#Journal of a slightly less sore Dutch AuDHD Pixy  (Sunday, 14/06/2026).

I had a decent enough night, I guess, as the circumstances would allow it. It was a bit short though, as I dozed off for a little while. Then, a little less than an hour later, I woke up for the loo. Koa kept on sleeping, so that was good. But, I wasn’t able to get back to sleep again for about an hour. I read an email from a very sweet friend, and did my best to reply to it. When I felt relaxed and tired enough, I was able to get back to sleep again. Koa woke me up about 3½ hours after that, which was very good for him, as it meant he had slept for a little over 6 hours. We went out, he did his things, and we got to bed again. Unfortunately, less than 2½ hours after that, Koa woke me up again, so we had to start our “day”. Because the first snooze was less than an hour, my watch didn’t register it. It did log me getting about 5½ hours of sleep, so not too much, unfortunately.

We got up, I got to the scale, and dressed. I let Koa into the garden, fixed his food, and took my meds. Then, I headed to the couch with my laptop. I wrote another email to my sweet friend. And then I wrote my journal toot. I had the kitchen door open, so Koa could head into the garden for his business when he needed to. But, I did found out later, that Koa is in a very mischievous period, as he’s doing things he should not be doing, so I have to watch out now, when he goes into the garden. But, I didn’t realize until later this day…

When I was done with the journal, I browsed through some older pictures that I had uploaded to my drive yesterday. Some of them, I made alt texts for, and I uploaded them to my Pixelfed account. I worked a bit on some blog posts that were still unfinished, and I managed to get two done. And I made an image for a third post as well.

I fixed some brekkie, and watched a bit of TV. I am now on season 3 of “Silent Witness”. After an episode, I booted my purple beast (the PS5), and I managed to make a wee bit of progress with the “inFAMOUS First Light” game. It goes so slow… But, I am making some progress, so that is good. When my back and hands didn’t like me gaming anymore, I played a little with Koa. When it was less dark out, I took him for a short walk. I still can’t do any long ones, especially when Koa pulls on the leash, it still hurts a lot. But I did try to take him out for a bit.

We got back, I fed the beast 😉, and we tried to relax for a bit. When Koa was more relaxed, I headed upstairs, and I tried to ride the bike for a bit. Koa was a lot calmer, compared to yesterday when I wanted to ride, and my back was less sore. I managed to get a 15-minute ride in, which felt rather good. Back downstairs, I took Koa out again for a little walk, and I even managed a little longer one. Still not our “usual” ±600 meter walks, but definitely more than the short bits I had been able to do the previous days. We passed the neighbor’s fence, and they had the kitchen door open. So when she heard her dog barking because we passed by, she came out and gave me the little pictures parcel that she accepted for me the previous evening.

We relaxed for a bit, and then I managed to have a little playtime with the ball. When Koa was a bit more tired, I hoped that he would relax some. I got the pictures from the box, and I started sorting them. First the two stacks for the two albums. And then the next sorting, getting all the pictures sorted by date and time, so that I could easily get them into the album. Fortunately, the names of the pictures are printed (partially) on the back, so that helped a lot with getting them in order. Koa was behaving like a silly one, and after a little while, I had to crate him. I didn’t want him biting in the photo album, or knocking over my drink near the album…

Koa didn’t like to be crated, but it did help me to work on my album at ease. I managed to get all the pictures in. And then I sorted the pictures for the second album. I would do those at another time. I gave Koa his snuffle mat, and he enjoyed it to the fullest. We had another little walkies, which went OK enough. I am eager to be able to walk the longer rounds again soon, as I do miss them (and I guess Koa misses them too). But my back needs to be better then first, as I don’t want to get too far, and then have to crawl back 🫣.

After the walk, we tried to relax for a while. We had some playtime, and we practiced some of the exercises a little as well. When it was time to get ready for bed, I took my meds, and started to prepare everything. Koa went outside, and after some urging, he did a wee. When he got to the crate, he started barking like a mad man again. The previous days, when he’d done this, it had not been due to needing potty breaks. He just went outside and did his own things there. So, not wanting to be trained my him this way, and knowing that he’d been cared for in all the right ways, I ignored the barks. And, after about 5-10 minutes, he finally settled down.

