It has been a few years since I sat down and put my thoughts to words in this blog. My intention at the time of starting this blog was to contribute weekly with advice, training tips and tales of my life and adventures with my dogs. But the craziness of life, running 2 businesses, answering e-mails, sitting in traffic, being attached to a cell phone that made me available to my clients 24/7 didn’t allow me the creative space mentally to devote to putting thoughtful words into print, so I put it aside. I even forgot my password to access this page and had to go through the back and forth frustrations with algorithms to reset my password. Being technology challenged, that in itself almost sent me over the edge and I considered just tossing the whole idea of a blog over the edge of the cliff I had already been teetering on for some time. But I persevered ( yay me!). Although, admittedly it was not a volunteering choice, it was due to the world changing around me… us, and like many people, I am being forced to slow down and allow the changes taking place to unfold without resistance. Forced to pay attention to my health, my space, what is in my own home, my yard…my fridge and make the best of it.

So to quote a cliche, “..today is the first day of the rest of my life” and I hope you all enjoy the journey with me.

Subscribe to my blog, please…and comment on what you read. Your input is important to me as your thoughts and words help fuel my creativity and allow me to write relevant, funny and thought provoking content as well as the desire to be adventurous with my dogs and the courage to share those adventures…and to continue to contribute to this blog!

I admit I am a social introvert and the current theme of social distancing is something that I have been practicing my entire life. I am good at it, stepping a few feet to the side as someone enters my personal space is easy for me, I do it without any thought, like breathing and I do it without offending the other person.

But being a social introvert also means that I am not good at finding validation in others, I am constantly telling myself that I am worthy and good enough, so to break that cycle I am asking you to come along with me and my dogs and lets see what this new world we are living in has to offer…together, yet apart. The new normal for the time being.

Thank-you, and until next time…happy tails to you!

Joan, Raider and Carter…