So realized today that I have not been blogging, as I said in an earlier post, I have been sick for a good chunk of the month, aside from that I have spent a lot of time in introspection. I realized that I have been obsessing about everything that is wrong in my life, and not doing what I had promised myself I would do, focus on the positive. So I needed a break, but when the fog from the allergies, et al started to lift I started to feel better about a lot of things.
The weather is getting warmer, which means more time spent outside, which will help with the weight, it will also mean more time spent with friends, which will just make me happier. Also, better weather means a happier dog, and a happy dog means a happy me.
Unfortunately I have not done much posting in April, but I hope that I will be more committed to it in May. The GYST plan is set to heat up, and I am very optimistic.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
Poor Cadie
Poor Cadie. The first truly great weekend of the year and she had to spend it inside with her sick mom. I headed out to my mum’s on Friday afternoon, and by late Friday afternoon I was in bed. This was supremely disappointing to Cadie. My Mum has a new rabbit, which fascinated Cadie, unfortunately she was stuck in the bedroom with me. My Mum’s dogs were in and out of the house, playing in the back yard, not Cadie, she was stuck with me. I did manage to get her out for at least 1 walk a day, so she did get some exercise.
The saddest moment of the weekend happened Sunday morning; my mother was taking her Roz out for an early walk, and my brother was taking his dog, Griffin, out for a walk. Cadie saw this happening, and came flying down to come and tell me. Unfortunately I was still not up for going for a walk, so poor Cadie had to sit at home while all the other dogs got to go out and enjoy the sunshine. I made it up to her, I took her out after dinner, and the other dogs had to stay home.
Today we had to see the vet. We get along well with out vet. It’s fantastic, she’s mobile, so I head over to my mum’s, and get a book, or turn on the TV, and when it’s our turn she shows up at the door. We love it. It also means that Cadie doesn’t have to deal with the stress of going to the vet’s office. Now, we are back to trial and error with Cadie’s food. I need to start keeping a food diary to try to get to the root of her digestive issues. Anyway, I should go and brush her, so that I can give her a chewy stick.
The saddest moment of the weekend happened Sunday morning; my mother was taking her Roz out for an early walk, and my brother was taking his dog, Griffin, out for a walk. Cadie saw this happening, and came flying down to come and tell me. Unfortunately I was still not up for going for a walk, so poor Cadie had to sit at home while all the other dogs got to go out and enjoy the sunshine. I made it up to her, I took her out after dinner, and the other dogs had to stay home.
Today we had to see the vet. We get along well with out vet. It’s fantastic, she’s mobile, so I head over to my mum’s, and get a book, or turn on the TV, and when it’s our turn she shows up at the door. We love it. It also means that Cadie doesn’t have to deal with the stress of going to the vet’s office. Now, we are back to trial and error with Cadie’s food. I need to start keeping a food diary to try to get to the root of her digestive issues. Anyway, I should go and brush her, so that I can give her a chewy stick.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Plans and Alterations
Moving is for the birds. I went to go and grab Cadie running harness today so that we could go for a jog, only to discover that I have packed it. I have narrowed it down to two possible boxes, but it would still take me a good 45 minutes to find it, so I have decided that Cadie will be not be coming for a jog now until after the move. Also, my home looks like a bomb has gone off here. I know that housekeeping isn’t my strength, but this is ridiculous. I took Toby’s mother down to my new apartment tonight to let her see what it looks like, and much to my despair, the new place has a very similar appearance to the old one. The bones of the new place are much nicer, but it is still dirty and has a lot of stuff sitting in weird places, just like my current apartment. I just feel like I’m starting to lose my mind. I mean it’s so bad that today I cleaned my desk to try to calm myself down.
Moving takes so much effort that poor Cadie isn’t getting the attention she needs either, I’m really anxious for the move to be done and over with. Things are going so much better at work, it would be nice to get the home life humming again too. Then I could really lower my blood pressure, get my head back together and start to work on the other problems in my life. One step at a time I guess.
One of the things that I didn’t include in yesterday’s blog was a close call that Cadie and I had. While crossing the street, with the right of way Cadie and I were almost mowed down by a crazed driver. I saw her speed up as she came flying towards us, I would have been safe no matter what, but it was close with Cadie. I gave her leash a good strong pull, and the crazy woman missed her by inches. I didn’t mention it yesterday because it upset me to the point that I was nearly crying, but now I’m much more angry about it, so I can handle talking about it. All I would like to say is that had Cadie not been on a leash I wouldn’t still have her with me. Still I don’t think we’ll be crossing that street again any time soon.
Moving takes so much effort that poor Cadie isn’t getting the attention she needs either, I’m really anxious for the move to be done and over with. Things are going so much better at work, it would be nice to get the home life humming again too. Then I could really lower my blood pressure, get my head back together and start to work on the other problems in my life. One step at a time I guess.
