What a week this was… Started with a trip to the Zoo, but it was a bit shorter than I hoped, as many loud kiddos came into the park… Tuesday, I had a relaxing day, just some groceries and chores. Wednesday, I was not feeling too well, so I took it very easy and lay on the couch a lot. Thursday started OK enough, but later, Arwen didn’t feel too well, and I was a worried, sobbing, hoomum. Friday started well too, as Arwen seemed to be feeling a tad better again. I got some groceries for mum, who had her surgery today, so I needed some distraction till, hopefully, the good news would come. The weekend was a mix of good moments and moments of sadness. All went well with mum, but my worries over Arwen kept taking over my emotional state…

Some sunny days, some grey ones, maybe some rain. Warmer days but a few colder nights…

Quick links to the days of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday.

Monday

I woke once and then when my alarm woke me up. The scale was decent enough, and I got dressed and all that. 😊 Took my meds, prepped Arwen’s food, and let her out for her business. I fixed her food. And when she was happily eating, I got my bag and headed to Skoosh.

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I caught up with the social media bits and bops, while I was enjoying the protein shake, and waiting for the meds to kick in. I rode the seated bike. When I wanted to use the massage chair, one just got taken, so yeah… Not gonna happen… Of course when I was ready to head home, the chairs became free again… Just my luck….

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I drove home, washed up, changed clothes, and had brekky. Arwen and I headed out for the SniffiVerse™ walkies. It was dry, again, but it was also rather chilly. So this time, I was prepared with a warmer jacket. We had a nice walk, although Arwen sometimes took the sniffing a bit too seriously. It took ages at times and I was getting a tad cold from standing still and waiting for her. But we had a decent enough walkies. 😊

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When we got back, I was rather exhausted. As I had a busy morning planned, I went to the couch and relaxed for a bit. Then I wrote some for my blog. Had some food, walked Arwen, and prepped my bag. Bestie called me on her way to work, and we had a nice chat. I relaxed a bit and then walked Arwen again. Then we headed towards Nijmegen.

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I checked the route and time it would take me. So after a quick stop at the loo, I said bye bye to Arwen, Basje, and mum, and I headed to Arnhem. The traffic was rather busy, so it went slowly… But hey, I left in time, so it should be OK. I found a parking spot and headed to the entrance. After a wee bit of waiting, I was allowed in. I started my journey as I “usually” do.

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Unfortunately, some of my favorites were still relaxing somewhere out of sight, so I wasn’t able to see them all. I figured I’d try again on the second round. But… When I wanted to start the second way, just to see the ones that I missed, there were loads of kids with blue shirts droning in! More, some older kids came in too. They were loud and they had backpacks that were bigger than they were! So they were screaming and blocking the paths… Yeah, that’s a big nope from me… 😔 So I went home a little earlier, without having seen all the animals I was hoping to see. I guess I’ll have to check the calendar for when I will be able to go again. 😇

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I went to Nijmegen, which went faster than when I went to Arnhem a few hours earlier. 😊 I waited for dad, and he helped me with ordering the sunglasses. The thing I didn’t know, he didn’t know either… 🫣 So I guess, in the end, I could have just ordered them on my own and see what they replied with the “I didn’t know” bit, as I found out they’d email me if I would get that option…. After we ordered the glasses, Arwen and I headed home.

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I fixed some food for Arwen. And I got the email with instructions, so I followed those to get the missing info. 😊 Now the wait begins… Hopefully they will be able to make me my glasses ASAP, as the weather is getting right to have them… Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 and all that… 🍀

I relaxed a little till it was time for walkies with N&B. We had a lovely walk, the wind was chilly a bit, but less bad than it had been yesterday. At least we did have some sun… 😊

I relaxed a bit with some telly, till it was time to get ready for bed. I let Arwen out for a wee, and then headed to bed. It didn’t take too long to fall asleep. And I snoozed in one go, till about an hour before the alarm was set to go off. I was wide awake, so I guess it was time to get up and start my new day/night. 😊

Tuesday

I woke up an hour before the alarm. I had not woken before, so it was a long sleep. And now I just had to get up and start my day. The scale was being less kind, so that was a bummer. I got dressed and took my meds. Prepped Arwen’s food and took her out to do her things. She was happily eating when I got my bag and headed to Skoosh.

