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Didn’t get the day I was planning for today.
I had hoped that I would be feeling well enough for some good goat time today.
But in the morning I was still feeling very.. off. Kind of dizzy and detached, eyes blurred and just not feeling myself.
Still a bit sore, but less painful at least. Right side of my face still feels lit got run overy by a reindeer.
So I messaged Jeanette and told her to take good care of the girls for me. Hopefully I can get some goat time in before new year’s. But I’m going to take it slow and aim for getting back to some normalcy in January. No rushing.
I did have to get out of the house today. I had a package that needed picking up or it would get sent back. And since the optomolomologist, the glasses shop, is almost next door to the parcel store, I decided to take my broken glasses down there. I was lucky enough that they had a pair of frames identical to my broken ones. Which meant they could put the lenses into those, didn’t have to send anything off to get repaired or ordered in new frames. I was worried I’d end up losing my glasses over the holidays. But thankfully I went home with a fixed pair, so that was good. Getting ran over by reindeer isn’t covered by warranty, so I had to pay for it. But since it’s the most cheapest pair of frames available.
So, that as good. Got my glasses, got my package. Also made call to my former internet provider. My internet at the old place was officially cut off on December 20th (because I took too long cancelling). And I just got a bill for a full month ranging from December 15th to January 16th. So I wanted to call in and ask if I really had to pay for a month’s worth of internet to cover 4 active days in an apartment I haven’t had access to for the duration.
Well, I do have pay for those 4 days, that’s fair enough I guess. I should be getting a refund back next month for the rest of the period. The way their system works they couldn’t just charge me for 4 days I guess.
Anyway. I adulted and called and at least I did the thing. So that’s fine.
Now I’m going to have me some soup. And try to charge up some energy for christmas.
It would be nice if I could get back to feeling like myself again. Maybe my real self is lost forever.
Maybe it’s just christmas depression.
One day a day. And soup now.
Happy Monday everyone. Hope you’re doing well. If I win the award for Biggset Pain In the Ash for 2025 I won’t blame anyone who voted for me. Sheesh, always with this guy..
22/12 2025
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Hey hey, thank you so much to Beverly Fish and Debbie Wilkins for the lovely cards! Merry holidays to you both, thank you helping break in my new mailbox!
22/12 2025
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I also had floweres delivered to my parents today. Like I am thankful for all of Helle’s help the last few months, I am so very thankful for all my parents’ help throughout the years. So I thought that since I’m in the habit of sending flowers and chocolate now, I should make sure to send some to my parents. I appreciate all they do for me.
Unfortunately my dad had another fall, in the bathroom this time. But it sounds like this one was not a serious one at least. I think their home aid had to help him up, my mother has mobility issues so it would be hard for her to get him up off the floor. I’m not sure if the aide was there while it happened or not.
But poor dad. It’s been a rough time for him. Physical pain along with the alzheimer’s proceeding. I wish flowers and chocolate could help with that, but life’s not that easy.
Hope we’ll have a merry little christmas at least.
22/12 2025
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It’s the day before the big day, at least it is in Denmark.
Just taking it breezy. Starting to get back to normal, I suppose. Most of my muscles aren’t aching anymore. My neck is a bit stiff, and the right side of my face still a bit smashed. But not too bad.
Am however still feeling somewhat disconnected and dizzy. And depressed. The depression is feeling quite strong.
But we carry onwards. It’s been such a hectict few months. No wonder everything is spinning.
I hope there will be no last minute surprises from the year.
The dangerous part of the horror movie when you think the villain is dead.
I’m sure it’s fine. Going to grab somethng to eat, maybel ook up the Snowman cartoon on the youtube.
Hope you’re all having a jolly time.
23/12 2025
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Hey hey! Thank you so much Deborah Ladd for the wonderful card and the sweet goat cutouts! Always such sweet creations! Merry seasonal greeting!
23/12 2025
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I may be an instigator, but she just makes me laugh when she gets like this.
23/12 2025
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Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates today. And Merry Wednesday to everyone who don’t.
Not feeling super great, but hopefully today will be a good one. I’ll check in later and let the egg nog talk.
Have a good one!
24/12 2025
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Good christmastimes today.
Our traditional Christmas eve gettogether. My brother and my parents and I.
I’m not much for social occasions, but I always look forwward to our christmas together. It’s just nice.
