10.03.2026 | MM359

Recovery has made my brain a little scatty.

I walk into the kitchen
and immediately forget
why I went there.

Was it tea?
Was it toast?
Was it simply a tour?

Meanwhile Bella,
our resident household rascal,
has discovered a new hobby.

Stealing things.

Socks.
Paper.
Occasionally my dignity.

The moment I notice,
I shout the universal command:

“SCRAM!”

Which Bella interprets as:
“Run faster and make it a game.”

Soon I’m half laughing, half chasing,
and somewhere between the sofa
and the hallway
there may have been a small scream.

Not fear.
Just the sound of someone
trying to protect their last clean sock.

Recovery may be slow,
but apparently cardio
returns very quickly
when a dog steals your laundry 😄🐾.

— Maggie
The Afterlove Voice 💫