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I checked my notifications while I was enjoying my protein shake. When the meds kicked in, I got to the seated bike and did my thing. A nice massage in the chair later and then I got ready to head home again. I remembered (in time) that I had meds to pick up, so I drove to the pharmacy to use the medical safe thingie. I entered my code and I got the correct stuff. Yay!

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I got home, washed up, changed, had brekky. Then Arwen and I got ready for SniffiVerse™ walkies. The weather wasn’t too bad, and we had a nice walk. Although I do wonder if Arwen is struggling a bit more with the longer walk these days. 😔 Poor gall…. I worked a bit on my blog.

When we got home, I got the laptop and I worked on my journal post. I made sure it got ready to be shared at 7. I was feeling rather tired after that, so I relaxed on the couch a bit. I just felt very bläh and I didn’t like it… Had my usual morning walk with Arwen and then I read a bit. Bestie called, but she got called herself during that call, so we only had a short chat. I read a bit in my eBook and then I got ready to head to Lidl. But Arwen indicated she wanted a short walkies, so I took her out to do her thing before I left.

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I was still too early, so it wasn’t all bad. When the store opened, I quickly got what I needed, and then I headed back home again. I fixed some food and relaxed a wee bit. And then… Arwen wanted walkies again. We saw the neighbor, so Arwen was all delighted.

I wanted to call the hospital today to check for the surgery date, and I found out that the only times to call were Tuesday and Friday between 10:30-12:00, so I had to wait a bit… When it was time, I called and got a tape saying to call between said times. Eugh, I had waited till 10:30, so they were just running late? I immediately called again and then… There was someone already connected. Ah well, wait and wait… The lady checked things and then she had the best date for me! Friday the 13th! 😂 If I were superstitious, I could have a later date. But I just giggled and took this one, as the sooner the better! So when I hung up, I finally knew the date. It wasn’t set in stone, but if all goes well, this will be my surgery date. June 13th. Check!

Feeling the anxiety slowly be released from my body, I relaxed a bit. Till it was time for the walkies. When we were almost home, the neighbor came out. And even though Arwen seemed tired, she still wanted to join them. So I could tell about my news. 😊

I felt so tired after that, that I spend loads of time on the couch just watching telly… Hopefully the rest of today and yesterday will mean that I can get some gardening done on Wednesday.

Around 13:30 we went for walkies again. The dogs had a good time and the neighbor and I had some laughs as well. During the walk, I missed a call from a private number. No voicemail. 🤔 Thinking it could be the hospital, I switched on the sound, just in case they’d call again. Which they did. After a longer talk, the lady was nice but she wasn’t a fast talker 😂, I had some appointments planned. I was grateful that they felt like I didn’t really need the physio prep for the surgery. I kinda know how the crutches work… 😉 And I know how to get in and out of the bed. And how to transfer to car seats. And how to do stairs… I am a pro 😂. (unfortunately).

I relaxed a bit with Arwen, and when it was time, I let her out to do her things. I went to bed and it didn’t take too long to fall asleep.

I woke once and then again, after having a bad nightmare. My whole body was tense, so it was best to get up, even though I still had 70 minutes till the alarm. Ugh… Well, let’s start the new day/night, I guess…

Hump day / Wednesday

I woke long before the alarm. I had a bad nightmare… And my whole body was sore… So I just got up and started my day/night… I did the usual things, scale, dressing, meds, Arwen… I felt tired and a bit emotional, stupid hormones and stress. 😔 When Arwen was happily eating, I got my bag and I headed to Skoosh.

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I checked my social media and waited for the meds to kick in. I rode the seated bike and then I enjoyed a massage in the chair. I just felt so tired, stupid body and nightmares… I switched my shoes and headed back home again.

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Washed up, changed clothes, and had brekky. Then Arwen and I went out for SniffiVerse™ walkies. The weather wasn’t too bad. But Arwen was struggling a bit. So we walked the “in-between” walkies. When we got back, I got to the hometrainer for half an hour. Then I relaxed on the couch with Arwen. I just felt so tired and exhausted.

