Summer Livin'
So I love the summer heat. Something about the realness of the sensation of sun on your skin. You feel yourself sweating, you're aware of every part of your body that is exposed. You can tell when you're dehydrated and the suttle mood shifts between dealing with the heat and needing to care for your body better. It's this feeling of being alive, being present and the most aware of my body and surroundings than anything. I thrive off the heat - I sweat a bit, but you get used to it and all in all, I don't mind.
Aside from the heat, I do need to drink more water so that I'm not as tired. And most likely sleep more since I wake up at 5 to take the dog for a run, and get to work at 6:30 to water before it gets too hot. I water ... a lot. But I like having the two jobs (lab in the afternoon, germplasm in the morning) for a type of mix up. And I like having lunch with Bailey.
I took Bailey to a training class on Sunday night, and it was amazing. Once she calmed down, she did really well and it made me estatically happy - there is hope for Ms. Bailey! The trainer gave me a clicker so I'm clicker training Bailey, and it works AMAZINGLY well. And, I give her this sausage-salami type dog food as a 'treat' when I train her and she loves it more than anything I've given her yet. Makes the training work even better! She's still a trouble maker, but I'm learning tricks with the trainable stuff and hoping she'll grow out of the chew-everything-and-eat-the-trash stage when she grows up. For now, you just sort of understand that's what she does.
I have also become somewhat of a cynic. I don't know if I particularly believe in love right now, and having heard the 'don't worry, it'll happen someday!' far too many times, I don't give a flying fuck. I've tried, I've failed, and I'm over it. My life is fine as it is, and it's been so long that I don't even remember what it's like to be kissed and held so I don't even miss what I'm not experiencing. My life is happy.
Aside from the heat, I do need to drink more water so that I'm not as tired. And most likely sleep more since I wake up at 5 to take the dog for a run, and get to work at 6:30 to water before it gets too hot. I water ... a lot. But I like having the two jobs (lab in the afternoon, germplasm in the morning) for a type of mix up. And I like having lunch with Bailey.
I took Bailey to a training class on Sunday night, and it was amazing. Once she calmed down, she did really well and it made me estatically happy - there is hope for Ms. Bailey! The trainer gave me a clicker so I'm clicker training Bailey, and it works AMAZINGLY well. And, I give her this sausage-salami type dog food as a 'treat' when I train her and she loves it more than anything I've given her yet. Makes the training work even better! She's still a trouble maker, but I'm learning tricks with the trainable stuff and hoping she'll grow out of the chew-everything-and-eat-the-trash stage when she grows up. For now, you just sort of understand that's what she does.
I have also become somewhat of a cynic. I don't know if I particularly believe in love right now, and having heard the 'don't worry, it'll happen someday!' far too many times, I don't give a flying fuck. I've tried, I've failed, and I'm over it. My life is fine as it is, and it's been so long that I don't even remember what it's like to be kissed and held so I don't even miss what I'm not experiencing. My life is happy.