#Journal of a slightly stressed Dutch Pixy 
(Thursday, 27/03/2025).
@tldr 
please do your thing for me.
The day started a bit earlier as I woke up from a very loud sound. Apparently, it was an airforce plane, a big one, coming over at only 650ft, and I felt like I was shaking in my bed... So I was wide awake and I got up... Did my usual things, like the scale, getting dressed, meds, and taking care of Arwen. She was happily eating when I got my bag and headed to Skoosh.
I checked my social media while enjoying the protein shake, and while waiting for the meds to kick in. Then I got to the seated bike and I rode for 35 minutes. I had a massage in the chair and then I changed my shoes and headed back to Skoosh.
At home I washed up, changed, and had my brekky. After that, Arwen and I headed out for walkies. It was a colder night this time, and I was glad for my warmer jacket and pants. The weather was good though, so Arwen and I had a lovely walk.
When we got home, I changed clothes and got to the treadmill. I walked for 45 minutes (3,3km) with a 3% incline for 40 minutes. Then I switched clothes and fixed food. Some relaxing on the couch until I had to get ready for walkies with Arwen and to head to Nijmegen.
We were a bit earlier as mum had an appointment at 11, so we had to be done and home then. All went rather well, but I was a bit overstimulated in one go the stores. I tried to get some food and the whole shelf was filled with one taste. The one no one wants... 
They usually have 4 tastes and one of them I love. So I was all bummed out. Then they changed things in the freezer and I had to look for ages to find something. The cashier didn't help things either, as she didn't have any space for me to put my bad down properly (the whole packing area was full of silly booklets). And instead of stopping the treadmill that takes the groceries down, she just kept it going, so it was a huge mess and well, I got very stimulated. I worked begind a cash register for plenty of years to know that this is not the way... So I snapped and for angry. Unfortunately, mum had to endure it...
We headed back to Nijmegen. We managed to visit three stores and still be in time for mum's appointment. 
When mum was done with the groceries, I took the dogs to the woods, so that she'd be home when they would come. So we came back at 11:15 and of course there was no one to be seen. We had hurried and they were late (as usual).
I got my groceries and we headed back home. I fixed food for Arwen and then I took some frozen dog food to N&B, as it was for B. Arwen and I relaxed on the couch till it was time for walkies with N&B. We had a lovely walk and the dogs had fun at the puddle. It's getting smaller and smaller, as it's been a while since we had some decent rain...
We relaxed some more on the couch and then I got ready for bed. Arwen did her wee and then we went to snooze. It didn't take too long to fall asleep. I woke once for the loo, after a very weird dream, and then about 40 minutes before the alarm. I got up and started my day/night.
It's been a few days since I did a "three good things" Toot, so I'll try one now, before starting my exercises at the gym...
Three Good Things 
1. Had some nice walks with Arwen, both the SniffiVerse™ ones and some to the Herperduin.
2. Been reading my new book and I'm really enjoying it. Loving this gift so much... 
3. Watched some "new" (to me) series and have been enjoying them, giving me some relaxation while I've been stressed due to the health bits and bops.
4. (sneaking one more in) the scale showed me weights below the 81 kg for two days now... (and 4 days below 82). It probably won't last, but it does feel good to not be at 82 anymore...
#Journal of a slightly anxious Dutch Pixy (Tuesday, 25/03/2025).
@tldr please do your thing for me here! 
I woke about half an hour before the alarm. I got up, and the scale was a wee bit kinder to me. Ow, nice... I got dressed, took my meds, prepped Arwen's food and let her out for a wee. She was happily eating when I got my bag and headed to Skoosh.
Caught up with social media while I was enjoying my protein shake (and while waiting for the meds to kick in). I got to the seated bike and rode for a bit. After 25 minutes I had to stop. When my leg was a bit better, I walked a short bit on the treadmill, just half a KM, but with a slight incline. I enjoyed a massage on the chair and then I headed back home again.
Washed up, had brekky, and got ready for walkies with Arwen. We had a nice walk and Arwen even rewarded me with a nice selfie. When we got back home, I changed clothes and headed to the hometrainer. I rode for half an hour. I finished my journal blog post and I started a new (to me) TV series on Netflix.
I watched "Totenfrau" a while and I fixed some food. Then Arwen wanted walkies again so we headed out again. When we got back, I changed clothes and walked half an hour on my treadmill. After that, I got the hoover and did the downstairs area. Then I got the mop out and I did the easy to reach bits with it. I was exhausted when I was done. But... I had done it! Yay me!
I washed up, changed clothes, and then I tried to relax on the couch a bit. Arwen was annoying me for quite a while that she wanted out. But it was too early and I just needed a wee bit of rest before we'd be heading out again.
We had a nice walk and Arwen was lucky to see N&B again, as she scored some extra nomnoms. When we got back, I relaxed on the couch. I watched another series on Netflix, Stay Close, and I really liked it. So when that's done, I should get back to Totenfrau.
I fixed some food and then Arwen wanted walkies again. After which I got back to the couch as I felt so tired. Just when I was getting ready to head out with Arwen, I just texted N, my phone rang with an unknown number. I hesitantly answered, as I wasn't expecting the hospital for another 90 minutes. But it was the surgeon! There was no infection, we could schedule the surgery, the waiting in list was about 2 months... Ah ok... Anxiety over the call went, anxiety over the surgery began!
