClastic)
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Not sure how many know this, or how acknowledged it is, but found this looking up about it:
"Did you know that Autism Acceptance Month was originally called Autism Awareness Month? Over time, the focus of the month isn’t just about making people “aware” of autism, but more on the acceptance of autism.
The month kicks off with World Autism Awareness Day, which was originally founded by Dr. Bernard Rimland in 1970 after his own son was diagnosed with autism. The first Autism Awareness Month was held in April 2007 with the goal of educating people on autism and raising awareness of its existence.
Since then, the movement has occurred yearly, with a new goal—to tell the stories of autistic people. Autism Awareness Month now aims to cultivate understanding and acceptance of autism, which includes the wants, needs, struggles, and triumphs of autistic people."
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World Autism Acceptance Month 2025 - Transition Abilities
April is World Autism Acceptance Month! Here's how you can actively participate and support this important event.Transition Abilities
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Darn. That's cool though.
By the way, yes Autism Speaks sucks. As does their hero William Shatner who has attacked autistic people who dared try to inform him they suck (he even hates anyone who uses #actuallyautistic). And their awful 100 Day Kit for Parents (advertised on Sesame Street and such) which encourages parents to grieve for loss of the "non-austistic child" they thought they had. And compare autism to leukaemia... Bleh.
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Indeed. They might as well revert back to calling us changelings and using magic to try and deal with us.
Minds carved from ignorance and fear.
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Being Autistic (And What That Actually Means)
You're autistic - but what does that really mean?Welcome to the ultimate guide to understanding who you are and what it means to be autistic!In this fully illustrated graphic guide to what it means to be autistic and discover the differences between …Google Books
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"encourages parents to grieve for loss of the "non-austistic child" they thought they had. "
Jesus fuckin Christ.
Not every day is a picnic but if anyone suggested I do that about my kid I'd fucking deck them.
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I'm reminded of this book "I Wish My Kids Had Cancer: A Family Surviving the Autism Epidemic" by some dickwad Michael Alan in 2008. I wonder what his kids think about that today.
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I Wish My Kids Had Cancer is a father s gripping, real …Goodreads
@Carnivius I think the first I ever heard of Autism Speaks was in a Chris Packham doc about autism and he immediately recognised their approach as a bit fucked up. All about making kids mask up and act as "normal" as possible.
Kept hearing bad things since too but fuckin hell, the bad things keep coming.
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@davey_cakes Autism Speaks likes to claim they're a lot better now than when they made this 2009 video (which William Shatner at first claimed was a fake). But all I've seen is evidence (like that 100 Day Kit) that they haven't really progressed much at all.
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I hope he learned that he had entirely the wrong attitude, or that his children escaped him and his community. @davey_cakes @pathfinder
In their "100 Day Kit for Parents" it's apparently ok to be angry at a child with leukemia getting attention and sympathy when your child has been diagnosed as autistic...
Your child ain't dying... To want a bit of support is fine, but this is nuts.
@davey_cakes @Carnivius I have a disabled daughter; we're both autistic. I have a tiny slivver of sympathy for the idea of greiving for my non-disabled daughter — probably not in the way they mean.
I wish she didn't have to deal with the ME, the PTSD, the EDS and even *in a way* the autism, because her life is harder because of all these things.
But the autism is what makes her, her. The "harder" comes from dealing with everyone else. I love her autistic self; she's just like me…
@Carnivius That sounds like a horrible choice of words. Grief and mourning for a life you thought you’d have is an ordinary reaction, and a key part of accepting what your life actually is, but framing it as grieving the loss of a theoretical child is just awful.
It seems to me that “autism awareness” has the same issues as most “awareness” campaigns — “adversity porn” that turns people into spectacles and stereotypes. The road to hell is paved with good intentions, as usual. 🙄
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Mate.
I’m not superhuman.
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My sister, who is also ND, but successful, is kicking me out basically onto the street, in this month of Autism Awareness/Acceptance. It is impossible to reason with her, or even talk to civilly.
I just left a reply to a prospective "intentional community" I'd like to be a part of, when they noted they didn't respond to any of my requests bc I didn't include any references. I had to explain that I'm autistic, and tend to become very isolated when shit gets bad 1/2
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Ello sweet and lovely Friendos
I is back sweet Friendos! Hope that you all had/have a lovely start to the weekend!
