A busy enough week. I started visiting the gym again, and I was looking for the best time to get up during the night and to be at the gym. I also wanted to keep my walks going… On Tuesday I had my physio again, which was rather welcome. Wednesday …. Om Thursday, first mum and I went to Germany and then I had to go to Nijmegen city center to pick up two laptops that I had ordered for dad (and me). Friday morning I receieved a text with the time of the “bed removal”. After the bed was taken out, some sweet neighbors helped me to get the couch back into the living room. During the weekend, I tried to get my exercises in during the night and early morning, so I could enjoy some co-op gaming during the rest of the day. Sunday evening ended with a blood moon/eclipse.

2-weeks prediction of the weather in Herpen. Some warmer days, but also some wet ones… A normal start of autumn, with some sun, some rain, and not too cold weather (yet).

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

Monday

My alarm went, I turned it off (and not on snooze 🤦🏼) and I pulled up my legs to start my back exercises before I wanted to get up. When I got up, I was so confused, as the clock showed that it was an hour later than I’d set the alarm. Right? 🤔

I went to the scale, took my meds, and got dressed. I grabbed my bag and wobbled to Skoosh. We went to the gym. I played on my phone a bit and managed to get my shoes switched. I was a bit worried about that, as I don’t have my helping thingies with me at the gym. I got to “action” and rode for 30 minutes on the seated bike.

It felt a bit weird, as I’d not used my muscles like this for a while now. But with the backrest I was able to sit properly and I managed a half hour on low and slow speed. I wrote a bit for my journal Toot while I was riding.

I checked my health score thingies, and for my sleep score, I got 80, which was “good”. My energy score got to “good” as well, with 79 points. It said it showed that I was doing well, and I could lead the day with my energy and be proud of myself.

After the half hour, I went back to the chairs, changed my shoes, and when I was relaxed enough, I wobbled back to Skoosh. There still weren’t any good parking spots available, thanks municipality for taking them all and not providing enough available ones now (there will be more, but they aren’t working on the bit that needs to be done now, so who knows how long we’ll still be in this mess? Grrr… 😠).

I got home and I went upstairs for a while. I worked on my blog, adding text and images to my journal post. When I had almost finished my post, I saved it and went back down again. I switched my shoes and headed out for a short walk. I had updated my Ingress game (https://ingress.com/) and made a new account so I could start fresh. In the little bit that I walked, there weren’t too many points where I could do some things. And, to be honest, I kinda forgot some bits of how to play, so I needed to get back into it as well. I played a little and then I finished my journal Toot that I was still working on.

I had some brekky when I got back. Then I updated my journal blog post some more, before I went to the home trainer to ride it for 10k, which took me about 26 minutes. I relaxed a bit after that, and then the weather cleared up a bit, so I headed out for a second walk. Just as I got back, I saw the neighbor with B and I gave B all the cuddles. I decided to walk along with them for their walk, so when I finally got back home again, I was a tad tired. But, I also had a good and longer walk, so I could take it a bit easier for the rest of the day.

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Dad got up and texted me. I got the info I needed to order the laptops that I found. Dad wanted two new laptops, not too expensive, one for him and one for me. He had some wishes and with that, I was able to find one (samsung.com/nl/computers/galax…) that was suitable and within the fund limits. I was glad to have been able to find these, and they had a sale going as well. As dad wanted to have a LAN connection, and many modern (simple) laptops don’t support the port anymore. So to find one with all he asked for within the price range… Yay me… I ordered all that dad asked me to, and we’ll head out to the store on Thursday afternoon to pick it all up.

I tried to relax a bit, and then I started to work on some other new blog posts. I made my warm food, and after that, I headed out for one more walk. There was a parcel coming in the afternoon, so I could not head out after this walk. I used my tablet and kept writing for my blog. My parcel came, I got ready for bed and all that, and when I put away the tablet, I had 3 more posts done for this week. And the journal post was done as well, so all was ready for some good sleep.