We had a good walk with N&B. Then some relaxing until it was time for a last wee for Arwen. I was so tired... Went to bed and it didn't take too long to fall asleep. I got my eBook and didn't even get to read from it! I was exhausted...
Woke once for the loo and then again, half an hour before the alarm. So I got up and started my new day...
#Journal of a slightly ouchy Dutch Pixy (Monday, 24/03/2025).
@tldr please do your thing for me here...
I got up before the alarm went off. Got to the scale and it was a wee bit kinder to me, yay. Got dressed, took my meds, and I cared for Arwen. She was happily eating when I got my bag and I headed to Skoosh. Onwards to the gym again!
I checked my social media and enjoyed the protein shake, while I was waiting for the meds to kick in. I went to the seated bike and I almost managed half an hour. Stupid leg... 
Ugh... I'm so done with the painful tingling and all that... I went to the massage chair and after that, I headed back home again.
I washed up, had brekky, and then Arwen and I got ready for walkies. We didn't see the moon, as it would be coming up too late. But we had a nice walk and Arwen had loads of sniffs everywhere. I managed to work on my blog a bit. When we got back, I got my laptop and I worked on my journal post some. I got it almost ready, just need to add the Samsung Health info, but that's never shared until later on Mondays.
I fixed some food and then Arwen and I headed out for walkies. I was reading on the couch when bestie called me on her way to work. We had a nice catch up, as it's been over a week, seeing she had a holiday last week... Lucky her! Then I got ready to drive to Lidl to get some groceries. I was a little earlier, but I was back home at 8:25, so I think I did rather well...
I relaxed on the couch a bit till it was 9, and Arwen was ready for walkies again. We saw the neighbor, so Arwen was all happy again. When we got back, I crashed on the couch. My thumb still had not recovered from the ouchies on Sunday, so I tried to give it as much rest as I could, which meant not doing the chores that I had planned to do.
Around 11, Arwen wanted walkies again. And she saw the neighbor again, so yeah, we walked with them again... I was very tired when we got back, and I set the alarm for the next walkies, just in case...
I did snooze a bit, so the alarm was a good idea. We got ready for walkies, and Arwen and I had a good time. We watched some telly after that, and then I got ready to head to bed. Arwen did her last wee, and I got to sleep rather quickly.
Woke once for the loo, and then again, about half an hour to the alarm. So, I got up and started my day. This would be a long one, as the call from the surgeon was scheduled around 15, which is the end of my day... So yeah... A long wait for me....
Another SniffiVerse™ walkies selfie. But Arwen thought I was too slow so she lay down, making it more challenging for sure! 
Three Good Things
It's been a while, and I've been struggling... But I had some good moments with Arwen this last weekend, so let's focus on those!
1. Three walkies at the Herperduin with my gall. 
2. Got the new Hunger Games book from a very sweet friend! 
3. Had some nice chats with some sweet Friendos. 
of me and my lovely gall .
#Journal of a slightly busy Dutch Pixy (Thursday, 20/03/2025).
@tldr please help me out by doing your thing!
I woke a few times during the night. And then about 25 minutes before my alarm was set to go off, so I got up. Did the usual routine with the scale, meds and Arwen's food. When she had a wee, I fixed her meal and then I got ready to head to the gym.
I checked social media while I was waiting for the meds to kick in. And I enjoyed the protein shake while I was at it. Then I got to the seated bike and I rode it till my leg gave out. Which doesn't take too long these days, damned hip... I enjoyed the massage chair and then I got ready to head back home again.
Washed up, changed clothes, and had brekky. After that, Arwen and I headed out for walkies. Arwen was really enjoying it and we walked a longer bit. I tried to get some moon snaps, but the moon was lower tonight, so it was a bit more challenging to get the snaps done.
When we got home, I changed clothes but I didn't exercise. I got my laptop and I worked on my blog a bit. Then I fixed food and got things ready for the trip to Nijmegen (and Germany).
Arwen and I had walkies and then we went to Skoosh. The trip to Nijmegen went well, and I filled up the tank. And I put in some air in the front tires, as I found out that the bar numbers I found last time were a bit too low for her. So I fixed that too. And then we went to my parents place.
When mum was ready, we headed to Germany. Got some groceries, filled up the Smurf (their blue car), and then drove to Nijmegen. Got some groceries at the Appie and headed home. I helped mum with her things and when she was done with those (and her coffee), we headed out for walkies with the dogs.
The weather was lovely and Arwen even played with the ball a wee bit. When we got back, I got my groceries in Skoosh, and we headed back home.
I cleaned up most of my groceries and then I fixed food for Arwen and myself. We relaxed a bit on the couch till it was time to go out for walkies with N&B. We had a good walk, Arwen had some safe splashes... Although the biiiiig puddle is becoming smaller, due to the dry and warm weather we've been having... So it's getting more muddy too... Yay for the cleaning afterwards .
When we got back, I watched some telly. I prepared everything for the next day, let Arwen out for a wee, and then we headed to sleep. It didn't take too long to fall asleep.
I woke once for the loo and when I woke again it was about 14 minutes to the alarm. So I got up and I started my day... Or, night!
You guessed it! Another SniffiVerse™ walkies selfie .
Pixy's Journey 
