#Journal of an aching Dutch AuDHD Pixy  (Friday, 17/04/2026).

I had a short night. I had trouble falling asleep, I had trouble staying asleep, so when I finally got up again, my watch told me I had only gotten about 5¼ hours of sleep. And, I had gone to bed with a pain in my left shoulder, which, unfortunately, had not gotten any better during my short sleep. Which was not a good thing, as I would need that shoulder to cooperate with me, when bestie, and I would be working on the back garden. So, I got up, gave the scale a nasty look, and I got dressed. I took my meds, packed my bag, and then I got to Skoosh, so we could skedaddle to the gym.

I checked up on the social bits, while I enjoyed my protein shake. My shoulder muscles were not happy with me, and they hurt with the silliest things, like trying to blow my nose properly! It was so weird… I got to the recumbent bike, rode it for a while, and then I got to the treadmill for a short walk. But, my leg and back were not overly enthusiastic, and I wanted to save some spoons, as I would walk to the store, and work in the garden, later today. So, after a nice massage, I switched my shoes, and Skoosh and I skedaddled back home again.

I washed up, got to the couch, and I wrote my journal toot. I worked a bit on my blog, and then I had some ideas to make an AI image. But, somehow, Gemini was not working properly, as I could not save any of the images in the 4mp quality that it usually gives me. I only got 1mp downloads, and that bummed me out after a bit. So, after trying to get the image I wanted, and struggling hard to have Gemini understand the simple prompts, and then not being able to save the images in a proper format, I just gave up. I put away the laptop, and I tried to relax for a while, while watching some telly.

I relaxed for a while, until it was time to get ready to head to the store to get some fresh buns. I got there a bit early, but they allowed me to go in earlier as well, so by the time it was 8, I was already coming out again, ready to walk home. When I got back, I tried to prepare some things, and then, I watched more telly, until bestie called me that she was just getting into town. Yay!

I waited for her at the parking. We got in, I fixed a cup of tea, and we chatted for a bit. Then, we got ready to start the hard work. And wow, that shoulder of mine was definitely not pleased with the bending and twisting and turning… But… I tried my best to do as much as I could, as I didn’t want to let down my friend, and make her do all the hard work. I know she’d definitely do more than I could, but still, I gave it all I got too. After about 2 hours, I had fixed us a nice lunch. Then, we got back at it, and we finished up as best as we could. It wasn’t perfect, and bestie had wanted to do a better job, but with the time we had, and the broken bodies… This was perfection!

Bestie got ready to head home, and I jumped in the shower for a bit. More and more muscles were hurting, and I also got a blister on my right index finger, just 10 minutes after I started the work. After the shower and a change of clothes, I got out to walk with the black 🖤 fluff. He got all his cuddles and snacks, and then I got ready to head to Cuijk for the puppy visit.

We had a good time with the pups, but I wasn't able to take any pictures, as they were definitely in fluffy piranha mode! Loads of snapping teeth, preferably in me, especially my toes! 😂We got some special Koa cuddles in, and I cuddled a bit with the others as well. Then, I wondered why my right pinkie was hurting, and when I looked at it, the bottom part was swollen, with nice blue and purple colors. I don’t know if it got bruised during the garden work, or when the big galls jumped against me, or when the pups all tried to attack me… Joke got some special cooling thingie on it, which helped to ease the pain some. Then, we helped her to weigh all the heavy balls of fluff, after they had enjoyed their meals. And then, mum and I got ready to head back home again.

I prepared everything to get ready to head to bed, as I was broken and tired enough. But my brain took some time to wind down, and my body needed some time before the pain meds kicked in. And then, I finally dozed off. I didn’t wake up again until the alarm woke me up, which gave me almost 6 hours of sleep in total. So, I got up, and I started my “day”… Still sore…

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