I know – completely unrelated to human health, but many of us have furry companions.
Dogs are susceptible to overheating, especially in hot weather or when exposed to high temperatures. It’s important for dog owners to be aware of the signs of overheating to prevent any potential health risks.
Some common signs include excessive panting, drooling, and difficulty breathing. Dogs may also exhibit increased heart rate, weakness, and collapse. If you notice your dog showing any of these symptoms, it’s crucial to take immediate action.
Move your dog to a cool, shaded area, provide fresh water, and use damp towels to cool them down. Contact your veterinarian for further guidance. Remember, keeping your dog safe and cool is essential, especially when it comes to hot tubs.
So, I’m home from my trip from FL with my sister.. It wasn’t too bad driving down. It was short days & I got to nap in the car. She did most of the driving. I dunno if she trusts my driving. Lol!
I had a blast! I thrive in the summer here in Canada and the average temperature was about 30°C.. so about 90°F or warmer some days.. So, I did really well, considering..
Lots of time laying in the sun relaxing.. getting tons of Vitamin D.. Only one sunburn on our first day down at the beach . Kept hydrated.
Did a day of shopping . “day” = 2.5 hrs including the ½ hour break.
Did Disney, Hollywood Studios.. Which is actually a fairly small amusement park for a major park.. Was way smaller than what I remember Canada’s Wonderland to be.. Did 4 rides, 4-5 shows, met Chewy, checked out alot cool Star Wars stuff.. Was awesome..
Sisters on the Loose @ Disney
Chilled the next day & went out for dinner theatre which was cool..
Dinner out the next night, with some provision & souvenir shopping.
So, not a huge amount of stuff, so I didn’t over do it.. But admittedly I was a little extra medicated all week, tho I don’t think my sister knew.
Hardest part was coming home.. 30° gorgeous & sunny in FL when I got on the plane, 7° overcast & rainy at Pearson in Toronto..
I recently watched Blade Runner.. I know, completely off topic..
So, it was the original, starring Harrison Ford. It was filmed in 1982 and set in November 2019.. They had an interesting and incorrect perception of what the world would be like..
They thought in 40 years that we would have Flying cars. With the driving skills of today’s drivers, I shudder at the thought. I did notice that most of the cars are very similar to Deloreans which ceased being made the year after this movie was released.
This movie not only had smoking as a commonplace activity, but specifically smoking inside. Here in Ontario , the law banning smoking in indoor public spaces was passed in 1994 & further expanded in 2006. These were put into place long before the movie was set to take place.
Advertising included building high billboards. While not commonplace they do exist. Yonge-Dundas Squate (sorry, Sankofa Square) in Downtown Toronto is an example. However, the billboard blimps in this movie are not something we have and they do not look like the Goodyear blimp.
We were expected to be living ‘off-world’. Considering we haven’t been to the Moon since 1972, it’s a little unrealistic, even then. Also the International Space Station didn’t even get started being built until 1998, over 15 after this movie was released
The technology was inconsistent. They had robots with full AI, which we are just getting into. Yet the actual computers are garbage with low resolution monitors. Cellular devices and personal phones were not a thing. We couldn’t live these days without our phones. They did have public telephones, something that is rare these days. But they had video calling.. Talk about inconsistent! Lol
The architecture is just way out there.
Photographs, which are becoming more & more scarce, were in the movie. These instant cameras were similar to polaroids. While polaroid cameras do still exist, I haven seen one in the flesh, so to speak, in decades.
I found the Atari ad placement funny tho.. Oddly enough, it’s still around and Atari is allegedly still making games for that system..
Personally, for me, Christmas is probably the busiest time of year. Plus with personal issues that I’ve been having with different relationships, I haven’t been able to focus here very much.. so my apologies for not posting… Again…
Just to give you an idea. Monday was dinner out with a friend I haven’t seen in a coons ahe. Tuesday I have errands all afternoon & a cub planning meeting in the evening.. Wednesday is the Cub year end meeting, a social gathering & baking both before & after those. Thutsday I have to organize the baking, getting some ready for me to post as well as for friends this weekend. In the evening, I’m off to my sister’s for hair & a walk with the dogs. Friday, weather permitting, I’m getting the headlight fixed then I’m heading out for a social event with out-of-town friends I have not seen since Labour Day. Saturday is a coffee date (Whoo hoo!!) Sunday is soccer.. I still need to do groceries: normal groceries, Christmas dinner groceries, cookie baking groceries.. then, more baking as our family Christmas is on the 23rd.. plus wrapping presents for Mom, Dad, Sister & her family & a friend who I exchange with for more than just cookies..
So, yeah . Busy….
And I’m probably missing stuff in the schedule..