I hope that the weather will be good enough so I may pull out some weeds from the garden. My neighbor has my gear, so maybe with my gloves, I'll be able to pull some out to make a start? Maybe?
The GP visit went well. I had a good chat with her, and we discussed the options. She also asked about my leg and how that was going. I was expecting a code from the pharmacy to pick up meds, but I never received one. So I guess I won't be picking up my meds this weekend... Bummer... But yeah, we're going to try some meds that I'm familiar with for the days where my brain is going kabloohey, to see if that will help me... (once I have the meds... I only take one when the brain is going madly badly and all that).
Then Arwen and I went to the Herperduin, and I think it's safe to say that Arwen had a great time. She even had some play time at the water side. 😊 If the weather allows, I'll take her there more often again, as we both do enjoy it a lot. I made a little vid that can be found here:
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Let's check my other socials and then I guess I'll need to start doing something here at the gym. hihi...
Catch you later folks!
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Arwen, a chocolate brown Labrador with greying snout, going through the woods, heading towards the water side, where she enjoys some play time with her ball.📹 21/03/2025
Music by Alehandro Vodnik from Pixabay.
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#Journal of a Dutch Pixy 🧚🏼♀️ (Friday, 21/03/2025).
@tldr 🤖 please do your thing for me. 😊
I woke just before the alarm. I thought I had an hour left but when I looked again, it was just a few minutes... So I got up, abused the scale, and got dressed. I took my meds, prepped Arwen's food, and took her out for her business. Then I fixed her food and she was happily eating when I got my bag to head to the gym.
I had several messages from some very sweet friends, so I caught up with them, while I waited for the meds to kick in. When the protein shake was done and the meds had taken effect I got to the seated bike. I wanted to ride 45 minutes but I barely made it to 42 and then my leg was just tingling too badly... 😔 I used the massage chair to relax and then I got ready to head back home again.
Washed up, changed clothes, and enjoyed brekky. Then I took Arwen out for our walkies. The weather was lovely enough and we had a nice walk. It was a bit cloudy and the moon had a late rise, so it was harder to get a nice shot of her.
When we got back, I rode my hometrainer for half an hour. Then I fixed some food. A short walkies with Arwen. Then some relaxing. The sun came out, so I started the dishwasher. Then I had to leave to visit the GP.
The visit went well and she prescribed me some meds that could possibly help me when my brain goes kabloohey. Unfortunately, I didn't get a pickup code from the pharmacy, so I can't get them yet... 😔
After I got back, I took Arwen to the Herperduin. The weather was lovely, it wasn't too busy yet, so Arwen and I had a good time together. Arwen even had some splashes with her ball, yay. We just did a short round, as she was a bit tired already, and we still had to walk back. But when we got home again, she got a very good snooze!
I let the washing machine do it's thing, as the sun was still doing it's magic. I relaxed a bit in between and after, when the washing had been hung. Arwen wanted a walkies and was disappointed that we didn't see her friends. I crashed on the couch a bit with Under the Dome, as I needed to recharge some.
Then we got ready for walkies with N&B. We had lovely weather, although there was some annoying wind. But it was about 21°C, and there was sun, so that was very nice.
We relaxed for a bit after I set everything up for the night. A last wee for Arwen and then we headed to bed.
I woke once for the loo after a weied dream. Then I woke again thinking I was an hour early.
But I had another weird dream so I was ready to get up. Then I checked the clock again, and it was only a few minutes to the alarm... Whoops! Not that early...
And I was ready to start a new day/night/weekend.
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The image features a chocolate Labrador Retriever standing on a muddy shore by a lake. The dog is holding a bright yellow tennis ball in its mouth, with its tongue slightly out, suggesting it has been playing. The dog's fur is shiny and wet, indicating it may have been in the water. The background shows a calm lake with a clear blue sky above and a line of trees in the distance, suggesting a natural, outdoor setting. The lighting is bright, indicating it is a sunny day. The dog is positioned in the center of the image, with the lake to its left and the trees to its right, creating a balanced composition.
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She really loves it! 😁 She can't play as much as she used to, but I try to get a wee bit of playing in every time we go. We'll walk a little less so that she can have some "swims" (it's usually just walking through the water these days). 😊
Another snap of Arwen at the Herperduin 💦
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Diary of an ASD Squirrel. Day 510 , Friday 21/03/2025
Friday started really early at around ten past six in the very AM! This was despite another night where I had disturbed sleep thru noised form next door & my body presenting the bill for yesterdays efforts in the gravel pit!
