The Thursday Puppy Nanny asked — after not even an hour with the puppies — “how do you get anything done?”
“How do you even EAT?!” she went on as she attempted to finish her lunch.
To date, I am down 17 pounds since the Bright Stars arrived — there is the answer.
I do not write blog posts for sympathy. I write them to help people understand what it is like to raise a litter well. TWO litters in this case.
Yes, writing the blog takes time — but I know people like to keep up on their future puppies. It is my gift to those waiting, and to those watching and learning.
I also write these daily posts because I do not usually have the time or bandwidth to send individual emails and photos to all the folks getting/wanting a puppy. Sometimes a post contains answers to emailed questions — I figure if one person wants to know, so do others, and so a blog post can be efficient in that way.
It is what I can do. I can’t eat well or sleep enough or get caught up or promptly respond to every request or question but I can offer this — these posts.
I wish it could be more. But remember — I am a human being, imperfect and with finite coping resources trying my best to do something really hard. The fact that it was my own choice (sort of) to do this hard thing doesn’t change the reality that this is hard, and I am trying my very best.
So please — ask your questions, and send your emails/texts.
And also — please be understanding and gracious with this exhausted imperfect person trying so hard to do the right things — and dropping balls right, left, and on my own head.
But never do the balls drop on a puppy. #priorities
Now go eat — because you can — and have a grand day.
Evening Report
The puppies had wonderful visitors today — I am so grateful to those who help us socialize puppies. And then the Bright Stars had another outside play session under the watchful eye of Grandma Sparkle…