It has been a hot minute since I sat down to write a blog. The last time I wrote a blog was here: https://domainsaredumb.blog/2024/02/11/lets-talk-about-cats/
Feel free to read it if you wish. In fact, if you did read it, I would be most grateful. Some feedback would be appreciated.
As I promised some 874 years ago – I would write a blog once the dust had settled. I’m pleased to inform you, dear Reader, that the dust has indeed settled and the continuation of blogging can commence.
To begin with, Daylight savings has ended and after 6 glorious months of extended daylight ( and complaints that Western Australia is 3 hours behind the rest of the country) we have now resumed regularly scheduled AEST .. You’re welcome.
You may note the little header picture I have chosen for this blog. No, sadly I have not decided to become an avid explorer off to explore the all four corners of the world – I simply wish to give you a breakdown of where I have been the last few weeks during my community access days and a little person looking like they’re off on an adventure seemed to suit the situation.
I’ll be covering:
- My Respite Weekend / Hublander
- My Respite Weekend/ The Aquarium/ Work Visit
- The Melbourne Zoo
- The Botanical Gardens
- The Melbourne Highlander Games and Celtic Festival
- The Melbourne Museum /Exploring Carlton Gardens
And anything else that happens should another adventure arise before this series is finished.
On the homefront, since my Respite weekend ended, I have spent the last month or so tidying up all the loose ends since my last Support Coordinator – lets call her ‘G’ – up and disappeared just before Christmas. My current Support Coordinator – Miss K – is an absolute gun!
We’ve been plowing through the mountains of paperwork, getting stuff followed up with and signed off on and ensuring all things are ship-shape and Bristol fashion.
Now that all of that is done and dusted ( See? The dust HAS actually settled!) we can now focus on what the rest of my NDIS plan will look like till its review date in 2025.
Mr Jetson has been with us 9 weeks .. and I must say he is proving to be a very interesting experiment in Cat ownership. He is unlike any Cat I have ever owned. He only responds to food. That is it. If his tail is up in the “Happy” position – it’s because he thinks he’s going to get food. If he’s purring – it’s because of food. If he’s vocal .. again, it’s because of food.
He doesn’t like being petted or touched ( at least by me. Hubby can do so a little bit – but then, he’s the one who feeds him so there you go)
He won’t come when called (He’s not given us his name yet.. We’re still waiting)
He’s incredibly skittish. He doesn’t like loud noises or any sudden movements. He’s terrified of aluminum foil and hates the sound of motorbikes
That said, he does like raw chicken ( goes bonkers over it) and, as it turns out, spaghetti on toast.
He’s not destructive or rowdy – although he does have a penchant for digging his claws into the carpet – despite being told not to on a regular basis. He and Miss Floof are still working things out. For the moment it seems that despite being male and much larger Cat – he is abjectly terrified of the Floof. We’ll keep you updated on progress.
Speaking of Miss Floof, the other day we took her to the Vet. She’s been having issues with her ears for a few months now and so off to the Vet she went. Turns out our wee Miss had a slight yeast infection in both ears ( She needed her ears cleaned out something shocking!) and so she now has ear drops – which she hates but tolerates regardless – to help get rid of any infection and prevent any new ones from occurring.
In other news, my Aunty Bev who has been staying with my Dad since late November last year flew back home to Western Australia today. We’ve all loved having her here and it’s been great fun! Dad always loves her company and I think he’s really going to miss not having her there to spend time with.
I have a few things on this week but nothing to stressful thankfully . Lots of indoor activities since the weather is predicting rain all week!
Thanks for reading
Ceej
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