Lynsey and I went for a run before work today.

We met at 5.45. I’d had a rough night. Sleeping with Queen Khaleesi and her cone wasn’t the easiest thing in the world. She woke me at 12.30 and again at 4.15 and I lay awake after that.

She’s not making a sound, she just looks really sad.

I felt exhausted and kept thinking I’d just cancel. The alarm went off at 5.30am and I got my running gear out, let Khaleesi out with Calaidh’s collar and no cone for a wee sniff around, then met Lynsey.

We ran and we ran and we ran….. we only stopped to let traffic pass on the Beith bypass.

I ran just short of 6k without stopping to catch a breath.

I achieved my personal record!

At one point on the return leg, Lynsey said “I don’t want to jinx anything…. But… “ and I told her not to say another word, I was well aware of what was happening every step of the way.

I was buzzing!!

I honestly cannot describe how good that felt. Lynsey shared it to the group and I’m like a kid greedy for praise. Saturday’s run had been sooo hard, I really questioned why I was in the group in the first place. You know me by now, it’s all or nothing. 😂

Claire said at the weekend that concentrating on a conversation regulates your breathing so when there are only two of us you’re forced to talk as you run. When I’m in the bigger group, I often go silent and withdraw into myself.

I went straight into a cool shower and it was lovely. By the time I’d fed the dogs and got the cone girl out again, I had to go to work with wet hair!

Work was so busy today. It just flew by and I don’t really remember much of it. My lunch was interrupted 5 minutes in and I never got back to it! It was just one of those days.

I’m trying to clear food out the cupboards just now so my tub of sticky rice with soy sauce, wasn’t that appealing anyway!

So back him and got the cone off her and have watched her like a hawk ever since.

She’s been sooooo good. She’s only gone to kick the wound once since I’ve been home and that’s about an hour and a half. She’s on the lead beside me.

I managed to make dinner with one eye on her the whole time.

It was really spicy and even Craig had some.

I’ve not ordered the Planthood meals as they are so expensive, despite being lovely. I’ll need to use them as a treat in future.

I’m having lovely cuddles with Khaleesi.

Then the Scottish Dog Behaviourist walks in and she only has eyes for him!

I’m off into the pub to meet the Crochet Hookers tonight and then I have to come straight home and go to bed.

I’m running Craig and our friend Jim, to Edinburgh tomorrow morning and we have to be at Edinburgh Airport for 5am. I then have to work a full day while my lovely in laws come down and pup sit, and then I have the whole house to myself until Sunday. if you ever have your house to yourself when it’s full of dogs?!?!

They are off to Germany 🇩🇪 for the Germany 🇩🇪 Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Euro 2024 opening match. This was organised ages ago, before Khaleesi had her injury. Everything has just come at once.

So I think that’s all from today. Oh just remembered the doctor called me this afternoon to check up on me after my appointment 3 weeks ago when I couldn’t stop crying.

I’d totally forgotten she was going to call… and if I’m honest, I’d totally forgotten that I’d even called her back then. How times change.

She was pleased to hear that my head is much better than it was back then. I’m still going through some “stuff” at the moment but I’m handling it like anyone else would. There are good days and bad days. That’s the way of life.

Today is a good one.

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️