It didn’t take too long for me to doze off too. Koa woke me up after about 3 hours. We went outside, he did all the things, and then we got back to bed. He managed another 5 hours of sleeping, before he woke me up again. It wasn’t a too bad night, as I got about 7 hours of sleep. But, as Monday was going to be a long day, and a busy one, I knew I was in for a little challenge to make it through the day… But, I needed to wee, and apparently, so did Koa, so we got up, and we started our “day”.

Thanks to all for your kindness and support during my "journey through daily life"  I really appreciate it 💜 as it helps me to keep going on bad/harder days! 

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PS. Picture I added is one of the older ones that I also shared on my Pixelfed   account (https://pixelfed.social/p/PixysSnaps/971580785989894228).

Good evening Squirrel Fans.

Saw tonight’s quote I startled Mrs S by yelling “Hell Yeah!” Out loud! 😆 :-

“Your own brain ought to have the decency to be on your side! “
Terry Pratchett — Wintersmith

Right, I have restarted Starfield because, as is often the case with such games, once I have worked out th game mechanics I can’t resist the temptation to start again & play thru with my new knowledge - also I tend to take it more easily so can appreciate the story more.

So off to Mars!

Catch you fab folk on the other side!

Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, I hope you’re well & safe! 😊🫶🖖

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#Journal of a slightly more relaxed Dutch AuDHD Pixy  (Saturday, 13/06/2026).

I didn’t have the best night, but that was mostly due to me and my body, and not due to Koa needing breaks. Heck, when I was awake, and I went to the loo, he even stayed asleep, which was great. But, Koa did wake me up around midnight, and I had gotten a little less than 5½ hours of sleep, according to my watch, so that wasn’t a whole lot. But, my back did feel a bit better, so, without waning to jinx it, I started my “day” a little more positive, hoping that the back would behave itself more today.

I got to the scale, which was as to be expected, and then I dressed. I fixed Koa’s meal, and then took my own meds. When Koa was done eating, I headed to the couch, where I grabbed my laptop, and I wrote an email to my sweet friend. I followed it up with my journal toot. The backdoor was open, so Koa could go out when and if he needed to. My back wasn’t good enough yet to go out on a nightly walk,

When all the writing was done, I uploaded some old vacation pictures to the drive. Some of them, I downloaded to my tablet a little later, and I made alt texts for them, so I could share them on Pixelfed. I played a bit with some pictures, and scrolled through the different Fedi timelines. Then I tried to relax a bit with some telly, as Koa snoozed in his crate. He started the “big change” of his teefs, and he’s struggling with the issues that go with changing from the baby sharp pearly whites, to the adult sized ones.

When it was getting light out, I took Koa for a little walk around the grassy field behind the house. It didn’t go too badly, but when Koa pulled on the leash, it still sent sharp pains through my back and legs. He got some sniffs in, and he did a wee, and we got back home again. I fixed his meal, and after that, we tried to relax a bit. The walk had not been long, but it had taken some spoons to manage.

After I had some food, I tried to read a little bit. But I could not get comfy on the couch with my Kobo, so I decided to boot up the purple beast (my PS5), and check out the inFAMOUS games in the PS+ section. There were more of them in there than I thought, and I opted to download the last one, First Light, to try that out.

I played it for a wee bit, tried to make a save game when my hands were getting tired (hope ut did save it properly), and then I went out for another walk with Koa. We managed a little longer walk now, but it was still hard on my back. We got back, and I played a little with Koa. Then, I crated him, and I wanted to ride the bike for a bit.

Unfortunately, Koa kept barking every few minutes, and he didn’t seem to relax (I didn’t have the camera set up, as I only wanted to ride for a short time). So, after ten minutes, I headed back down again. I don’t know why Koa could not relax. Maybe it’s just his teefs bothering him too much…

We tried to relax for a bit, and then went out for another walkies. Koa wanted a little longer one now, so I tried it. And, while it wasn't comfortable, we did manage it in the end. After the walk, I crated Koa, as I really needed to relax for a little while, and not be disturbed by the pearly white and wobbly teefs…

We played a little, and then we got ready for bedtime. When all was done, Koa was in his crate, and I was just getting comfy in bed, Koa started barking. He would not settle down, so I thought he had to go out. We went to the garden, where he found a spot in the shade, and he just lay himself down to relax. Euh… After some time, Koa did wee, and then we headed back to bed. A little whining, and then he finally settled down.

