Day Two since our confrontation and i have to say there has been some minor improvements. And even though it was 5˚C this morning, J opted to ride his bike to work this morning instead of drive. Ordinarily it would take him about 10 minutes to drive but in attempt to get fit and healthier, he's trying out the cycling-to-work/home approach.
Plus i think i even heard him say he's trying to cut down on his smoking.
Yay me and yay for Js lungs!
On a personal front, we haven't yelled at each other either. We've even spoken to each other nicely - which has been a nice change. No rude comments or being impolite in the morning makes all the difference when starting a new day.
J even organised his things and took out what he needed to wear for work before he went to bed - a chore i previously had done.
And this morning, we actually took time out to give each other a proper long hug. A moment that often is taken for granted and when one is angry at one another, the last thing one wants is to be touched.
There was no feeling of, "do i really have to?"
It was just comforting to know that it wasn't done out of duty but because it felt like the right moment.
You know what i mean?
Day One, which was yesterday, J had the day off and so i took it upon myself to join him and didn't do any work either. My deadline is Friday, so i can afford one more day to slack off. Js boss allowed him a day off since in the last month he clocked in 280 working hours, of which none of the over hours are being paid for.
I needed to get food for the kitties and stock up our own fridge, so J suggested we go together by bike as it wasn't raining and we felt the fresh air would do us good. It was the first time we had gone grocery shopping without the car but figured we'd try our best to eliminate the need for unnecessary items.
But first we stopped by at Café Bohne. A small café we often passed by car but never got around to going in since each time we drove by it was full.
I'm glad he suggested it and that we both went. Service was good and the mini chandelier above our table made the place just that little bit more special even though the place was pretty laid back.
Normally i would order a coffee but since it was late in the afternoon, i didn't want to be up all night because of a caffeine rush. Which now that i think about, wouldn't have mattered cause i spent all night coughing anyway. My voice has gone missing and has turned really raspy, so i wasn't sure if caffeine would have made it worse.
I wanted to order something that i don't usually have or can make at home. I mean for a cup of tea, i could easily buy two boxes of 25 tea bags for the same price. And so i wanted it to be worth the price.
So i ordered a Heiße "Weiße" Schokolade mit Milch [Hot "white" chocolate with milk].
At first i thought i was being cheated and was served a cup of hot milk but it was the real deal... creamy white hot chocolate accompanied by a Palmiers puff pastry cookie [elephant ear cookies or as the Germans would say, Schweine Ohren [Pigs' Ear Cookie]], whatever you call them, it was absolutely delicious! I totally recommend it.
J ordered the soup of the day but because it had meat in it, i couldn't eat it. So i chose the tomato, mozzarella, pesto & balsamic vinegar to keep the hunger at bay. And as soon as the food arrived, i saw in the corner of our my eye something appear from the table next to ours. The cutest dog with the pinkest nose was eyeing Js soup.
The restaurant is dog friendly, so owners are allowed to bring their dogs inside.
I was waiting for the moment that he/she would jump out at us or bark. But he/she was well behaved and just kept wiggling his/her nose. At one point he/she couldn't stop staring at me. It was actually kind of freaky.
We eventually made it to the supermarket and just in time before the pet store would close.
Both Luna and Yoshi will turning a year old next month, so now is the time to start weaning them off their kitten food. We started with Royal Canin and now a 4 kg bag lasts only a month and it costs us 32 Euros.
But seeing that we'll be moving at the end of the year, any money we can save will benefit us all.
So we've decided to see if they are willing to accept another brand and chose Select Gold.
With so many brands out there, it's so hard to know what is actually good. There are also various other flavors but Chicken seems to be the popular one and one that most cats favor, so we went with that.
Select Gold is slightly cheaper yet still has the right ingredients to keep them healthy [so says the lady at the pet store who claims to feed her indoor cats the same brand]. We end up saving about 5 Euros for a 2 kg bag but i'm sure much more if we end up buying 4 kgs.
But Luna and Yoshi are rather fussy when it comes to their wet food and at times choose to turn their noses at the food that they once loved, so i wanted to make sure they at least eat something even if it's only dry food.
So far so good, they're both eating.
Nobody seems to have an upset tummy and everyone seems to be getting along.
Plus i think i even heard him say he's trying to cut down on his smoking.
Yay me and yay for Js lungs!
On a personal front, we haven't yelled at each other either. We've even spoken to each other nicely - which has been a nice change. No rude comments or being impolite in the morning makes all the difference when starting a new day.
