Mastodawn

3h ago

Ello sweet and lovely Friendos

#GoodNight and #TZAG everyone

I just got back from the gym. I did a little less cardio, as I will walk from the tax office to my parent's place, which is almost 4km. So I should get some exercise in from that. 😊 Plus, I will take Bas home with me after that, so I am sure some walkies will happen as well. 😊

I did do one leg and one arm exercise. The leg exercise was a bit harder, but it went well and it felt good. The arm exercise I had not done in a while, so that felt good to do as well.

Let's see if I can write my journal Toot in a bit. And I will need to finish the blog post that I want to share this morning. It's ⅔ done, I feel, so it should not be too much work to finish it up. 😊 (or so I hope 😇).

Let's finish my blog post first and then I'll write the journal Toot. Busy times. 😉

Catch you all later, I hope!

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20h ago

Ello sweet and lovely Friendos

#GoodMorning and #TZAG everyone

Well, I've tried to do a little bit of everything this night... I tried to get my exercises in. I tried to relax. I worked on my blog. Went out for a walk. And... I worked on my puzzle again...

It's been a lot of work 😉 but I do hope that I'll be able to finish Dumbo, at some point... 🤞🏻 I managed to make some progress every time I sat down, so that's been something positive.

Now, I'll get myself some food and relax a bit. After that, if weather allows, I'll try to get another walk in.

Ugh, tomorrow morning I need to visit the tax office. I am really anxious about it, as I don't understand too much if it, and I just hope that I don't have to pay, as I really need to save money for the puppy (and some other bits...).

Hope you're all having a good Sunday! Catch you all later folks.

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1d ago

#Journal of a slightly bläh Dutch Pixy (Saturday, 08/11/2025).

I had some weird dreams. So when I woke up about half an hour before the alarm, so I decided to get up and start my "day". 😊 The scale was OK I guess. I got dressed, I took my meds, packed my bag, and headed to Skoosh. The moon was still rather bright. With Arwen, during the SniffiVerse™ walkies (or the first time we went out after sleeping), of I saw the moon being beautiful, I had to take a snap. Ever since her passing, I barely have taken any... It was something I did *with her*, and now it feels more empty. 😢 I guess I will get back to it with time, but yeah... Time...

Skoosh and I arrived at the gym safe and sound. I switched my shoes and checked my social media bits while enjoying my protein shake. After a while, I got my big behind to the seated bike. I rode it for half an hour. Then I went to do one leg exercise, and one for my arms/shoulders. After that, I enjoyed a ten-minute massage in the chair, before switching my shoes again to get ready to head back home.

As I was heading out to Skoosh, there was a terribly loud bang! It spooked me rather well. I checked the time, just in case something bad had happened that would make the news... Then, Skoosh and I headed back home.

I washed up, got to the couch, and wrote my journal Toot. I worked a little on my blog, as I had to finish up my of post for this day, and that was a bit easier on the laptop. Then, I went upstairs and I rode my bike for 45 minutes. I tried to do the abs-roller exercise. Managed only a few reps once, but hey, gotta start somewhere! I headed back down and enjoyed some brekky.

After that, I felt a bit restless. The weather was colder, my weather station showing me it was 5°C and rather humid at 95%. But, it was dry, so I got my jacket, yellow safety harness, and headphones and I headed out. I walked the route that Arwen and I walked during our first SniffiVerse™ walkies, before she found out that sometimes, the longer route would be fun too. (I didn't know the ways well enough, so we started small, with a walk of about 2,48km - about 1,54 miles). It was still hard to walk this by myself. I switched from music to watching some Voyager, as I needed some more distraction to keep going. At the end of the walk, I was rather sweaty, but it did feel good. As convenient as the treadmill walks can be, and I need to do them more too because I need to train the incline bits some more again, the outside walks have their pros too. There is just that one big con, missing my gall. And smaller ones of course, like the weather surprising you with unexpected wetness. ☔ But this walk, the only wetness were some sweat and tears.

I got home, washed up a bit, and got to the couch for a while. I just had to relax a little bit, so I started writing a blog post that is intended to be shared on Monday... 😊 After a while, I got hungry, so I decided to make some soup. When I was done, I started the dishwasher so it could work its magic. After that, I got to my puzzle, intending to try and get another little part done. Before I knew it, I was getting a tad hungry, and I noticed that I had been working on it for about 2½ hours! Whoops! I got up, started the washing machine, and then I got ready for a little walk. I had been sitting for quite a while and I needed to move a little.

I was planning to walk a certain route, but when I came out the front door, I saw the neighbor and her black 🖤 fluff coming near. Fortunately, I still had a snack he likes in my pocket. He enjoyed it and then I walked a little smaller walk than I had intended, to join him and the neighbor.

