#Journal of a Dutch Pixy (Sunday, 20/04/2025).

Woke when my alarm went off. Had woken one before for the loo, but then quickly fell asleep again till my alarm told me that it was time. First I gave Arwen her meds. Then I got to the scale, got dressed, and took my own meds. A quick loo break for Arwen and then we had to wait till it was time for me to feed her. We're still getting used to that... When it was time, I fed her, I got my bag, gave her a kiss and headed to Skoosh.

I checked my notifications while I enjoyed the protein shake. Then I got to the seated bike and rode for half an hour. Followed by ten minutes in the massage chair. A quick change of shoes and I headed back to Arwen.

Washing up, change of clothes, and brekky. The weather was decent enough, just a bit chilly, but it was dry. So we had a nice walkies. I worked on my blog a wee bit while Arwen had all the sniffs.

When we got home, I got my laptop and worked on my blog some more. Then I relaxed a bit on the couch. Arwen and I went to the Herperduin again for walkies when it was slowly getting light again. She really had a nice time.

I played my Hogwarts game a bit further, while Arwen was relaxing. Around 9, Arwen wanted her usual walkies again. She was fortunate, as the saw the neighbor, so some nomnoms were had.

Some more relaxing with a wee bit of gaming. I fixed Arwen's food. Then we headed to Nijmegen. There, mum and I took the dogs to the small woods and they seemed to have a nice time.

Then I did some puzzles with my mum, we solved a Sudoku shed been doing together. And I DuckDuck-ed some questions that she didn't know the answers to. It was nice to do together.

After a bit, I walked a short walk with the dogs again. I had some time with my parents and then mum ordered some food and I went to pick it up.

It was getting late to me, so it threw me off my routine a bit. But heck, it's only one day... We had a nice meal and I even got to take some home for tomorrow.

When Arwen and I got home, we quickly walked the last round and got ready for bed. When I heard Arwen relax, I was able to fall asleep as well. It was going to be a short night, as I had to get up in time for Arwen's meds again.

I slept in one go till a few minutes before the alarm was set to go off. It was a good sleep but I definitely could have used a few more hours. So, I got up and started my day/night. And yay, it was raining loads. Wet night ahead, according to the weather app .

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PS. Sorry for the altbot help with my text, I'm tired and spoons are missing...

#Journal of a Dutch Pixy (Wednesday, 16/04/2025).

I woke before the alarm. I through it was almost time when I woke, so I got up. Then I checked the time again and well, it was an hour earlier than I thought it had been. But, Arwen didn't mind me being up... I hit the scale, got dressed, took my meds and prepped Arwen's meal. Then I took her outside so she could do her thing. Back inside, she got her meal, and I put out the snacks for her to enjoy after that. I got my bag and headed to Skoosh.

At the gym, I enjoyed my protein shake while I waited for the meds to kick in. I checked my socials, and then I got to the seated bike. I rode it for half an hour. Followed by the massage chair for ten minutes. Changed my shoes again and headed back to Arwen.

Washed up, changed clothes, had brekky, and then Arwen and I went for walkies. It's a bummer that we can't do the longer walks anymore, but I'm very grateful that we can still do the shorter ones... As I really enjoy that quiet time together with her. And, of course, trying to get good selfies with her. We had a nice walk, and when we got back, I just felt a tad tired...

So I relaxed with Arwen on the couch, instead of riding the hometrainer. I worked on a blog post, which I thought would be a "quick and simple" one, so of course it was a bigger one that took me quite a bit of time and effort to get right.

I tried to play a bit of a game that had come out on Tuesday. Well, an update came out... It wad nice to get back to it, but I had to remind myself of the controls a bit. After a while, Arwen wanted to go out again, so we did.

Some more relaxing happened, as I was getting a bit anxious. To be honest, there was nothing to be anxious about.... I just had to go to the vet to pick up Arwen's new meds... But I kept checking the time, as you know, I need to be there in time, even though there was no set time for it....

I walked Arwen again, and she saw her friend for a bit. When we got back, I relaxed some more with my game. But the game seemed to have a bug, or I've been doing it wrong... So that annoyed me some...

Just before we needed to head to the vet, Arwen and I did another walkies together. I took her with me to the vet, just in case they needed to know her weight for the meds. Arwen had gained a bit... Owow... But we were able to get the meds, and we were on our way home again.

Even though we had short walkies before we went, Arwen wanted the usual walkies at the usual time... So yeah, of course we went. I quickly started the washing machine before that. And then we were off. Arwen was lucky again, as we spotted the neighbor, and she got treats and cuddles again.

When we got back, I hung the laundry out to dry. Then I just relaxed on the couch for a while with Arwen... I wished I could just give her the meds, but I had to wait till that night, as she needed to be sober for it. After Arwen and I had some food and relaxing, of course it was time for a short walk again.

After that, I watched some telly, and even fell asleep for a bit. This afternoon, a parcel was scheduled to arrive. The new sunglasses that my parents helped me to get. Yay! So the walkies with the neighbor were close by home, so we could spot the van, should it pop up as we were out with the dogs.

