SniffiVerse™ walkies Toot

Ello frens and fans of Arwen

We're back on another adventure . Wets are falling, so it's a bit harder to type, as I have an umbrella with me. It's not too cold, with 9°C, with a real feel of about 9 as well.

Arwen is enjoying all the sniffs, so that's a plus. When I got home, she was so deep asleep, that dye didn't notice me. But her breathing was more shallow, so I barely noticed that. So when she didn't respond, of course I prepared myself for the worst... But as I got down to give her a kiss, that startled her, which (of course) freaked me out again. Ugh...

I know I should not assume the worst, but I'm so used to her acknowledging me when I get home, that I automatically fear the worst when she doesn't...

I rode the seated bike for half an hour, and I enjoyed the massage chair for ten minutes. When I drove home, the car had been taken off the track, and trains were back to running as usual.

I updated my GoFundMe goal before I started my short workout. It feels greedy to ask for more, and I understand if people can't help as much as they would like to... As mentioned before, I'm just glad that I'll be able to take Arwen home, after the worst has happened...

And I'm ever so grateful for all the support I've been receiving!

Let's see if I can write a bit for my blog... Although it is still raining, so I still need the umbrella.

Catch you later folks!

SniffiVerse™ walkies Toot

Ello frens and fans of Arwen

We're out for walkies again. The weather is nice enough, with a lovely waning moon...

I did my best at the gym, as much as my leg allowed. I rode 35 minutes and then enjoyed the massage chair for ten. I was earlier, so it was busier. Which wasn't too good, but my music and phone helped to distract me.

Today should be a decent enough day. I need to finish my journal post, but that's almost done already. I wanna build the laptop table that I bought yesterday. And I want to change the curtains in the bedroom. The old curtains will need a wash, and then I hope that I can make a friend happy with them...

I need some groceries today, and I'll have my PT. I can discuss the upcoming surgery then. And, hopefully, my PT will know something that could help my annoying elbow...

If the weather will allow, and if Arwen is interested, I'd like to take her to the Herperduin again. I know she really loves it... it's such a joy to watch her have a good time there.

Let's see if I can write a bit for my blog now... Hope you've all had a good start of the new week!

#PixysJourney
#Moon

Ello sweet and lovely Friendos

I is back folks, hide the silverware! hihi...

I had a shorter night, but I wasn't too bad, as I had the bedroom door open, so I was hoping that Arwen would be able to reach me, should she need me. She didn't need me, so that's a plus. She seemed relaxed when I let her out for her thing and when I have her brekky. So I didn't give a painkiller. Let's see how she will do today without one... Fingers crossed things will go better...

Today should be a busy day, as (if all goes well), I'll be able to pick mum up from the hospital today... But of course, it's a hospital, so they don't work with a time schedule that my ND brain loves to plan with. So I'll get my phone to have the sound on later today, and then we'll head to Nijmegen once mum let's me know.

Saturday was a mixed day. Of course I started with the shitty surprise. But I felt so bad for Arwen, as she really felt so bad about it. And I never been mad at her for having accidents, I am always just begging her to "please bark when you gotta go and I'm sleeping". But yeah, she doesn't do that... She just waits impatiently without any sounds and then I won't wake so I'll be too late...
But we had a nice short SniffiVerse™ walkies. We went to the Herperduin, which we both loved. We relaxed in the garden. We relaxed on the couch. We had some nice walkies.... It wasn't a bad day overall.

So yeah, today, depending on the weather, I may do the same as I did yesterday. Short nightly walk and then a visit to the Herperduin in the early morning. Fingers crossed the weather will allow it.

And then the wait begins... When will mum text or call me...?

I woke early tonight, so I guess I'd better try to get some exercise in now. I feel a bit bläh, but the last few days have been crazy so that's to be expected I guess....

I hope that you're all having a good weekend! catch you all in a bit with my journal Toot.

SniffiVerse™ walkies Toot

Ello frens and fans of Arwen

We're back on another walkies together . I got back to a clean house, and Arwen didn't want to head out first thing, so that's a plus.

It's 7°C, with a real feel of about 6. It's still dry, but they think we may (finally) get some rain on Sunday. As much as I prefer dry walkies, the rain would be welcome for nature. Although I fear the weeds may come back with a vengeance then.

