I'm Baaaack

So, today I had an amazing experience. Mom was at work and this wonderful young woman came up to her and told her she liked our blog! Well, you bet your bottom dollar she came home to me and asked me why I'd been slacking in my posts..for, well, an embarrassing length of time..So, that little kick in the head gave me the motivation I needed to get back on track and talk about staying sober with me..well, Sam.

Last time I posted I was thinking about what it would be like to have a new sister...well, we did, in fact adopt that new sister and, let's just say that sibling rivalry has pretty much got me stuck in a challenging cycle these days....like, I try to fight with my sister because she gets attention or I try to boss her around when she wants to get up on the bed with mom too...I keep getting in trouble, but I can't seem to stop..kind of like that old, "doing the same thing and expecting different results" thing...

You'd think as a sober pup I'd know better, but writing this now I realized that one of the things that can happen, especially when you've been sober for a while, is that you can forget that fighting isn't the answer and wanting all the attention never leads to any right...it is hard having another animal in the house, because I'm no longer the QUEEN (but I really still am:) and I'm being territorial and jealous, which, as all my readers know, leads to nothing but heartache..

I think this week I'm gonna start focusing on how I can find the similarities with my sister, rather than the differences (like she has big ears and I don't...) and try to find the closeness with her that I really want...because, in my little shih tzu heart, that is what I really want....

Today's Challenge: Let the person in your life you love but keep butting heads with get close to you...look for what you do have in common to share rather than what you don't....

Should We?

We may be bringing home a new baby sister for me tomorrow. I've got mixed feelings about it. I'm lonely for a best sister, but I also like to be the center of the universe and my mom's attention.

Sometimes, I think recovery must feel like that, you know. Wanting to be the center of the universe, yet, also longing for connection and love.

I think for today, I'll choose love.

Today's Challenge: Let someone new in your life. They may be cuter and younger than you, but you won't have to be alone anymore.

Patterns.....

So, it has finally happened. I am utterly sick of broccoli. I loved it for two years. Ate it every day. Thrived on it. Obsessed about it.

Yesterday, my mom put broccoli in my bowl and I walked away. She thought I was sick. But, I did the same today, but still ate the piece of egg she gave me.

So, then we decided, why not just change the vegetable?

Today's Challenge: If you keep doing the same thing over and over again, EVENTUALLY, you will get sick of it and yourself while doing it. Today, try to change your tune. Just because you change vegetables doesn't mean you aren't still going to get your nutrients:)

Fear

Fear is Bravery in Reverse...
When I get afraid, I tend to snap at other dogs and even real life people. Last week I was experiencing fear in the way of winter cabin fever and I even snapped at my mommy.

Not good. I got in trouble:(

There are consequences for our actions. Fear DOES give us the right to whimper a bit, and even ask for help by cuddling up to our loved ones; but it DOES NOT give us the right to bite another person...

Today's Challenge: Don't take your fear out on your neighbor. Turn it on its head and be brave.

Miss People and Be Okay with It...

Here is me waiting for my mom at the door of the Paris in Chicago coffee shop. Boy do I miss her when she is away...

Today's Challenge: Let someone else know you care. Stop being ashamed of loving other people. It is a good thing.

Today's Plan

1. Cuddle bunny with mom.

2. Snack all day, even though I'm supposed to be on a diet...

3. Play

4. Cuddle

Today's Challenge: Keep it simple, stupid. Life is easy, when you live it.

I'm Cute

and I don't care who knows that I KNOW it either.

Today's Challenge: Accept your cuteness and don't be afraid to be proud of it either!