And it was good this year too. Although it was hard to see dad in pain from his falls. He was asking for painkillers, but wasn’t allowed to have any yet. Mom keeps tabs on his meds and when he’s supposed to get them.
Even harder though, was the further decline in his memory. I know his short term memory is non existant at times. But it was startling today when I realised he thought this was our first time celebrating christmas together like this. His longterm memory has generally seemed less affected. But he could not remember that we get together like this every christmas. That was hard. He said this was something we should do every year.. and I had to gently tell him. That we do. Later on he again said something about it being the first time we were doing this.
He’s always very nice and understanding when you tell him that he has forgotten something. He is aware that he is forgetting a lot of things.
It’s hard to have to think that tomorrow morning he may not remember that we were together tonight…
And there’s nothing you can do to reverse it. You can just do your best to help him.
But we had a good evening. I got to watch my traditional Disney show. although this year I was watching it less and talking more with mom and dad. Which wasn’t a bad thing. We were talking about phone scammers among other things. That’s something I worry about of course. Dad seems to have a good understanding that he has to be careful and never give out important info on the phone. But I still worry if they should catch him when mom isn’t around, if he would remember that.
You hear it here on a weekly basis, new cases of old people being tricked into giving out credit card info and things like that.
But hopefully we won’t have to face that.
Dinner was great, I always love mom’s cooking. We did have a mishap when a pitcher of lemonade got tipped over on the table. I think I was the one tipping it over when moving a pot, in my blindness. I’m not even sure. But we got it wiped up, wasn’t too bad.
We had our traditional roast. I can have that once a year. And I just love the brun sovs og kartofler. Brown sauce and potatoes. It’s the most basic of basic things, almost parodically so. But I never ever have it, so for me it’s like a luxury meal. Childhood nostalgia. You can’t get that brown sauce in any of the take away restaurants. It’s not something you can get with junk food orders. I can’t really make it myself. I don’t even know how it’s made, I don’t know if there’s a proper English name for it. It’s just the most basic of basic, standard things. Gravy? Maybe. Anyway. I am almost tempted to ask if I can pay my mom to just make me potatoes and gravies and have someone deliver it to me. Better than spending money on ordering pizza!
And we had our traiditonal risalamande dessert. Daddy got the whole almond. I don’t know if mom fixed the contest or if he just genuinely was the one who happened to get it. But I know he deserved to get it. Hope there was some good chocolate prize for it. Maybe some of the chocolate from the flowers I got them.
And that’s about it for my christmas. No tree, no presents, no dancoing, no secret santa, no reindeer pooping on the lawn, no snow. But all the all the hardships me and the family have been through (and I know it’s peanuts compared to many others in the world), it just makes me appreciate a sweet little Christmas dinner even more.
I appreciate my family more than ever these days.
And a merry christmas to you all out there too. From my family and me. They know you all follow along my life, and they are thankful that people care about me. Oh and dad says thanks for the envelopes, I make sure to give all of them to him.
Thank you all. I hope you have lovely seasonal times with people you care about. Thats the REAL gift. That, and cash. It can be used to procure goods and services, you know.
Fa la la Lasse.
24/12 2025
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Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating today.
A quiet day for me. I am still not feeling super great. Some dizziness and soreness in my face and other niggles. But taking it easy and aiming to get through the holidays and try to get back to normalcy and routine.
Enjoy the day, if you do.
25/12 2025
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Nothing new to report today. Quiet day. Other than the fireworks outside.
Still not feeling great. I need to get proper sleep, my sleep schedule is a little whack right now. My own fault, sleeping in my chair, napping. I need to correct. Along with other things.
Right now just feels like running out hte clock on the year. It’s been a crazy year. Especially the last part. Next year will be easy and good, am I right? High five. You know it. You and me both, pal. And the rest of you. We’ll be diving head-first off the board and straight into a giant pool of success and happiness. No floaters in the pool. maybe just a few berries.
We’re going to be Duh Winning so much that Charlie Sheen is going to try to sue is. Maybe I should google him and make sure he’s still alive before posting this…
Remember when Charlie Sheen was the craziest thing in the world? ..and then the rest of the world sort of caught up with him and now it seems quaint because he at least could only ruin his OWN life. The craziness today can ruin everything and everyone.
