I had to go with my dog Winston to the vet for a check-up. My son wanted to stay home and play. We allowed him to stay and play and be a kid without dog responsibilities. I figured he would be playing video games as he tends […]
When I was younger I had a kitty cat named Princess. I was severely allergic to her. I was asthmatic and sneezed non-stop when she climbed onto me. While i had a complicated relationship with my cat, I still liked her. To this day, I have no idea […]
Growing up, I loved Halloween. I didn’t have great costumes but I still got to partake in the fun. That was the glory of Halloween. Plus, my mom loved Halloween for all its spooky possibilities. She loved pranks and she loved horror films. The movie Halloween was a […]
When we first got Winston, a month back, he was very laid back. We got him from the shelter and he seemed a bit quiet. Then we had to put the cone of shame on him after his little surgery. He was super chill. Didn’t bark once. Slept […]
Waking up at 5am each day can be tiring. That’s a simple statement. I wake up bleary-eyed and search for my morning coffee. I try to find the coffee grounds and hope to remember to put water into the coffee maker. I think ahead to what I have […]
This past week has been trying to say the least. I also have a lot of tasks I have to complete the next few weeks as I work to move my family from Puerto Rico out west. Yet, the situation there has been more and more infuriating. My […]
I am a very happy, excited fur mama. I have now had my new fur baby home for a month and each day gets better and better. If that is even possible. Actually, it was great from day one. What gets better is that I get to […]
I have been on the road this past week. Well, for over a week actually. First, I flew to Florida and from there I flew out to Texas. I hadn’t been away for that long on a business trip in a long time. Before, during my New […]
My sister recently sent me the cutest photo of my little niece. She is four years old and has the delicious dimples. She has an impish grin as well in the majority of her photographs. In that cute photo, I also noticed that my little had the pose. […]
Fifteen years ago I walked over 100 blocks in the New York summer sweltering heat to find the right dog for me. I did that four weekends in a row. Weekend after weekend I went to the upper East Side animal shelters looking at all the dogs that […]
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