One of the things that I didn’t include in yesterday’s blog was a close call that Cadie and I had. While crossing the street, with the right of way Cadie and I were almost mowed down by a crazed driver. I saw her speed up as she came flying towards us, I would have been safe no matter what, but it was close with Cadie. I gave her leash a good strong pull, and the crazy woman missed her by inches. I didn’t mention it yesterday because it upset me to the point that I was nearly crying, but now I’m much more angry about it, so I can handle talking about it. All I would like to say is that had Cadie not been on a leash I wouldn’t still have her with me. Still I don’t think we’ll be crossing that street again any time soon.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
A Great Day for Cadie
It was a chilly morning, but that didn’t stop Cadie from “scampering” down the street. I had a later start to my work day, which in turn meant a later end to my work day, so I made sure to get Cadie out for her evening walk this morning, before I left.
I remember when Cadie was a puppy she used to get so excited about the smallest things, one time, we were struggling to get in before a huge thunder storm, or rather, I was struggling, and I was panicking, Cadie was just enjoying the day; the dark skies, the cooler air, and all the nifty things that went flying past her face, like leaves and candy wrappers. We did not beat the storm, and as it turns out, Cadie does not like rain. So I had to carry her the rest of the way home, she stayed relatively dry, while I got soaked. This morning’s walk was a lot like this one, just without the threat of oncoming rain.
As I said, it was chilly, but not so cold that Cadie had to wear her coat. So already she was in seventh heaven. But I was still surprised by what followed. Anyone walking along would have thought she was still a puppy, in fact many people said as much as we passed them.
Watching Cadie get so much joy from something as simple, and as basic as an early morning walk, was by far the best part of my day. The rest of the day was crap. I shouldn’t complain, and I have promised myself that I will not. The ugliest thing about a blog, in my opinion, is listening to people complain about their jobs. Let’s be honest some of us have terrible jobs, almost all of us have terrible days at our jobs, and only some of you have fabulous jobs full of great days. My point is two fold, first no one wants to read or listen to another person whine about their situation; and second, this is meant to be my escape from my job. The way that I can tell myself that I am something more than what superiors “see” in me; this is the place where my goals and aspirations matter.
Still, I find working so strange. I find it strange that in a world where so many people are dissatisfied with some aspect of their jobs that we haven’t found a way to fix this problem. I know that I have it pretty good. I’ve been able to keep my job throughout this recession; I have a nice home, and a wonderful dog, all possible because of my job. I have also been very fortunate to have received an excellent education, which has allowed me to think about my life in terms of a career, and not simply as a wage, and for all of these things I am very grateful. I guess I just find it strange that we can all get up every morning, pull ourselves away from where we really want to be and go somewhere we hate.
So to close on a positive note I would like to extend my congratulations to my mother, who has sold my grandmother’s home. My mother has been the project manager on this job, and it has been huge, so congrats Mum.
I remember when Cadie was a puppy she used to get so excited about the smallest things, one time, we were struggling to get in before a huge thunder storm, or rather, I was struggling, and I was panicking, Cadie was just enjoying the day; the dark skies, the cooler air, and all the nifty things that went flying past her face, like leaves and candy wrappers. We did not beat the storm, and as it turns out, Cadie does not like rain. So I had to carry her the rest of the way home, she stayed relatively dry, while I got soaked. This morning’s walk was a lot like this one, just without the threat of oncoming rain.
As I said, it was chilly, but not so cold that Cadie had to wear her coat. So already she was in seventh heaven. But I was still surprised by what followed. Anyone walking along would have thought she was still a puppy, in fact many people said as much as we passed them.
Watching Cadie get so much joy from something as simple, and as basic as an early morning walk, was by far the best part of my day. The rest of the day was crap. I shouldn’t complain, and I have promised myself that I will not. The ugliest thing about a blog, in my opinion, is listening to people complain about their jobs. Let’s be honest some of us have terrible jobs, almost all of us have terrible days at our jobs, and only some of you have fabulous jobs full of great days. My point is two fold, first no one wants to read or listen to another person whine about their situation; and second, this is meant to be my escape from my job. The way that I can tell myself that I am something more than what superiors “see” in me; this is the place where my goals and aspirations matter.
Still, I find working so strange. I find it strange that in a world where so many people are dissatisfied with some aspect of their jobs that we haven’t found a way to fix this problem. I know that I have it pretty good. I’ve been able to keep my job throughout this recession; I have a nice home, and a wonderful dog, all possible because of my job. I have also been very fortunate to have received an excellent education, which has allowed me to think about my life in terms of a career, and not simply as a wage, and for all of these things I am very grateful. I guess I just find it strange that we can all get up every morning, pull ourselves away from where we really want to be and go somewhere we hate.
So to close on a positive note I would like to extend my congratulations to my mother, who has sold my grandmother’s home. My mother has been the project manager on this job, and it has been huge, so congrats Mum.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Thoughts of Spring
The weather was so wonderful today. It’s the second day in a row when I really feel that spring is just around the corner. Cadie and I didn’t even attempt the trail today. We had a call late in the afternoon yesterday from a friend who warned us that it was stew. So we have been walking up and down the streets today.
