Happiness is a Mango and a Puppy

Those ears tho...

Foster Kittens: Jupiter and Mars 💫

While little Mars try to catch some sleep in my lap, his bigger brother Jupiter still wants to play!

A change of heart in the right direction: people stepping up to help animals.

I’m a big animal welfare supporter. People who know me know this fact. Even people who DON’T know me, know this about me. This is because I like to fill up my social media with my own pups as well as stories and pictures of others. I keep tabs on topics that surround animal welfare and I volunteer. My ultimate goal is to work for an animal welfare organization. So, yes, I’m a big animal welfare…

I love a good curse. In the moment, when it’s really all you can do in a particular situation, it feels right. On an average day, I love to insert a good “what the crap?” whenever it feels appropriate. Who doesn’t have a favorite curse on backup for whenever we need to use it. My personal list of favorites also includes “dumbass” said with a certain deadpan tone, but I will admit the best are…

He won't retrieve but he will steal... a story on a sneaky #goldenretriever ...

Here’s a fun story about my fluffy golden retriever Charlie (aka Captain Flufferbuns): I have what I fondly refer to as a ‘broken retriever.’ He may have the typical outward appearance of a golden retriever, but he does not retrieve and he has no interest in tennis balls of any color. Charlie Brown is also not particularly big on water either. Yes, he will play in it every once in a while and he…

Researching for new story ideas is one of my favorite parts about the writing process. I have the tendency to get lost in the information, thinking of the different ways it can enhance the story or help add ideas to a plot. I love finding little tidbits of information that I can add for people who know the topic… or just provide me amusement. Perhaps one of the best places to find my research…

Home is where the woof is…

People are more prone to wandering these days. Of course, people were probably always prone to wandering but, due to social media, people now know more about it. I’ve always wanted to be a ‘world traveler’ and, if not the world, I would love to travel around the nation at least. The idea always sounded so romantic to me. However, I also know that it probably has it’s unromantic moments too. I…

Can one become even more of a nerd?

I think so… or is it a state that we are already in? My dive into geekiness and nerdom always gets deeper as it seems there is a never-ending amount of information and things… so… many… things. This time, however, I must admit that I jumped into something that was less of a pool and more of a rabbit-hole. You see, I recently came home from the comic book store with a lovely new Dungeons and…