Day 240 - good grief

It's nearly ten pm and I've been rummaging around one of the kids' toy boxes looking for a slinky.  I couldn't find one but one of the electronic gadgets (bopit I think) started up and said "epic fail" to me. It obviously knows.  My poor attempt at celebrating Slinky Day didn't get off the ground.

Grief Awareness Day is a good idea. Everyone experiences grief in different ways so we shouldn't assume that one person should be over something just because someone else is. And if people are moving on whilst others are grieving, they shouldn't feel guilty. There is a petition on change.org to have 30 August officially recignised as Grief Awareness Day, currently it's unofficial, like many of these celebrations. I was going to do my bit and sign it then I realised it's American. I assume that only Americans can sign the petition which gets sent to Mr Trump.  It currently has about 20k signatures and they're looking for 25k. If you're American and think that this day is worth bringing to people's attention, you could do worse than signing it.

Did I go to the beach today for Beach Day? No. Did I toast marshmallows? No. I even managed an anti- celebration today which was a first for me. It was Holistic Pet Day. A day to consider alternative therapy for your balls of fluff. So did I massage my cat and burn incense? No. I took her to the vet to have a blood test. It turns out that she is hyperthyroidic so needs a gel squirting on her ear. Maybe J can try the massage and incense once she's had the medicine.

All in all, it wasn't a good day for celebrations but I did at least prep some trail mix for tomorrow.