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CW: Saturday's Journal Toot... Some little scary moment, but fortunately with a good ending 🩷💜🩵 but it's a longer Toot, so this should save some folks from scrolling too much 😇
#Journal of a relaxed Dutch AuDHD Pixy :pixy_party: ...until the end of our “day” (Saturday, 26/09/2026).
When I woke up, I could not believe it! I had actually gotten quite a bit of sleep, real and decent sleep. But, because of that, I also had to hurry up to get up, feed Koa, and let him out for potty. Because Koa doesn’t go potty until after his meal, for reasons unknown to me. I got him his meal, took my meds, and then we went out. Koa did all his things and after that, we headed to the couch together. Koa got one of his chewies and started on it, while I got my tablet to start writing an email reply to my sweet friend.
I was almost done with my email when Koa started to get anxious to go out for walkies. I quickly finished the email, as I was so close to ending it. Then, I did manage to jump on the scale before I got dressed. I was surprised to see the numbers on the scale, as I had believed the previous time I used it, it must have been wrong… Koa and I went out, and he was able to get his sniffs in, and get other things out. 😉 When we got back, I fixed myself some brekkie and enjoyed it.
After brekkie I started working on Saturday’s blog post. It was a very personal post to write, mostly because I was talking about the worst week of my life. I have experienced so many things, and while there are definitely good things among them, it's the traumatic events that haunt you the strongest and longest. 😢 I had just finished the text of the post, and wanted to start working on the featured image, when Koa was very interested in going out for walkies again. So, out for walkies we went, again...
When we returned, I was able to create the image and finish the blog post. I fixed Koa some food and grabbed myself a little something to eat as well. I worked on Friday's journal Toot and was able to finish it. It had become quite a long one, so by the time I was done, Koa was eager to stretch his paws once more. Which meant I had to put on my shoes and make the dude a happy one. While we were out and about, I got a crazy idea and tried a little longer walk. It went OK enough, but then...
There was a very dangerously looking "electric sheep" (a robot mower) making its rounds through an open garden. Koa refused to continue, full in awe of the thing that was coming closer and moving away, again and again. It took me quite a bit of effort to convince Koa it was safe to keep on moving forward. By the time Koa finally walked normally again, he saw a cat, so... The next little challenge of strength! I can't wait to be able to use my right hand again, but it's lost quite a bit of its muscles/strength. (Another reason why I really hope that Koa will be able to relax properly in his new crate, once it's finally finished... I really want to be able to start hitting the gym again... Arwen the almighty knows I need it 😇 - while I don't believe in God as they're known, I do believe there is some entity, "something" special, out there... 🐾). Then, when we were a bit further, there was someone with a dog that was very interesting... All in all, when we finally got home, I was beat!
After a wee bit of relaxing, I started a load of laundry. While that was going round and round 😉, I managed to get the normal vacuum cleaner out. I crated the dude and started the sucking hard work 😂. I usually struggle with vacuuming, due to my back and hip, but with the added hand issue now... By the time I was done I needed a towel and cold drink. Koa was happy as I was finally letting him out again. After a bit of cooling down, I took the laundry upstairs to hang it on the rack to dry. Koa complained a bit about him being downstairs on his own, but after some whines, he seemed OK and went back to the living room to relax.
I got back down and wanted to lay down on the couch with some telly. But I guess Koa still had some energy left as he kept whining and trying to get my attention. I gave up on rest and Koa and I played in the backyard for a while with his two balls. And, as I smelled the artificial lawn in the back area, where Koa does most of his peeing these days, and the weather was good enough, I made Koa even happier. Or so I'd like to think, as it took me some more energy (and it was already low since the longer walk and chores). We had a little water fun, and I tried to get enough water in the back, to hopefully rinse off some of the pee/smell. When I was done, and had tried to towel off the dude, my pants were as moist as the towel! 😂 I had to wait for a parcel delivery that afternoon, but I was hoping to relax a bit on bed with my tablet before that.
So I changed into my PJ's as I needed something dry and comfy to wear. We went to the bedroom where I watched an episode of Rizzoli & Isles and scrolled a bit on my phone. After some time, Koa wanted to go out again. As he had been drinking some more, I thought he wanted a wee. We went to the garden and Koa went around sniffing and all. As it was getting time for the delivery, I was a bit distracted, as I kept an eye out for a while van as well. When I noticed Koa was trying to get some flying animal in his mouth, I was too late and it already got him. 😢 Koa didn't yelp and the wasp was still alive when it came from Koa's mouth. I killed the beast and made sure that Koa couldn't get to it anymore. But the way Koa behaved, I knew it had gotten him somewhere.