I'm planning on walking the shorter round with Arwen now, and if all goes well, I want to take her to the Herperduin later this morning, when it gets light again. Hopefully she will enjoy some different sniffs and a splash here or there. Let's see how this walkies will go now...

Hopefully mum will be a bit more awake after tonight so she can get me a better update. She sent me a small message just before I got up. Saying she'd been tired a lot. And asking about Arwen. So I don't have much news yet...

I was thinking of maybe going to Nijmegen today, so I can maybe visit mum. And maybe my parents will have a shovel that I can borrow, as the one I borrowed from one of my neighbors went back to another neighbor. That shovel is being abused by the whole street it seems.

But if my parents have one that I can borrow, it would mean that, if the weather and my body allow, I could do some more of the weeding and all that...

The moon is visible again and she's almost full now...

Let's see if I can write a bit for my blog now... Hopefully you're all having a good (start of the) weekend!

#PixysJourney
#Moon

SniffiVerse™ walkies Toot

Ello frens and fans of Arwen

Back for walkies together . We're going slow and Arwen is getting all the sniffs... It's about 5°C with a real feel of about 3. It's still dry...

I didn't do too much at the gym. I was emotional and not too focused. So I rode the seated bike for 20 minutes and then I had a massage in the chair. Went back for brekky and all that, glad do see Arwen still with me...

I gave her a painkiller when I got up, and it seems to help her some, as she seems a bit more relaxed now...

Let's see how we can get through today... Arwen feeling a bit bad, mum having her surgery, with some risks here and there and chances for complications... Dad will take mum to the hospital, so this morning I'll walk to the supermarket and I'll get some things that mum asked me to get. Gives me some distraction I guess...

It's the "green" bin day today, so I'll see if I can get some weeds from the back garden to the bin, so I can put it to the street after that. The front garden still needs work as well, but that's for when I'm feeling a tad better again...

Hopefully I can get some gaming in with a sweet friend, as I could use a good chat and some more distraction from the *points at everything*

I'll try to keep you updated on the things happening today. Hopefully it will only be good news...

The moon is visible again tonight, so if course I tried to get another snap of it to share... It's almost full now...

Catch you all later folks! Thanks so much for all your support.

#PixysJourney
#Moon

Ello sweet and lovely Friendos

Ah well... Be silent, my worrying brain...

I just sent an email to my GP practice to ask if they could help me with finding and arranging care at home, after the surgery is done. Last time, mum stayed with me and helped me. But her health isn't as it was almost 4 years ago, so I want to check out the options, just in case...

I hope that my neighbor will ask her son and DiL when they'd be able to help me with the couch. It's an easy move, as it's not a heavy couch, but it needs more people to make it easy. And when I know the couch can be moved, then I know when they can bring the bed and mattress in (so I can sit on the bed to watch telly before the surgery, otherwise I need to sit on the ground and so it can be ready when I go into hospital).

Arwen did her best with walkies, and she's been snoozing ever since.

I've been on the hometrainer for half an hour, even did some light dumbbell exercises, and now I'm on the couch. Want to read, but am a tad tired, so will probably just watch some telly, and maybe snooze a bit.

I've been working on my blog during the SniffiVerse™ walkies, as I've shared in a previous Toot.

Just wish that my night had been better, as I feel so tired and there's still so much to do...

The dishwasher is working it's magic, so that will be done when we get back from Nijmegen, later today.

Let's watch some Criminal Minds, and maybe catch a little snooze...

Hope you're all doing well! I do miss not having a lovely moon snap of tonight, especially as it's close to the full moon. But there were so many clouds... Though still no sign of rain. And yeah, usually I'm not too fond of rain, especially when I need to go out for walkies. But it's been dry so long now, that we definitely do need some water from the skies...

Catch you later folks!

#PixysJourney

PS. Adding an older snap of Arwen, just because she's cute, and because I can...

SniffiVerse™ walkies Toot

Ello frens and fans of Arwen

We're out and about again. Let's see now today's walk will go. Of course I hope that Arwen feels OK enough for a longer walk, but I'll follow her lead, should she not feel up to it...

I didn't have a good time at the gym. I was earlier due to the bad night, and damn, it was so busy (for me at least). Loads of folks and sounds and movements around me... My body was tired and my mind was triggered. So I only managed 15 minutes on the seated bike. I did enjoy the massage chair, but I was glad to be outside again.