I woke up a few hours later for the loo. I took Koa from his crate so he could do his thing as well. He was a bit grouchy, as apparently, I had woken him up this time, haha. We got back to sleep again, and two hours later, he woke me up again. A little too early to my liking, but he had to go, and did a number two, so we didn’t get up for nothing. So, we started our “day” a little earlier than I had hoped for…

Thanks to all for your kindness and support during my "journey through daily life"  I really appreciate it 💜 as it helps me to keep going on bad/harder days! 

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Good evening Squirrel Fans.

Just for a change I thought I would dip into Hitchhikers for tonightt’s quote, & personally I think that dolphins are far more intelligent than us - for the reasons mentioned!!

“For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Right off to see a man about a spaceship!

Catch you fab folk on the morrow!

Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, I hope you’re well & safe! 😊🫶🖖

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#Journal of a sore and broken Dutch AuDHD Pixy  (Friday, 12/06/2026).

I didn’t have the worst night, after the deet helped keep the buzzing terrorist 🦟at a distance. Koa let me sleep quite a bit, and my meds helped me with that as well. We had a wee break once. And when Koa woke me up again, it was nearly 1AM, where he usually wakes me up around midnight. According to my watch, I got about 8 hours of sleep, and they were very welcome indeed. We got up, and started our “day”. I took my meds, prepped Koa’s food, got dressed. I didn’t use the scale as I had trouble standing as it was, let alone to stand still on a plate for a little while…

When I got dressed, I got to the couch, grabbed my laptop, and I started writing an email to my sweet friend. When it was finished, I started writing my journal toot. Koa had been a good boy, until he started struggling with his teeth again, and I had to crate him for a while. When he woke up, I let him into the garden, and we tried for him to be out of the crate for a while again. Which went OK, up to a point. I finished the journal toot, updated things here and there, and then I put the laptop away. I browsed the Fediverse for a while on my phone, while I watched some of the Downton Abbey movies.

I made some brekkie, and tried to relax a bit more. Did my exercises, and when it got a bit lighter outside, I took Koa for a short “stroll” across the grassy field behind the house. It was a challenge for sure, especially when Koa pulled on the leash, as that really hurt my back and leg a lot. We managed a short round across the field. I fed Koa when we got back, and then I crated him for a while, so I could properly try to relax on the couch for a little bit. I really needed it after that short walk.

I relaxed a bit, with some more Downton Abbey on the telly. I had an idea for a new “cartoon Koa” animation, so I played with AI for a bit. The result was quite good, so I had a new sticker to add to my WhatsApp sticker pack. I tried to do my exercises, and of course they still hurt… Around 8, I texted my PT, to ask how he was doing, and if our appointment would go on, or if it needed to be canceled. He texted back that the appointment was on for today, so that was good news indeed.

I watched more telly, tried another walk with Koa, and did my exercises again. Then, mum came, and she and I took Koa, and we got in Skoosh to head to my physio. I took mum along, as I didn’t know how the driving would go. And we took Koa, as we didn’t want to leave him alone. The person who was scheduled before me had canceled, and big Bas didn’t mind us taking Koa into the treatment area. Mum watched Koa, and Bas handled my back.

Bas had checked everything, and his conclusion was that one of the bigger muscles, that goes from the lower back, through the buttocks, around the hip, towards the front of the upper leg, was seriously stressed. He told me to keep using the painkillers, to keep doing my exercises, and try to keep moving when I could, without pushing too hard. All that, combined with rest, should hopefully help the muscle to slowly wind down again. If these things would not help me to feel a bit better over the weekend, then I’d have to contact Bas again, and he will then contact my GP to discuss the option for me getting some muscle relaxants. So, let’s see how the weekend will go…

We got back home, and I took Koa to the grassy field. Mum vacuumed the downstairs area some. When she was done, she took Koa for a little walk. During that time, I went upstairs, and I rode the bike for 11:11 minutes. I could not sit up straight, but the ride did feel good for my muscles. When mum and Koa got back, I gave Koa his meal, and mum got ready to head home.

Koa and I relaxed for a while, until it was time to get ready to head to bed. It took me some time to doze off, and when I woke up again, I was wide awake, and my back was annoying me. So, I spent some time on my phone, while Koa was snoozing peacefully. I managed to doze off again after about an hour. Koa woke me up around 21:30. He did his things, and then we got back to bed. We managed to snooze some more, until Koa woke me up around midnight, and it was time for us to start our “day”.

Thanks to all for your kindness and support during my "journey through daily life"  I really appreciate it 💜 as it helps me to keep going on bad/harder days! 

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#WeirdFolks
#ActuallyAuDHD
#KoaKoolani

Good evening Squirrel Fans.