With some effort, I was able to see that there was a tiny bit of the wasp'a stinger in his upper lip. I tried to call my neighbor, hoping she could help me to get it out safely. But she didn't answer so I got the tweezers and hoped for the best. Koa was struggling, overwhelmed by the sensation he was experiencing in his lip. I told him to hold still, as managing tweezers with my right hand was already hard enough when he wasn't moving. Then, all of a sudden, he relaxed for a short while and... I got the bit of wasp out! 😁 I called my mum to check on what to do next. I had heard about wasp stings in dog's mouths being dangerous to them, but I had no first hand experience (fortunately). Mum told me to call the on-call emergency weekend vet, and ask for their advice.
I was stressing out, so worried that I might need to take Koa to the vet for an antihistamine injection, which would also mean having to wait for mum to drive us there... So having to make the call to the vet, not knowing which one would be on call... It was very hard 😔. Fortunately, the vet I got on the line was very calm and patient, and he explained everything properly to me. With the new info I thanked him and hung up. I was just calling mum back with the update, when I saw my neighbor calling me. I hung up with mum and called the neighbor back. She wasn't home at the moment, but seeing that I rarely call her, she was worried about the reason. I explained it to her and she wished Koa and I luck, hoping that it would not get too bad.
The parcel arrived and I kept an eye out on Koa's lip/snout. It seemed to stay at its normal size, so when the "hour was up" and Koa was still his crazy self, I was very grateful to inform mum and some friends that we didn't need to visit the weekend vet. 😅 Koa and I got ready to head to bed, but my body and brain were too wired for me to "just" go to sleep. I watched some more Rizzoli and when I felt more at ease, I switched to my Kobo. I dozed off for about an hour. Then I woke up for the loo, so I took Koa out for a wee as well (not that he did anything). After a bit of time, I dozed off again. I woke up a wee bit when I tried to turn around, and then quickly fell asleep again.
When I woke up for the last time, it was time to get up and start our "day". I quickly fixed Koa's meal so he could eat ASAP. Since he won't go potty before his first meal, and I always know that he needs to pee and poop. So we quickly started our routine and I hoped that my 7 hours of sleep (in total) would be enough for this new day. 😊
Thanks to all for your kindness and support during my "journey through daily life" :bear_love: I really appreciate it :bear_hugs: as it helps me to keep going on bad/harder days! :bear_nuzzle:
:pixy_party: 💜 🍀 🐾
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CW: Saturday's Journal Toot... Some little scary moment, but fortunately with a good ending 🩷💜🩵 but it's a longer Toot, so this should save some folks from scrolling too much 😇
#Journal of a relaxed Dutch AuDHD Pixy :pixy_party: ...until the end of our “day” (Saturday, 26/09/2026).
When I woke up, I could not believe it! I had actually gotten quite a bit of sleep, real and decent sleep. But, because of that, I also had to hurry up to get up, feed Koa, and let him out for potty. Because Koa doesn’t go potty until after his meal, for reasons unknown to me. I got him his meal, took my meds, and then we went out. Koa did all his things and after that, we headed to the couch together. Koa got one of his chewies and started on it, while I got my tablet to start writing an email reply to my sweet friend.
I was almost done with my email when Koa started to get anxious to go out for walkies. I quickly finished the email, as I was so close to ending it. Then, I did manage to jump on the scale before I got dressed. I was surprised to see the numbers on the scale, as I had believed the previous time I used it, it must have been wrong… Koa and I went out, and he was able to get his sniffs in, and get other things out. 😉 When we got back, I fixed myself some brekkie and enjoyed it.
After brekkie I started working on Saturday’s blog post. It was a very personal post to write, mostly because I was talking about the worst week of my life. I have experienced so many things, and while there are definitely good things among them, it's the traumatic events that haunt you the strongest and longest. 😢 I had just finished the text of the post, and wanted to start working on the featured image, when Koa was very interested in going out for walkies again. So, out for walkies we went, again...
When we returned, I was able to create the image and finish the blog post. I fixed Koa some food and grabbed myself a little something to eat as well. I worked on Friday's journal Toot and was able to finish it. It had become quite a long one, so by the time I was done, Koa was eager to stretch his paws once more. Which meant I had to put on my shoes and make the dude a happy one. While we were out and about, I got a crazy idea and tried a little longer walk. It went OK enough, but then...
