Habits or rituals can be good or they can be bad. Taking form via triggers we are either consciously, or unconsciously, aware of, these habits become part of our daily routine. Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going." … [Continue reading]
Life (and death) Happens
You may remember that I had a hummingbird nesting on my backyard deck. I was thrilled to see two tiny hummingbirds emerge within the nest. Momma sat warming her babies diligently for many days, leaving for short periods of time to collect nourishment … [Continue reading]
Spring for…
It's hard to believe that 13 days have passed since I dropped Kobe Bean off for his 2 week long puppy board & training session. This 2 week time frame fell during what has historically been my most emotionally vulnerable time of the year. Yet, I … [Continue reading]
The price of obedience
I started Kobe in obedience training in mid-January. Since bringing him home, I'd been working with my young pup by accessing my prior dog training from memory. It wasn't that he was behaving badly; it was that I'd been imagining more obedience … [Continue reading]
Nesting
Things are looking up in the neighborhood. I suppose it is one of the things that is good about having to spend so much time in our homes; we've begun nesting so-to-speak (in my case, no baby is one the way). This rise in fixing up our homes only … [Continue reading]