We went for walkies and then I read some of my eBook. When bestie called, we had a nice chat. I had a bite to eat. And then I headed to the garden with the rake and I tried to get some more work done in the front garden. Ugh, my body wasn’t happy about it, and every sweep I made hurt my back and arm. But I did my best to rake out as much of the weeds that were still there. Now I need to ditch the sand, stones, and the weeds… But not today…

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I went back in, had some relaxing time, and then Arwen wanted walkies. When we headed out, the neighbor was just coming around the corner. So Arwen was very excited about that. We had a nice walk, but it was grey and chilly. After that, I retreated to the couch and I watched telly. Around 11, Arwen wanted a short walk, so we headed out again.

I was a rather emotional wreck today, as I felt so worried that I would lose Arwen before the surgery. And I felt so selfish got wanting her to be there for me when that time comes… 😢 I know Arwen is slowly showing her age, but I don’t want her to suffer because of my selfish needs. But the idea of having to lose her in a time where so much is happening… I don’t think I could handle her passing, should it happen now… So many stressing things and that would push me over the edge for sure. So then I sobbed some more….

I was exhausted and I snoozed a bit on the couch, till Arwen gave me such a stare that reminded me that it was time for her walkies. So yeah, I got up again. Texted N, and we got ready to go…

We had a shorter walk, as both Arwen and B were showing some signs of dealing with some discomfort with their paws. So a shorter round… Then I relaxed a bit on the couch, till I was ready to head to bed.

Arwen did the last wee and we said goodnight. I had a rubbish sleep, I woke feeling too cold, woke feeling all sweaty, I had bad dreams… I got up earlier, as I just had enough of the nightmares and all of that…

Ready, or not, to start a new day/night…

Thursday

The day started with me waking up, again, from bad dreams. I had a broken night and I just got up, as I was done with them and they didn’t help me feel rested at all. The scale wasn’t too bad, so that was decent enough. I got my meds and I cared for Arwen. She was happily eating when I got my bag and headed to Skoosh.

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Got to the gym, checked all the notifications and things, and when the meds had kicked in, I got to the seated bike. But I couldn’t manage. I was just too tired and sore. So I got to the massage chair after a bit and enjoyed that for a while. Then I for ready to head back home again.

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Washed up, changed clothes, and had brekky. Went for SniffiVerse™ walkies with Arwen. It was dry and not too cold and we had a nice walk. Arwen wanted the “in-between” round so we did that.

When we got back, I changed clothes and got to the hometrainer for half an hour. I went back down, and had some relaxing time on the couch with Arwen. We enjoyed some food and then we got ready to head to Nijmegen.

Mum and I went to Germany and we got all we needed for the next week. Mum needed things for dad, as she will be having her surgery tomorrow (Friday). On the way back, we headed to Appie for some more things. I helped mum with the groceries and when she was ready, we took the dogs to the woods.

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Arwen was very enthusiastic, but she also was rather tired and we walked home slowly. I got her to Skoosh and then I got my groceries. We headed back home. I fixed her food and she was happily eating when I unpacked several of the groceries. I was just tired and I felt sad.

I noticed Arwen was struggling with her breathing, she seemed a bit distressed/in discomfort. But I could not find any visible reasons for her to feel bad. So I got her a painkiller. I walked a short round before bedtime, so that she could do her thing. She seemed a bit sad, so of course that made me sob loads.

I said it was OK for her to sleep and not wake up. That she’d done more for me than I had ever hoped for. If she was too tired to continue, I’d be heartbroken, but I’d understand…. It was a big sob fest and when I went to bed, it took a while to calm down.

I woke once for the loo, and I just went back to bed. I slept till the alarm. And then quickly went to check on Arwen. When she gave me a little tail wag from the couch, of course I sobbed again.

