Health hazards.

Note to readers (my lovely Baggetts): For the avoidance of any doubt - every character in this blog is me!!! No Baggy was harmed in its writing.

Baggy's daily state!
Depression (Black = really bad/Grey = not great/Blue = okay/Yellow = sunny day): Grey.
Anxiety (From 1 = barely any to 10 = gibbering wreck standard): 6.
Tears: No.
Overall day(s): Tiring.

Sorry baggetts, Hormonal Hannah has been a bit of a nuisance. Baggy has been doing her best to keep her in check, but the black cloud has been lurking. Not helped by the fact that Baggy is also fighting a cold. Baggy is very supportive of the two campaigns that are about at the moment: to wear, Slippers and Scarves. Lots of reasons! But some in particular. Firstly Clever Bird has not helped Baggy to fight her cold by letting her go outside with bare feet. Secondly, and this is the reason why wearing slippers is being promoted, Baggy managed to slip down the staircase in her socks! Hannah blames the pooch, as well as Baggy, he leapt on Furry Mama as she was walking up the stairs and she stepped back onto the edge of the stair! Fortunately Baggy has good balance, but it could have gone horribly pear-shaped. Thirdly, if her slippers are on Baggy's feet, the pooch, aka the Dark Destroyer, can't eat them. As for wearing a scarf, this is to stop the cold air from causing asthma attacks. Now fortunately Baggy doesn't suffer from asthma, but thanks to Grotty Groom suffering from a collapsed lung ten years ago, she now struggles to breathe properly sometimes, especially in the cold. There's a bit of a problem with that though - Baggy feels claustrophobic with the scarf over her face. Even Hairy Biker Hen won't ride her motorcycle with a scarf over her mouth. So at the moment she's trying to avoid being outside too much.

Yesterday Furry Mama took the pooch out for a walk round the village. They were both dressed for safety, hi-vized to the max. It might only have been lunchtime, but it was dark and raining. When they got home they did a bit of ball chasing in the garden. Spot the pooch!

 

 

Baggy got soaked. The pooch got muddy, but he enjoyed himself. As Hannah didn't want to go out again, The Domestic Goddess took over and went into full Goddessing mode. It was extremely necessary. Again, Hannah blames the pooch, well, and Furry Mama for being too soft on him, but this is what The Domestic Goddess has to contend with when the Dark Destroyer gets going:

He's a bit of a literary critic on the quiet. Clearly he didn't approve of this novel. The bathroom suffered as much as the book.

The rest of the house was in a similar state! The Goddess has spent another six hours today trying to get back Baggy's lovely house. Easier said than done when Furry Mama has to try to keep the pooch entertained at the same time. Before sorting out the bathroom, she gave Pepper another bath, as he's scratching again. (Clever Bird is wondering if chicken is on his allergy list). At least his towelling coat gets him dried easily.

The boy's not too impressed that a depressed Hannah doesn't want to go out today though, so he's been keeping himself amused!

She missed videoing the most manic activity: flat out galloping from one end of the sitting room to the other and back again while squeaking his Christmas robin! But he's so sweet that Furry Mama lets him get away with all kinds of nonsense, especially as when number one furry is not at home, Pepper is the one who keeps Hannah sane.

Baggy has never had children, and perhaps it's wrong to even say as much, but Clever Bird believes that Furry Mama loves that little pooch as much as any mother could love a two-legged child. She loved Minty Mutt just as much, but he was such a strong and self assured dog, scared of nothing at all before he got dementia, whereas Pepper is scared of half the world. As a result he loves cuddles and "needs" Calum and Baggy in a way that Minty Mutt never quite did, so Furry Mama is really protective of him.

Mind you, he did almost electrocute Baggy last night! A few weeks ago the Destroyer chewed the charger lead to Creative Clara's laptop. Clever Bird was well aware that he had chewed through to the metal wire and was lucky not to have zapped himself, but Clara kept on using it regardless. Last night while The Goddess was using the laptop to pay bills and Pepper was distracting Furry Mama as usual, there was a fizzing noise, then a flash and a smell of burning! Pepper leapt backwards, Freda Fretter panicked. Clever Bird realised that Baggy was about to get herself zapped! Clara carefully unplugged the lead and moved it - it fizzed again! Freda Fretter dropped it. Yet another reason for wearing rubber-soled slippers..........