IzabelaKaramia

IzabelaKaramia, 6 hours ago to random

Awake. Feel sleepy sided but I slept better. The sunburn itch is subsiding and this morning was first time in some days that I didn't need to immediately apply hydrocortisone cream to anyplace on my body.

Ginza was of the opinion we should continue sleeping when the alarm went off today. But I got up and so did she though she wasn't bouncy like she often is. I've had my breakfast and have fed her hers.

Today's my 6 hour workday. I hope to take a walk of more than 3 miles and a cycle ride

IzabelaKaramia, 1 day ago to random

Awake. A little on the sleepy side still but not too bad all considered. Still not sleeping as deeply as possible because of the sunburn itch, but that itch is subsiding some and hopefully it'll continue to subside and disappear.

I've had my breakfast and fed Ginza hers.

Going to be easy again with walking and the bike ride today. Feels like I should do it like that plus tomorrow is my short workday and I want to have more in the tank to walk and cycle with then.

IzabelaKaramia, 2 days ago to random

Awake. Woke up early because of itchiness from sunburn I got on Thursday and Friday. I hope that eases up soon and lets me get back to sleeping more comfortably and deeply. Other than that, I feel pretty good physically which is amazing after a weekend where I cycled 23.5 miles and did a decent amount of day to day stuff. The body is working properly again, it's getting all the ingredients it needs to rebuild and improve after exercise.

IzabelaKaramia, 3 days ago to random

I'm again awake early. Largely because of the itchiness from the sunburn I got on Thursday and Friday. I've been using aloe vera and hydrocortisone cream to ease symptoms, but it's going to take another day or two to subside.

I should have bought sunscreen the weekend before this one. I bought some yesterday and used it, but I had already gotten burnt.

But on the good side of how I've had outdoor time 5 straight days, I've walked 11.3 miles and biked 30.9 miles. Feels so good to move again.

IzabelaKaramia, 4 days ago (edited 4 days ago) to animals

I've awakened early.

It's Caturday. It's May 11, 2024 and that means it was one year ago today that I first fed Ginza. I had been seeing her around in the weeks prior and earlier prior to the photo, I had taken a bag of garbage to the bin. I spotted her underneath the light blue vehicle and when I went back to my apartment, I put some dry kibble in the plastic dish, brought it out and put it down in the empty parking space. Then backed away until finally she came out. #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday

IzabelaKaramia, 5 days ago to random

I'm awake. Have eaten breakfast and fed Ginza her breakfast.

Would have liked to keep sleeping this morning, but it's Friday. I hope tomorrow I can sleep in til 6 AM. More sleep is always good for me as it stands.

Body feels okay. Brain is still slow and grumpy, but maybe like yesterday it'll slowly wake up and do okay.

I dreamed I was running last night. It was a happy running dream and I'm sure I dreamed that with how it finally seems my body is getting better

IzabelaKaramia, 6 days ago to random

Morning came too early today.

Supposed to be sunny all day and temp will reach the low 70s

Ginza has become such a sleeping buddy. She loves it when I get in bed and she can then come to knead the blankets of a spot next to me and curl up alongside me.

My body feels okay but I'm not sure how well the brain will do. Getting the needed nutrients is helping, but I'm sure the body is often telling the nervous system I need plenty of good sleep so it can rebuild itself with what it needs.

IzabelaKaramia, 7 days ago to random

I've woken up early.

Today is to have more sunshine earlier on than yesterday and temps will climb into low 60s. So I hope to take a good walk in the early afternoon and again maybe take a short bike ride and see how my legs do with that. The legs feel fine this morning and I hope that the exercise stimulus from yesterday will have good effect in time on circulation and strength.

Ginza is a bit annoyed that I'm not still in bed and sleeping together with her.

IzabelaKaramia, 8 days ago to random

I didn't want to get out of bed this morning. Ginza seemed to feel the same, she just wanted to remain curled up against me and snoozing.

Weird dreams about being back at places where I used to work. A person asked me if I were pregnant. I said I wasn't, that I was just holding a pumpkin under my blouse with my hands.

Supposed to get sunny today though it won't really warm up until Thursday. But at least there'll be sunshine.

IzabelaKaramia, 9 days ago to random

I've awakened early but I went to bed early last evening and had a 90 minute nap in the early afternoon too, so I hope it'll be ok today.

Weather is still quite chilly and damp. Wet really. Maybe I take an easy walk today, maybe I don't. It' s hard to judge sometimes whether it's better to rest more or walk to help circulate blood and help with nutrients getting distributed around the body.

Coming Saturday it's a big anniversary date for events that brought Ginza and me together.

IzabelaKaramia, 10 days ago to random

Slept in til 530 this morning.

Weather is going to be wet today, but I hope to find a less wet time to walk about 30 minutes and get blood to circulate.

Need to figure out an unpacking task or two to take on today.

Ginza, of course, remains the best cat in the world.

IzabelaKaramia, 11 days ago to random

I've showered.

Brain should be better today although the overcast skies and light rain will be a damper on my mood.

Getting ready to run errands for supplies.

Been here for over a month now and starting to form a map in my head, but at times I feel some sort of lost in how I don't feel I have familiar places from my past nearby. A sense of disconnection and being unmoored.

