Getting the balance right

beanielou

Can't imagine life with no wee buddy.
Those few weeks after J & Mr n went within 5 days was dire.

elantan

Aye it's not easy losing a loved one but he comfort a new pet can bring can help. 

Visited friend with new puppy and its gorgeous, a braw wee dug, but visiting it helped me cement that for us a pet isnt for us at this time. 

Adventures planned for the week ahead, a wee dauner and swim at the grey mares tail and a hill ( still to be chosen) it will be great to get out again and start building my strength back up.

I think I have pilates tomorrow will need to check. 

Work was exhausting, I was done in last night but had an early night and a totally lazy day today. 

savingholmes

Glad hte puppy brought you joy.

elantan

Thanks @savingholmes, came back from puppy play and slept till 8pm, have decided to cancel my class tomorrow, kindve annoyed as I paid £40 for 4 classes but I dont think I will be healthy enough tomorrow and next Sunday I have 24 of oncall to do for work so cant do that, that leaves me just 2 weeks, someone else can get the opportunity and use the place. 

I need to remember to be kind to myself and not beat myself up over this. 

newgirly

Hi Elantan, just seen and read your new diary and wanted to say welcome back 😊 
Sorry you have had a rough time recently, I hope you are feeling a bit stronger now. It was lovely what you said about coming back on here feeling like home 🙂

Karmacat

You sound a bit like me, actually, on the pets thing: I love animals dearly, cats especially, but everything, but I couldn't have another one, not until I'm *really* old 

Aimingforthegoodlife

I think I was born to be an aunty, I love my friends and families children, but just not for me! So I think being a pet parent/aunty/uncle etc is very similar, you can get all the loves and fun, with little to no responsibilities! I have three dogs, two guineas and a chicken, they are all wonderful and I love them, but they are costly and a lot of responsibility, haha. I have friends who like to come round to enjoy the animals, and go home after full of the love they give. 

Do you wild swim? 

savingholmes

I think El you have to prioritise rest to balance out your work right now. I have similar pain as due to a mix of life circumstances and covid I've not been to the gym for a week but I felt it was more important to prioritise rest. It was the right call.

elantan

newgirly said:

Hi Elantan, just seen and read your new diary and wanted to say welcome back 😊 
Sorry you have had a rough time recently, I hope you are feeling a bit stronger now. It was lovely what you said about coming back on here feeling like home 🙂

@newgirly

 lovely to see you again,  it just feels like home , hope your doing well xx

elantan

Aimingforthegoodlife said:

I think I was born to be an aunty, I love my friends and families children, but just not for me! So I think being a pet parent/aunty/uncle etc is very similar, you can get all the loves and fun, with little to no responsibilities! I have three dogs, two guineas and a chicken, they are all wonderful and I love them, but they are costly and a lot of responsibility, haha. I have friends who like to come round to enjoy the animals, and go home after full of the love they give. 

Do you wild swim? 

I am liking this aunty idea, and it kinda feels like that is the current state of play, although I'm not offering to take any pets for holiday cover, I think friendships would be wrecked as I would be the aunty that let's them away with murder :-:wink:

I do open water swimming yep, not been swimming for the past few weeks and I've missed it, need to get back to it