Plus I need to fit in exercise, a hot tub or two or 6, plus other personal self care & put up my second tree.. & make some ornaments..
For anyone new to my blogroll, I am a Cub Scout Leader in the Scouts Canada program.. Girls & boys aged 8-10/11..
Because of my mental health issues, I had decided that I would not participate in the first few meetings cuz I didn’t want to expose the kids to me potentially having an inappropriate emotional outburst
So, other than parents who don’t read emails that say “Hey! We’re not at the church this week! Dress for outside!” It was good..
The three or four who didn’t dress appropriately, well, they got soaked, cuz it was raining. But in the email I warned them!! Let’s hope they read the next one cuz they gotta bring stuff.. Stuff from the hike.
We didnt loose any kids.
I think I surprised then with the jungle closing.. While Johnathan, a senior Cub, had helped Scouter Ryan, apparently they fell short of my enthusiasm.. lol.
So next week we are at the church making airplanes & painting rocks.. that should be fun. 🙂
Some of you may have noticed that some posts are no longer visible. In hindsight, probably not the best place to vent. So for those who missed it, here is my birthday weekend in a nutshell:
This weekend is Cuboree, which is our first in person overnight camp since February 2020. This means most of our kids have never camped in-person as a Cub. Of 21 youth, we have 2 who have.
Normally each group would be running independently with their own food and kitchen and supplies and such. Fortunately the Cuboree Committee decided to offer a meal plan The Scouters who are in the participating groups have planned the menu, supplies, equipment & food. The kitchen is being organized & run by council level Scouters who have no group . From us, they only require one Scouter from our group to help with food prep. Not me! Yay!
Normally for camp we would plan the menu, organize our equipment, shop for food and supplies as well as having food preparation done with the youth. We have, fortunately, none of that this year. We’ve been flying by the seat of our pants this year’s so I just gotta say Thank God The most prevalent leaders both have Fibromyalgia & the related cognitive issues so it’s been an interesting year.
& its supposed to rain on Saturday. *Sigh*
my apologies if this doesn’t make sence cuz it’s a busy week & my brain is now fried & I still gotta run the camp!
Don’t you also hate it when, despite knowing how badly you struggle with fatigue, someone who doesn’t is always delighted to tell you, “Yeah, I’m tired too?”
Me too, and I’ll explain why. I fully understand that everyone is entitled to feel tired, it’s a way of life. I also understand that everyone has different levels when it comes to how much tiredness their body can take. However, if you’re a person who is tired because they went to bed two hours before their alarm, or a person who is tired because they were binge-watching “Grey’s Anatomy” for two days solid without going to bed (I salute your dedication by the way, just saying!), then your tiredness level and my tiredness level aren’t really the same now, are they? In my opinion, people who sit there claiming that their tiredness from burning the candle at both ends is the same as tiredness from illness are pretty much insulting every single chronically ill person out there. Obviously with strangers, it’s slightly different as we can’t expect them to carry their crystal balls with them everywhere they go. But, when it comes to our loved ones who know our situations and who know how fatigue affects our minds and bodies, that’s when, personally, it makes it seem that my feelings are less worthy.
So, how is chronic illness tiredness different than “regular tiredness?” Well, seeing as everyone responds differently to fatigue, I will answer that question based on my own personal experience. Tiredness due to my multiple chronic illnesses is a level of fatigue which involves me sitting on the toilet crying my eyes out because I am so tired. It’s when I have hardly been able to move around my house due to lack of energy, yet I’m still sitting on the sofa yawning my head off, and an extreme bout of nausea because I am just so tired. It’s being unable to have a conversation because exhaustion has sucked all of the energy out of my body; therefore opening my mouth would use up a lot of the limited supply of energy I currently have to work with because, you guessed it, I am just so tired.
What are we so tired?.There’s several reasons. We can’t get to sleep cuz insomnia is common. We can’t stay asleep. And because our body is constantly fight with itself trying to deal with daily varying levels of pain and other symptoms of our illnesses.
Unlike healthy people, getting an early night doesn’t fix my problem. Doing less activity doesn’t fix my problem.Getting more sleep at nighttime doesn’t fix my problem (and that’s if I can even get to sleep!).Despite being absolutely mentally and physically exhausted, I can’t sleep, even though I would love to (and nearly do) fall asleep wherever my head lands.It’s debilitating. It’s exhausting. It comes with the territory of multiple chronic illnesses (fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, etc.)
So if someone you know with chronic pain, especially moderate to severe chronic pain, and the say that they are tired. They are likely exhausted on, or more more likely off their feet unable to do much We don’t like to complain but when we do, it’s gotta be big.. So please don’t respond with a flippant “Me too!” What you are dealing with is quite possibly very different from what someone with chronic pain is dealing with.
Fibromyalgia 
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