J even organised his things and took out what he needed to wear for work before he went to bed - a chore i previously had done.
And this morning, we actually took time out to give each other a proper long hug. A moment that often is taken for granted and when one is angry at one another, the last thing one wants is to be touched.
There was no feeling of, "do i really have to?"
It was just comforting to know that it wasn't done out of duty but because it felt like the right moment.
You know what i mean?
Day One, which was yesterday, J had the day off and so i took it upon myself to join him and didn't do any work either. My deadline is Friday, so i can afford one more day to slack off. Js boss allowed him a day off since in the last month he clocked in 280 working hours, of which none of the over hours are being paid for.
I needed to get food for the kitties and stock up our own fridge, so J suggested we go together by bike as it wasn't raining and we felt the fresh air would do us good. It was the first time we had gone grocery shopping without the car but figured we'd try our best to eliminate the need for unnecessary items.
But first we stopped by at Café Bohne. A small café we often passed by car but never got around to going in since each time we drove by it was full.
I'm glad he suggested it and that we both went. Service was good and the mini chandelier above our table made the place just that little bit more special even though the place was pretty laid back.
Normally i would order a coffee but since it was late in the afternoon, i didn't want to be up all night because of a caffeine rush. Which now that i think about, wouldn't have mattered cause i spent all night coughing anyway. My voice has gone missing and has turned really raspy, so i wasn't sure if caffeine would have made it worse.
I wanted to order something that i don't usually have or can make at home. I mean for a cup of tea, i could easily buy two boxes of 25 tea bags for the same price. And so i wanted it to be worth the price.
So i ordered a Heiße "Weiße" Schokolade mit Milch [Hot "white" chocolate with milk].
At first i thought i was being cheated and was served a cup of hot milk but it was the real deal... creamy white hot chocolate accompanied by a Palmiers puff pastry cookie [elephant ear cookies or as the Germans would say, Schweine Ohren [Pigs' Ear Cookie]], whatever you call them, it was absolutely delicious! I totally recommend it.
J ordered the soup of the day but because it had meat in it, i couldn't eat it. So i chose the tomato, mozzarella, pesto & balsamic vinegar to keep the hunger at bay. And as soon as the food arrived, i saw in the corner of our my eye something appear from the table next to ours. The cutest dog with the pinkest nose was eyeing Js soup.
The restaurant is dog friendly, so owners are allowed to bring their dogs inside.
I was waiting for the moment that he/she would jump out at us or bark. But he/she was well behaved and just kept wiggling his/her nose. At one point he/she couldn't stop staring at me. It was actually kind of freaky.
We eventually made it to the supermarket and just in time before the pet store would close.
Both Luna and Yoshi will turning a year old next month, so now is the time to start weaning them off their kitten food. We started with Royal Canin and now a 4 kg bag lasts only a month and it costs us 32 Euros.
But seeing that we'll be moving at the end of the year, any money we can save will benefit us all.
So we've decided to see if they are willing to accept another brand and chose Select Gold.
With so many brands out there, it's so hard to know what is actually good. There are also various other flavors but Chicken seems to be the popular one and one that most cats favor, so we went with that.
Select Gold is slightly cheaper yet still has the right ingredients to keep them healthy [so says the lady at the pet store who claims to feed her indoor cats the same brand]. We end up saving about 5 Euros for a 2 kg bag but i'm sure much more if we end up buying 4 kgs.
But Luna and Yoshi are rather fussy when it comes to their wet food and at times choose to turn their noses at the food that they once loved, so i wanted to make sure they at least eat something even if it's only dry food.
So far so good, they're both eating.
Nobody seems to have an upset tummy and everyone seems to be getting along.
2 comments:
good to know efforts are being made already! oh and i really love morning hugs, those longer ones that is. nice isn't it?
to be honest, it feels as though i've read about Yoshi and Luna way longer than just merely a year. yikes! how quickly time flies.
yes, i'm attempting to comment more too :P
Actually, we've only had Yoshi and Luna since February, so technically it's not even a year yet. Feels like longer, doesn't it?
I guess so much has happened in the last 12 months, it sort of feels like it's action packed.
But yea i can't believe they're turning one soon. I need to figure out what to get them for their birthday. They're not into to catnip so much and Yoshi is infatuated with rolled up transparent plastic bags.
And yea, i see the attempt you're making to comment more... thank you! It's really nice to know that there's a friendly face/someone i know out there eavesdropping on my life.
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