So that was me, starting my day/night…

Friday

I woke several times before the alarm, and then when my alarm finally woke me, and I got up. Did the usual things and cared for Arwen. She was still with me, as she greeted me with a tail wag and that made me sob, of course… She did her things and I did mine, and then I got ready to head to the gym. I wish I could take Arwen with me, as I’m still rather worried about her… 😔

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I caught up with my social media while the meds were kicking in. I rode the seated bike for a bit. But I felt so tired, so it didn’t go too well. I enjoyed a massage in the chair and then I got ready to head back home again.

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Arwen was glad to see me. I washed up, had brekky, and then we got ready for the SniffiVerse™ walkies. The weather was nice and Arwen had loads of sniffs. We walked the short round as I didn’t want to put too much pressure on Arwen. When we got back, we relaxed on the couch a bit together. We were both a tad tired, I guess.

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I got my laptop and worked on my blog a bit. We took it easy this morning, and around 6 we headed out for short walkies again. It was the “green bin” day today, so I decided to get some of the weeds out of the back garden and I got them to the bin before I set that out on the side of the road. It felt like I had done quite a bit, but when it became lighter, there were still loads of weeds left. 😂 They would never all fit in the bin though… But… Bit by bit…

I relaxed a bit by reading my book. Slowly making some progress. And I texted mum, as she was getting ready to head to the hospital for her surgery. Fingers and toes and all that were crossed.

I headed to the supermarket and there I got the groceries that I promised I would get for mum (they had coffee on sale). When I got back, I just relaxed on the couch with Arwen some.

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When we headed out for walkies, she saw the neighbor coming out, so she was a very happy gall. Cuddles and nomnoms… Just how she likes it…

When we got back, I watched some telly as I ate some nomnoms myself (no, not the dog’s! 😂). When my friend texted that they were getting ready, I booted the purple beast (PS5) and I logged on to NMS. I tried to work some more on my (messy) base, and then my friend came to the chat. She finished up the last few quests of the expedition. Then we grouped up, so I could give her some items I had that she could use. 😊

Dad texted that mum’s surgery went well and that she was in recovery. It was faster than they expected, so I guess that’s a good thing…

My friend and I had a nice chat and a good time playing until it was time for walkies with the dogs. N texted me so I had to get ready.

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Dad texted me that mum was back in her room, so I was glad that all was going well. The neighbor and I had a nice walk with the dogs. When we were home, Arwen seemed a bit distressed, so I let her out again. Before bedtime we had a little walk so she could do all she needed.

Went to bed and it didn’t take too long to fall asleep. Woke once and didn’t hear anything, so I went to the loo and then back to bed. The the alarm woke me. I opened the door and went to the bathroom. And then… The smell came to my nose!

I quickly got dressed, turned on the lights, to find Arwen had a smelly prezzie for me. First I took her outside and then I got to cleaning. Arwen seemed so sorry about it and I just told her that it’s OK. I reckon she felt worse about it than I felt about cleaning it.

After that, I got my meds and Arwen’s food. I asked her if she wanted out again but she only wanted the snacks. So I headed to Skoosh and to really start the usual part of my day/night.

Saturday

I woke once for the loo and then again when my alarm went off. I opened the door to the living room and went to the bathroom. Loo visit and to get on the scale. Then… The smell reached me… Uh ow… I carefully went into the room and sure enough, Arwen had a smelly surprise for me. She was feeling horrible about it, and I felt more sad for her than I did for myself for having to clean it…

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First, I quickly took her outside, and then the cleaning began. When that was done, I took my meds and prepared Arwen’s food. When all was done, I asked if she wanted out again, just in case. But she wasn’t interested, so I headed to the gym, hoping all would go well…

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I caught up with social media and all that. I had some lovely messages from sweet friends. When the meds kicked in, I got to the seated bike and I tried to ride a bit. But I didn’t feel too good, and it didn’t go too well. A ten-minute massage in the chair later, and then I headed back home again.

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Asked Arwen again if she wanted out, but she wasn’t interested. So I washed up, had brekky, and then we got ready for walkies. The weather was lovely. We walked a short round this time, as I wanted to take Arwen to the Herperduin later that morning.

