|
I haven't written an entry in a while. I'll try not to make this super long. I wanted to write about the challenges I have been facing the past few weeks.
I had to put my cat down on March 10, 2024. He was one of two cats that we have the pleasure to have owned. During the week prior to his passing, I knew something seemed wrong. Yes, my baby was eating and drinking. Yes, he was going to the bathroom properly and regularly. I could just tell that something was off.
He was my sweet and spunky orange baby who would get into everything. He was incredibly active, super friendly to everybody who would visit or knock on the door, constantly jumped on the countertops, climbed on to the refrigerator, and ran around living his life to the fullest.
I knew that something was lacking, because he seemed to have lost much of his energy. He struggled to walk from room to room. On the day I took him to the emergency pet hospital, I had to carry him to his food bowl. His belly looked distended, and my brother told me that his face looked like it was sinking in. I knew we had to get him checked out, and we were hopeful that it would be a situation where the illness would be treatable through medication. I just had this feeling that the cat wasn't coming back from whatever ailed him. I had this feeling that he was suffering from cancer or heart failure. Unfortunately, my intuition was right. My sweetheart of a cat was inflicted with cancer. I made the very painful decision of getting him euthanized. I held him in my arms the whole time. He never stopped purring until he passed.
Well, I wanted to get the painful telling of my story out of the way. After he passed, I haven't been to the gym in a while. My diet has gone by the wayside a little bit. I am trying to eat healthy, but I definitely satiated my emotional state with unhealthy snacks and food.
My family and I went to the flower show in Philadelphia. Of course, there is plenty of good eating in my hometown. We are known for the damn cheesesteaks, hoagies, soft pretzels, etc. We really had an enjoyable time. I went back to the flower show again with my best friend. Of course, there was more eating going on. Again, it was an enjoyable time. My best friend and I also went out for St. Patty's Day and enjoyed delicious food and alcohol. We had a fantastic time at a brewery. It was worth the extra pounds added to the scale.
Our clubhouse burned down in our community. It was a private clubhouse that was only open to residents, family, and friends. Many events took place in this clubhouse. i used to take my mom and friend to bingo on Thursday nights. I would also utilize the gym there. Now, I don't have a gym to utilize anymore. I guess that I will have to walk and run outside in the meantime while they are reconstructing the new clubhouse. The definite positives are nobody was hurt and the community swimming pool seems to be intact so that may not be affected for the season. I am looking forward to the rebuild, but it definitely throws a wrench in my routine.
I guess I just have to adjust and plow forward. There is really nothing that can be done except to keep plowing forth through this crazy life. Have a wonderful day, everybody! :)
|