I really struggled to get myself going so read awhile & then headed down for breakfast.
Mrs S was away to work at the office today so once she left I finished my chores & around 9am went out for another gravel grovelling session.
Progress is being made, after 5 hours I had finally got the gravel level in the bulk bag down to about the ¼ full mark, maybe slightly less. The reed bed filter is nearly full so my efforts are paying off. It does seem to be the job that never ends though!
Started Fallout 76’s season 20 this afternoon as my hands were not too sore - more my back & knees.
Pizza for tea & a couple of ‘Waking the dead’ episodes to take us thru to Mrs S’s bed time.
So I’m here at 20:45 on my own. I might get another early night & go to bed & read for a while.
Final Thoughts.
The whole reed bed cleaning exercise is a ver 2 edged sword. On the one hand it seems to be taking just forever! On the other there is definite progress, the water going back into the pond is crystal clear & the gravel levels are starting to get back to their original state. I might have to get a couple of extra small bags of pea gravel as there has been some spillage , some of which might be recoverable but some is gone into places where recovery is not an option.
It’s been nice working out in the warm weather I have to admit. The little bluetooth speaker I got for my audio books has quite the range & I was listening to my fave tracks in the garden with the iPad in the lounge.
A few days off from the gravel pit now, it’s Mrs S’s birthday on Sunday & she has next week off & we are planning on going out for lunch & maybe out to Doncaster Wildlife park if the weather improves during the week.
Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖
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Sounds like proper progress is being made on that there gravel pit 😀
Glad you're enjoying better weather!!
I hope next week is good and Mrs Tim has a lovely birthday 🎂🎂
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Hope that you're having a good night! Sounds like you had a busy but productive day. Wish I could say the same... 😇 OK, I did some bits but not all that needed to be done.
Hope that you'll have a lovely weekend. And Owww, fingers crossed 🤞🏻 that you and the missus can make that outing next week! 😁
Have a good Saturday lovely, enjoy it to the fullest! 🤗 😘
@PixysJourney You do loads Cynni, don’t sell yourself short!
Thanks, I hope you have a great weekend too! 🤗🥰
And Arwen and I will do our best to have a good weekend. 🐾 💜
Good evening Squirrel Fans.
Whilst I have yet to be chased thru Uberwald by werewolves as Commander Vimes is in tonight’s quote, I can vouch for the veracity of statement about frozen underwear - when one is cleaning out a pond filter in cold weather chafing is definitely a problem if one does not have waterproof work clothes!
“The chafing qualities of frozen underwear can be seriously underestimated. He’d been running for half an hour. Well, for twenty-five minutes, really. The other five had been spent limping, wheezing, clutching at his chest and wondering how you knew if you were having a heart attack.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Fifth Elephant
Right off to bed to rest my paws & read my book - yes I know - I am that party squirrel!
Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, I hope you’re well & safe! 😊🫶🖖
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Hope you rest well ... up at 730pm from nap and its going to warm up overnight
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Weer voor Oss ☁️
Huidige temperatuur (om 13:15): 20.9°C (Bewolkt)
Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s)
Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:
- vrijdag 21 maart: Min 6.0°, Max 22.0° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 24.5 km/u (6.8 m/s)
- zaterdag 22 maart: Min 11.0°, Max 17.9° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1, Kans op neerslag 14%, Windsnelheid: 20.2 km/u (5.6 m/s)
- zondag 23 maart: Min 9.2°, Max 17.7° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 10%, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s)
- maandag 24 maart: Min 5.8°, Max 15.9° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.3, Kans op neerslag 4%, Windsnelheid: 10.6 km/u (2.9 m/s)
- dinsdag 25 maart: Min 5.8°, Max 12.0° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.2, Kans op neerslag 15%, Windsnelheid: 12.7 km/u (3.5 m/s)
- woensdag 26 maart: Min 5.5°, Max 13.0° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.6, Kans op neerslag 6%, Windsnelheid: 18.2 km/u (5.1 m/s)
- donderdag 27 maart: Min 5.1°, Max 11.0° (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.6, Kans op neerslag 12%, Windsnelheid: 18.1 km/u (5.0 m/s)
Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:
- 14:00: 21.8° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s)
- 15:00: 22.0° (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, Windsnelheid: 22.7 km/u (6.3 m/s)
- 16:00: 21.7° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 24.5 km/u (6.8 m/s)
- 17:00: 20.8° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 21.2 km/u (5.9 m/s)
- 18:00: 18.8° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 18.4 km/u (5.1 m/s)
- 19:00: 17.5° (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 21.2 km/u (5.9 m/s)
- 20:00: 16.6° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 20.2 km/u (5.6 m/s)
- 21:00: 16.4° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 22.0 km/u (6.1 m/s)
- 22:00: 16.2° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 22.0 km/u (6.1 m/s)
- 23:00: 15.8° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s)
- 00:00: 15.6° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 20.2 km/u (5.6 m/s)
- 01:00: 15.3° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s)
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#OnThisDay, 21 Mar 1945, Hannie Schaft, an active member of the Dutch resistance known as "the girl with the red hair", is arrested at a German checkpoint in Haarlem.
