CW: Saturday's Journal Toot 😊 Nothing bad, just a tad long... 😇 Saves some folks from scrolling too much 😉
#Journal of a slightly more rested Dutch AuDHD Pixy :pixy_party: (Saturday, 07/11/2026).
Don't ask me how I did it, and I don't think it will happen again tomorrow (unfortunately, I know this to be true, as I write this a day later), but I managed to get a bit over 7 hours of sleep again! When I woke up, I was pleased with the time, and even though my body was a bit stiff due to the longer time in bed, I did feel a bit better mentally. 😊 Koa and I got up, and we started our "day" with our now "usual routine".
Koa was eating, I took my meds, Koa went into the garden, I got things settled on the couch. I started writing an email to my sweet friend, as I usually do after Koa has been taken care of, food and potty wise. I checked something on my phone, and saw my sleep score for this night. It was at 93! 😲 Which amazed me for sure. But I also guess it was (part of) the reason that I felt a bit more positive, mentally wise. My average sleep score of the previous week was a mere 57, so getting an 86 yesterday, and 93 now... It really felt good for a change. 🥹
When I was done with my email, which turned out to include some of the houses for sale in my neighborhood, as we'd been talking about houses, prices and energy labels and such, so I looked up some of the houses nearby, to give my dear friend an idea of how things were going on in this neighborhood. I got from the couch, and headed to change. The scale was very unkind to me, showing me a low health score, and a too high BMI 😢. My BMI was at 29,4, and the app showed me there was too much fat %, and the muscle % is way lower than I'd like it to be. I really hope that, once I get my exercises in a better shape, and maybe I can get some decent sleep, that I'll be able to deal with my eating habits (disorder) as well. 💪🏻
Koa and I headed out for walkies, and damn! 🥶 It was 1°C, but due to the wind and humidity, the real feel was at -2°C (about 28°F, I believe). I know it will get even colder as we get closer to winter, but my body really struggles with these cold nights (and days). I have thermal pants (although if I gain any more weight, they won't fit anymore), I also have thermal leggings that I can wear under the pants (but I usually only use them when the real feel gets below the -5°C), I have warm jackets, and something for my neck and hands. 😉 Heck, I even have some comfy thermal socks for my boots. So, it's not that I'm really that cold. Still, my muscles and tendons react to the cold, my hands, feet, and even lips may turn blue when we have colder weather (thanks to the Raynauds), which also makes them more sore and stiff. But all those layers of clothing... They take more time and energy to put on/take off, and they make movement less comfortable...
So, needless to say, I was very glad when Koa and I were back home, and I had peeled off all the layers again. I grabbed my laptop and started working on Saturday's blog post. In between the typing and adding images, I made myself some brekkie and ate it. When the blog post was scheduled, I felt a bit more relaxed. I put away my laptop for a bit, and used my phone to write some on Thursday's journal Toot. I had a bit written, and saved, when Koa "told" me that I was going to have to get into the layers again... Fortunately, he wanted a slightly shorter route this time. So after he'd done his things, I was glad once again when I got back on the couch.
I finished Thursday's journal Toot and then I fixed Koa's food. As I was getting hungry as well, I fixed myself some food as well. After we'd both been fed, I watched some telly, while I abused the AI to help me with several alt texts for some pictures and videos. I tried to take it easy, hoping I would have a bit of energy to get through the day OK enough. After some relaxing, it was time to bundle up again, and take the dude for a walk. When we got back again, I managed to unload the dishwasher, which had worked its magic the previous day, but I’d not trusted my hands enough to clean it out without breaking things.
I was able to finish the Thursday journal Toot, and I shared it online. I played a bit with some photo editing, working on some pictures/screengrabs of the dude. I shared a few online, tried to catch up with some social media timelines, even managing to like, boost, and/or reply to some. Koa was a bit restless, and I knew I needed to provide him with a proper walk. So, after some time, I decided to try a new (for Koa) route for walkies: I’d take him around the soccer (and tennis, these days) fields. I didn’t know how easy the path would be to walk for me, seeing the recent weather we’d been having. It’s a sand (or muddy) path, through a bit of nature, near the waterside. Around summer time, there had been sheep taking care of the area. So I knew there could be enough sniffs for the dude to enjoy.
We headed out, and it was a bit of a challenge at times to keep Koa from pulling me too hard. But his nose was doing so much work, and I hoped that it would wear him out a bit, so we could relax for a while after the walk. I forgot to start both my own walking activity, as Koa’s GPS app, so I don’t know the exact length of the walk (I will have to try to remember to do this the next time weather is good enough for us to take this route), but I think it’s about 1,5km (about 0,93 miles). It had been a while since I’d walked a longer route with Koa while I had the leash, and it had been a while since I walked this route. But, all went well, and when we got back, I think we were both quite happy about it.
We relaxed for a while, and then I got everything ready for bedtime. Then, I got all the bits for Koa’s Lickin’ meal time, so I could start filling up all the little compartments again for the dude to enjoy. He had his meal, I snacked some too. After some telly time, we walked one last short walk, as Koa seems to be reluctant to use the garden to go potty these days, except after snoozing, after he had his meal. So, a short walk together, and then we headed to the bedroom. I watched a bit of my series on my tablet. As my brain was still rather busy, I decided to start writing a bit on Friday’s journal blog Toot.
Unfortunately, it took me quite some time to actually be able to doze off and sleep some. And, unfortunately, after about 4½ hours of sleep, Koa woke me up, letting me know it was time for potty and food. Of course he was right, as we’d been in the bedroom for long enough. But as I had struggled to fall asleep, I would not have minded if the dude could have woken me up a tad later. Anywhoo… We got up, started our usual routine to kick off our 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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