Category Archives: Life Bits
Happiness is a Warm Puppy
Since I was born there have always been dogs in my life. There have been some lapses without a dog, but for the most part I have had the companionship of a four-legged friend.
Muffin was a Lhasa Apso my family had before I was born. She was a big fan of my dad, and I have heard they get attached primarily to one person, so when I came around my parents waited to see how she would handle a baby. She was okay at first, she would sit just outside my blanket if I was placed on the floor, never touching the blanket or me. I was never left alone with her though. When I did get mobile, it took one time for her to show her teeth and my parents took her to my grandmother. She ended up destroying her house, and then when my great-aunt took her in, she bit her. Sadly her tale was not so happy.
Sheba I remember we got when I was about four or five years old. There was a store in New York called The Emporium I believe, and one day someone had some Siberian Husky puppies they were giving away. We went home with her and she sat in my lap. She was a gentle giant, and was actually a mixed breed. She had some Labrador in her too. Her eyes were brown and blue, and she was black and white. My dad could put a piece of cheese on his finger and she would gently take it off his finger. She moved with us to Florida and I remember the drive with her. Sadly we moved from a house in Florida and she couldn’t come with us.
Pepe was the little man. My coach in grade school, this was 4th grade, had found an abandoned puppy and decided to see if any of the students could take him in. I went home, my dad helped me write a note and we got to school early the next day and I came home with a new friend. He was a Terrier/Beagle mix and just a little man. He was a sweet guy and always a good friend. He got sick when he was about 13 and he had to be euthanized, and to this day I think of him fondly.
Honey-Belle entered my life a bit after Pepe was gone. She is my little princess and protector. She is a Poodle/Bichon Frise mix and at all of nine pounds she is still a feisty little thing. She is nearing ten years old now, but she is truly a great little girl and I enjoy having her to come home to. Her protectiveness of me makes me laugh because she is so small, but feels she is an imposing figure. She is truly a personality to behold.
Loving a pet is a bittersweet thing. We have such a limited time with them, but they bring so much in those years it is hard for me to say I could give up having a dog in my life. Unconditional love, friendship is a given, and all they seek is your love, care, and friendship in return. It is truly a unique relationship humans have with their four-legged friends, and I am so grateful for it.
*Pictures to come soon :0)
K
Summer Cold Make Me Feel Blah
It happened, I ended up with a lovely summer cold/upper respiratory thing :0( I have always believed that getting a cold in the summer is highly unfair. Colds are caused by a virus, blah, blah, blah, but somehow during the summer it doesn’t seem that a cold should be allowed to occur. Sun, fun, relaxation, that is summer, not sniffles, coughing, and misery. So I figured I would share my misery on this lovely August day while my head is stuffed and my nose is a faucet and I cough, oh well, summer cold fun.
K
Accentuate the Negative, Make that the Positive
At lunch today with Steph, a/k/a KitchenKM we got to talking and insecurities came up. I thought a lot about what creates insecurities and I realized that it is so easy to get bogged down by the negative things tossed your way, that sometimes the positive gets squashed down to oblivion. Why do people do that to themselves? I know I am guilty of it. Sometimes it seems easier to recall the bad that has been flung at me, that the good becomes increasingly nonexistent. I can’t understand why it is so easy to remember the bad over the good. Negative reviews, opinions, feedback are recalled with a crystal clear memory; the good or positive compliments received get sent out into the ether to be forgotten. It is something I hope to stop doing, now that I have given it some thought. Accentuate the positive!
K
Best Buy – GRRRRRRRRRRR
Okay, rant time, but this will be a short post too :0P Yesterday I went to Best Buy to return something, with a receipt in hand, and that damn messed up policy to take and swipe my license makes me furious. WHAT OTHER STORE DOES THIS! Oh, the cashier tried to say Wal-Mart does this too, I haven’t been there in a while, but I don’t remember that and I am not sure if this is their policy now too. It is ridiculous that they track returns this way, to my license, it made me feel like a criminal! Okay, I can see there might be people who are return offenders, but give me a break. Best Buy is in trouble, having to possibly let people go, hummmm, maybe that is why people don’t want to shop there anymore, because they feel like criminals!
*I looked it up, Wal-Mart does this if you don’t have a receipt, which I can tolerate, but when you have a receipt, that is just, ugh!!
K
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
It continually amazes me to think of the things life throws my way, and like a trooper one must soldier on. Trying times, dark times, lonely times, those are the times that try the heart, mind, and soul. Bloodied and battered from battle, it feels as if it will never end and enemy advance will deal the final blow. However, once that time has passed, the battleground is cleared, and hopefully left standing to fight again, I am stronger. I don’t know what it is, but seeing others around me, and experiencing what I have in my life, I see that this can be the case. Things are thrown my way, taking control and fighting to see another day is all I really can do. If other people have done it, why can’t I. The pain, struggles, heartache in life are tumultuous and defy explanation for a concrete reason why, but the good and happy in life is made better, stronger, and brighter because of that. It sounds like trite and as if Pollyanna is speaking when I say all this, but it is a way to look past the dark times, and see what lies ahead. The past is history, we have the present to live, and and a future to shape and make our own.
Are there sad, dark times you are grateful for? Something that was painful but brought you to a greater happiness?
K
You Ought to Be in Pictures
Rain, Rain, Go Away!
The rain came earlier than usual today, and it seems nothing else is new besides rain. It was a soggy June, and now a soggier July here in Florida (actually even May had quite a bit of rain). Afternoon rain is typical, but this is getting serious seriously ridiculous. I can’t help but feel waterlogged, and really want to dry out! Tropical Storm Debby rolled through the last week of June, but it has felt like a never-ending monsoon has descended and has no intention of leaving. So life continues in its soggy, summer way here in Florida, testing what Floridians are truly made out of, which apparently is a lot of water!
Yogurt, Blogs, and Rain
Today I was spontaneous, yes, moi, and did something spur of the moment! I went to a blogger meeting with fellow lady bloggers in our area. It was nice, if not a bit intimidating, since I feel kind of like an amateur. Meeting at a local do-it-yourself frozen yogurt place was fun, and close by, so good for a Sunday outing when it is rainy season. Arriving early, of course, only uped my anxiety level as I waited for the others to arrive, hoping I would have something productive to say. I, of course, spilled some yogurt on myself, and my raincoat, so it went much as I expected; I was utterly graceful and delicate! This go round I simply wanted to take things in, my usual style for sure, hoping to get a feel for things and the fellow lady bloggers. It was amazing seeing other women who enjoy blogging, and about so very different topics. I was inspired once I came home to create a business card to go with my blog design. It is a great, easy way to share your info on the go, and it is pretty easy to DIY also. So, I have taken my first lesson from a blog meetup, and just add it to the others shared along the way. As she reminded me, blogging is about self-expression and meeting other people, where judgement isn’t passed and being true to yourself is all that is expected. Overall it was a nice, albeit rainy, Sunday in my world, and figured I would share that I feel like I have gained some inspiration and insight as I navigate my life, and my blog. Not a bad days work, that’s for sure! And remember, bring your raincoat, it’s July in Florida ;0)
K
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