It's 8°C, with a real feel of about 6. But it's very cloudy, so I can't take a nice moon snap tonight, bummer...

Today, I'll be taking mum to Germany and some Dutch stores. MKe sure she will have everything that dad will need, as she goes into hospital tomorrow for surgery... I don't know any times yet, so no idea now Friday will go yet...

But first, the Thursday...

Arwen is getting all the sniffs, and I hope she's not feeling too bad. I am so worried over her, as I see that she wants to keep going, but I also see that it's costing her more energy to do things... And I know she doesn't want to let me down... And I really appreciate that... but I also don't want her to suffer just to please me... So I'm keeping an eye out as much as I can... But it just worries me so much...

As I mentioned earlier, it's also selfish, as I kinda want her to be there for me when I have my surgery. She would give me motivation to do my best. She would comfort me when I am feeling sad... So I need her... But not at all costs... Ugh... Dealing with this much all at once, it's wrecking me...

Mum's surgery, Arwen's health, my upcoming surgery, the daily things that need to be done, hormones, health and finances... Ugh... I wish things would become a bit easier, as I do feel that it's fueling my stupid nightmares...

Anywhoo... Just gotta keep going. Taking every day, one step at a time, and hoping for the best for all of it...

Hope you're having a good time folks! #TZAG

#PixysJourney

Edit: saw some silly typos...

Ello sweet and lovely Friendos

I is back folks! Hide the silverware ...

Caught up with social media notifications and my chats, and am riding the seated bike now. I had a bad night and I feel so tired still. And now, I'm earlier at the gym, and it's still so busy.... So that's not helping me to feel more at ease, unfortunately...

Today I'll take mum to Germany and the other stores. So make sure she will have all she needs for dad, as she goes into the hospital Friday for her surgery...

I'm trying to ride the seated bike, but my body is sore, and my brain is scattered, and I just feel very bläh... I may just quit earlier and try to get a massage at the chairs... But knowing my luck, as soon as I wanna use them, someone else rushes there before me... It's happened many times before, especially when it's more busy here...

I'll do my best to write my journal Toot in a bit. It won't be an exciting one, as my day was rather boring and a bit sad... But yeah, all part of the journey through life, I guess....

Hope you're all having a good time! #TZAG catch you all in a bit!

SniffiVerse™ walkies Toot

Ello frens and fans of Arwen

It's dry, still, and 6°C, with a real feel of about 4.

We're out and about again, although Arwen is a tad slow today. I wonder if she may want to walk the smaller route today? She's walking a bit more wobbly, so maybe she made a wrong step yesterday? Just gotta take it easy. But my leg is annoying me, and when I go too slow, it "rattles" a bit again.

But hey, "just" 65 more days till my surgery. When you just say the date, it seems ages away. But when you count the days, somehow it seems much closer than that... I just saw in the app there I made a countdown widget for my surgery, that's it's been 282 days since I got the keys, and 270 days since the move... Crazy times! It really doesn't feel like that, but when I know the surgery it's on June 13th, that's just about 2½ weeks before the first year of having the keys for the small house is done and dusted. (and what a lot of dust it is ).

I have things to arrange now. And I'll need go check with mum. Will she want to come stay with me for a while? Or will I need to contact "thuiszorg", which will need to provide care at home for me? As I will get some strict living rules and I can't just do things as I do them now. So I will need someone to help me with socks and shoes, with getting meals to the table. You're so limited when need to use two crutches at all times...

So, I need to ask when some of my neighbors will be able to help me with the couch, so that I can plan the renting of the bed and mattress. I need to ask mum for the care after the surgery. I need to ask my neighbor if she'd be able to take Arwen every now and then, as I can do some small walks, but the longer ones I can't do, or not on my own, at least.

Ugh, so much needs go be sorted and I hate needing so much help. But the way my leg is now, it does need fixing...

Sorry, babbling loads... Even if it's still 65 days away, I guess I'm already a bit anxious about it... Fingers crossed that I can get everything planned properly and in time...

Let's see if my brain wants to ramble some more, and I'll write a update about my surgery news for my blog. Catch you all later folks!