There was a very dangerously looking "electric sheep" (a robot mower) making its rounds through an open garden. Koa refused to continue, full in awe of the thing that was coming closer and moving away, again and again. It took me quite a bit of effort to convince Koa it was safe to keep on moving forward. By the time Koa finally walked normally again, he saw a cat, so... The next little challenge of strength! I can't wait to be able to use my right hand again, but it's lost quite a bit of its muscles/strength. (Another reason why I really hope that Koa will be able to relax properly in his new crate, once it's finally finished... I really want to be able to start hitting the gym again... Arwen the almighty knows I need it 😇 - while I don't believe in God as they're known, I do believe there is some entity, "something" special, out there... 🐾). Then, when we were a bit further, there was someone with a dog that was very interesting... All in all, when we finally got home, I was beat!
After a wee bit of relaxing, I started a load of laundry. While that was going round and round 😉, I managed to get the normal vacuum cleaner out. I crated the dude and started the sucking hard work 😂. I usually struggle with vacuuming, due to my back and hip, but with the added hand issue now... By the time I was done I needed a towel and cold drink. Koa was happy as I was finally letting him out again. After a bit of cooling down, I took the laundry upstairs to hang it on the rack to dry. Koa complained a bit about him being downstairs on his own, but after some whines, he seemed OK and went back to the living room to relax.
I got back down and wanted to lay down on the couch with some telly. But I guess Koa still had some energy left as he kept whining and trying to get my attention. I gave up on rest and Koa and I played in the backyard for a while with his two balls. And, as I smelled the artificial lawn in the back area, where Koa does most of his peeing these days, and the weather was good enough, I made Koa even happier. Or so I'd like to think, as it took me some more energy (and it was already low since the longer walk and chores). We had a little water fun, and I tried to get enough water in the back, to hopefully rinse off some of the pee/smell. When I was done, and had tried to towel off the dude, my pants were as moist as the towel! 😂 I had to wait for a parcel delivery that afternoon, but I was hoping to relax a bit on bed with my tablet before that.
So I changed into my PJ's as I needed something dry and comfy to wear. We went to the bedroom where I watched an episode of Rizzoli & Isles and scrolled a bit on my phone. After some time, Koa wanted to go out again. As he had been drinking some more, I thought he wanted a wee. We went to the garden and Koa went around sniffing and all. As it was getting time for the delivery, I was a bit distracted, as I kept an eye out for a while van as well. When I noticed Koa was trying to get some flying animal in his mouth, I was too late and it already got him. 😢 Koa didn't yelp and the wasp was still alive when it came from Koa's mouth. I killed the beast and made sure that Koa couldn't get to it anymore. But the way Koa behaved, I knew it had gotten him somewhere.
With some effort, I was able to see that there was a tiny bit of the wasp'a stinger in his upper lip. I tried to call my neighbor, hoping she could help me to get it out safely. But she didn't answer so I got the tweezers and hoped for the best. Koa was struggling, overwhelmed by the sensation he was experiencing in his lip. I told him to hold still, as managing tweezers with my right hand was already hard enough when he wasn't moving. Then, all of a sudden, he relaxed for a short while and... I got the bit of wasp out! 😁 I called my mum to check on what to do next. I had heard about wasp stings in dog's mouths being dangerous to them, but I had no first hand experience (fortunately). Mum told me to call the on-call emergency weekend vet, and ask for their advice.
I was stressing out, so worried that I might need to take Koa to the vet for an antihistamine injection, which would also mean having to wait for mum to drive us there... So having to make the call to the vet, not knowing which one would be on call... It was very hard 😔. Fortunately, the vet I got on the line was very calm and patient, and he explained everything properly to me. With the new info I thanked him and hung up. I was just calling mum back with the update, when I saw my neighbor calling me. I hung up with mum and called the neighbor back. She wasn't home at the moment, but seeing that I rarely call her, she was worried about the reason. I explained it to her and she wished Koa and I luck, hoping that it would not get too bad.
