A case of the puppy blues

I’ve been adjusting to life as a dog owner. I definitely had a case of the puppy blues – no matter how prepared you are to have a dog you cannot guess how you are going to react when you finally get the dog. In my case the puppy blues was more a mourning of…

Be Kind – It's a Confusing Time

Note: I am not an expert nor a professional. I have linked to some places that might help you sift through some of the information that is being spread around. Also, most of these sites will be New Zealand focused as that where I live. I, like so many other people at this time, am…

The “B” word… (busy)

Last year I realised (and was told several times) that I was always busy. Every time someone asked how I was going I was quick to respond with busy – but I realised that busy, for me, was synonymous with stressed. I found that was I was doing a lot stuff that was really not…

Small Changes Mini Goals

Change is scary. No matter how much I pretend that change is easy it really isn’t. There is a a heavy aspect of fear that hovers around change. Most of this fear revolves around how others view you and how you think you are viewed by others. It’s complicated. But change is important for many…