#PixysJourney
#Moon

PS. Alt text not by altbot as it seems to not respond to this Toot, nor to the reply where I tagged it... Alt text by AI, but it's better than me just writing "Gibbous moon, 85,7%, with the date and time". I suck as describing what I see... (or I focus too much on one thing and forget to mention the rest then).

SniffiVerse™ walkies Toot

Ello frens and fans of Arwen

We're out on another walk , although Arwen trying to inhale the area, as she takes long times for the sniffs...

I didn't get to do loads at the gym. I didn't even manage half an hour on the bike, as my leg was just not having it... Ugh... I really need to call the hospital today and see about getting that surgery scheduled! I hate calling but I do want to get the date ASAP... So after the 9 o'clock walkies with Arwen, I'll be brave enough and call...

I wanted to boost some of the snaps I shared on Pixelfed, but somehow, some aren't showing when I look up my Pixelfed account from this instance. I'll try to share some more snaps and vids during this walk. I edited one longer vid, of the "wandering snake", and that's been uploaded and boosted.

Im still a little bummed that I wasn't able to see all the favorites yesterday. Bummer about the school classes rushing through the park with loads of noise! And they blocked much, as their backpacks were bigger than they were .

Today will be a busy one. But, hopefully, I'll be able to relax after I've placed the call to the hospital.

I need go finish my journal post so it can be posted this morning. I need to work in the garden some more. Clean up the laundry that I did last Sunday. Visit Lidl when they open, so I'll be done as soon as I can before it gets too busy. Call the hospital after walkies... I'm already charging my PS5 controller, as I hope to be gaming some after that...

Ah well, best make the best of it... I hope you all had a good start of the new week! #TZAG

Catch you all in a bit folks!

Ello sweet and lovely Friendos

I is back again! I just uploaded some snaps and a vid from yesterday (well, technically, it is still today, as I was up a little earlier ). I had a nice time at the zoo. I was a bit disappointed that I didn't get to see all the animals that I was hoping to spot. But there were so many loud groups of school kids coming into the park, my brain just went "Nope, a very big nope", and I kinda rushed out as they were droning in. Which was a bummer, as I was hoping for another half hour to enjoy the zoo before it usually gets too busy for me to be alone...

It's weird to be going there alone. I've always done things with a partner or with friends. To go to the zoo alone feels very strange. It's definitely nice that I can do this on my own. But I do experience some anxiety when I drive there on my own and when I go through the park without anyone with me.

Hopefully I can find another day to go again, and then, fibers crossed, there won't be busloads of kids droning in....

But first, I need to work more on my gardens (even though my elbow gives me a big nope!). And Thursday I'll take mum for groceries, and she'll be getting her surgery on Friday... Next Monday, I should be going to Ikea with a friend, so let's hope that will go well too. But in the "free time", I definitely need to try to get more work done in the gardens... I really miss having a partner, as this would be more "fun" to do together. And it would be less hard on my poor aching body... Ah well... Fingers crossed that all will go well...

Today.... I'm currently at the gym. I have SniffiVerse™ walkies. And need to edit my journal blog post after walkies, as it needs to be ready to go live this morning!
I do need to take down the laundry and work on the garden. And a trip to Lidl for my usual Tuesday groceries... So there's some chores that need to be done. And... That garden again. Ugh...

Hopefully I can get some gaming in too, fingers crossed... I know I could do with some relaxing after all the chores have been done...

Hope you all had a good Monday! Let's bring on Tuesday eej? #TZAG

Let's see if I can write my journal Toot now...

SniffiVerse™ walkies Toot

Ello frens and fans of Arwen

We're out again, and Arwen is taking the sniffing very seriously. I've had to push her forward a few times now, as I was getting cold with just standing still for a while. It's dry, it's been dry too long now, but hey, it's nice when it's not raining during walkies. But it's only 4°C, with a real feel of about 2 degrees. So it's not that warm to stand still...

I rode the seated bike for half an hour. One massage chair was taken, so I decided to just get ready to head home. Of course, when I was getting up to leave, the person left the chair... Ugh, just my luck...

I enjoyed brekky and now I'm telling Arwen that a sniff is good, but she doesn't have to inhale everything . The night isn't long enough to do all of that!

I shared my plans in the gym Toot, to I guess I'll now try to write a bit for my blog. I hope you're having a good time! #TZAG catch you later folks!