The parcel arrived and I kept an eye out on Koa's lip/snout. It seemed to stay at its normal size, so when the "hour was up" and Koa was still his crazy self, I was very grateful to inform mum and some friends that we didn't need to visit the weekend vet. 😅 Koa and I got ready to head to bed, but my body and brain were too wired for me to "just" go to sleep. I watched some more Rizzoli and when I felt more at ease, I switched to my Kobo. I dozed off for about an hour. Then I woke up for the loo, so I took Koa out for a wee as well (not that he did anything). After a bit of time, I dozed off again. I woke up a wee bit when I tried to turn around, and then quickly fell asleep again.
When I woke up for the last time, it was time to get up and start our "day". I quickly fixed Koa's meal so he could eat ASAP. Since he won't go potty before his first meal, and I always know that he needs to pee and poop. So we quickly started our routine and I hoped that my 7 hours of sleep (in total) would be enough for this new day. 😊
Thanks to all for your kindness and support during my "journey through daily life" :bear_love: I really appreciate it :bear_hugs: as it helps me to keep going on bad/harder days! :bear_nuzzle:
:pixy_party: 💜 🍀 🐾
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CW: Saturday's Journal Toot... Some little scary moment, but fortunately with a good ending 🩷💜🩵 but it's a longer Toot, so this should save some folks from scrolling too much 😇
#Journal of a relaxed Dutch AuDHD Pixy :pixy_party: ...until the end of our “day” (Saturday, 26/09/2026).
When I woke up, I could not believe it! I had actually gotten quite a bit of sleep, real and decent sleep. But, because of that, I also had to hurry up to get up, feed Koa, and let him out for potty. Because Koa doesn’t go potty until after his meal, for reasons unknown to me. I got him his meal, took my meds, and then we went out. Koa did all his things and after that, we headed to the couch together. Koa got one of his chewies and started on it, while I got my tablet to start writing an email reply to my sweet friend.
I was almost done with my email when Koa started to get anxious to go out for walkies. I quickly finished the email, as I was so close to ending it. Then, I did manage to jump on the scale before I got dressed. I was surprised to see the numbers on the scale, as I had believed the previous time I used it, it must have been wrong… Koa and I went out, and he was able to get his sniffs in, and get other things out. 😉 When we got back, I fixed myself some brekkie and enjoyed it.
After brekkie I started working on Saturday’s blog post. It was a very personal post to write, mostly because I was talking about the worst week of my life. I have experienced so many things, and while there are definitely good things among them, it's the traumatic events that haunt you the strongest and longest. 😢 I had just finished the text of the post, and wanted to start working on the featured image, when Koa was very interested in going out for walkies again. So, out for walkies we went, again...
When we returned, I was able to create the image and finish the blog post. I fixed Koa some food and grabbed myself a little something to eat as well. I worked on Friday's journal Toot and was able to finish it. It had become quite a long one, so by the time I was done, Koa was eager to stretch his paws once more. Which meant I had to put on my shoes and make the dude a happy one. While we were out and about, I got a crazy idea and tried a little longer walk. It went OK enough, but then...
There was a very dangerously looking "electric sheep" (a robot mower) making its rounds through an open garden. Koa refused to continue, full in awe of the thing that was coming closer and moving away, again and again. It took me quite a bit of effort to convince Koa it was safe to keep on moving forward. By the time Koa finally walked normally again, he saw a cat, so... The next little challenge of strength! I can't wait to be able to use my right hand again, but it's lost quite a bit of its muscles/strength. (Another reason why I really hope that Koa will be able to relax properly in his new crate, once it's finally finished... I really want to be able to start hitting the gym again... Arwen the almighty knows I need it 😇 - while I don't believe in God as they're known, I do believe there is some entity, "something" special, out there... 🐾). Then, when we were a bit further, there was someone with a dog that was very interesting... All in all, when we finally got home, I was beat!
After a wee bit of relaxing, I started a load of laundry. While that was going round and round 😉, I managed to get the normal vacuum cleaner out. I crated the dude and started the sucking hard work 😂. I usually struggle with vacuuming, due to my back and hip, but with the added hand issue now... By the time I was done I needed a towel and cold drink. Koa was happy as I was finally letting him out again. After a bit of cooling down, I took the laundry upstairs to hang it on the rack to dry. Koa complained a bit about him being downstairs on his own, but after some whines, he seemed OK and went back to the living room to relax.
