Diary of a Mad Woman Gone Sane

As you may remember, I had Malinois puppies almost 8 months ago. I promised the female to my friend that has their Dad, and I tried to find homes for the two boys but I didn't. So I have decided to keep the two boys. They have been blessings to our little animal family. Their names are Lobo and Oso. Oso started life as Bear, but decided that he prefers to be called Oso. He's the largest of all 3 puppies. Lobo is the runt, and was born 28 hours after his brother and sister. When they were born he was half their size. He is now very close to the same size. At 7 months old, they are all around 70 pounds. Everyone is healthy and happy. Oso still struggles with listening and doing what he is told. Lobo is my sweetie, and is usually very close by. He is a much better listener than his brother, for the most part. Oso is very vocal, while Lobo is not unless there's actually something to bark at. We still get to see their sister about every week. We miss her, I miss her. She tries t...

Recently I have had some extra challenges to manage, along with regular life shit. I am now 6 months sober. A fact that I am super proud of. Being sober can be more stressful and more difficult, because there's no longer a buffer between me and life. I no longer lean on the crutch of alcohol, and I have to face life head on now. The sober life is definitely better than the drinking life, however it's very different. Sometimes it feels like the weight of the world is incredibly heavy. In those times I've found the best thing to do is to be grateful. Sometimes it's just something small. It may be gratitude for what isn't going wrong. I feel like most of the time I'm so blessed, but at times I forget. Living life without my person might be a reason I forget to be grateful. Even if life looks horrible, there is always something to be grateful for. When we are grateful for what we have, life gives us more to be grateful for. Waking up every morning. Havin...