When I got back, the washing machine was almost done. I took the stuff upstairs when it was, and hung it out best I could. After that, I felt a little woozy, so I made some food. After that, and some relaxing with a bit of telly, I decided to get back to my puzzle again.

I was still at it when the neighbor texted that the black 🖤 fluff wanted to go out again. After the walkies, I got ready to head to bed. I watched a bit of Voyager and then I turned on a MyNoise® soundscape and I got my book. It didn't take too long to fall asleep.

When I woke up again, I felt a tad stiff. But I had been sleeping the whole time until 22:44. Usually, I wake up after several hours and I visit the loo, and get back to bed in a different position. So now, I decided to get up and start my day. The scale wasn't kind, as it told me I had smacked too much yesterday... Ah well... Not the best start of my "day"....

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1d ago

Ello sweet and lovely Friendos

#GoodNight and #TZAG everyone

Another late little toot! Even though I was up earlier than usual. But I had a long email to reply to, and I did some exercises at the gym that required my hands more. And when I wanted to write the Toot, I got an unexpected email back, so of course I had to reply to that first. 😇

I've been riding the bike at home for a bit now. And I am hoping to get to writing the journal Toot as well. But I first wrote a little Silent Sunday blog post, as I had not done that yet. I've been slacking... Either been too busy with appointments, too distracted with my Dumbo puzzle, or just too tired...

Ah well, I am trying to pick up on the amount of exercises. But unfortunately, I also smacked too much and gained some weight again. Ugh... 😔

Best get started with my journal Toot now. Otherwise I'll never get to it. 🫣

Catch you all later!

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2d ago

#Journal of a slightly aching Dutch Pixy (Friday, 07/11/2025).

I had a few weird dreams and woke up a few times. And then I woke up again when the alarm went off. I got to the scale, which wasn't too bad, but still higher than I would like it to be. I dressed and I took my meds. I packed my bag and then I headed to Skoosh. The moon was still rather bright again. Skoosh and I got to the gym safe and sound.

I switched my shoes, went through my socials as I enjoyed my protein shake, and then I got to the seated bike. I rode it for half an hour. Then, I got to the massage chair. I was skipping the arm and leg exercises for today, after two days, a rest day seemed fitting. When the massage was over, I switched my shoes and headed back to Skoosh again.

I washed up and got to the couch. Wrote my journal Toot and worked on my journal blog post a little. When I headed upstairs, where I rode the bike for an hour. I got back, had some brekky, and got the laptop again. I am trying to copy my older journal blog post texts into the journey journal app. I managed to copy one week into the app. Then I used my phone to add some images to those entries.

I got the green bin out for collection day. Then I tried to clean my teeth as best as I could, so that they'd be all good for the dentist appointment. I got my things, I headed to Skoosh, and we drove to Nijmegen. I parked at my parents neighbor's place, and then I walked to the dentist. I was rather early, but that gave me some time to relax a bit. I was struggling a little, because it was a Friday morning, and I got triggered by missing Arwen again... 😢 I tried to hold myself together, but in the end, there were some tears escaping from my eyes. 😔

I was called in earlier, so we were off to a good start. But, unfortunately, things went less good from there. They had to build a wedge thingie to be able to repair the tooth. But somehow, it wouldn't stick around it properly. It hurt me a lot and she had to sedate me a few times, as it was so very sensitive. 😔 The professor helped her in the end and then it was done rather quickly. But it had taken quite a bit of time, so she could not do the other thing that she needed to do. So I'll need a new appointment for that...

I walked to Skoosh again, wager to get home as I was super hungry. I had my breakfast around 4:30, and while I was getting to my home, it was past 11... So when I got home, I quickly fixed some food and enjoyed it to the fullest. I relaxed for a bit, and then the neighbor texted a little earlier that the black 🖤 fluff was ready for walkies... So we went out for a nice walk.

When we got back I tried to relax a little. But I was so tired and all, so I went to bed, where I watched an episode of Voyager before falling asleep with a MyNoise® soundscape. I had some weird and disturbing dreams. When I woke up again, about half an hour before the alarm was set to go off, I got up and started my "day".

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PS. The image I added is an older one that I edited to share on Pixelfed today, to remember my gall... 😢

2d ago

Ello sweet and lovely Friendos

#GoodNight and #TZAG everyone

I'm back from the gym. I woke up a little earlier, and went to the gym a little earlier. 😊 But I got a very sweet email from a good friend and it took me some time to reply to it. So by the time I was ready to head home, I just finished the reply...

