Six months later & its 4am on the morning of a freezing cold 2nd December.
I am currently in the Grooms Lodge, Nottingham. Stef & the two girls are snoring away & I am once again on the sofa not able to get a wink.
The little ex stabes is cosy though, small & warm enough for a 2 night stay, with just about everything you could need for a dog friendly accommodation.
Why are we here ? I'm not going to go into a rant about our Government & their fucking backward fucktwated move to ban all XL bully 'type' dogs from the end of this month, but as you can imagine, I am enraged & disgusted.
Bear & I are here, today, to mainly chill in the warm, watch Christmas movies & snack!! Whilst Stef & North do the hard work on a two day workshop starting from this morning. We'll have dinner together tonight & when he sets off for their second day, Bear & I will take a slow & steady drive back home in the morning.
The surroundings are beautiful & they really enjoyed a canal walk yesterday, but it's baltic outside! So I do feel for my husband & younger pup as they'll feel the elements all day. However, we are doing ALL we can for North. To make her life the most comfortable & best it can be so hopefully she'll have the best two days showing everyone just how beautifully loyal & trusting she is.
The countdown to Christmas has officially begun & although I think it'll be a reasonably quiet one this year, I have to admit I am bloody busy leading upto it!
Helping with Glowild at the zoo, Paignton's first ever illumination experience, the evenings are running through to the 2nd January & I have offered my help on about 8 shifts. I have also, volunteered as Santa's Elf for our local Marldon Christmas Tree Farm, running Santa's Grotto for Rowcroft Hospice & giving all proceedings to the charity & will give more of my time if I can up until the big day.
I hope everyone, no matter how or who you are spending it with this year, has a calming time, less pressured, making memories.
It doesn't matter that the turkeys over done. You don't need to light up the street instead of putting food on the table, & don't think you'll be judged if you can't send a gift this year.
We are all struggling. Demons come in various shapes & sizes, & I won't lie, truth be told, I've had my moments, especially over the last two months. But.
I turned 40 in the Summer, I celebrated 11 years with these iron lungs that have somehow avaded me from any form of Hospital admission in the last, what, 5 years??!! Its fucking incredible, & if there's anything I need to be grateful for this Christmas....
It's being alive today & living for the moment.
Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄
Enjoy, stay safe & be kind.
Your, Kimmy x x x
