Closing in on the end of this dog sitting deployment. One of the parents is almost on the way home so my time here is getting short. Looking forward to going home, settling in to our new house, connecting with family and a heck of a lot of self care. Already looking at trips soon … Continue reading The End is in Sight
When we were in school we had sex ed forced on us, I say forced because my Catholic High School had to provide it even though they were strongly against a lot of the information that was being given, such as using condoms. We learned the different methods of not getting pregnant and the absolute … Continue reading What I Wasn’t Told
Another month in on this dog sitting adventure and we have settled a bit into a rhythm. They are behaving pretty well and our walks are much better. I think the hard thing for me right now is their digging/eating dirt in the backyard. It's weird to me but apparently its fairly normal so I'm … Continue reading Mardi Gras Miss
Ok 2026 lets see what you have in store for us. Starting off: Small wins and setbacks with the dogs, I'm not a dog whisperer - turns out. They dig in the dirt and eat what they find, she rolled in it once, he jumps the fence when the urge hits and some days she … Continue reading New Year and all that
Today marks five weeks of my dog-sitting .. adventure? Things are going well enough with the dogs. I am struggling most with separating them to go on walks, I can't walk them together. They overpower me and the big dog needs undivided attention. I'm basically scanning the neighborhood every step we take for possible problems … Continue reading Newsfeed
I am 53 years old and have come to the conclusion over many years of military scheduling, family upheavals, life disrupted that I definitely can't rely on plans made. 2025 was going to be the year we finished and settled into our new home, had our first holiday season there and spent a lot of … Continue reading Plans Are Ridiculous
While I try to be thankful of successes, small victories, lessons learned and daily moments we, in America, are so in tune with Thanksgiving being THE day of being grateful. Whether to celebrate it or to shun those who do. This year it was basically a day off work for me. Not much else happened. … Continue reading I heard Thanksgiving Rolled By
Well, we passed the one week mark of this dog sitting adventure and I'm trying hard not to count forward. My husband travels for work, usually a week or two at a time with a week or two home right now but he has also been gone for a month sometimes. When he isn't traveling … Continue reading Week One Milestone
Growing up we had a medium size poodle terrier mix that was super friendly. I was fairly crushed when I heard he escaped the fence and didn't return. Since then I haven't had a dog. Early on it was because I lived in apartments and didn't think it fair to have a dog without a … Continue reading Dogs
The last post was about my experience with a very aggressive, anxious dog. After reflecting the past week about everything that happened and telling the story to a few people, I've come to the realization that this was one of those moments in time that changes a person. I wonder what has changed in me. … Continue reading Life Altering Moments
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