I got as comfy as possible and grabbed my eReader. It didn’t take too long to doze off. Unfortunately, I did wake up a few times during the night, and I had some night sweats as well. But, I woke up around 1:40, so 20 minutes before my alarm was set to go off… Ready to start a new day.

Tuesday

I had a restless night, where I woke up almost every hour or so. 😔 Around 1:40 I woke up again and as it was almost alarm time, I decided to get up and started.

My sleep score came in at 74, “fair”. My energy score gave me a 72. I know it may hate me soon, if I have more nights where I wake up before my 2am alarm. It’s very silly about which hours one should be sleeping, even when you have this whole routine that works for you.

I got to the scale. I took my meds and got dressed. Prepped the gym bag and headed to Skoosh. It’s still so weird not to be walking with Arwen first, after getting dressed… 😢

I drove to the Basic-Fit and enjoyed the protein shake. Carefully switched my shoes, as I didn’t have the shoe help here. But it went well. I only rode the seated bike for half an hour again, just like yesterday. But… When I got off, I didn’t feel the tingling that I felt before the surgeries 🤞🏻 maybe..?

After the ride, I got ready to head home again. Back home, I went upstairs and I worked a bit on my blog. I took down the laundry, as it was dry, and took it downstairs with me. The bedroom had gotten a bit messy, so I cleaned up some things and then I tidied away the clothes and all.

I browsed a bit for a decent bag for the new laptop to be. I have a good bag for my old one, but I don’t want to ditch that one just yet, and I do want the new one to be protected. I found one that I could afford that could also hold the tablet and my keyboard and mouse. So I could stash it away safely together. Earliest delivery was on Thursday, but I’d be in Nijmegen (and Germany) then, so I set it to Friday. Need to be home anyway due to the picking up of the bed.

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I got a notification that my crystal lasered pendant should arrive today. But… No time yet. I got my headphones and put on my other shoes, and went out for a walk. Played a wee bit of Ingress along the way.

When I got back, I headed upstairs again and I rode the bike for half an hour. While I was riding, bestie called me, and we had a nice chat. After the call, I made myself some brekky. Then, I got the little gas tanks that I had for Skoosh, and I got those into her.

I wrote a bit for my blog while also playing with the BT mouse. For some reason, it would connect and work on a first pairing, but after being shut off, it would connect but… It would not work… 🤔

I went out for another walk, had a bit of food, and then I got ready to head to physical therapy. My neck and shoulders were very painful, so some TLC would definitely be welcome. I arrived in time and we had a good session. It felt painful but also gave me some relief.

On the way back home, I stopped at Lidl for some groceries. Then I headed back home. DHL had emailed me at 11:24 that they’d deliver between 11:30-14:15. Yeah that didn’t give me any time to ask a neighbor… 😔 I saw that we have a parcel safe in town now, so I decided to have it delivered there. I should be able to pick my parcel up sometime tomorrow… 🤞🏻 I really hope it turned out nicely! 🍀

I went on a walk again, during which I emailed a sweet friend. When I got back, I made myself some food, and then I relaxed. I was rather tired, so after some time, I just changed clothes and took my meds, and got ready for bed. It didn’t take too long to fall asleep.

I woke up a few times, but around 0:30, I was wide awake and got up. Started the new “day” a little earlier…

Hump day / Wednesday

I had fallen asleep a tad early. I had woken up a few times during the night, feeling achy and sweaty (my age perhaps? 🤔). When I woke up again around midnight I was wide awake. I scrolled on my phone for a while and then I got ready to start my day a little earlier than planned.