Right after work we walked down Yonge St. to St. Claire, then came back up Mt. Pleasant St. After dinner we met Salt and her owner and headed north up Mt. Pleasant to the Yonge and Lawrence area, then came back south down Yonge Street. I love taking my dog walks on the street, because I love to window shop. As it turns out Cadie also loves to shop. She pulls me toward Bark and Fitz, and tonight she stood and stared into Global Pet Store. That’s where I buy her food, and when I take her in there the staff make a huge fuss over her. Cadie does love being the centre of attention.
As I said, I love those days when it is still winter, but you can definitely feel spring in the air. Today Cadie and I were invited to our first barbeque of the season. We’ll be barbequing outside and eating inside, but still, it’s always nice to be reminded that summer is right around the corner. And on that happy, warm thought I am headed to bed.
Right after work we walked down Yonge St. to St. Claire, then came back up Mt. Pleasant St. After dinner we met Salt and her owner and headed north up Mt. Pleasant to the Yonge and Lawrence area, then came back south down Yonge Street. I love taking my dog walks on the street, because I love to window shop. As it turns out Cadie also loves to shop. She pulls me toward Bark and Fitz, and tonight she stood and stared into Global Pet Store. That’s where I buy her food, and when I take her in there the staff make a huge fuss over her. Cadie does love being the centre of attention.
As I said, I love those days when it is still winter, but you can definitely feel spring in the air. Today Cadie and I were invited to our first barbeque of the season. We’ll be barbequing outside and eating inside, but still, it’s always nice to be reminded that summer is right around the corner. And on that happy, warm thought I am headed to bed.
Monday, March 1, 2010
A Day to Forget
Today was an extremely aggravating day, nothing major, just a lot of little things. As I walked into the subway I realized that I had forgotten my Metro pass, which meant that I had to go back home for it. Now if that was the only thing that had gone wrong I would have been alright, the sun was shinning, it was 3 degrees, and I was excited to come home and get Cadie out for a good long walk. But after work I remembered that I had to go to the bank. I spent 40 minutes at one bank, then headed over to another bank to make a deposit that absolutely had to be done by 6 today. I was standing in line, waiting as patiently as possible until the banking machine was turned off. That’s right, the wonderful bank workers saw an ATM vestibule full of people and decided to turn off the machine. My all-important deposit was not made. So this is not good for me, but what can I do. I made the deposit later while we were out for our evening walk. I also broke a lamp while I was playing with Cadie, I am really looking forward to going to bed. I really wish I had a TV in the bedroom..
While the warmer weather is fabulous, it means that Cadie is in full spring mode, stopping to check every scent, and really dragging her feet. The only plus is that she seems to tire out a lot more quickly. Still, it’s too bad as I was looking forward to coming home and relaxing, which, of course, involves walking a well-behaved dog.
Everyone who looks after animals or children knows that they occasionally have days when you can’t figure out what happened. Days when you look at that impudent, impish face and think: “Who are you, and what have you done with my good dog?” On these days I call Cadie Changeling, and shockingly, she responds to it. I take this to be proof positive that my dog is laying on a hilltop somewhere and I just have to outsmart whatever supernatural power is holding her captive. It always seems to work, Changeling never stays long, so I know that Cadie will be back again soon. On the plus side we ran into Salt and her mother again, and both dogs were really excited to see each other, so at least that’s normal.
Finally, I understand that some of you are having trouble posting comments. I too have struggled with this function. I handled it by writing out my comment, and then selected preview, I then posted through that application. It might take some fiddling to sort it out, but I hope you will keep trying. If we really can’t make it work, I will look at moving to different software.
While the warmer weather is fabulous, it means that Cadie is in full spring mode, stopping to check every scent, and really dragging her feet. The only plus is that she seems to tire out a lot more quickly. Still, it’s too bad as I was looking forward to coming home and relaxing, which, of course, involves walking a well-behaved dog.
Everyone who looks after animals or children knows that they occasionally have days when you can’t figure out what happened. Days when you look at that impudent, impish face and think: “Who are you, and what have you done with my good dog?” On these days I call Cadie Changeling, and shockingly, she responds to it. I take this to be proof positive that my dog is laying on a hilltop somewhere and I just have to outsmart whatever supernatural power is holding her captive. It always seems to work, Changeling never stays long, so I know that Cadie will be back again soon. On the plus side we ran into Salt and her mother again, and both dogs were really excited to see each other, so at least that’s normal.
Finally, I understand that some of you are having trouble posting comments. I too have struggled with this function. I handled it by writing out my comment, and then selected preview, I then posted through that application. It might take some fiddling to sort it out, but I hope you will keep trying. If we really can’t make it work, I will look at moving to different software.
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