I did ride the bike for 30 minutes. I did several reps of a leg exercise, and also one arm/shoulder exercise. I had hoped to do more exercises, but it was a little too "busy" (it wasn't, really, but to me, it was.... 😔), so I used the massage chair and then got ready to head home.

I will "need" to write my journal Toot in a bit. But I also need to write a blog post for today, as the dentist appointment took longer than I hoped yesterday, and I didn't get to write for my blog. And I don't want to break the streak... 😇

So I guess I'd better get to the journal Toot, so I can start the new blog post shortly after.

I hope you're all having a good time! Catch you all in a bit. 😉

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2d ago

Ello sweet and lovely Friendos

#GoodMorning and #TZAG everyone

Well, I'm getting ready to head to Skoosh and drive to Nijmegen. I have a dentist appointment this morning, and I'd rather be too early than get caught up in traffic and be too late... 😊

The green bin is out, I remembered (it's so full and heavy, hope it will get emptied 🤞🏻). My teeth have had a proper brush and all that. Went too the loo. Got my headphones and car papers in my bag.

Well, best to turn off the TV and lock up and go out.

Catch you all later!

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3d ago

#Journal of a slightly busy Dutch Pixy (Thursday, 06/11/2025).

It had taken a little while before I was able to fall asleep. I woke up twice during the night and then when my alarm went off. My watch told me that I had slept about 7 hours. It didn't feel too bad, so I tried to make the best of it. The scale wasn't too bad, but I wish the numbers would be lower. 😇 I got dressed, took my meds, packed my bag, and then I went to Skoosh to head to the gym.

The moon was rather bright tonight, for the second time this week. I think it's called the "Beaver moon" at the moment. I got to the gym alright. Switched my shoes and checked the social bits while I enjoyed the protein shake. I rode the bike for half an hour. Then I went to do one new leg exercise. Well, not really new, but I had not done it since my surgeries. I followed it with an arm/shoulder exercise. I enjoyed a ten minute massage in the chair, before I switched my shoes and headed back home again.

I washed up, got to the couch, and wrote my journal Toot. I ordered a birthday card for one of my best friend's mum. And then I had some brekky. After that, I headed upstairs and I rode the bike. I kept it on the lowest setting, but I managed to ride it for an hour again! 😁 I went back down, and tried to relax a little with some telly. Then, I got ready to head to Nijmegen.

While I was driving, bestie called me and we had a nice chat. I filled up Skoosh, as she had gotten some more kilometers in this week, with the trip to Almere. Then I went to my parents place. When mum was ready, we took their car and headed to Germany. We got most of the groceries that we needed, and we filled up their benzine tank. Then, onwards to Appie. I finally had remembered to take the empty glass with me, so we took that to the recycling bins. Then we got our groceries and headed back home.

I unpacked everything and when mum had played fridge Tetris, we took Bas to the small woods. Bas had a good time getting all the sniffs in. Then, I got all my groceries and I headed back home again. 😊 I unpacked, made some food, and then I tried to relax a bit until the neighbor texted me that she and the big black 🖤 fluff were ready for walkies.

After walkies, I prepared everything for the night and I went to bed. I watched an episode of Voyager, and then I started a MyNoise® soundscape, grabbed my book, and fell asleep while reading.

I woke up twice during the night, and then when my alarm went off. I didn't feel too bad, so I got up, ready to start a new "day".

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PS. The snap I attached is an older one that I edited for my quote blog post today. 🥲

3d ago

Ello sweet and lovely Friendos

#GoodNight and #TZAG everyone

A little late with my Toot here, as I usually send it from the gym. I've been home for a little while now, and I've finally caught up with the notifications. 😊

I only rode the bike for half an hour. I wanted to give my muscles a relaxing day today, and I will need to get the exercises back in tomorrow night.

I wrote a long email to a sweet friend. And now I'm watching Battlestar Galactica, season 2 still, and writing this Toot.

I'll probably head upstairs after this and write my journal Toot as I ride the bike. Part of me just wants to stay on the couch, as I know I have to go to Nijmegen this morning, as I have a dentist appointment. But I also know I need to start training my leg a little better again, as I do wish for it to get back to its usual strength at some point.

I still have a slightly bruised area, that warms up after exercise. Or it just gets warm after I sat on the couch... The scar is still a bit sensitive in the area that suffered the most from the hematoma and edema. And, I still have some edema in my hip/ass area. I first thought it was just be being obese. But when I feel it, and then compare it to the left side, it's definitely some "left over" edema... It's been 4 months now... I wish it would finally heal and ease up on me... 😔

Well, let's send out this Toot and head to the bike I guess... Hopefully, I can catch you all later with my journal Toot. 😊

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