#PixysJourney
#Moon

Ello sweet and lovely Friendos

Well, it was a little less than an hour, due to an unscheduled interruption... Neighbor and dog passed by and Arwen just had to join.
But I think I managed a good 40-45 minutes of shoveling weeds. Still... Not done. But! Less weeds now than there were when I got up last night.

Sorry I didn't take a before or after picture. Maybe I can do some more this Tuesday, as I've given myself Monday off to do something fun...

Slowly, progress is being made. Just wish my body was less sore because of it though!

Some relaxing now, then a walk with Arwen and a walk to the supermarket. I'll need to start the laundry when I get back from the supermarket. But, after that, I should have time to relax with some gaming. I hope.

Catch you all later folks!

Ello sweet and lovely Friendos

I is back again folks! I had a few notifications to read up to... So here I am now!

I had a decent sleep. I slept in one go, until half an hour before the alarm! So no waking three times during the night, which was a nice improvement... My body is a tad sore, I guess the gardening is kicking my butt... But I still wanna do some more today, as I don't know how long I can use the shovel, and without it, the job would be too hard to do. So as long as I can borrow it, I wanna make the best of it. And I should probably check if I could get a decent shovel myself?

I was very glad of the work I did yesterday morning. It was hard work, but the garden is looking less green by the hour. Until the weeds come back with a vengeance! But I've been trying to take out all the roots, as much as I could, so hopefully that should also help to prevent them from coming back too soon. In two weeks, I should have some money again. So if I can get the garden done by then, I can buy the special anti-weed cloth/screen, and place that in the garden. I won't have money yet for the stones and such, but at least it should help reduce the amount of weeds that popup then...

I've enjoyed gaming yesterday. But I did have a few interruptions, as Arwen her intestines were making loads of noise and she needed some extra potty breaks. Poor gall! But, I was able to finish the expedition! Yay for that!

So, plans for today eej? Well, if I can, I want to do one more hour of work in the front garden. Then I should have it nearly done? I hope? I need to visit the supermarket for something to take with me tomorrow, as I'm planning to go to the zoo again for a few hours in the morning. And I hope that I can game again... My body needs the relaxing after the hard work. And if I can chat eith a lovely friend then, well that's an added bonus!

Let's see if I can write my journal Toot now... Hope you're all having a good weekend!

Catch you all in a bit, when I've been able to write the journal one!

SniffiVerse™ walkies Toot

Ello frens and fans of Arwen

We're back on another adventure . There is a lovely moon, for a little while longer at least (app says the moon goes out of sight around 4:38). It's 11°C, with a real feel of about 9, and it's dry. So it's not too bad for a walk.

I rode the seated bike for 35 minutes and then I enjoyed a massage in the chair for ten. So it's not much, but at least I did something. After the abuse I'd given my body yesterday morning, I didn't want to push it. Especially since I'll need to do more garden work soon...

But I do hope to get some gaming in today, hopefully while on chat ejth a dear friend. Maybe I can get some weeds out early this morning, every little bit helps? It's not a nice job, and it's hard work, but it does look a lot better now, even though it's still messy. Stupid weeds here...

Let's see if I can write a bit for my blog. It's weekend! But... What's a weekend? As the great dame Maggie Smith (RIP) asked in one of the earliest Downton Abbey episodes...

Catch you all later folks! I'll leave you with a slightly edited snap of the moon here tonight.

#PixysJourney
#Moon

Ello sweet and lovely Friendos

I is back again folks, hide the good silverware! I may be going in to grab your spoons! As I could use a few!

I had a broken night again, even with the window open, and the lighter duvet on, I was still very warm the first few hours. Yay hormones and a wee bit warmer weather?

My body is a tad sore from the garden work that I did. I still have some to do... I have about two weeks and then I get my money, so then I can get me a weed cover cloth thingie for the garden. So it should be emptied out best I can then.... I may try to do a wee(d) bit again this morning, before I get ready to game with a sweet friend. My body won't allow me to do too much anyway...

But next week they will start eith the construction of our neighborhood. Many of the houses have been finished and people live in them, so now they feel they can start the work on the neighborhood, so we should get better parking and decent streets and all that... But if course it means we'll be in a mess for a while again... But! Because they'll reconstruct the area, I wanna "give back" some sand and weeds to the area they need to work on, so I don't have to use the bin. If I had used my bin for everything I did yesterday, I would have needed two more bins... I'm dumping some sand and weeds (and big stones) to the original nature of Herpen . It's not like I'm ditching waste... I give nature back to nature. Hehe...

