This girl is either calm or not that calm.
Calm
On the go.
Power
Tag: Dogs
Crazier
Kajsa loves to run. Me too. We haven’t gone running for a while and Kajsa has gone crazy because of that. Or I write for a “while” but it’s only been a few days. She would run everyday if she could and she would love it. I can’t run everyday and if we take it easy for more than one day she gets hysterical. She has all this energy that has to be let out. When we then do run she can’t go fast enough.
I often don’t want to run before I do it. It takes all my energy just to get out the door. After I have run though I feel good. Kajsa is what keeps me running. I know she loves and needs it and I do it for her. She is a lovely running buddy and couldn’t be more excited when she gets her harness on.
After every run she gets into a pillow fight and the pillows fly everywhere.
Cute
Even the cutest parson jack russell gets tired.
Fight
I’ve had a hard time lately. My anxiety has been through the roof. I know why and because I’ve had my anxiety for so long I know it gets better. That’s one “good” thing about having had this illness such a long time.
When I was diagnosed with depression I was in a bad state. I spent my days in bed crying. I felt like closing my eyes and never open them again. I thought things would never get better. What made it better was that I found a reason to live. I began “dog sitting” and that made everything a little better. I will tell you about this dog in another post.
If you suffer from any kind of mental illness, don’t give up! I know it’s a struggle but you can’t give up. The best advice I can give to make it bearable is that you try to find something that keeps you going. I know what it’s like to be at the bottom of the “depression hole” and I know it can seem impossible to find something that brings some relief to the pain. As long as that something isn’t harmful to you anything goes.
I find it hard to talk about myself and because of that, going to a therapist used to be stressful to me. I hated to be in the therapist’s office and talk about how I felt. To make it easier I found that if I bought junk food and stayed up late at night after the “the talk about me” session it felt better. Stay up late and junk food is an harmless “something”. I think especially the greasy food helped.
This little girl gives me strength.
Neutered
Kajsa was 1,5 years old when she was neutered. I had to put her through the operation because after every time she had been in heat she became pseudopregnant. It happened every time. She had milk in her nipples and she lost her fur. One time she even thought she had given birth to puppies. There are medicines you can give dogs when they become pseudopregnant but I didn’t want to keep medicating her for the rest of her life.
On the day of the surgery I went with her to the vet and it was hard to leave her there. The vet said I could come and get her that afternoon. I went home and was too nervous to do anything.
The afternoon came and I was happy that I was going to see her again. When I got to the vet he said that she was far from recovered. She was fighting for her life. I cried and thought that even though I only had her for a short while she would forever be in my heart.
The vet told me to leave her there for a while longer and to call later. I don’t remember much of anything right after I left her again. I couldn’t wait too long before I called and the relief I felt when they said she was fine can’t be described!
I went to get her and the first thing I heard when I opened the door was her barking! That’s my Kajsa. She came out with a plastic cone around her neck and she looked weak. I knew I had done the right thing when the vet said there were many cysts on the things they had removed. No one knows what that could have brought in the future. The nurses said she probably wouldn’t be able to walk in the days to come but she did. She walked on her own that very day and she ate. She was the crazy girl she is after a short while.
My dog
I went to “My dog” this week. It`s an annual dog expo.
The expo is lovely and it`s all about dogs. You can find everything there. The best thing for me is that there are dogs everywhere you go. Most of them are there to be showcased (I don`t know if that`s the right word). There are all kinds of dogs. All sizes.
Jack Russell.
The big dog wanted to do just about everything else but walk around in that ring.
I love to buy these things (blurry picture I know).
Kajsa`s breed among the other terriers.
They show how you can workout with your dog.
Showcases are being held here.
Mom didn`t take me with her.
Kajsa couldn`t come with me because she gets stressed out. It`s wild in there with all the dogs and people and even I think it can get too much. She got toys though and I think she was happy about that. I could have bought much more than I did however I had to stop spending money after a while. It`s easy to get carried away there.
Rest
I hope this year will bring you happiness and all the things you want. I hope this year will be the year where I hopefully will feel better. I have gone through crazy things these last few years when it comes to my depression but I have finally gotten in contact with a doctor that seems to know what he`s doing. I am going to tell you about this journey later.
I haven`t made any new year`s resolutions to myself, which I never do anyway, because I can`t keep them. One thing I will try though is to cut down on my sugar intake. I have done it before and I will try my hardest to do it again. I got inspired by a blogger that is struggling to quit sugar. I have actually succeeded to do it before, which I never thought I would. For me, candy is my biggest weakness when it comes to sugar. I eat candy because I like it and also when I`m hungry or bored. Sometimes I eat chocolate instead of a sandwich because I`m too lazy to make it, and it`s crazy. And when I`m bored I eat candy to keep me busy.
Happy new year.
-Mom I don`t care that it`s a new year.
-Every year is a Kajsa year.
Cutest
Kajsa got a fur cut today. I do her fur and even though I like her with a lot of it I have to cut it from time to time. If I didn`t do it she would look like a sheep. A cute sheep.
-Mom I am only half the girl I used to be now that you have cut my fur.
-I feel naked.
Merry Xmas
Kajsa and me hope you all will have a merry christmas! We will back in a couple of days.
Kajsa loooooooves her santa costume. Haha she hates it.
Voff and love.
Zzzz
Christmas is stressful for us dogs. All that shopping and decorating makes us tired. I have to tell my family how to decorate all the time. And don’t get me started on how much I have to help them with the christmas gifts.
A girl needs her sleep.
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