It was a cold Christmas and New Years’ here in Alberta with temperatures often in the -20’s. We however were comfortably ensconced at home having made a decision to have a quiet holiday season; wanting to relax, regroup and restore.
Needless to say this was not ideal dog walking weather so I stretched my imagination to keep them amused with indoor activities. Duke who is known to many of you as the neurotic chocolate lab recently turned nine and his long legs are showing the early onset of arthritis. His vet has just started him on a course of Cartrophen Vet which is of plant origin and not a steroidal anti-inflammatory. There are four shots so we will see if it helps. Mia, his 18 month old Australian Shepherd sister has no sympathy and continues to bug the hell out of him until he plays with her so he needs something!
The weather is particularly hard on the two feral cats who have adopted me or vice versa. I have my quota of indoor cats; anymore and I will be close to ‘cat lady’ status. So we built them a shelter and ensure that they receive dry bedding, regular fresh water and food. No matter how cold and hungry it is my voice that they wait for first when I go outside. When I speak to them their bodies relax and ears perk up, next they want the fresh water and then finally they eat.
Whether soothing a frightened animal, talking to a friend or writing an article it is our voice and the words that we choose that carries the message.
Blogs are all about our voice, the words that we type convey the nature and style of the blog. One of the first things I ask my clients. What do you want to achieve with your blog? Do you want to post about business, life, lifestyle, travels, writing? The range is vast so in order to stand out you have to have a clear vision and goals for your blog.
So with that in mind we have changed the look of this blog to reflect more of what we are about. Imagine that you are sitting in a café with friends discussing movies, politics, books, food and life in general. Life Deco is a blog where we aim to capture that same atmosphere. Drop by anytime all you need to bring is your favorite beverage. We hope that you will leave a comment for that will keep the conversations stimulating.
Thank you to Alanna Morley of Alanna Inc for designing the Life Deco blog.
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great blog Jill!
Lx
As a fellow dog owner, I know how hard it is to stay motivated to take them for a walk on days when the windchill is in the -20C region. Once in a while I can get away with not taking Scully out for a day but if she isn’t exercised enough, she wakes me up in the middle of the night so most of the time I brace myself, put on my ear muffs and all the winter garb and just take her to the park to play with her doggie friends or to play fetch with me if no one else is around. Scully sends her love to Duke and Mia (and all the kitties too)!
I like the segue you used here from talking about your pets to how our voice and the words we choose carry our message. Well done!
I’m thinking about running a weekly blog feature that is all about my travels to Ireland (3 separate trips in 1998, 2000 & 2003) and the adventure I found while I was there in order to let people in on some of my personal experiences that have really influenced who I am today. I kept detailed travel journals and I have shared them before with some people who told me they were quite amazed by everything I’d been through in a country that I love but didn’t quite seem to love me back. What do you think of this idea, Jill?