Around 14:50, the glasses arrived. It was perfectly packed and it looked great. And the sunglasses were sooooo cool too! Looking though them was just wonderful, as I tried them out while walking Arwen. It wasn't too sunny then, but I could see how well the glasses worked.

Then we got ready for bed again... My bedroom door was open again, so Arwen could reach me should she need me. It didn't take too long to fall asleep. I woke once for the loo. And when I heard Arwen, it was also easy to fall back asleep again. Then, I woke about half an hour to the alarm. The new day/night began, but they were a bit different from our usual routine, due to Arwen's meds...

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PS snap attached is an image I edited to use for a song Playlist on Spotify. They are a mix of two snaps so I hope that altbot can make sense of it for me.

#Journal of a slightly emotional Dutch Pixy (Monday, 14/04/2025).

I woke before the alarm, and it was still early, as it was a little of an hour before the alarm was set to go off. But I had some weird dreams and I was awake, so I just started my day... The scale wasn't too bad, which was nice. I got dressed, took my meds, prepped Arwen's food, and I took her out. She did what she had to to, and then was eager to head back in, as it was food time. When she was happily eating, I got my bag, said goodbye, and headed to the gym.

I caught up with the social media bits while I enjoyed my protein shake and while I was waiting for the meds to kick in... I started a GoFundMe for then the hardest time of my life will come, and I'll need funds to make sure that I can take Arwen home again... (https://www.gofundme.com/f/AlwaysArwen). It was hard to do, but I know that I'll need the help and it needs to be arranged before the time comes and I'll be a wreck (and I guess I'll need the funds quickly then, as I think they won't do it for free...). Then I got to the seated bike. And, my leg was kind this time, as I even managed 40 minutes. I enjoyed the massage chair after that. Switched my shoes, and quickly headed back to Arwen.

Washed up, changed clothes, and had brekky. The weather was decent enough, so that was a plus. We had a nice, short, walk. Arwen seemed pleased with the shorter walk. Maybe she was already hoping that we would be able to go to the water side later that day?

I changed clothes and headed to the hometrainer. I managed another 40 minutes. Then I even got a few other exercises in, yay me. I went downstairs, got my laptop, and worked on my journal blog post. I finsiehd all that I could do, so that felt good. Then Arwen wanted some walkies again so we headed out together.

We had a nice walk, and when we got back, we relaxed on the couch for a bit. When it was getting light out, I got Arwen's towel and asked if she'd be interested... Ow my, she was... So of course that brought me to shed some tears... We headed to the Herperduin, and I even managed some vids and snaps of her. Just a short walk, with a few splashes. She was tired when we got to Skoosh, but she seemed to be rather happy, so I'll definitely take that!

We headed back home, where I made some food. We relaxed on the couch, while we waited for our friend to text me about Ikea. Around 9, I walked Arwen. She was fortunate, as we saw the neighbor again... When we walked back, our friend was pulling up, so she hugged the dogs, and then we got ready to head to Ikea.

The drive there was OK enough, but somehow, in a short time, three "lion cars" thought it OK to cut me off... My friend wondered if I had a bumper sticker, saying that I hate lions! The rest of the drive went well, and we got a decent parking spot. We got all that we came for, so that's a plus. When we got back to the car, I was just setting up the navigation, when I heard a car horn. That could not be for me? My car was in neutral, and I was still in my spot. But... That seemed to be the problem! Some bimbo in an OOOO car (as I call them...) really wanted my spot! She wanted it so badly, that she was annoyed when she had to move to give me space so that I could head out... She was all set up to "get it in", forgetting that Skoosh first had to get out... But I felt so weird! I wasn't doing anything bad, there were plenty of spaces left, but she felt agressive towards me because I didn't vacate the space quickly enough? Ah well...

The drive home went OK and Arwen was glad to see us back. We walked with Arwen, and our friend noticed that Arwen's health was really declining... When we got back, she headed back home, and I fixed food for Arwen and me.

The weather was nice, so I wanted to be in the garden with my eBook. Arwen joined me in the shade, but at some point, she wanted me to go inside. I told her she could go. But that didn't work. She just lay in the sun, panting heavily, until I got my stuff together and we could both head inside. Guess she really wanted to be with me...

We got ready for walkies with N&B. I got something at Ikea for N, so we took that along. We had a nice walk, and it was warm enough to be enjoyable. Then Arwen and I relaxed a bit, till she told me that she wanted to head out again. So we went for the last walkies before bed, and she did all she needed to do.

I got the bedroom door open again, so Arwen could warn me should she need me... It took a little while to fall asleep. I had a weird dream and woke up, thinking it was time already. But it was still 3½ hours till the alarm. Went to the loo. Slept again for a hour. Woke again, turned around, and after a while I fell asleep again. Around 21:50, still a bit early, I heard Arwen pacing around so I got up and started my day.

The scale was nice. And when we headed out, Arwen did a biiiiig wee, so I guess she was glad that I got up a bit earlier. So yeah, that's how I started my new day/night.

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#Journal of a slightly worried Dutch Pixy (Saturday, 12/04/2025).

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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....

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