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What have you achieved recently??

A=BCD

What have you achieved lately? List whatever you like, big or small…

I haven’t achieved much sadly. I was on a bit of a downer these last few months as Snowflake, my cat, died suddenly. As she was literally my only friend losing her has hit harder than I imagined it would.

Anyway, one thing I’ve achieved is that every Saturday I’ve been going in to town and having a hot chocolate in the coffee shop. This is huge for me. I always feel anxious and part of me says ‘Are you nuts!?’ but I make myself do it and generally I feel OK when in there and enjoy it.
The coffee shop has been doing an Autistic Morning every Saturday, like our local Morrisons where they dim the lights and don’t play any music so autistic customers don’t get overwhelmed. If they hadn’t done this I wouldn’t have stopped for a hot chocolate the first time.

Definitely a big achievement for me!

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  • I am so sad for you about your cat. My old flatmate's cat, Loki, was such a sweet boy and he unfortunately got hit by a train on the line behind our house. It's such a loss to lose a loved pet.

    Congratulations on your achievement of regularly going into town for hot chocolate. There can be something nice in sitting in a coffee shop in winter with a hot drink and people watching through the window.

    My achievements are:

    I acted in a local Halloween show, 43 half-hour performances in total.

    I organised and hosted my birthday gathering at my flat on Sunday (only for five people) and we all had a nice time sitting around the firepit.

  • in reply to BeccaLovesBreakfast

    Fingers crossed this reply works!

    Hello Becca. Thank you, losing her has been hard. I fell in to that way of thinking where I always thought she’d be here with me and now I do miss her so much every day. I am so very sorry and sad to hear about Loki. That must have been such an awful thing to experience. I’m so sorry! Pets are so much more than pets aren’t they? They become members of the family and friends for life. Though gone, Snowflake will always be a special friend for me and I’ll always miss her. I’m sure Lokie is the same for you and your flatmate.

    Thank you! I didn’t expect my Saturday hot chocolate to become such a big thing but now it’s something I’m proud of and always look forward to the next time.

    I love your achievements! I hope you enjoyed your Halloween show. Did you wear a costume? I remember when I was at school we did a Halloween show for the parents and rest of the school to watch. I wore a homemade costume which my nanna helped me to make, but the anxiety got too much on the day and I couldn’t go through with it. I do still have the costume though. I hope you had a fun time doing your show.

    And happy belated birthday!!! I hope you enjoyed your special day. Slight smile

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  • in reply to BeccaLovesBreakfast

    Fingers crossed this reply works!

    Hello Becca. Thank you, losing her has been hard. I fell in to that way of thinking where I always thought she’d be here with me and now I do miss her so much every day. I am so very sorry and sad to hear about Loki. That must have been such an awful thing to experience. I’m so sorry! Pets are so much more than pets aren’t they? They become members of the family and friends for life. Though gone, Snowflake will always be a special friend for me and I’ll always miss her. I’m sure Lokie is the same for you and your flatmate.

    Thank you! I didn’t expect my Saturday hot chocolate to become such a big thing but now it’s something I’m proud of and always look forward to the next time.

    I love your achievements! I hope you enjoyed your Halloween show. Did you wear a costume? I remember when I was at school we did a Halloween show for the parents and rest of the school to watch. I wore a homemade costume which my nanna helped me to make, but the anxiety got too much on the day and I couldn’t go through with it. I do still have the costume though. I hope you had a fun time doing your show.

    And happy belated birthday!!! I hope you enjoyed your special day. Slight smile

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  • in reply to A=BCD

    Yay, it worked! 

    We always remember poor wee Loki, but we have majestic Yuki and baby boy Binx to keep us company now. (Yuki is a large white half maine-coon, super fluffy and beautiful, but she has the ugliest miaow ever. We always say she's like a silent movie star who didn't cope with the transition to the talkies lol). Binx is also super fluffy but he has a worrying tendency to bat at lit candles. 

    In the Halloween performances, I was murderous house brounie disguised as a maid (the play was set in late 1800s). I wore a thick black skirt, with a black top with lace cuffs, a large white pinafore, and a mob cap. Underneath my cap, I had synthetic pointy ears attached to my own ears, which was very uncomfortable, mostly, but I coped with it because I was being paid lol). It's always a fun thing to do, but very tiring.

    Thank you for the birthday wishes, I spent time with friends and family over the weekend.

    When you get your hot chocolate, do you have any extras like cream or marshmallows? At Christmas I like to make hot chocolate with a candy cane stirred into it. 

  • in reply to Debbie

    Thank you Debbie so kind of you. Yes she was, kind of sneaky with the top half of my head there too lol. That was my profile pic for years.

  • in reply to A=BCD

    My condolences on your loss too.

    I believe she may have once been in a photograph with you?

    I hope that some very good things come into your life soon, you deserve them.