I got back down and wanted to lay down on the couch with some telly. But I guess Koa still had some energy left as he kept whining and trying to get my attention. I gave up on rest and Koa and I played in the backyard for a while with his two balls. And, as I smelled the artificial lawn in the back area, where Koa does most of his peeing these days, and the weather was good enough, I made Koa even happier. Or so I'd like to think, as it took me some more energy (and it was already low since the longer walk and chores). We had a little water fun, and I tried to get enough water in the back, to hopefully rinse off some of the pee/smell. When I was done, and had tried to towel off the dude, my pants were as moist as the towel! 😂 I had to wait for a parcel delivery that afternoon, but I was hoping to relax a bit on bed with my tablet before that.
So I changed into my PJ's as I needed something dry and comfy to wear. We went to the bedroom where I watched an episode of Rizzoli & Isles and scrolled a bit on my phone. After some time, Koa wanted to go out again. As he had been drinking some more, I thought he wanted a wee. We went to the garden and Koa went around sniffing and all. As it was getting time for the delivery, I was a bit distracted, as I kept an eye out for a while van as well. When I noticed Koa was trying to get some flying animal in his mouth, I was too late and it already got him. 😢 Koa didn't yelp and the wasp was still alive when it came from Koa's mouth. I killed the beast and made sure that Koa couldn't get to it anymore. But the way Koa behaved, I knew it had gotten him somewhere.
With some effort, I was able to see that there was a tiny bit of the wasp'a stinger in his upper lip. I tried to call my neighbor, hoping she could help me to get it out safely. But she didn't answer so I got the tweezers and hoped for the best. Koa was struggling, overwhelmed by the sensation he was experiencing in his lip. I told him to hold still, as managing tweezers with my right hand was already hard enough when he wasn't moving. Then, all of a sudden, he relaxed for a short while and... I got the bit of wasp out! 😁 I called my mum to check on what to do next. I had heard about wasp stings in dog's mouths being dangerous to them, but I had no first hand experience (fortunately). Mum told me to call the on-call emergency weekend vet, and ask for their advice.
I was stressing out, so worried that I might need to take Koa to the vet for an antihistamine injection, which would also mean having to wait for mum to drive us there... So having to make the call to the vet, not knowing which one would be on call... It was very hard 😔. Fortunately, the vet I got on the line was very calm and patient, and he explained everything properly to me. With the new info I thanked him and hung up. I was just calling mum back with the update, when I saw my neighbor calling me. I hung up with mum and called the neighbor back. She wasn't home at the moment, but seeing that I rarely call her, she was worried about the reason. I explained it to her and she wished Koa and I luck, hoping that it would not get too bad.
The parcel arrived and I kept an eye out on Koa's lip/snout. It seemed to stay at its normal size, so when the "hour was up" and Koa was still his crazy self, I was very grateful to inform mum and some friends that we didn't need to visit the weekend vet. 😅 Koa and I got ready to head to bed, but my body and brain were too wired for me to "just" go to sleep. I watched some more Rizzoli and when I felt more at ease, I switched to my Kobo. I dozed off for about an hour. Then I woke up for the loo, so I took Koa out for a wee as well (not that he did anything). After a bit of time, I dozed off again. I woke up a wee bit when I tried to turn around, and then quickly fell asleep again.
When I woke up for the last time, it was time to get up and start our "day". I quickly fixed Koa's meal so he could eat ASAP. Since he won't go potty before his first meal, and I always know that he needs to pee and poop. So we quickly started our routine and I hoped that my 7 hours of sleep (in total) would be enough for this new day. 😊
Thanks to all for your kindness and support during my "journey through daily life" :bear_love: I really appreciate it :bear_hugs: as it helps me to keep going on bad/harder days! :bear_nuzzle:
:pixy_party: 💜 🍀 🐾
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CW: Saturday's Journal Toot... Some little scary moment, but fortunately with a good ending 🩷💜🩵 but it's a longer Toot, so this should save some folks from scrolling too much 😇
#Journal of a relaxed Dutch AuDHD Pixy :pixy_party: ...until the end of our “day” (Saturday, 26/09/2026).
When I woke up, I could not believe it! I had actually gotten quite a bit of sleep, real and decent sleep. But, because of that, I also had to hurry up to get up, feed Koa, and let him out for potty. Because Koa doesn’t go potty until after his meal, for reasons unknown to me. I got him his meal, took my meds, and then we went out. Koa did all his things and after that, we headed to the couch together. Koa got one of his chewies and started on it, while I got my tablet to start writing an email reply to my sweet friend.