Last night I woke briefly and thought about Longwood Gardens and a sadness that I didn't have time and energy

IzabelaKaramia, 12 days ago to random

I woke up early early, about 230, but it's Friday.

Need to keep today on the easy side and when I take a walk after work, it'll be only 30 to 40 minutes and at a slow pace.

Ginza is the best cat in the world.

Supposed to be mild today but clouds are going to roll in and then comes a stretch of gray days, but maybe next week the more summer like pattern starts to take hold and sunnier warmer days become more consistent and frequent.

IzabelaKaramia, 13 days ago to random

Seems like the unpacking effort and stress from Sunday and Monday then combined with yesterday's walk really tuckered me out. I took a 2.5 hour nap late afternoon, got up for about an hour and a half and then went back to bed.

Ginza no longer sleeps by my feet on the bed. She has to sleep next to my tummy or my back, whichever side she's on when I sleep on either my body's right or left side.

If I've come awake and she stirs too as I get my bearings, she makes happy sounds, chirps and purrs.

IzabelaKaramia, 14 days ago to random

I've awakened early. Really could have used another night of long sleep. We'll see how today goes.

Furniture in the bedroom has been rearranged bit over the past few days and as a result, Ginza's cat tree is now located between the bed and the wall and that seems pretty convenient for her, putting her two favorite pieces of furniture right beside each other.

Last evening, when I got into bed, I felt it when she leapt from the floor onto the bed next to me, but immediately leapt from there...

IzabelaKaramia, 15 days ago to random

Morning came too soon. But I slept long and well and I hope that I will have better energy today but I probably should still take things easy as possible.

I can hear Ginza thrashing away at the ball that dangles from her cat tree.

Time to make me breakfast.

IzabelaKaramia, 16 days ago to random

I'm up early early unfortunately.

Yesterday was a hard and draining day. It took a long time to fall asleep after everything and now here it is Monday.

But Ginza is very happy to have the old bed back. She's happy to have those familiar scents again.

And while I didn't sleep nearly enough, I'm glad not to feel like I'm sinking down into a marshmallow. I very much prefer a firm mattress.

I don't think I'll have any extra spoons to take on unpacking today.

IzabelaKaramia, 17 days ago to random

Slowly getting my feet under me.

The weather looks to be gray and wet. Forecast says it'll get wetter as the day goes along.

Ginza has had her breakfast, she spent some time looking out at the weather, then it seems her judgment is that it's quite gloomy out there and her best place to go for now is under the bed and into her cat bed that sits under there for times she wants to hide away from most everything.

If I could fit under there, I'd join her.

IzabelaKaramia, 18 days ago to random

Slowly getting up today. Had a stressful day yesterday that wasn't much fun in the late afternoon.

Did manage to take an early evening walk which helped release some stress, but I can tell by how my muscles feel this morning that I slept with a lot of tension.

Ginza licked my right hand this morning to wake me up for her breakfast maybe?

onwards somehow....

IzabelaKaramia, 19 days ago to animals

Sometimes Ginza gets so excited when we wake up in the mornings I have to pin her down with Dinker Donkers. Which she enjoys, she purrs even louder when I pin her down with the stuffie dinosaur.

#CatsOfMastodon

IzabelaKaramia, 20 days ago to random

Ugh, my sleep got interrupted again last night and it probably cost me at least 1.5 hours of sleep, maybe more.
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That's just not good for me.

Weather is going to be wetter than yesterday. But hopefully I can get a short walk in to help circulate blood and help with the recovery of physical health I'm now in.

And maybe tonight I can get a peaceful and full 10 hours of sleep like I need presently.

Ginza was a very hungry kitty when we got up today. She's now napping up in her tree.

IzabelaKaramia, 21 days ago to random

Awake.

Feel rough because I last evening I was awakened by noise just as I was finally drifting off into sleep after a long time getting to that stage. It would take another 2 hours to relax enough that I was able to fall asleep thanks to the help of Ginza, who came to purr beside me and fall asleep there.

But if feels like I slept in a state of tension all night, fearing another noisy wakeup.

So I'm grumpy this morning. Sleep is so damn important.

IzabelaKaramia, 22 days ago to random

Awake.

I continue to now see improvement in numbers concerning exercise and heart rate and heart rate variability. But it's early and I may not really believe it until we're at least 3 or 4 months along and still seeing improvement.

Ginza exfoliated my right hand when we woke up this morning, gave it a very thorough grooming.

I still could use a lot more sleep but at least now I see signs that I'm recovering with improvement while I sleep.

IzabelaKaramia, 23 days ago to random

Hard to lift myself out of bed today.

Ginza was full of vim and vigor at first wake up although she's now back to napping. But when we first got up I had to pin her down with Dinker Donkers because she wanted to play with my hands. She doesn't go after them with fully extended claws but it's best not to encourage her to swat at my hands when all I want to do is scratch her behind her ears.

IzabelaKaramia, 24 days ago to random

I've been awake about an hour already.

Yesterday wasn't perfectly peaceful and lazy but overall it was a good day and I think the extra rest has been beneficial.

Today's weather won't be so nice but I should still be able to take a walk.

I've already eaten breakfast and want to eat at least 2 more good meals, but maybe 3 if I have enough time and hunger for that.

Ginza, the best cat in the world, is having an after breakfast snooze.