She is later executed, allegedly saying "I shoot better" after the first attempt to shoot her missed.
#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WW2 #DutchHistory #Histodons
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Happy Friday to you fabulous Fediversians! I hope you are all doing well wherever you are in this wild and crazy world. Don't forget to breathe today, and don't forget to look for the beauty and good things that still exist out there
Oh, and don't forget to dance sometimes. Wait for this one to drop - it's a fun one!
Cheers!
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Arwen was having a lovely time at the water side at the Herperduin today.
📸 21/03/2025
#Labrador #DogsOfMastodon #Dog #DogsOfPixelfed #Labradorable #Dogs #PixelfedDogs #Herperduin
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#mugshot
Good morning lovely people 💕💕
Happy Friday to you all 🥰
Nearly at the end of the week, it's not been the best but I'm still here 😔
I'm definitely going into the charity shop this morning, hopefully it will help 😁
Sending massive love and hugs to you all 🥰🥰🤗🤗
#faerie
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I have to ask, why does that fairy have a Foxglove sticking out of her bum?😉
And also, I wish you a happy Friday.
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Afternoon lovely, 🤣🤣
I have been asked that before, it's just the ethereal nature of a faerie that means she can sit on a foxglove 😁
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I hope you can relax this weekend so that you have all the energy you need to get through Monday 🤗. Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 that all will go well.
But first, the weekend! 😁 ☀️ 🌻
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Good afternoon lovely, the shop was good thanks, we are going to walk up the road for a couple of beers later, we went to the Lion for lunch on Wednesday 💕
I hope you're having a great day 💖
Afternoon lovely
We had pub lunch on Wednesday, the shop has helped a bit, we're planning to nip up the road for a couple of beers later!
I hope you're having a great day 💖
Now THAT is more to my liking. A BIG cup, full n hot n ready for sipping n getting the day properly underway. 👍👌
Hope ya have a much better day chatting with friends at the charity shop today. 💪
Love n hugs back at ya. ❤️🫂
Good afternoon Uncle, glad you liked this morning's offering and you're settled in
'sittin and sippin'
Last night's rain cleared out before our sunrise, so the day is looking brighter than expected. We'll see.
Have a good Friday! 🤗 🤗 🤗
Good afternoon lovely, it did help getting out, but I found it difficult at times,
I just keep wondering what I've done to my Mum for her to be the way she is with me.
I know my brother has always just done whatever is required for a quiet life.
But I've raised two adult kids, and co run my own home for over thirty years.
I refuse to be treated like a 'stroppy teen-ager'
Oh well
I hope you're having a most splendid day 💖💖
I’m so sorry this is weighing on you. You’ve done nothing to deserve being treated badly. IMO she is miserable and has decided that she can take it out on you.
I’m not sure there is much you can do to fix this, but maybe think about how your family, friends and those of us here value you. ❤️
Good afternoon lovely 🌹
What a fabulous mug!! I have mug envy 😁
I hope you're having a great day 💖
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Out of control brain
I’ve always had a busy brain. A million thoughts. A thousand ideas. All these plans with things that I would love to do. Busy, busy, and very busy. I never knew any better. And, before I got Fibro, I was able to keep up with my brain, I was able to keep it satisfied and content. But, as my body was failing to keep up with the activities that my brain was used to, I started to struggle some.