I was almost done with my email when Koa started to get anxious to go out for walkies. I quickly finished the email, as I was so close to ending it. Then, I did manage to jump on the scale before I got dressed. I was surprised to see the numbers on the scale, as I had believed the previous time I used it, it must have been wrong… Koa and I went out, and he was able to get his sniffs in, and get other things out. 😉 When we got back, I fixed myself some brekkie and enjoyed it.
After brekkie I started working on Saturday’s blog post. It was a very personal post to write, mostly because I was talking about the worst week of my life. I have experienced so many things, and while there are definitely good things among them, it's the traumatic events that haunt you the strongest and longest. 😢 I had just finished the text of the post, and wanted to start working on the featured image, when Koa was very interested in going out for walkies again. So, out for walkies we went, again...
When we returned, I was able to create the image and finish the blog post. I fixed Koa some food and grabbed myself a little something to eat as well. I worked on Friday's journal Toot and was able to finish it. It had become quite a long one, so by the time I was done, Koa was eager to stretch his paws once more. Which meant I had to put on my shoes and make the dude a happy one. While we were out and about, I got a crazy idea and tried a little longer walk. It went OK enough, but then...
There was a very dangerously looking "electric sheep" (a robot mower) making its rounds through an open garden. Koa refused to continue, full in awe of the thing that was coming closer and moving away, again and again. It took me quite a bit of effort to convince Koa it was safe to keep on moving forward. By the time Koa finally walked normally again, he saw a cat, so... The next little challenge of strength! I can't wait to be able to use my right hand again, but it's lost quite a bit of its muscles/strength. (Another reason why I really hope that Koa will be able to relax properly in his new crate, once it's finally finished... I really want to be able to start hitting the gym again... Arwen the almighty knows I need it 😇 - while I don't believe in God as they're known, I do believe there is some entity, "something" special, out there... 🐾). Then, when we were a bit further, there was someone with a dog that was very interesting... All in all, when we finally got home, I was beat!
After a wee bit of relaxing, I started a load of laundry. While that was going round and round 😉, I managed to get the normal vacuum cleaner out. I crated the dude and started the sucking hard work 😂. I usually struggle with vacuuming, due to my back and hip, but with the added hand issue now... By the time I was done I needed a towel and cold drink. Koa was happy as I was finally letting him out again. After a bit of cooling down, I took the laundry upstairs to hang it on the rack to dry. Koa complained a bit about him being downstairs on his own, but after some whines, he seemed OK and went back to the living room to relax.
I got back down and wanted to lay down on the couch with some telly. But I guess Koa still had some energy left as he kept whining and trying to get my attention. I gave up on rest and Koa and I played in the backyard for a while with his two balls. And, as I smelled the artificial lawn in the back area, where Koa does most of his peeing these days, and the weather was good enough, I made Koa even happier. Or so I'd like to think, as it took me some more energy (and it was already low since the longer walk and chores). We had a little water fun, and I tried to get enough water in the back, to hopefully rinse off some of the pee/smell. When I was done, and had tried to towel off the dude, my pants were as moist as the towel! 😂 I had to wait for a parcel delivery that afternoon, but I was hoping to relax a bit on bed with my tablet before that.
So I changed into my PJ's as I needed something dry and comfy to wear. We went to the bedroom where I watched an episode of Rizzoli & Isles and scrolled a bit on my phone. After some time, Koa wanted to go out again. As he had been drinking some more, I thought he wanted a wee. We went to the garden and Koa went around sniffing and all. As it was getting time for the delivery, I was a bit distracted, as I kept an eye out for a while van as well. When I noticed Koa was trying to get some flying animal in his mouth, I was too late and it already got him. 😢 Koa didn't yelp and the wasp was still alive when it came from Koa's mouth. I killed the beast and made sure that Koa couldn't get to it anymore. But the way Koa behaved, I knew it had gotten him somewhere.
With some effort, I was able to see that there was a tiny bit of the wasp'a stinger in his upper lip. I tried to call my neighbor, hoping she could help me to get it out safely. But she didn't answer so I got the tweezers and hoped for the best. Koa was struggling, overwhelmed by the sensation he was experiencing in his lip. I told him to hold still, as managing tweezers with my right hand was already hard enough when he wasn't moving. Then, all of a sudden, he relaxed for a short while and... I got the bit of wasp out! 😁 I called my mum to check on what to do next. I had heard about wasp stings in dog's mouths being dangerous to them, but I had no first hand experience (fortunately). Mum told me to call the on-call emergency weekend vet, and ask for their advice.