Being a Scorpio this quote gave me pause for thought - if the constellations are moving does this mean that the Scorpion is chasing me! 😆 :-

“Discworld constellations changed frequently as the world moved through the void, which meant that astrology was cutting edge research rather than, as elsewhere, a clever way of avoiding a proper job. It was amazing how human traits and affairs could so reliably and continuously be guided by a succession of big balls of plasma billions of miles away, most of whom have never even heard of humanity. “
Terry Pratchett — Last Continent

Right off to hand in the 2 alien artefacts I found in the last 24 hours … I’m expecting a decent reward!

Catch you fab folk tomorrow!

Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, I hope you’re well & safe! 😊🫶🖖

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#GoodNight and #TZAG everyone  

  a longer Toot, there I babble about my use of this one account, instead of using the separate ones...

Well, I'm slowly trying to adjust to using one account for my Masto things. It's so weird, as I keep feeling like I "should switch" for things... And I do need to check on the notifications of the other two accounts, but yeah...

So far, I've had 14 folks vote on my little poll. 14% likes me to keep using the separate accounts, 64% says to focus on just one, and 21% says "other", but then comment that I could try to use one account and use the hashtags to make things more tidy.

Which is a very good idea, as I had it myself as well  hihi 🤭 but yeah, I want to keep using my tags. That way, folks can follow or filter some of my content, should they wish to do so.

I know I have more followers on my gaming account, around 950. My fitness account has around 180. And I have about 500 on this one. So getting 14 votes is not that much, although I do understand that not all followers are still active on Fedi, and not everyone may have seen my poll toots.

Still, I'm very grateful for those that took the time to vote and/or reply, as it helps me with the "debate" my brain was having over the separation of the accounts. Guess that's one of the harder things with AuDHD and being a spoonie... One requires all the efforts in special ways, the other is just glad when things get some in *some* way. 😂

I've even started writing a blog post about this trial, because it really affects me in a weird way. I want to make things easier on me, and I know it's "my" social media, so I should be "allowed" to share as I would like to... And still, part of me worries that I will "annoy" people that only followed one account, when they'll have to "put up" with my other topics now as well. I know, I worry too much about what others may think and feel... Guess that's a deeper part of my trauma, in some way... Where I always had to "do better" to please others, and where I had to "work harder" to fit in better. It almost feels like I am a bit scared to "do as I'd like, and be who I am", if that makes sense 🤔. So that's why I did the poll, and why I started the blog post about it.

Due to my AuDHD, I struggle a lot with social things... Mostly anxiety, where I am afraid to say/write the wrong things, or where I misunderstand things and reply in a wrong way, or where my translation is off, and it means something different than what I had intended to say/write. So when I share things online here, I feel I al always looking for ways to please others, so they would want to interact with me and my toots... 😔 With my blog, I just write as I go, as that's more of a "one-way street". Sure, people can comment my posts there, but it feels different than when I share things here on Masto.

I'll try to keep using the hashtags #️⃣ like I did before. My journey toots, which I always shared here, will keep their "PixysJourney" tags. The fitness ones I'll try to always tag with my "PixysFitJourney" tag. The gaming ones I never really had a "Pixy" kind of tag for. 🤔 Maybe I'll have to start using a new tag for them, like "PixysGaming". So that way, hopefully, people can find and filter my toots from this account.

I'll keep using other tags, like the one for Koa "Koa Koolani" , and the one for my books "BooksIn2026" and all that... Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 that this will help both me, in feeling that things are still "tidy and neat", and for you, my pocket 📱 Friendos, with being able to deal with my toots accordingly.

I also will keep using CWs for posts that are longer than 5k characters. I'll always give a CW reason, so you'll know if it's "just" a long Toot, or something really upsetting.

Occasionally, I share pictures with people in it, mostly selfies 🤳 I guess. I did a poll about two years ago, I think, where I asked people if I should CW pictures with eye contact. I got quite a few votes and replies. And since then, I don't CW my pictures/selfies, but if there is eye contact, I'll add the tags "EyeContact" and "Selfie", as people commented on the vote post that they preferred to filter out pictures like this with a "warning tag" , instead of having them behind CWs.

I'll still be using Pixelfed for most of my picture sharing things. And PeerTube for my little videos, older and newer ones. I'll try to boost the toots from those accounts on this one, so you can easily see them and interact with them, should you like to.