But that doesn’t matter because we’re marching into the success ahead. Here we go. Better get those running shoes on, you don’t want to get left behind when we sprint towards excellence.
*Carlton dances off the side of your screen*.gif
26/12 2025
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Got an hour or so on the bike today. Still far from back in shape. But the important part now is establishing the rhythm and keep going.
I had hoped to be further ahead in the progress by now, but the ‘incidents’ or whatever, and not feeling good, has held me back a bit.
But i’m trying, and I’ll get there.
Also got a Pepsi & Protein delivery today. No new pizza, waiting a bit before I try another.
I did also get some chocolate. And licorice. And ice cream. Whoops. Well, it’s fine. I’m hoping that will be the last time I order stuff like that (mhm). Just spoiling myself a little for New Year’s. And then! Then it’s health city and 2026 year of the succesfullness! Woo, here we go. Soon.
Together we can accomplish anything we want. Thank you for being my accomplices!
27/12 2025
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Huh. I got visited by the bread fairy tonight.
My doorbell rang around 10 pm.
Now, I must be honest. People unexpectedly ringing my doorbell is not something I like. And that late, especially not.
So I didn’t answer it. In fact I kind of froze. They didn’t ring it again, so I figured it couldn’t be something important. At the old place it happened a couple of times that kids rang the bell and ran. More than once I was sitting out in the bathroom, which is next to the front door and entrance hall, and I’d hear the bell ring and then kids laughing and running.
But I figured that’s a lot less likely to happen on the 6th floor in a building with locked main doors.
So I didn’t know what to think. Is the building on fire and they’re trying to warn people to get out? Are the upstairs neighbours going to have a Saturday night party and want to warn me about noise? Was it some drink guest to the next doors apartment who rang my bell by mistake?
Anyway, about an hour later I was going to the bathroom and I thought I’d just peek outside. And there was a big in front of my door.
Not a flaming turd, thankfully. A bag of bread.
I took it in, and there was a note. It went something like “we picked this up at the grocery story today, but we didn’t realise there was pig in it”.
It was a ‘lucky bag’ of bread stuff, probably the kind that was just about to expire and on sale to avoid food waste. And indeed there were some hot dogs, bread with sausages in them. The note went on to say “we don’t eat pig, so we thought we’d pass it on. Enjoy!”
It didn’t say who it was from, so I don’t know if it’s my neighbours on this floor, or another place in the building. Heck it could be in a different building I guess although that would be a little strange. But there are a lot of muslims living in this neighbourhood, so it might just have been someone looking for a name that didn’t sound muslim.
Since my facebook is public, who knows maybe they’ll see this. If you do, then thank you! Unfortunately I don’t eat sausages either. But there was some other stuff in the bag that I’ll try to get some use out of. It was a fairly good sized bag. I doubt anyone would go to the trouble to poison all that! Haha.
Well, thank you to the good bread fairy. Sorry I’m not the best of neighbours, if you are one.
27/12 2025
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28/12 2025
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When’s the Soup Fairy going to drop by, by the way?
28/12 2025
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Another week done. Seven weeks in the new apartment. I guess it’s time to stop counting. Now that I have almost been here a year!
Well, it’s safe to say that I am settled in. It’s no longer my new place, it’s just my place.
I still do need to do some unpacking and organising. But stince I’m used to living in a bit of a mess, that’s not the highest priority. Everything needed for daily function is done. I’ll need to do the rest at some point, but I’m not in a hurry.
I’m still not feeling great. My eyesight has been worse, there’s still some balance issue, my neck is stiff and sore, my depression is pretty high. I feel somewhat adrift.
I just want to get into the new year and into the routine of things and see if that corrects the apparent imbalance in my system. Or if I need to do more.
But it will be good to get back to regular goating and regular exercising and eating better. And hopefully lookin forward to not having a lot of big things to deal with. The list of Big Things related to the move has all been cleared. Now it’s just all the small things, ie Life.
One day a day. And stay grateful that the past few months have gone as awell as they have, even though they have been challenging. I am so much better off than I could have been. And don’t you forget it, buster!
More and more explosions outside, as the year winds down. I hate it. But what can you do. Getting cold too, freezing temperatures. Dark mornings. Winter is not my season anymore. But it will pass, as time does.
Bedtime soon. Take care out there. Hope the year ends safely for you all.
28/12 2025
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That’s all for now.