My husband and I had a dog named Archie. The sweetest most loveable and quite possibly the most grumbling barking dog. Long story short we had to give him to my mom and step dad to take for awhile with the intention to take him back. A year goes by and we finally make our way here and it seems he has gotten quite attached to them and their other dog Shelby. I can't really blame him he always seemed like he needed a companion and we were happy that he was so happy. So he will continue to live with them unless for some reason he makes them want to pull their hair out with all the constant licking and need to be sitting on someone at all times.
We know we want a dog, we enjoy having a pet and I think having a pet does help teach your kids responsibility. I am also hoping it will help me heal. While everyday gets a little easier and I know in time the pain will go away I feel like having a dog will help me. I don't really know how to explain why so I'm just going to go with it. Plus we figure bringing a dog in before a baby will be much easier than vice versa.
I'm trying to find a balance of not giving so much up at once that I make myself insane and yet not eating all the bad things I normally do. I guess weaning myself is the only way to go. Soda is one of my enemies, I really love Dr. Pepper and Coke and it truly isn't for the caffeine I like drinking it which makes it hard to give up. So I'm going to have one every couple days versus everyday until hopefully it can be a once a month thing. Sweets are my other thing, I love my chocolate and a lot of it is I am emotional eater so I have a very unhealthy relationship with sweets. I can find myself snacking on them all day long. So instead of having nothing in the house where I would make myself crazy and then give into my cravings in a really big bad way I made a chocolate poke cake. It is very good, very moist, and makes me slow down and really enjoy it which keeps me from going back for more.
I just hope I can keep up with what I have been doing because I really jumped in. Everyday has been a healthy well balanced meals and snacks, minus the cake but I snacked less since I had a piece. I have also worked out everyday. I was going to give myself the weekends off but I know I tend to eat worse on the weekends mostly because that's when all the errands are run. So for now Sunday will be my day of rest. It's hard to get in the mood to exercise but doing something fun like the Just Dance 3 game really helps.
I'm hoping to look for a dog in the next couple weeks and a friend from IL may be coming to visit at the end of this month or early Feb and I know that will be good for everyone's spirit.
"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."
-Roger Caras
