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06 Jan 2019 06:01 PM
06 Jan 2019 06:03 PM
06 Jan 2019 06:41 PM
06 Jan 2019 06:41 PM
How's life in the fast lane @Adge?
06 Jan 2019 07:41 PM
06 Jan 2019 07:41 PM
Life in the fast lane @Former-Member?
Feels like the slow boat, going in circles (getting nowhere) to me....
I thought the fast lane would be fun & exciting, not pain & stress - so this can't be it.
Adge
06 Jan 2019 07:49 PM
06 Jan 2019 07:49 PM
Was thinking you might have had a few people pop in as you mentioned Jelly Cat was getting used to visitors @Adge.
06 Jan 2019 07:58 PM
06 Jan 2019 07:58 PM
No visitors in recent days @Former-Member
Although I had my youngest brother & sister-in-law staying with me for 4 days (until last Wednesday) - I dropped them off at the airport.
Then I've had another brother staying with me, since last Wednesday (he flew in when the others left).
So far Jelly cat is opting to stay outside, to avoid people.
I'm hoping she will settle back into her more friendly routine soon.
Her routine was very disrupted, just as mine was - cat's behaviour seems to mirror (copy) their owners...
Adge
06 Jan 2019 08:03 PM
06 Jan 2019 08:03 PM
Were these visits planned or spontaneous @Adge?
06 Jan 2019 08:43 PM
06 Jan 2019 08:43 PM
My brothers coming over (visits) were extremely spontaneous @Former-Member
They booked their flights, then arrived withing 24 hours of having booked.
Their visits were not pre-planned.
I was not given virtually any notice either (no flight details etc) - which is why it was so hard to predict their arrivals (to meet them).
Adge
06 Jan 2019 08:56 PM
06 Jan 2019 08:56 PM
It was lovely that they thought to come and check in on you @Adge. Did you find their visits helpful, stressful, both, other?
06 Jan 2019 09:31 PM
06 Jan 2019 09:31 PM
Yes it was lovely of them @Former-Member
They were very stressed (& anxious) at the circumstances, which lead to their flights (arrival).
Their intentions were to be helpful, & just having some company certainly was helpful.
However, I've lived on my own for 8 years.
Having people in my living space 24 hours per day (even relatives), has been extremely stressful - a major adjustment.
I had not seen or spent time with any of them in 2 years.
Adge
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