Friday, January 20
Jan. 20th, 2024 02:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gottawonderToday I am grateful for:
I washed dishes and it was nice to have the kitchen a little tidier.
Since I put in a few minutes to slightly tidy one area in the living room last night, that looks a bit nicer today.
That Hans and Jones are using the cat wheel when they are playing, without me using treats as incentive.
I decided to leave the goats in the garage for today, since it is STILL about -19 C, and a brutal wind as well. It was supposed to be warmer than that today, hopefully tomorrow.
I got fuel in the nearby town, and went to the riding barn.
I'm struggling right now with motivation, as I just..feel like crap? I'm reeling from having to put down Hollywood, even though I feel that it had to be done. I'm dealing with Roxy teetering on needing surgery for her hind leg and not being sure what to do. I feel...something...for Trainwreck who is struggling to breathe. I haven't been able to go to pottery for almost a month and I have had very little fun for weeks, and have barely even left the house. I'm not sure I even WANT fun, I just want it to be daylight more, or warmer outside, or something.
My husband hasn't done anything other than "look at things" on the house this week, and I'm trying not to be angry about that. I haven't done any sanding on the goddamn porch, either, because I HATE mudding drywall/our crappy plaster walls.
So there. PHHHHHT!!
I did work with River, and it was quite cold. R was around working with her horses too, freezing her butt off as well.
River did okay with the Liberty circles; he still broke gait a lot but he's trying.
In our ridden work he was still pretty stiff about doing the circles around the pylons, but did some nice halts.
He's healthy and I'm trying to keep our work positive, so that's where I have to focus.
I came home and had a nice, hot bath which was pretty sweet.
My Sweetie came home and we watched more of "The Expanse".
I will once again plug the books, as well as the television series, as very interesting and well-written. One of the things I really like, is that especially in the books, there is no "main character", and there are very good female characters with just as much attention paid to them as the men, they have important roles that are not tied to men, they interact with each other about things besides men, and they are leaders and they have an authentic voice.
I learned that there is a potato museum in Prince Edward Island. That's not that surprising.
https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMR3NX_WORLDS_LARGEST_Potato_Sculpture_OLeary_PEI
I washed dishes and it was nice to have the kitchen a little tidier.
Since I put in a few minutes to slightly tidy one area in the living room last night, that looks a bit nicer today.
That Hans and Jones are using the cat wheel when they are playing, without me using treats as incentive.
I decided to leave the goats in the garage for today, since it is STILL about -19 C, and a brutal wind as well. It was supposed to be warmer than that today, hopefully tomorrow.
I got fuel in the nearby town, and went to the riding barn.
I'm struggling right now with motivation, as I just..feel like crap? I'm reeling from having to put down Hollywood, even though I feel that it had to be done. I'm dealing with Roxy teetering on needing surgery for her hind leg and not being sure what to do. I feel...something...for Trainwreck who is struggling to breathe. I haven't been able to go to pottery for almost a month and I have had very little fun for weeks, and have barely even left the house. I'm not sure I even WANT fun, I just want it to be daylight more, or warmer outside, or something.
My husband hasn't done anything other than "look at things" on the house this week, and I'm trying not to be angry about that. I haven't done any sanding on the goddamn porch, either, because I HATE mudding drywall/our crappy plaster walls.
So there. PHHHHHT!!
I did work with River, and it was quite cold. R was around working with her horses too, freezing her butt off as well.
River did okay with the Liberty circles; he still broke gait a lot but he's trying.
In our ridden work he was still pretty stiff about doing the circles around the pylons, but did some nice halts.
He's healthy and I'm trying to keep our work positive, so that's where I have to focus.
I came home and had a nice, hot bath which was pretty sweet.
My Sweetie came home and we watched more of "The Expanse".
I will once again plug the books, as well as the television series, as very interesting and well-written. One of the things I really like, is that especially in the books, there is no "main character", and there are very good female characters with just as much attention paid to them as the men, they have important roles that are not tied to men, they interact with each other about things besides men, and they are leaders and they have an authentic voice.
I learned that there is a potato museum in Prince Edward Island. That's not that surprising.
https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMR3NX_WORLDS_LARGEST_Potato_Sculpture_OLeary_PEI
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Date: 2024-01-21 07:54 am (UTC)Not a lot of hometime going on here. I'm poised to sand and paint the last of the sulking room/studio mouldings, but, ultimately, I am lacklustre. I want it to be done, but I don't feel up to doing it.
Progress: one scrubbing brush purchased from Dollarama. Used it on the shower stall.
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Date: 2024-01-21 08:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-01-21 09:20 am (UTC)She had issues with her teeth too, so they needed to be floated (filed down by a vet) a few times a year, and it was hard to keep her weight up.
It is VERY difficult to let an animal go (not sure if you've had that experience), because this is a friend. Then you do tend to question it a little bit later, you know, did you really do your best.
Then, it's their absence that you feel. Hollywood got extra food, so she always waited at the gate when it was time, and you just get so used to seeing her in the pasture.
After it is all said and done, I've also seen what happens when you DON'T do the right thing for an animal, and that is much, much worse than the gentle passage I was able to give her.
Thank you for your condolences.