Posted in Uncategorized on April 30, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Well, I am a new blogger, so I never heard of a Meme until recently, but since I was tagged by trishatruly, I am happy to oblige!
For the first couple I thought I’d take pictures.
Five things Found in my bag
^My wallet
^Leatherman “Kick”
^Personal and work cell phones
^Chapstick
^tampon
Five things in my room
I don’t actually have much interesting [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged addictive personality, ethics, liver transplants, medical marijuana on April 27, 2008 | 8 Comments »
I was a bit annoyed after reading this article in the paper this morning. It talks about a man who was denied a liver transplant because he used medical marijuana. I don’t understand the reasoning behind this, and this line, quoting Dr. Robert Sade (director of the Institute of Human Values in Health Care at the Medical [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dog grooming, dogs, work on April 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
On days when I get dogs like this:
I try to balance them out with dogs like this:
That’s why I like to do my own scheduling.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged clients, dog grooming, dogs, work on April 24, 2008 | 10 Comments »
I just love it when I get calls from people who want me to schedule their dogs for grooming, but have no idea what kind of dog they have, or what kind of dog it even resembles! This can really throw off my day if I can’t estimate how much time I will need to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dog grooming, double-coated dogs, shaving dogs, undercoat on April 18, 2008 | 32 Comments »
Twice this week I was able to talk people out of having me shave their dogs. One was a Japanese Spitz mix and the other was a Siberian Husky. Neither of these breeds should ever be shaved!
Both of these dogs went home looking beautiful after a bath, fluff dry, major deshedding and silhouette trim. Their [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged imagination, mind games, mindfulness, thoughts on April 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am trying to practice “mindfulness” every day, as much as possible. I’ve always struggled with overthinking things, leading to worry and anxiety, and I have been reading books and looking online for more little tricks or tips in helping to manage this by remembering to live my life in the present moment.
While observing myself yesterday, I suddenly remembered that I used to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged addiction, alcoholism, anxiety, dogs, sobriety on April 10, 2008 | 5 Comments »
In rehab we talked about addiction being a gift. It’s all in how you look at it, really. There is some kind of undefinable need or desire built into my personality. It’s more than that… almost a hunger. It needs an outlet, and if an addict can find a healthy outlet, I think great things can come of this.
The way I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cats, neighbors on April 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
My neighbor is a quiet, older woman who spends much of her time outside, walking her cat on a leash while reading a book. I think this is lovely.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged life, people, work on April 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It amazes me how different some people’s realities are from mine. Like doctors or teachers, or those people who play World of Warcraft.
I just realized when reading something online that most people don’t even know one pet groomer. They just have absolutely no idea that it is a real, skilled career or that there are schools [...]
