Rescue Pups - One Became Two

 

Meet our little rescue pup Honey. Not exactly sure why they called her Honey being a black lab cross (with spaniel we think), but she's only been named a week and doesn't respond to it so I'm toying with the idea of changing it....maybe Poppy? A black lab called Honey just seems odd to me. 

 

There's an investigation going so all I can say is that this beautiful girl was rescued in the nick of time from her previous owners. How anyone can mistreat an animal is beyond me. Shes got trust issues and is completely untrained but she is coming along nicely. In only 2-3 days, I'm close to having her fully toilet trained and she is starting to gain a bit of weight which she desperately needs. She's like a vulture with her food at the moment but as soon as she realises that she will be fed again I'm sure she'll settle. The major difficulty is going to be separation anxiety, she won't let me out of her sight and I'm going to have problems getting her to sleep alone. Any suggestions will be gratefully received! 

As some of you may be aware, we adopted Maya a rescue siberian husky back in December (you can read about it here). She's doing so well and it was always the aim to adopt another dog at some point in the future, she just happened to come along sooner than we thought. 

If you are considering getting a pet, I urge you to consider adopting a rescue animal. Rescue centres around the country are over run with animals desperate for their forever homes and it is so rewarding to see the progress they make when you bring them home. We've been asked to feature on a Channel 4 documentary about our adoption experience and I plan to write a full post on it at a later date. In the meantime, if you have any questions or suggestions please let me know! 

Amy

xx 

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Lifestyle // Finding the Sunshine

 

Today is a good day. The sun is shining, Spring has arrived and my vision is good enough to actually turn on my laptop and write a post, something that for the past few weeks has eluded me.

Two and a half weeks ago I had a car accident on the motorway, which resulted in me being hospitalised with a bleed on the brain and post concussion syndrome - scary stuff. I've got at least another few weeks recovery to go but for now I'm doing my best not to think about it. Today is the perfect day to count my blessings, the blue sky, sunshine and splash of colour provided by these beautiful flowers from my friend, are helping immensely. For the first time in a while I'm feeling more optimistic and will be focussing on moving forward in every area of my life. Hopefully over the next few weeks I'll be able to build upon this short post and my vision will get back to normal but for now it feels good to be back.

 

I hope you are enjoying the spring sunshine aswell, let's hope it is here to stay!

 

Amy

xx

 

Linking up with Shanna, Jess

 





Life Lately

Well this seems like the perfect time to reacquaint myself with this little space. I've been awake since 5.20 am and instead of wasting the time lying awake driving myself crazy here's the post I've been trying to write for the last two weeks. Is it longer? It may be....oops!

Anyway these last few weeks have been super busy but in typical Amy fashion, when I have lots to do something raises it's head which leads to not much getting done, so this week is going to be crazy busy!

I was all set to make the most of my last few weeks in the office I'd kindly been given as part of my business bursary. I've got three talks to develop, a marketing strategy to finalise, three funding applications to write....you get the drift. So of course, my poor daughter came down with a chest and ear infection, returning to school only last week and the impending half term next week, a conference tomorrow which leaves me with three days to complete the talks.

Oh, and my washing machine has completely packed in and I'm in need of a new central heating system which has resulted in four home visits in three days....stress!

Good news though, I found the perfect tonic - I was actually able to complete a legs and bum class at the gym with my lovely friend Sue. I think it saved my sanity this week and although it's frustrating that my body can't do as much as it could, it felt good to be moving. I initially panicked once I was home as the pain set in leaving me tearful  , tired an irritable but the next day, apart from the usual stiffness that you'd expect from working out I felt no heightened fibromyalgia pain. So happy, I'm ready to go again this week and it has got me seriously crushing on some new gym gear!

There was also the small matter (ha, who am I kidding) of a Six Nations rugby match Friday night which I am trying to forget about. Thursday, along with my sister I went to the Welsh rugby team hotel to get a rugby ball signed for my nephew and his team. It was freezing out but I was not going to turn down the opportunity to swoon meet Mike Phillips, Leigh Halfpenny and Alex Cuthburt again! Friday evening I couldn't believe I was driving to England to watch the massive Wales v England match that was being played in Cardiff, especially as my sister was at the stadium. But the bubbly was pouring as we turned a little corner of the English countryside red, with even more alcohol pouring after the result. There were tears, that's all I am willing to discuss on this matter. 

Being a heartbroken Welshie in England that morning, there was only one thing I could do. So I took Maya and myself off for a walk into the forest where nobody could find us! Panic set in mind, as in my misery I forgot to pay attention to the path we were taking and realised I didn't have a clue where we were! After not seeing a soul and fretting that with no phone signal, we would never be found (yes, it was a dramatic day!), we finally made it back to the car and home for a cup of tea. Now back in the safety of Wales for a few days, I'd like to think we've brushed ourselves off and are prepared for Scotland next week! 

How have you all been doing? I'm looking forward to catching up with everyone's blogs this week and getting back in touch with the world again (as long as I can stay away from the rugby news of course!).

Amy

xx

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Winter Walks

(apologies for the pic quality, they were all on my phone)

 

We spent this weekend in Somerset due to the motorsport season kicking off again at Brean. The weather turned out to be incredibly cold but sunny and dry which made the perfect combination for walks on the beach between stages with Maya, our gorgeous husky.

I love the beach on a sunny winters day, free from crowds but the sunny reminder of spring and summer yet to come. Wrapped up warm with the chill of the wind brushing my face, the walk certainly blew away the cobwebs and the dogs were enjoying playing on the beach and half attempts to chase the horses riding passed them along the edge of the sea. 

It's strange to look out to see the Welsh coast, my home, on the other side. It got me thinking about what's to come, this view will be my new home, the English side rather than the Welsh and I'll admit there was a pang of homesickness already. That being said I am excited and ready to make the change to country living. A stop off at Clevedon after dark, with it's Victorian promenade, coffee shops and restaurants over looking the twinkling lights of Wales, made me realise that it's not far to go back when the longing for city life gets too much.

Amy

xx

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