Because I didn’t sleep between 12-2, my sleep score was rather low this time, with only 74. But it was also because I had only slept around 6 hours tonight… My energy score was even lower, as it depends more on the time that you are asleep. Somehow you can’t change your sleeping pattern hours in the energy score bit, and if you don’t sleep between 12-2, as I mentioned, your sleep score goes down a lot. I only got a score of 57, saying my sleep was getting in danger. Well, I did have a bad night, but still… I’ve had worse…

Scale, meds, getting dressed. Got to Skoosh and we headed to the gym. As my PT had said what I was and wasn’t allowed to do, I just started with the seated bike again. Then, I went to the treadmill. I felt a bit wobbly, like my right leg is a bit shorter than the left one. 🤔 I must ask my PT about this on Tuesday. I walked at 2,5kmh with a 2% incline for 0,25km. Then without the incline for 50 meters. It felt weird but also satisfying, in a way. Then I used the hip abductor (pushing the knees outward) on the lowest setting, for a wee bit, which went better than I expected. I almost wanted to add more weight, but I remembered the PT’s warning and I didn’t.

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Then I got ready to head back home again. Back home, I changed my clothes and headed upstairs. I worked on my blog for a while. Got back down, where I wrote some bits on my tablet. After some writing and some telly, I got ready to head out for a walk. I played a little Ingress and managed to walk a bit further. When I got back, I made me some brekky.

After the food, I went upstairs and I rode my home trainer for half an hour. During that time, bestie called me and we had a nice chat while she rode to her work. I was a bit tired of the walk and riding, so I watched some telly on bed. When I was a tad more rested, and the weather seemed to improve a little, I decided to head out for another walk.

After the walk, I was eagerly waiting for an update from DHL. They would deliver my pendant parcel to the parcel dispenser safe in town today. I was hoping they’d do it early, so I could walk to the supermarket (where the safe is) and retrieve it. I never used it before, so I hoped that it would be as easy as they said. But first, I needed an email with the code.

As it was dry, I went to Skoosh, who fortunately was parked behind the house, and I took out the special dog protection cover. I still need to hoover the car, but I need to be a bit more “bendy” to be able to do that. Maybe, if the weather is good enough, I will visit the car wash before PT next week and then get the hoover through it as well. It was a bit emotional to get the cover out. It felt like I was “getting rid of” Arwen from Skoosh. I still have her ball in my car and I won’t take that out. I tried to get most of the sand out, I shook out the cover, and then I headed back inside.

I fixed some food, watched some telly, and tried to relax a bit. Around noon, I got the notification. Slipped on my shoes and headed to the store. It was a bit of a longer walk, as it was about 1km to the store, and then back again. So I was hoping that I could manage it… I got to the safe, didn’t figure out how to scan the QR I got, so I manually added the code. Got a sweet little box out of it, and then I started my walk back.

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All went well, fortunately. When I got home, I unpacked the box and found a beautiful pendant. It really looked wonderful. It was heavier than I thought, so I need to get used to wearing the weight, and I won’t wear it everywhere, as I am scared something may happen to it. But yeah, I loved it! I tried to take a snap of it to share with some family and friends. I got a tad emotional because of it, so I spent some time sobbing and such. And then I got very tired, so I tried to relax with some telly. I had managed to get to 10k steps, and I had done some exercises, so I felt good about myself. Tired and a bit sore, but good.

After some telly I decided I would change my clothes, take my meds, get my eReader and just read until I would doze off. I fell asleep rather soon/early, around 16:11, or so my watch told me. But then, I was very tired, so I guess it was for the best… I woke up twice during the night for the loo. Around 0:42 I got up and started my day, as I felt rested enough now. My watch told me I had slept a little over 8 hours, so that was a good thing. Ready to start my new day.

Thursday

I woke up a few times during the night and then I got up around 0:45. A little early, but I was wide awake so I best start my day.

According to the watch, I slept about 8 hours in total. My sleep score was at 89, so not too shabby. My energy score was low, at 59, as my “rhythm was off”. As I mentioned yesterday, if you don’t sleep between 23-2, my watch will take off points because it thinks you’re disrupting your sleep routine. You can’t change that for folks that are doing better on a different time schedule… 🤔

I got up and went to the scale. It showed me the same weight as the previous day. I took my meds, got dressed, and got ready to head to the gym. When I saw the moon shining rather beautifully, I got teary eyed. I thought about my grandma. But also, all the nights where I walked with Arwen and where I took snaps of the moon 🌕 during those SniffiVerse™ walkies…

