The week started off rough, meeting with the trainer and Gizmo's sudden "illness" (read about it here), but ended on a high note when we finally got to have a rescue evaluate Bandit. It was another tough, draining week, but we have more of a routine going and we are hopeful that things will continue … Continue reading Light at the end of the tunnel?: 7/18-24 Weekly Wrap
You are not a number
I figure y'all need a break from all things doggie. I started writing this post before Bandit entered our lives, and I think it's a very important post: it is easy to define ourselves by numbers, but we are so much more than any number associated with us. It's free Friday this week's Friday Five … Continue reading You are not a number
I don’t recommend the stress diet: TOLT
Today I'm Thinking Out Loud about generalities and how much I hate them. If one more person says to me that little dogs are just nippy, I think I will scream. Little untrained dogs can be nippy, yes -- although it's still not a given. Or all the people saying "well, it's just the adjustment". Of course there is … Continue reading I don’t recommend the stress diet: TOLT
The opposite of visceral: Pragmatic
Pragmatic: of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations The Wednesday Words have really been on a roll for me lately. I consider myself to be an optimist, but I am also very pragmatic (or as I like to say, a realist). Oddly enough, while Mr. Judy tends towards pessimism in most … Continue reading The opposite of visceral: Pragmatic
Firecracker 4 Race Recap 7/4/16
This was my third time running the Firecracker4 (you can read about last year's race here). It's one of the few races I almost always run with friends, so that makes it one of my favorite races! It's a challenging course, but it also has great spectator support. We adopted Bandit the night before, and I was so … Continue reading Firecracker 4 Race Recap 7/4/16
You don’t always get what you want: 7/11-17 Weekly Wrap
But sometimes you get what you need Things with Bandit are pretty status quo. I got all my runs in. And then I got something I really, really needed -- but you'll have to keep reading to find out what that was. I'm wrapping it up with the Weekly Wrap from Holly @ Hohoruns and Tricia … Continue reading You don’t always get what you want: 7/11-17 Weekly Wrap
5 Favorite Summer Snacks
I am a seasonal eater. Winter means soups and chilis to me, summer means salads and banana soft serve. And cherries, and melons, and bananas year round, but in the summer, those bananas are often being turned into banana soft serve. So here are some of my stock summer snacks for today's Friday Five from Cynthia … Continue reading 5 Favorite Summer Snacks
My Sophie’s Choice: TOLT
Today I'm Thinking Out Loud about rescues. I worked -- well, dabbled, really -- in cat rescue. I volunteered at the Humane Society when we lived in Austin. My friend had a very small cat rescue and I helped her with that, coming once a week to socialize all the cats/kittens, scooping, and helping out with fundraising things … Continue reading My Sophie’s Choice: TOLT
Trust Your Gut: Visceral
Visceral: coming from strong emotions and not from logic or reason Oh my goodness, the last two Wednesday Words have just been psychic for me! Because I just had a visceral reaction with Bandit, that something wasn't right, that something was going to happen. In fact, I said on more than one occasion, what a great … Continue reading Trust Your Gut: Visceral
How Choosing a Race is like . . .
. . . Adopting a Rescue If you read yesterday's Weekly Wrap, then you'll understand why this is so much on my mind. I put a lot of thought into choosing my halfs. I do some research -- reading the race Website, checking out any reviews I can find. And I have come to learn that you … Continue reading How Choosing a Race is like . . .
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