For about 1,5 years now, I have been taking ADHD meds and… They meant a change for me. I had a little less issues with getting to sleep. I was able to focus on things better. To actually make plans of things that I was able to do. And, even though it was less than my brain was hoping for, it was at least a bit easier to satisfy it with the things I could do…
But lately, I have been struggling more. I had these thoughts of doing this or that, usually things that I could easily do, and I found myself struggling to actually do them. I have more issues with concentrating. I have more headaches. I have weird dreams and I often wake up, still feeling tired.
Simple things, as eating properly, getting my exercises in, playing a game… It was getting harder to deal with. So, I finally scheduled an appointment with my GP. But, as things are with health care here, to find a day and time that suited me, it meant that the appointment was over 3 weeks away from the moment I scheduled it.
And I know my issue wasn’t life threatening. I know I have managed without the meds for quite some time, and I still have them, so I still get something out of them. But, it feels like they are abandoning me. My eyes hurt, I feel tired a lot, my brain is a big mess of all these thoughts and ideas and feelings.
I guess part of it could be triggered with the stressful things that have been happening. The financial mess my male ex is making with the house we still have (I really can’t wait till we can finally sell it). The issues with my hip, and it needing another surgery. Needing to get a grip on all of my finances, as some have changed due to the move and all. Being afraid that some day, I will wake up, or come home from the gym, and find that Arwen may have left me… 😔 So yeah, maybe the stress is getting to me as well. So it may be even more important to reach out and ask for help, discuss the options, if there are any…
So maybe these additional symptoms are just temporary. Maybe they will get better as some things may improve, or at least become less uncertain? But until then, I may need some additional help to keep my brain in a better condition. It’s been quite a while since I’ve had so many of these days.
They start OK, most of the time. I have plans, ideas, of things that I could be doing during that day. I start doing them. Sometimes it goes well, other times, my body is more reluctant… But then, when the needed chores have neem done, or even before that, I start rouget a bad headache. My eyes become very sensitive to light (even more than usual). There is this pounding behind my eyes. I need to take a painkiller, hope that it will help, and have a dark room to lay down in. Sometimes I need silly distraction, as my mind can be racing like crazy.
Some days it’s not too bad, and it goes within an hour. But some days… It’s making my eyes water, I can’t focus, I’m so sensitive to everything and when it’s finally fading again, I feel so exhausted… Ugh…
So I’ll just have to keep going for now. I need to find the best way to deal with this, and hope that I’ll always be able to provide my brain the calm and dark it needs when ti’s this bad. But if course it also happens when I have appointments, and then I’ll just have to make it happen somehow…
I wish it were just an easy case of “just don’t do that and it will be better”. But with mental health issues, it’s never that easy. And there are so many influences that can have a negative effect on how I am doing… Even if I would stay in a dark and quiet room all day, I would still struggle…
Stress, hormones, pain, anxiety, changes, worries… These things “just” keep happening, and most aren’t under my control, unfortunately…
Step by step, day by day… Trying to do everything I can to keep it as bearable as I can. Taking my meds, trying to laten to my body, planning things so it’s not all coming at once…
To be continued…
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Ello sweet (and sporty) Friendos
Hope you're all doing well! It's almost weekend dears! yay!
One more busy day today, OK, there is just one appointment, but still...
GP at 8, to talk about the bad days I've been having with my ADHD. Where I get such a bad headache that tears form in my eyes. Where I'm so sensitive to sound and light that I need to black out the room as much as I can. That I just can't focus or relax... Someone suggested that, for those days, there may me some medication that could support my methylphenidate. So that's what I wanna ask the GP, and I hope she can help me with that.
Exercises so far:
I rode the seated bike this morning until my leg got too bad, which was about 40 minutes. We had a decent walk with Arwen, slow but very enjoyable. I rode the hometrainer for 30 minutes. I did several exercises with my dumbbells and abs-roller. Short walk with Arwen. And now I've been riding the hometrainer again for 40 minutes......
I'll walk to the GP soon, and back. Then, I'll take Arwen to the Herperduin, where hopefully it won't be too busy. 🤞🏻
After that? I guess I will crash and be exhausted. 😂
Or... Maybe I'll have some energy to play a game... And, of I go nuts, I may see about pulling some weeds
Anywhoo.... Some relaxing now, before I have to walk to the GP (and back). Let's see how today will go...
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