I got to the gym safe and sound and dried my eyes and headed in. As I was scrolling a bit on Masto, my stomach started to cramp. Damn! Not here… Not now… 😔 Of course there were several people still around, some of whom would use the ladies room… Full of shame, I headed to the furthest, smallest, loo and did my terrible thing… 🫣 Ugh! That’s always the downside for me, coming back from vacation where I enjoyed (white) buns. It always affects my bowels. The joys of IBS. 😔

After that, I headed to the seated bike. I rode on a low level at a slow speed for half an hour. Then I headed to the treadmill. I walked in it for ten minutes, most of it at 2,8kmh with a 2% incline. I still feel like I wobble, like my right leg seems shorter than the left one. Maybe it’s true, maybe it has to do with my muscles? I definitely need to ask my PT next Tuesday. After the walk, I used the massage chair for ten minutes and then I got ready to head home again.

I changed my clothes and then headed upstairs to work on my blog a bit. After that I relaxed with some telly. Around 5:30 I tried to quietly pack Skoosh with my recycling cans and bottles. A short walk after that before I got into Skoosh and I headed to Nijmegen.

The streets were less busy than I thought, so I was at my parents too early, even though I had filled up Skoosh at the gas station. While mum was getting ready, bestie called me, so I had a chat with her while waiting for mum.

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When mum was finally ready, we headed towards Kleve. First Penny, where we tried to get the recycling ♻️ bits handed in. Unfortunately, they didn’t accept it all, so we were left with a few bits. Still, not having been there for a while made it that we got €50 for all the bottles and cans! That goes into the “puppy saving tin” 🐾.

We managed the other groceries we needed, so we headed back to Nijmegen. Two stores there to visit. But at the Appie, I got a very painful entrance. The gate closed a tad fast and rather hard, and of course it smashed against the most painful bit of my leg. 😢 So after some pain and tears, mum and I told a worker there, as mum also got the gate smashed against her… Of course this didn’t take away the ouchies, so I hobbled through the store, trying to get back on track.

We got back to my parent’s house and I helped unpack the car and bags. When mum was ready with her bits and bops, we headed to the small woods with Bas. It was a bit hard for me to be there, as some of the last snaps of Arwen were made there. 😢 But the walk was nice, although a tad sore.

After the walk, dad wasn’t up yet, and I didn’t have the time nor the energy to wait too long. So mum and I gathered the needed things to head to the city’s center to pick up the two laptops for dad and me… We couldn’t park at the usual spot, unfortunately, so we had to park in a further away location which was also more expensive. But the pickup went well, payment went OK, and before we knew it, we were heading back to Skoosh again.

When we got back, dad was up. So I handed him the bag with his laptop and mouse. After that I gathered my groceries and laptop and packed up Skoosh to head back home. Fortunately, “my spot” was still free, so I could easily park behind the house and get my stuff inside.

I fixed some food and then I unpacked the laptop. Slowly started to install things and bits and such. But I was rather tired, so after a while I just gave up and got ready to head to bed. My leg was very sore and I needed some extra meds to be able to lay down properly so I could relax and be able to fall asleep.

I didn’t wake up too often during the night, and in the end, I woke up at 2 when the alarm went off. I had slept for about 9 hours! Which was a long time for me… Ready to start the night 😉.

Friday

I had a loooong night! It’s been quite some time since I slept that long and well. According to my watch I slept for 9 hours, as I went to bed a bit early, and the alarm woke me up. I did wake a few times for the loo, but usually was able to doze off again shortly after that. My sleep score was at 91, so that was rather well. Of course my energy score was lower, at 66.

I headed to the scale, which was kind to me. I took my meds and then I got dressed and ready to head to the gym. It was a good drive. I enjoyed my protein shake and some social media, and then I got ready to ride the seated bike.

