Keeping Going For My Furbabies

little_green

StartingAgainAt29 said:

So lovely to hear about your new baby @astrocytic_kitten! I think so often that sometimes certain furbabies are just meant to come into our lives, and I think that's certainly the case with you two So happy for you!

I've had a bit of a rubbish day today (just things going wrong...), but I had a good, positive weekend so I wanted to write about that to offset the crap.

On Saturday I got up fairly early as I was preparing for my run. I was sat on the sofa and got to thinking about where I was in July. When I was in the hospital, they couldn't even say either way if I'd get back all the vision in my left eye. With the bad inflammation, the lack of blood flow, not knowing how I'd react to steroids etc, I didn't have any kind of timeline if/when my eyesight would come back. And yet here I am in November, my eyesight where it was before, with no flashing lights anymore when I run/generally exert myself. Yes I'm still in the healing process, but looking back at where I was made me realise how lucky I am that I have been able to heal back to this level. Having dealt with my dad who had a catastrophic stroke, and now can't use his left arm, and needs a walking stick, I know how devastating a sudden illness can be. I have to hold on to feeling grateful so I don't try to compare myself with before, or with others. I ran 9 miles on Saturday, and it was tough, but after having that epiphany of sorts it felt amazing. I want to do a half marathon just before Xmas, I'm on track so we'll see.

I spent £34 in Aldi on Friday, some of that was for my mum but we pick stuff up for each other all the time. She's found 3 more small boxes of cat food too that she's stashed, so that's another week or so where I don't have to worry about feeding my hungry hippos. Speaking of, they've got their annual vaccination tomorrow, I'm sure it will be fine. Will be strange to hand them off though, and not be able to go in with them. Fully ready to be shamed for the state of Cat1 and his pouch, but I can be honest and say I'm trying to get his abs back

I went through some documents that ex and I need to fill out for the sale, solicitor really dropped the ball with all this but nothing can be done now about that now. Between us both we've managed to fill out most of the documents, there's some questions we need guidance on but ex is in charge of communicating that. I've asked the EA to ask our buyer if they want the bed - I got "custody" of the bed, but it's way too big for my mum's place, and it's not something I can forsee using in the next few years either. It's a huge, king size divan bed. We paid probably over the odds for it, but I'm hoping that if the buyer wants it I could get a couple of hundred for it. Would save me the hassle of selling online, but if he doesn't want it then I'll have to suffer through selling on places like FB marketplace (the last time I messed with that place I almost destroyed my phone in frustration, people are so grabby and entitled!)

Anyway. I feel better now having thought about positive things, so that was my purpose of coming here today! Hope you all have a great week

i wonder if you still come on here. I would love an update. Hope you are doing ok  

little_green

aw I so wish she'd come back I really enjoyed her diary  

Four_Seasons

I second that I also enjoyed her diary. Sending good wishes.