#Journal of a slightly more rested Dutch AuDHD Pixy (Sunday, 07/06/2026).

After a very broken night, this night seemed to start in the same way. But, then I realized what could be the problem… I switched the bedding in the crate, and… Koa slept peacefully! He slept very well, as it was my bladder that woke me up after about 6 hours of snoozing, and not Koa. Although he had to go as well, when he got woken up by my loo visit. I asked for another hour of snoozing, Koa allowed me more, as I woke up two hours later, when my body told me it was time to move again.

We started our “day” as usual, with me grumbling over the scale, and trying to get dressed, while sharp teeth were nipping at my feet and pants. I fixed Koa’s meal, took my meds, and then I got to the couch with my laptop. Koa relaxed for a while on his own, and then his teeth got mad again, so I had to crate him for a bit. I wrote a long email to a sweet friend, and I wondered why certain parts of the internet seemed so slow, compared to usual. It wasn’t my connection, as I did check that, so I guess the internet was just taking things more leisurely at the time. Which was a bit frustrating, as I was trying to upload a “boring” video of me walking with Koa.

I wrote my journal toot, uploaded it to my blog and journal app as well, and then Koa and I went out for a short walk. When we got back, I fixed myself some brekkie, and I played a bit with AI. Then, I got interested in some old vacation pictures. I uploaded several to Flickr, as I realized they weren’t online there yet. I had AI help me with alt texts. And I shared a few on my Pixelfed. After that, I browsed the Fedi, liking and boosting some toots along the way…

Koa and I went for another walk, and then I fed the little dude. We played together for a while, and then he got too bitey again, and I had to crate him to force him to relax. He was so hyper, and I was afraid he might hurt himself (or me). It took a little while for him to settle down. And, when he did, I made use of the time to get to the treadmill. I managed to walk on it for 20 minutes, and then my back had enough. But, it was a bit longer than the previous day, and Koa had been OK with it.

I made some food, tried to relax a bit, and took Koa for another walk. Then, he got his snuffle mat, and we played again for a bit. When he was getting too busy again, meaning he was also getting tired, I crated him again, with a nice snack. I set up the tablet with the camera app, and then I headed upstairs. I wanted to ride the bike for a bit, and try to expand the time of me being away a bit more. We had managed 35 minutes, and I was hoping for a successful 45 minutes.

The first few minutes, Koa was being a bit restless, and barking at times. But, after about 5 minutes, I saw him settle down, and sleep a bit. I managed to ride the bike for 40 minutes, and when I got down, Koa was still relaxed! So yeah, we had a positive experience for sure. I still wish that Koa would not bark as much/long when I leave him on his own. But, for now, he always seems to settle after about 5 minutes, so that’s a good thing.

We went out for walkies, and then we tried to relax for a bit. I gave Koa his meal, and then made him relax a bit. I would play with him some before bedtime, to hopefully wear him out, so we could both get some decent snoozing in.

My brain was being a bit wonky, so I wrote another email to my sweet friend, and I worked a bit on a blog post. When it was getting time to prepare for bed, I played a bit with my little dude. Then, I placed his favorite toys in his crate. We went out, and he did a number one and two, which was good. And then, we headed for bed. My brain was still a bit wired. I had taken some extra meds, to hopefully help my brain to settle a bit better. Koa fell asleep, and I worked a bit on a blog post. When I felt my brain settle down, I tried to sleep as well.

Koa woke me up after about 5 hours! So I guess he had a good snooze. We went out, he did his things, and then, we got back to bed. I got another 4 hours, before he woke me up again. I didn’t sleep all of the time, but according to my watch, I had gotten about 7:23 hours of sleep. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a whole lot of deep sleep, so I still felt a bit tired when we got up. Hopefully, I will be able to catch a little snooze, as Monday would be a long day, with puppy class early in the evening.

Thanks to all for your kindness and support during my "journey through daily life" I really appreciate it 💜 as it helps me to keep going on bad/harder days!

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Ello sweet, lovely, and maybe also sporty Friendos

Well... My weight is still rubbish. My health is still rubbish. But... I am practicing with Koa...
On him being able to be alone in his crate, so I can use the hometrainer upstairs. And on him being OK with me using the treadmill downstairs (while he's safely in the crate as well).

Yesterday, I was able to walk the treadmill for 20 minutes, until my back gave out. And later that day, I was able to ride the hometrainer for 40 minutes. Koa was still calm when I got downstairs again. But I want to slowly build up his time being alone while I am gone. And yesterday, we went from 35 to 45 minutes. So it already was a big improvement. 💪🏻

I am so glad that I can use the camera app to check on Koa while I am upstairs. It helps me to know that I'm doing right, and Koa is learning very well indeed. ❤️

I hope to be able to start exercising at home some more. And to get my eating under control again. Which is harder, as sleep is still not all good, and some nights leave me quite exhausted 😮‍💨.

Of course, the ultimate goal is to get back to the nightly gym sessions again. But I know I need to have patience, and give Koa the time to learn, so he won't be in distress when I am out at night.

Thanks to all for your kindness and support during my "journey through daily life" I really appreciate it as it helps me to keep going on bad/harder days!

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Good morning Fellow Travellers around the Sun 🌞 I'm up early with the parrots today and having a wee cuddle with Ziggy, who has been making her laughing noises at me since I had a bout of hiccoughs earlier 😊 She is currently preening my neck and grumbling away to herself.

Toby is eating his breakfast with his usual gusto, which is nice to see as he wasn't eating much at all yesterday. The reason was that my neighbours at the back were having a shed demolished and the destruction was very loud. All of the parrots were freaked out, but Toby was absolutely terrified poor boy. 🥴 I think the workmen are due back over the next three days - hopefully whatever they are doing next won't be so noisy.

Ziggy is refusing to go in for her breakfast so I guess it's that time of year when Mummy is more interesting than food, at least for the moment 😊 Grant has been having a hard time getting her to go in too, which he has remedied the last couple of times by giving her a bit of dried papaya, but he's been told off about that, because all that's happening is that Ziggy is training him to give her treats. Parrots are very good at training humans believe me 😁

Plans for today are crochet and watching something, as yet to be decided. I think I'm in the mood for a documentary or two.

Have a very lovely day, whatever you get up to 🤗

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