I rode it for 30 minutes and then headed to the treadmill for ten minutes. Of course my watch gave me a distance that was too low, even though the steps seemed OK for the real distance walked. The previous watch asked me more often to calibrate the distance on the treadmill, but DuckDuck hasn’t been able to help me to find a way to manually trigger the calibration. I wish Samsung would just let the watch ask after every treadmill walk. 😔

I changed my shoes and headed back home. Changed my clothes. Instead of going upstairs, I sat on the bed with my laptop and tried to get some more settings and updates done so I could use the laptop for my blog and such… I tried an hour to open the Flickr page on my laptop. I tried all the settings and security things and it didn’t want to work. I got rather frustrated, so well, I asked ChatGPT… It gave me a list of things to try. The first two, I’d done. The third one was new to me. I tried it and… It worked! I was so relieved to finally be able to access my images, as I use them for my blog… 😊

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I edited the update to my journal post and then I decided to go out for a walk. The laptop was busy with some updates, so it could work on that while I got some steps in. When I got back, I started cleaning up some things, as later today, they would be coming to take the bed away. And then my neighbors would come to help me with my couch. I cleaned up all I could and then got upstairs to ride my home trainer for half an hour.

During the ride, bestie called on her way to work. We had a nice chat as I was riding. Then I went back downstairs again to work a bit on the laptop again. Get it better hooked up with my phone. Will need to match it with my tablet later on. I know I need to properly dust the bits and bops in the house. Hopefully I’ll get to that soon… 😊

I cleaned up some of the bits and bops that I had been using next to the bed. But seeing they were going to pick up the bed today, I needed everything cleared out. When I had not heard anything between 8-8:30, when they told me they would text me the time slot for the bed, I waited a bit longer. Around 8:45, I sent them a WhatsApp message, because I did want/need to know when to expect them. After a bit a got a reply, they would come between 8-12. Seeing it was almost 9, I quickly finished the last things to have everything in order. I let my neighbors now and then, the wait started.

I played some more with my laptop, adding some software and personalizing it some more. Then, I saw a big truck pull up, which wasn’t easy for them. The construction workers had been making noise in front of the house for several hours now, giving me a big headache and making a huge muddy mess. They were nagging to the people from the bed, because they were working there. I heard one of the guys reply with: we’re working too, and we need to get a heavy bed in the back of this van… So in the end, they were “allowed” to park, but the workers were very cranky (yeah, so was I, stupid noise and still no clean roads and enough parking spots… 😔 ).

The quickly took the bed apart and took it to the truck. The little shower crutch went along as well. I texted my neighbors that I would be hoovering and setting things ready, so they would be in and out quickly for the couch. I hoovered as best as I could and then I set the bits ready so it would just be the big part that needed to be taken to the living room. The doorbell rang, and I got my parcel with the bag for the laptop and tablet. Now I could safely store and take them with me. yay! As my neighbors were busy with some things, I decided to make some food, as I was getting hungry a bit. Just before my food was ready, the neighbors came.

They had the couch in place rather quickly. Yay for that. I gave them the little painted stone I had gotten for them while on vacation, as a little thank you for their help and support. Then, they quickly headed back home, and I got things in order here.

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I ate my food and then I felt like I should head outside for my walk, as I had been indoors for some time now. But I felt a tad sad and found it hard to go outside. So, I dusted off the treadmill and tried a little walk on that. I managed a 15-minute walk, where I reached 0,65km (although my watch only got to 0,45km, even though it measured me taking 1.277 steps… 🤔 I relaxed a bit after that, making sure everything was set for my sleep later on.

I watched some telly and then I texted my neighbor N, to ask if B still needed walkies and if I could join. After some telly time, and trying to get comfy on the couch, my neighbor came and we went for a short walk with her dog. When we got back, I slowly prepared things for bed. I took my meds and put my gym bag and clothes ready. I was rather tired, but unsure if I would be able to sleep on my own bed, as my bruises were rather sore today.

After some more telly time, I went to bed and tried to sleep some. It wasn’t easy to get comfortable and it took some time to finally be able to doze off. I woke up a few times and had some weird dreams and night sweats. After some time, I was wide awake and decided to get up and start my night a little earlier.

