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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • In no particular order :

    • Made water my primary beverage. Turned out that chronic dehydration was causing several physical maladies that went away almost overnight once I started drinking more water.
    • Stop caring so much about what others think about me. Especially strangers. Once I realized that the stranger in the grocery store does not continue to think about me once I am out of sight and if they do, I’ll never know it so it doesn’t matter. Living life based on what I think of me has been so much better for my mental health than living based on what I think others might think about me.
    • Spend time alone with my thoughts. This allowed me to deal with issues and behaviors that I didn’t like about myself and / or identify stressors that may have been manifesting in misdirected ways. I did this way more when I was younger and angrier and it took a couple of years, but I slowly worked through so many aspects of myself that I didn’t like. Some I was able to change and others I learned to come to terms with and work around.
    • When people ask “How’s it going” or similar such greetings, I tell them the truth. This is a bit of an extension of the last 2 points, but I found that sharing and verbalizing the good and the bad worked better for me than internalizing everything.





  • One of my dogs hates baths but loves to play with hose water. Our compromise is what we call Super Soapy Fun Time. She runs around the yard while we spray her with the hose. Then call her in for soapy body rubs and scratches. Then she runs around the yard some more while we rinse her off. Finally she comes in for towel cuddles. She loves it. In winter, since it’s too cold to do this, she just gets moist towel massages instead of her normally scheduled Super Soapy Fun Time. Not quite as good, but good enough for the cold months.











  • EndOfLine@lemmy.worldtocats@lemmy.world•Cats love routines
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    27 days ago

    I had an indoor/outdoor cat when I was younger. One day I was curious where she went when she left the house so I tailed her. When she caught me, she was not happy. I was not where I was supposed to be so she walked back to the house, turning every few steps to yell at me and make sure I was following. I was clearly an indoor house human and not allowed outside.