Where Does Your Family Really Live?

What does it mean if you write a piece about Extra-Terrestrials, only to have the entire thing disappear right before you can publish it?  Pretty weird, right?  Well that is why there was no blog posted last week,  so here I am now trying to recreate it…..

Have you ever been contacted from the other side by the spirit of a loved one who has died? And if it ever happened would you be open enough to the idea of it all to realize it? Most of us feel, at least inwardly, that we would give anything to stay connected to certain people who we have loved after they have died. But how? How does it all work?

We all have our little idiosyncrasies.  Those peculiar traits that some might find strange while those who love us find endearing (or at least that's what we hope!)

What is Life?  What is Death?  Is one a beginning and one an end?  Or is it a continual cycle of one after another?  Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily....  Is Life but A Dream?

Who doesn't look forward to 4th of July celebrations?.... your pets, that's who! Independence Day is the #1 day of the year for pets running away and getting lost. Why? They bolt in fear response to unfamiliar and frightening loud noises. So what can you do for your pet to make sure they don't suffer through 4th of July while you enjoy it?

Is Summer Solstice the happiest day of the year? Celebrating nature is the cornerstone of many belief systems, so regardless of your personal views, there's a good chance you recognize this day as significant.

"Happy Fathers Day" to all the pet pappas out there. I wonder how pet mom and dad roles are divvied up in other households.  Do dads always get to be good cop?

How many of us think about what it's like to be somebody else? I don't mean someone famous, or rich, or beautiful......   I mean someone who has it worse off than yourself. Because no matter what issue any of us is dealing with at any given moment, there is always someone who is dealing with something more difficult.

Yes, I will admit it to you right here right now......  I am addicted to Gilmore Girls.  Before I knew it I was hooked. It became my escape.... my inner world. I wanted to live in Stars Hollow. I wanted to be friends with Lorelai and Rory and sit on the couch snuggling Paul Anka watching old movies and eating pop tarts.

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kick off to summer. But it also can be the beginning of one of the most dangerous times of the year.  Recognize the lurking dangers of Pet Memorial Day so you can #KeepPetsSafe .

My childhood bff posted pictures of her daughter's prom.  It feels like that age wasn’t that long ago for me but this year will be my 30 year reunion. How can all these other people be getting older if I’m still young?

Is Mothers Day still Mothers Day if your kids never say anything about it, give you a card, or surprise you with a present?  Yes, I'm a pet mom and am referring to my dogs.

Let's face it - most of us have had enough of winter and are ready to welcome spring with open arms.  In fact, it can't get here fast enough.  The only downside is that it also means ticks will be back.  Couldn't we welcome you, Spring, but without the pesty ticks? I've been searching for a great article to post about tick prevention.  Trouble is, it's been harder than I thought to find one that includes all the things I think are important, without it also containing parts that I didn't

Ahhh Easter..........   a day made for eating chocolate and jelly beans - now that's a holiday! But it's a lot of those things that make the day fun for us humans that make it especially dangerous for our furry family members.  So let's take a moment to danger-proof this special day for the dogs and cats in our homes.  Protect your Pet Easter with a few helpful tips: 5 Easter surprises our pets should NOT have: 1) Chocolate Chocolate is toxic to animals.  The culprit ingredients are

Heart is pounding!  Time is of the essence!  "Refresh", "refresh", "refresh" as quick as you can!  We don't want to miss anything! It's hard to differentiate if we're excited, nervous, manic, or some contorted hybrid of all of the above, but in any case, I think we might have a problem.  But we'll worry about that later.  Right now we have to focus on locking up tickets! To the casual music listener or concert goer this probably sounds strange.  But to any person who truly loves a band, the

Sometimes there is the alchemy of words, sounds, emotion, and energy that transforms each into more than just the sum of the parts.... they transform into magic. And if you are lucky enough to be open to it, it can have the power to take you on an inner journey that brings you back a better person than before you began.

Oh anxiety...... you are a cruel shadow. Do you think of me as your wicked game? I break free, then "tag - you're it" again? How can it be that nothing is different in my world, yet my chest is tight, my heart beats so hard and quickly I'd swear others could actually see it, and my thoughts swirl in fast circles like a tornado sucking the energy out of me into it's vortex. Why?

My furry nephew got hurt last week.  Even though I have had dogs for over 25 years and went to vet tech school, i still felt helpless.  Thankfully I've gained some useful knowledge along the way to help bridge the gap while waiting for his orthopedic vet appointment. I wanted to share it in case any of you find yourselves in that panicky place between pet injury and medical help.

I realized last night that I put much more into my dogs vet appointments being successful than I do for my own medical visits.  In people appointments, we have the capacity to express what hurts and what feels different. But since our pets can't communicate such semantic complexities, they depend on us to navigate their healthcare and well-being for them. They assume we've got it all covered - and I don't think any of us want to let them down.

For those of us who love animals, we know that they hold unique power over our hearts.  Their soulful eyes and wagging tails give us the happiest moments in our day, and the greatest years of our lives.  They also can fill us with the saddest loss imaginable.  So how do we balance it?  How do we enjoy every moment of their lives, of our lives with them, without getting stuck in the spin of worry in our heads?  I'm thinking about this because tomorrow is my best friend Jaisy's 13th birthday.