I was stressing out, so worried that I might need to take Koa to the vet for an antihistamine injection, which would also mean having to wait for mum to drive us there... So having to make the call to the vet, not knowing which one would be on call... It was very hard 😔. Fortunately, the vet I got on the line was very calm and patient, and he explained everything properly to me. With the new info I thanked him and hung up. I was just calling mum back with the update, when I saw my neighbor calling me. I hung up with mum and called the neighbor back. She wasn't home at the moment, but seeing that I rarely call her, she was worried about the reason. I explained it to her and she wished Koa and I luck, hoping that it would not get too bad.
The parcel arrived and I kept an eye out on Koa's lip/snout. It seemed to stay at its normal size, so when the "hour was up" and Koa was still his crazy self, I was very grateful to inform mum and some friends that we didn't need to visit the weekend vet. 😅 Koa and I got ready to head to bed, but my body and brain were too wired for me to "just" go to sleep. I watched some more Rizzoli and when I felt more at ease, I switched to my Kobo. I dozed off for about an hour. Then I woke up for the loo, so I took Koa out for a wee as well (not that he did anything). After a bit of time, I dozed off again. I woke up a wee bit when I tried to turn around, and then quickly fell asleep again.
When I woke up for the last time, it was time to get up and start our "day". I quickly fixed Koa's meal so he could eat ASAP. Since he won't go potty before his first meal, and I always know that he needs to pee and poop. So we quickly started our routine and I hoped that my 7 hours of sleep (in total) would be enough for this new day. 😊
Thanks to all for your kindness and support during my "journey through daily life" :bear_love: I really appreciate it :bear_hugs: as it helps me to keep going on bad/harder days! :bear_nuzzle:
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CW: Saturday's Journal Toot... Some little scary moment, but fortunately with a good ending 🩷💜🩵 but it's a longer Toot, so this should save some folks from scrolling too much 😇
#Journal of a relaxed Dutch AuDHD Pixy :pixy_party: ...until the end of our “day” (Saturday, 26/09/2026).
When I woke up, I could not believe it! I had actually gotten quite a bit of sleep, real and decent sleep. But, because of that, I also had to hurry up to get up, feed Koa, and let him out for potty. Because Koa doesn’t go potty until after his meal, for reasons unknown to me. I got him his meal, took my meds, and then we went out. Koa did all his things and after that, we headed to the couch together. Koa got one of his chewies and started on it, while I got my tablet to start writing an email reply to my sweet friend.
I was almost done with my email when Koa started to get anxious to go out for walkies. I quickly finished the email, as I was so close to ending it. Then, I did manage to jump on the scale before I got dressed. I was surprised to see the numbers on the scale, as I had believed the previous time I used it, it must have been wrong… Koa and I went out, and he was able to get his sniffs in, and get other things out. 😉 When we got back, I fixed myself some brekkie and enjoyed it.
After brekkie I started working on Saturday’s blog post. It was a very personal post to write, mostly because I was talking about the worst week of my life. I have experienced so many things, and while there are definitely good things among them, it's the traumatic events that haunt you the strongest and longest. 😢 I had just finished the text of the post, and wanted to start working on the featured image, when Koa was very interested in going out for walkies again. So, out for walkies we went, again...
When we returned, I was able to create the image and finish the blog post. I fixed Koa some food and grabbed myself a little something to eat as well. I worked on Friday's journal Toot and was able to finish it. It had become quite a long one, so by the time I was done, Koa was eager to stretch his paws once more. Which meant I had to put on my shoes and make the dude a happy one. While we were out and about, I got a crazy idea and tried a little longer walk. It went OK enough, but then...
There was a very dangerously looking "electric sheep" (a robot mower) making its rounds through an open garden. Koa refused to continue, full in awe of the thing that was coming closer and moving away, again and again. It took me quite a bit of effort to convince Koa it was safe to keep on moving forward. By the time Koa finally walked normally again, he saw a cat, so... The next little challenge of strength! I can't wait to be able to use my right hand again, but it's lost quite a bit of its muscles/strength. (Another reason why I really hope that Koa will be able to relax properly in his new crate, once it's finally finished... I really want to be able to start hitting the gym again... Arwen the almighty knows I need it 😇 - while I don't believe in God as they're known, I do believe there is some entity, "something" special, out there... 🐾). Then, when we were a bit further, there was someone with a dog that was very interesting... All in all, when we finally got home, I was beat!
