Raven's Diary

…as you can see I have as per usual not kept my blog updated as time just seems to fly by us.

Christmas 2011 was lovely. We did a lot of family stuff. Chilled a lot. Ate a lot. Christmas day was a lovely just us relaxing and scoffing down lovely food day.

January feels like a blur of trying to get back into the groove of working and boring admin catchup. Started planning paperwork for the expo.

February seemed like a busy month of birthdays. We also tried to start eating properly and it worked out well for a little bit. Lost a whopping 5,8 kg. But then went to CT for a lovely amazing ME holiday and enjoyed the food just as much as relaxing. CT trip was filled with amazing challenges to overcome. My fear of renting a car and driving in that city was overcome on the first day. Thank heavens for my galaxy navigation system. I had a blast meeting new people, even having a chat to people on the plane and a very kind mannered traffic cop. Had so much fun too with my host’s pups. And an amazing forest photoshoot with them. Was sad to come back to the norm of home, but obviously so happy to be with my little family again.

March, here we come. March challenges are getting expo paperwork out there and marketing! Financial year end paperwork gathering which is daunting but over the years have become easier. We go on a small trip to EL next week, which I am quite looking forward to as I get to see a dear friend. And then I suppose the month is over again.

more specifically a Palomino Paint Stallion! I just love the look. Have always wanted my own horse and hopefully one day I will be confident enough to own one.

My wish for Anniversary month 2012 is to go horse riding in the Drakensberg mountains. We have wanted to go for a long time, for our honeymoon actually, but we were afraid of going away so far. Hopefully we can make it happen.

I took the risk a while back and tried gel overlays. I was scared of all the rumours that said your nails would become weak and brittle. But they haven’t and I’m loving the beauty it gives my hands and feet. AND the best part of all I can still go crazy and do what needs to be done. So I would love to get this done monthly as unfortunately it require professional maintenance.

to the rescue! I should really design a shirt or something coz I’m so all over the place rescuing doggies that it’s about time I at least look identifiable while doing it, seeing as I look like I’ve lost my mind while doing it.

There have been so many that I have actually lost count. The saddest case, was a very small maltese female that was in such bad condition with broken bones and septic bite wounds. Euthanising was the only option to put end to her misery. I am so shaken up about this one. She collapsed basically on our doorstep and if it wasn’t for all the dogs and ours barking I would not have known she was there. Still breaks my heart.

At least a few days later after returning from an exhausting day trip we picked up a Labrador that in the end had a happy ending being reunited with her mommy.

Those that we land up having to take to the shelter who do not seem to have hope in being reunited is just as tough. I hate knowing that they are caged up like a prisoner on death row. Only ONE of those that I’ve taken in this year has found a happy home. The latest pick up, a male husky, spent a whole day with us. He was an absolute treasure and my pack welcomed him into their yard without hesitation. He spent the entire day by my side while I worked on diy and garden stuff.

There’s forever that inclination to want to keep this one and then the next one gets picked up and then you want to keep that one. They are all really special in their own unique way. All having one thing in common – their life path decided that an unkind uncaring irresponsible human was their master at one point. Sometimes I wish bad people really did get whats coming to them, abusers do not deserve to live. I get so incredibly angry that I feel sick to my stomach.

But it’s another day in the life of ME. It wouldn’t be my life if I didn’t have challenges on a daily basis. I will make a difference and one day it will matter enough to change thinking.