Well, this turned into a babble! Haha! So, as promised, I added the CW, even though we're slightly below the 5k characters. 

Thanks to all for your kindness and support during my "journey through daily life"  I really appreciate it   as it helps me to keep going on bad/harder days! 

 💜 🍀 🐾

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#ActuallyAuDHD

#Journal of a sore and uncomfortable Dutch AuDHD Pixy  (Thursday, 11/06/2026).

Thanks to some extra pain meds, I didn’t have the worst night. It was hard to get up for Koa’s potty breaks (and my own, haha), but I was able to find some comfortable way to sleep. When Koa woke me up around 23:45, it was time to start our “day”. As my back wasn’t too happy about getting up, I didn’t use the scale. Standing on it was just a bit too scary. Not just because of the weight, haha, but also because I could not properly stand straight on it. I got dressed, and headed to the kitchen.

The fuzzy piranha got fed, and I took my meds. I got to the couch, grabbed my laptop, and started writing an email to my sweet friend. Koa was doing OK most of the time, until his little vampire fangs were getting too active again. He went into the crate, disagreed for a bit, and then decided to just snooze. I finished my email, and started on the journal toot. When Koa woke up, I let him out into the garden, and I fixed myself some brekkie. Then I finished the journal bits, and I put away the laptop.

I spent some time on the Fedi/Masto. I had been playing with the idea of using just one Masto account, instead of the 3 I have now. But, I had my doubts about it, so I made a poll, asking my pocket friendos about it. I wrote some toots on all the accounts, and I spent some time watching a bit of “Silent Witness” on DVD. I let Koa into the garden again, and tried to relax for a bit.

Bestie didn’t call me on her way to work this time. I tried a short walk with Koa, which was about 180 meters, according to his tracker. I was very tired when we got back, but I had at least tried my best. After some resting, and playing with Koa, I crated him, so I could go upstairs. I managed to ride my bike for 15 minutes. It felt good, as long as I didn’t try to sit up too straight. Koa didn’t bark too much, and relaxed most of the time that I was upstairs.

When I got back downstairs, I gave Koa his snuffle mat, and I fixed a bit to eat. Then, I tried another short walk at the grassy field, and we took some little snacks to the big black fluff. I tried to relax for a while, watching some telly. Then, my neighbor texted she was on her way, so I let her in. She took my little dude for a walk, which I think they both enjoyed. Nicole had taken some pictures of Koa during the walk, and he seemed to be having a good time.

Koa and I relaxed for a while. I watched some telly, we tried some of his exercises, and then, we slowly got ready for bedtime. I prepped everything, took one of my extra painkillers, and we headed to bed. I was just comfy when Koa wanted to go out again. Just my luck. We went out, he did his thing, and we got back again. Then, when I was just dozing off, I heard the most annoying buzzing near my ear, and I knew a buzzing terrorist had entered my bedroom. I took some deet, and tried to apply it to myself. I had to be careful, as Koa sometimes likes to lick me, and I could not use the deet on those places.

I got back to bed, and heard some faint buzzing, and then it went, and I finally dozed off. 5 hours later, Koa woke me up for a potty break. He did his things, and we got back inside. I was able to get comfy again, and dozed off. I woke up around 22:30, checked the clock, didn’t hear Koa, and I nodded off again. When Koa woke me up I could not believe that it was 0:50 already! So, I “quickly” got up, and we started our “day”.

Thanks to all for your kindness and support during my "journey through daily life"  I really appreciate it 💜 as it helps me to keep going on bad/harder days! 

 💜 🍀 🐾

#PixysJourney
#WeirdFolks
#ActuallyAuDHD
#KoaKoolani

Good evening Squirrel Fans.

Personally I think I’m a natural Pyramid designer, just born in the wrong place in the wrong epoch! :-

“You just get one chance, she said. You live for maybe seventy years, and if you’re lucky you get one chance. Think of all the natural skiers who are born in deserts. Think of all the genius blacksmiths who were born hundreds of years before anyone invented the horse. All the skills that are never used. All the wasted chances. “
Terry Pratchett — Moving Pictures

Right off to find an alien artefact!

Catch you fab folk in Fridays edition of the great game of life!

Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, I hope you’re well & safe! 😊🫶🖖

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Heads up Squirrel Fans …

Got a text supposedly from my mum that she had changed her number.

I don’t know if this is a new scam but it certainly wasn’t my Mum, she passed in 2019!

Just be aware that the low life scum are falling to new lows!

Details below :-

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