After a wee bit of relaxing, I started a load of laundry. While that was going round and round 😉, I managed to get the normal vacuum cleaner out. I crated the dude and started the sucking hard work 😂. I usually struggle with vacuuming, due to my back and hip, but with the added hand issue now... By the time I was done I needed a towel and cold drink. Koa was happy as I was finally letting him out again. After a bit of cooling down, I took the laundry upstairs to hang it on the rack to dry. Koa complained a bit about him being downstairs on his own, but after some whines, he seemed OK and went back to the living room to relax.
I got back down and wanted to lay down on the couch with some telly. But I guess Koa still had some energy left as he kept whining and trying to get my attention. I gave up on rest and Koa and I played in the backyard for a while with his two balls. And, as I smelled the artificial lawn in the back area, where Koa does most of his peeing these days, and the weather was good enough, I made Koa even happier. Or so I'd like to think, as it took me some more energy (and it was already low since the longer walk and chores). We had a little water fun, and I tried to get enough water in the back, to hopefully rinse off some of the pee/smell. When I was done, and had tried to towel off the dude, my pants were as moist as the towel! 😂 I had to wait for a parcel delivery that afternoon, but I was hoping to relax a bit on bed with my tablet before that.
So I changed into my PJ's as I needed something dry and comfy to wear. We went to the bedroom where I watched an episode of Rizzoli & Isles and scrolled a bit on my phone. After some time, Koa wanted to go out again. As he had been drinking some more, I thought he wanted a wee. We went to the garden and Koa went around sniffing and all. As it was getting time for the delivery, I was a bit distracted, as I kept an eye out for a while van as well. When I noticed Koa was trying to get some flying animal in his mouth, I was too late and it already got him. 😢 Koa didn't yelp and the wasp was still alive when it came from Koa's mouth. I killed the beast and made sure that Koa couldn't get to it anymore. But the way Koa behaved, I knew it had gotten him somewhere.
With some effort, I was able to see that there was a tiny bit of the wasp'a stinger in his upper lip. I tried to call my neighbor, hoping she could help me to get it out safely. But she didn't answer so I got the tweezers and hoped for the best. Koa was struggling, overwhelmed by the sensation he was experiencing in his lip. I told him to hold still, as managing tweezers with my right hand was already hard enough when he wasn't moving. Then, all of a sudden, he relaxed for a short while and... I got the bit of wasp out! 😁 I called my mum to check on what to do next. I had heard about wasp stings in dog's mouths being dangerous to them, but I had no first hand experience (fortunately). Mum told me to call the on-call emergency weekend vet, and ask for their advice.
I was stressing out, so worried that I might need to take Koa to the vet for an antihistamine injection, which would also mean having to wait for mum to drive us there... So having to make the call to the vet, not knowing which one would be on call... It was very hard 😔. Fortunately, the vet I got on the line was very calm and patient, and he explained everything properly to me. With the new info I thanked him and hung up. I was just calling mum back with the update, when I saw my neighbor calling me. I hung up with mum and called the neighbor back. She wasn't home at the moment, but seeing that I rarely call her, she was worried about the reason. I explained it to her and she wished Koa and I luck, hoping that it would not get too bad.
The parcel arrived and I kept an eye out on Koa's lip/snout. It seemed to stay at its normal size, so when the "hour was up" and Koa was still his crazy self, I was very grateful to inform mum and some friends that we didn't need to visit the weekend vet. 😅 Koa and I got ready to head to bed, but my body and brain were too wired for me to "just" go to sleep. I watched some more Rizzoli and when I felt more at ease, I switched to my Kobo. I dozed off for about an hour. Then I woke up for the loo, so I took Koa out for a wee as well (not that he did anything). After a bit of time, I dozed off again. I woke up a wee bit when I tried to turn around, and then quickly fell asleep again.
When I woke up for the last time, it was time to get up and start our "day". I quickly fixed Koa's meal so he could eat ASAP. Since he won't go potty before his first meal, and I always know that he needs to pee and poop. So we quickly started our routine and I hoped that my 7 hours of sleep (in total) would be enough for this new day. 😊
Thanks to all for your kindness and support during my "journey through daily life" :bear_love: I really appreciate it :bear_hugs: as it helps me to keep going on bad/harder days! :bear_nuzzle:
:pixy_party: 💜 🍀 🐾