Saturday

I didn’t have the best night, as it was broken up due to pain and weird dreams. I managed to get about 5:45, according to my watch, so not too much, especially when compared to yesterday. I did get a sleep score of 71, which wasn’t too bad, but still 20 points less than the previous night. My energy score was “fair” at 66. The app still thinks that you need to be asleep during certain times of the day to get the best rest… And yeah, my routine doesn’t do well with that. So I guess I won’t get too many higher scores, just due to the “sleeping time” being distorted, according to Samsung Health. But well, I was up and not really interested in sleeping some more, so I got to the scale and I started my “day”.

After the scale, I got dressed, took my meds, and I got my things so I could head to the gym. I got there a bit early, so I just relaxed with my protein drink and went through the social media bits. After a bit, I felt like I was ready to get going, so I headed to the seated bike. I rode it on low settings for half an hour. Then I walked the treadmill for about 10 minutes with a slight incline, making it to 500 meters. I went to the leg abductor (the one where you press your legs outward) and I did several reps on low settings on that. After that, I switched my shoes and got ready to head home.

I switched my clothes and then I got my tablet to finish writing my journal toot. When that was done, I switched to my laptop, so I could add the journal text to my blog post as well. When I was done with the editing and all, I decided to head out for my walkies. I wanted to try to go a little further this time. I started the Ingress game and I went on my way. I managed a longer walk and I had some fun with the game. Though it’s still hard for me to go out on my own. I know she is with me, in my heart and memories, but it’s not the same as seeing that lovely wagging butt and tail gong forward in front of you.

To give you an idea, I shared this vid a while ago on PeerTube:

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When I got back, I fixed myself some food. When it had been enjoyed, and after a wee bit of procrastination, I headed upstairs for a half hour ride on the home trainer. After that, I started the washing machine and went out for a short walk. When I was almost back home, I saw N & B and asked to join them, after giving B some fluffy cuddles. We had a nice, slow walk, and B got all the sniffs. It was a nice way to get some extra steps in.

I got back and got the laundry from the machine to the rack. I had been charging the PlayStation controller and headphones so I could have a little gaming setting with a sweet friend. But I wanted to be sure that I had done enough of my exercises to be able to relax properly. So I went on the treadmill and I walked for 15 minutes, getting to 0,73 km. I just fixed a little bit of food when my friend texted she was almost ready.

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So I booted the purple beast, let it download the No Man’s Sky update, and then I was able to log in and start the game with my friend. We got ready to start Expedition 19: Corvette. I had not really read up about it, so I went in blind and just went with the flow… There were a few silly bugs and all that. And we had to start building our own ship, the Corvette, with parts the game gave us and parts that we found. I am terrible at building, and I wasn’t sure what it all needed, so I just went for “fugly” and I threw some bits and bops together. It was quite fun, but I am rather sure that when I log in next, I will need to do an overhaul of the ship with all the available parts now, because it’s too messy to stay functional for all the extra things that need to be added for the milestones.

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More info on the expedition can be found, among other places, here: destructoid.com/no-mans-sky-ex…

Well, we played a lot! During the gaming, I fixed myself some food, and I tried to keep making progress while also enjoying said food. Before we knew it, we had been online for about 6 hours! Whoopsie! I did finish the first phase, but I guess I need to make some changes to my fugly ship to make it better suitable for the rest of the phases…

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I had already taken my meds, so I brushed my teeth, changed my clothes and got ready for bed. I found a way to be comfy enough to read, and while reading the second Hunger Games book, I drifted off and fell asleep.

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I woke up a few times for the loo. And one of those times, when I walked to the loo, through the open bedroom door, I thought I saw the shadow of Arwen, lying on the ground. So of course I broke out in tears, and I needed a wee bit of time to calm down and get comfortable again. When I woke up again, my body let me know that it was done with being in bed. I had gotten about 7 hours of sleep, so I was hoping it would be enough to start my “day” bright-eyed and bushy tailed, as a sweet squirrelly friend would say.