But today, hopefully some garden work and then some gaming with a sweet friend!

I woke during my night and I saw a message that a sweet friend was on their way to guide one for their dogs for their last sleep. The dog made it to 16, so she had a long and good life with my friend, but still... It made me cry a bit...

Now, riding the seated bike. And I'll need to write my journal Toot. Let's see how far I can get tonight. It should be a good night for SniffiVerse™ walkies as well, so hopefully that will be true too...

Hey ho, let's go write that journal Toot Cyn!

SniffiVerse™ walkies Toot

Ello frens and fans of Arwen

And we're back. Just Arwen and me now, making things a bit easier again. Bas can be a good boy, but it's so different with him along, compared to just having Arwen around.

It's dry and 9 degrees, with a real feel of about 8. So it's not too bad for walkies. Although Arwen is a bit on a zig-zag tour at the moment, making me a bit nuts. There isn't that much traffic here during the night, but most that do drive here, expect it to be quiet, like we do, which can mean they will drive a "wee" bit faster than allowed. And as Arwen is off leash at this bit, I do worry when she keeps zig-zagging behind me...

Before I went to the gym, I tried to take a snap of the moon. I only I got one, as it was hard to get a decent focus on it with my phone. I slightly edited the snap, and I'll share it here. Yes, yet another moon snap from me... I just love the moon. I even got an app with the moon info now, so I can track it even better.

Hopefully I can write a bit for my blog now, as there's just Arwen now.

I also hope that I can work a bit on the weeding of my front garden today... This weekend I hope to game. And, if all goes well, maybe I can visit the zoo this Monday for a few hours in the morning?

But now, a hopefully relaxing walk with Arwen... Catch you all later folks!

#PixysJourney
#Moon

Ello sweet and lovely Friendos

I is back! Woke up to some very sweet and lovely replies to my last Toot yesterday! And I really appreciate it I had a bad night with stupid nightmares thanks to that asshat. They triggered my past trauma and I guess I let it get to me too much... so your kind messages really meant the world to me! I tried to reply to you all and I'm sorry for babbling too much with some of my replies!

Yesterday was a busy day that didn't go as planned... The dog's were good though, although Arwen was disappointed in me... I didn't take them to the woods as mum was "ready" to be picked up from the hospital. In the end, I had to wait 1½ hours before she got the release papers, so I could have easily walked the dog's first. But mum could not have known that....

And then I checked my messages here and I got a nasty one. It triggered me in all the wrong ways, and it ended up in me having a horrible night.

So when I got up and saw your kind messages, that really did me good! Fankoos again!

Today should be a less messy day. The weather is said to be good, so I wanna get some of my garden tools from my neighbor, and then try to get some of the bigger weeds out of my front garden. As it's getting really bad now. it's a lot of work, and my hands won't like it, but it really needs to be done. So hopefully my neighbor doesn't need the materials and I can work the garden for a bit...

I hope to be able to game this weekend! I made a good start with NMS and then I just couldn't play... I still have some time to finish it, but I'm eager to get it done, as then I'm sure to get all the rewards...

Let's see how long I can ride the seated bike tonight. The scale was nice to me though, as it was just below the 80 kilos. Yay!

Anywhoo... Fankoos so much for your support I really appreciate it!

#PixysJourney

#EyeContact in #Selfie

SniffiVerse™ walkies Toot

Ello frens and fans of Arwen

A quick Ello from the doggos and me. It's 10°C at the moment and dry. It's a bit more challenging to type now, as I have Bas on his long leash. But hopefully I can write my journal Toot after this. I wanted to write it during my time in the massage chair, but just as I was heading to it, two other folks were a wee bit faster and well... Bummer to me...

I have to be careful not to walk too fast! Bas is speedy and I follow his leash and then I remembered Arwen is still trotting along behind us. Poor gall... It's so easy to just follow Bas his red light. I didn't even notice I was walking faster than I usually do with Arwen. Best pay better attention! She deserves her sniffs as well.

Well, let's see if Bas will allow me to write the journal Toot now.

Catch you later folks