Cate's Diary

It was fun, LaMa & Liza. We bought 3 recliners, but may have to wait 6 weeks, due to high demand. We have a really well made, electric one that I got for Mum & that should match well.
Archie now has a schmicko coat that fits him perfectly, a car harness that also fits him perfectly & can be left on him for car outings, a collapsible bowl, a new tough toy & a kong treats dispenser that should keep him occupied.
We had lunch & sat outside with him, left him in the car while we did a quick food shop & we are all now pooped, but home again. He was a perfectly well behaved boy.
 
How wonderful that Archie's well-behaved in town as well. Can we get a picture of him in his new coat?
 
It is, LaMa. He is a very well behaved little dog. I am going to send his last owner a gift & a thank you. I'll take a photo later in the week xo
 
I woke up just not wanting to go to golf, so I messaged to say I wouldn't. I'll explain myself a bit better, later as Arch is on my lap & it's so hard using my crummy phone.
 
I woke up sneezing & with a very stuffy head & blocked ears. I had been dreading going to golf anyway as it was always going to be a bleak day today, but also I was dreading saying that I was not going to do the bar. I had discussed what I was going to say on the drive home yesterday as it has been playing on my mind. "I have been advised not to do the bar." Thank you advisory panel/forum friends.
It was also going to be my annual sponsor day. The minute I decided not to go & messaged the ladies captain I started to feel better mentally. I have sneezed about 20 times this morning, but that may be from spending the day amongst fragrance in town. I hated how busy it was.
I got a message from R last night & he sounded really overwhelmed. He's back at work next week. He told me not to worry but when I get messages like that one on a night where I'm feeling tired myself & a bit overwhelmed it is compounded. I'm just going to stay at home & be warm & take it easy. I'm starting to feel better mentally at least.
Self-care today is my priority. I have some pumpkin soup out for my lunch & will have some yoghurt & fruit.
 
Really too bad about the sneezing and stuffy head :(
Good idea to stay home and be cozy and take care of yourself--hope you feel better soon!
Pumpkin soup sounds perfect.
 
Cate why don't you send an email or a text to say you are not doing the bar ? Hope R will be fine , I am sure he will be . He has his girlfriend now to be a support ( hope I have the right son there ) .
Self care sounds good to me. Feel better soon :grouphug:
 
Starting things up again felt/feels overwhelming to me as well but I'm sure R will cope well once it actually happens. He may even be glad to have his routine back.
 
Thanks, Liza, Petal & LaMa. It may be a reaction to all the fragrance in town yesterday. I have not strayed far from my chair & have drunk copious quantities of herbal tea. I'm actually starting to get hungry for the first time today. I had the soup & 2 oranges for lunch. I did take Archie for a short walk (1.5k) in his new coat. I'll go have a look at the pics now, LaMa....

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I just got a message from R to say he had a good day at work.
Petal- I might text her, but usually she then rings :svengo:
My ears are really blocked.
One of G's sister & BIL's friends has been killed in a tractor accident yesterday. He was a lovely guy. Such a shame. G just said "you just never know." He was very well known & liked.
 
You never know indeed... All the more reason to do more of the things you enjoy and fewer things that put you into contact with unpleasant people. Maybe you can use the blocked ears as a reason for not talking on the phone :p
Archie´s looking handsome in his new coat!
 
Sorry to hear about your friend, tractors are dangerous. I have know two people killed in tractor accidents over the years.

Enjoying the Archie pictures, a very well cared for dog, good for you. Has he helped reduce the stress in your life? I bet he has.

Soup and oranges for lunch sounds good!
 
Thanks, Rob. He is more a really close friend of G's sister's husband, who is struggling with ill health.
Archie makes me really happy. Life is better with a dog.
 
Another really good night's sleep & I have woken feeling fine. It must have been a reaction to all the city's fragrance. My right ear is still quite blocked.
I kept within my calories, got my steps in (just), completed MFP but have not weighed myself this week. I have been very bloated & have inflammation all over. I am getting my head around dropping my cals a bit each week.
Archie, the adorable slept until 7.40 again this morning, when he just let out one little woof. We had stayed up until after midnight last night watching a really uplifting show about an indigenous choir who went to Germany. It's a great story. We had seen it before but enjoyed it again- Lutheran songs in the language of the Central Desert taken back to Germany.
 
Thanks, Sadie. Archie is very good medicine :beating: He follows me around the house, stops in a doorway he's not allowed through( bedroom section) and is currently back on my lap while I have a cup of tea. He's a joy!
 
Exactly, LaMa. He is Archie, the Adorable, super hero & occasionally Archibald. Most people shorten names, I like to lengthen them. We have just tired one another out with a bush walk.
Drinking a pot of herbal tea. Phew.
 
I just learned that "Archibald is a masculine given name, composed of the Germanic elements erchan (with an original meaning of "genuine" or "precious") and bald "bold"." (Wikipedia) So it looks like you have a "very bold" little superhero on your hands.
 
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