From Heartbreak to A New Home, Art, and Love: My 12-Year Writing Journey

Healing Through Writing: Celebrating 50K Blog Views I started writing, while I was going through my divorce, back in December 2014. All due to the advise from my sister, who said “You should write a journal or a blog”. I replied “I don’t know how to do that” With in an hour after we talked, […]

Reflecting on a Busy Year: Highlights and Challenges

This was a very busy year and the year passed with out any posts! Let me catch you up on what’s been going on. In general, things at my full time job have been slow, I am hoping for a busier 2025! I am still watching some dogs, but I have taken a step back […]

My Year in Review: From Dog Sitting to Home Projects

I have not written in a very long time. Here is a recap of what I have been up to. DAVE It’s been 2 years since we met and he is still making me laugh. We are still seeing each other every weekend and we are having tons of fun. DOG SITTING It has been […]

Personal Updates: Adventures with Dogs and Art

It’s been a while since I have written a post, August to be exact. I have been side tracked by a lot of things. It is time for a recap. On the dog front, In August, I had 3 overnight guests, Maggie twice and Sukey. September, I had 2 over night guests, Charlie and Maggie […]

Doggy Guests #76, 77, 78, and 79

I used to report after each guest individually, but life has gotten busy,(good busy), so now I am reporting monthly on my doggy visitors. These were my guests during the month of July. All regulars, except for 1. Rudy was here for 9 nights Rascal was here for 4 night I house/dog sat for a […]

Doggy Guests #70-#75

I have been really behind on writing about my doggy guests lately. So much else has been going on. #70 was the fun duo of Roxy and Chloe, who I so enjoy. #71 was the adorable and sweet Sammi #72 was the fun and playful Mr. Butters #73 was gracefully aging Maggie, who is 14 […]

Doggy Guests #67, #68, #69 plus more

I have really lost track of time. I haven’t written a post since early February! Its been a very busy 2 months! Here’s is an update. First, the doggy guests; Rudy came back for 4 nights in February. Roxy and Chloe also stayed for 2 nights in February Rudy was here again, all of last […]

A busy January and Doggy Guest #66, Sukey

I feel very grateful and fortunate for having a great start to the new year! First, Sukey was here, for the first time, and for just shy of 3 weeks, while her owners were in Africa on Safari. I am so envious. Sukey is a 13 month old Mini American Shepherd. She is beautiful, sweet, […]

Doggy Guest #65, Sammi Returns

I really enjoy Sammi’s company. She is such a sweet little girl. Sammi was here from Christmas to Jan 2. She is playful, cuddly, and very protective. Sammi was a great visitor to have to end one year and start another! I look forward to spending more time with Sammi in the future!!

A Year in Review: Celebrating Milestones and Memories

Another year for the books. I look back at this year and I realize how busy I was. Even though we are sadly still in this dreaded pandemic, I am surprised at how much I managed to accomplish! The good things; The bad things; Sadly, I lost 2 uncles and an aunt this year. They […]