Happy Sundog / Sunday

I had a wee better night, the second night in my own bed. Still, I woke before the alarm, but I had a total sleep of about 7 hours, or so my watch told me. My sleep score got to a whopping 76, and my energy score settled at 58. Yeah Samsung, I know, I’m not normal, I’m usually nocturnal 🧛🏻. Hihi…

I got up, went to the scale, it didn’t like me too much… I took my meds and got dressed. I packed my bag and grabbed my glasses, jacket, and keys as well, and I was on my way to Skoosh. There was a beautiful moon out, which is as almost full. And under its guidance, I got to the gym safe and sound.

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I checked social media, switched my shoes, enjoyed my protein drink. Then I headed to the seated bike where I rode for half an hour. This was followed by a 15 minutes treadmill walk, where I managed to get to 0,83km. My pace had gone up a wee bit, yay, and I still walked with a 2% incline to trigger some of my leg muscles a bit better (on advice of PT). I headed to the strength section and I chose the seated leg curl. (cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2023/… – hope the link works…). I tried the lowest setting, but that was just too light as I felt no resistance. So I got it to the second weight and that went better. After that, I enjoyed ten minutes in the massage chair before I changed my shoes and headed back home.

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I changed clothes and got to the couch, where I grabbed the tablet to work on the journal Toot. When it was done, I got my laptop to edit the text into the blog post and add some images as well. After that, I got my headphones and phone, I started a walking activity on my watch, and I went out to try a longer walk while playing some Ingress. I managed to make some progress, and when I got back, the watch told me I had walked 2,38km in 37 minutes, so it wasn’t too bad at all.

But I was a tad tired, so I got to the couch with my brekky and some telly. After brekky, I wrote a bit for the Monday blog post as that wasn’t finished yet. Around 7 I was upstairs to ride the bike for half an hour.

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When I got down, I started the dishwasher so it could do its job. After a bit of relaxing, I walked one more time, on the treadmill this time. I walked for 25 minutes and got to 1,38km. So not too bad. 😊

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I enjoyed a light snack and after that, I logged in to No Man’s Sky on my purple beast. Time to work a bit on my fugly Corvette ship… My friend was running a bit late, as distractions were around and then an hour had come by… 😂 I had worked a bit on my ship and then I started working on some more of the milestones of the different phases.

The game was buggy to say the least, but I guess after several years, it almost became one of its charms… Almost! 😉 Haha. My friend joined me and we both worked on some of the milestones. One of them was to “hitch a ride” in someone else’s Corvette. I think it took us about an hour to finally see each other’s ships and to be able to enter them and travel along… The bugs made it more challenging than it should have been in theory… 🤔

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Around 15 I logged off and went to bed early. I wanted to get up at 20 to hopefully catch some of the Blood Moon this evening. Unfortunately it took a while before I could fall asleep. I slept a few hours and woke up a bit after 19. I was very much awake, so I got up. As (civil) twilight was starting, I decided to go for a short walk to check if I could see the moon somewhere. No moon…

Then the (nautical) twilight came and it got darker a lot. I went upstairs and checked the window that faces the west. And, just above the roof of the houses behind mine, part of the moon was visible. My phone struggled to get decent snaps, but I still tried. After a while, my leg didn’t like the standing anymore. I went down for a bit and about half an hour later I checked upstairs again. I had missed a bit of the eclipse, but managed to get a few more snaps.

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I got back down again. Set the alarm, grabbed a blanket, and watched the Hunger Games on TV. I was able to fall asleep for a fee times, getting a few more hours of sleep. I felt rather good when I woke up again, but my phone didn’t agree 😂. I took my meds, got my stuff, and headed to the gym under a normal 🌕 full moon…

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2025-09-04 03:34:36

Arwen_7-10-2013

A little edit of three short vids I took of Arwen on October 7th 2013, when she was almost 3 months old.

I miss my gall so much, as unfortunately, she passed away exactly 2 months ago (04/07/2025).

I tried to edit it with LumaFusion. Music was by Ievgen Poltavskyi, found on Pixabay.