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When we got back, I changed clothes and I rode the seated bike for half an hour. Then I headed downstairs and I enjoyed some telly with Arwen on the couch. We had a short walk after some relaxing. Then I fixed a bit of food. When it was getting light, Arwen and I got to Skoosh and we headed to the Herperduin.

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We took it easy, enjoying the morning sounds and the quiet of the early times in the woods. Arwen got all the sniffs and then all the splashes. We had a lovely walk and I think that both Arwen and I enjoyed ourselves a lot.

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When we got back, we relaxed for about an hour on the couch. Arwen wanted the normal walkies again and she was lucky, as we saw the neighbor and her dog, with some nomnoms… 😋

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My friend wasn’t ready to game yet, and the weather was lovely. So I got my chair and sat in the sun with my eBook till my friend was ready to game a bit. 😊 She explained something to me that was new, to me at least, so I tried that as well. Always nice to have something new to try out.

Then it was time to get ready for walkies with the neighbor again. We had a lovely walk in the nice sun… Arwen and I relaxed a bit with some telly, and then we had one last walk before bed time.

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I closed all the curtains to darken the living room, so that I could keep my bedroom door open for Arwen, should she need me during the night. It didn’t take too long to fall asleep.

I woke once and then again, about an hour before the alarm. So I started my day/night….

Happy Sundog / Sunday

I woke up an hour before the alarm. I was wide awake, so I started my usual routine. Scale, clothes, meds… Prepping Arwen’s food and taking her out to do her business. I got a little tail wag when I went to cuddle her, so of course that teared me up… She’s so precious… I fixed her food. And put out the snacks. Got my bag and headed for the gym.

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I checked the notifications and social media. When the meds kicked in, I tried to ride the seated bike. I was a tad emotional so that made it a bit harder. After the ride, I enjoyed a massage in the chair. Then I quickly changed my shoes and got ready to head home.

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I washed up and got dressed. Enjoyed my brekky. Then Arwen and I got ready for walkies. The weather was rather warm, as it was still 16°C! But there was a promise of rain, finally. It’s been ages since we’d seen some rain… But we walked the short round well, and it only started to drizzle when we were close to home.

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I felt tired and just wanted to be near Arwen for a while. I wanted to watch some telly, but by accident, the TV started up the PS5, and I ended up playing some NMS instead. Just doing some silly things… But being on the couch with Arwen at my feet… It was heavenly. 💜

After some time, Arwen wanted out for walkies. So I got my umbrella and we went out for a bit. She did her thing, and then we headed back home. I fixed some food. Then, when it was getting light out, I asked Arwen if she wanted to go to the Herperduin. That was answered with a happy jump, so I got the things and we went to Skoosh.

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We didn’t walk a long round, as she was a bit tired. And I didn’t get any snaps, as the weather wasn’t the best. But she had some play time at the water side, and loads of sniffs in the woods… So I reckon it was still a success for both her and me. 😊

When we got back, we headed for the couch and we relaxed with some telly together. Of course, when it was close to 9, Arwen wanted her usual walkies again. And she was lucky, as her friend was just coming around the corner as we headed out. We had a nice walk.

After that, I relaxed a bit with some some more telly. Around 11, Arwen wanted walkies again. But then, as we had just headed out, mum texted me that she was allowed to go home. So we finished the walkies and then headed to the car.

I took Arwen to my dad, and took the parking card for mum. There was plenty of space now so that was a plus. I got the wheelchair and I headed to the floor. I tried to text mum, as I didn’t know the room number. When mum remained silent, I just called her. Finally, contact! Haha. Of course we had to wait for a bit before she was all ready and set to go. I wheeled her to the exit, we got to the car, and I took her home. After I had taken the bags up for her, Arwen and I headed back home again.

We had some time to relax and then it was time for walkies already. The weather was weird, one moment it was chilly and wet, and then it was sunny and hot…

We relaxed some more and then we went for a last walk before bedtime. I closed all the curtains in the living room, so that I could have my bedroom door open for Arwen.

It didn’t take too long to fall asleep. When I woke up, it was an hour to the alarm, so I just got up and started my day/night. I was greeted by a tail wag again, so teary-eyed I hugged her for a great start of the day…

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