Where have I been?

I have been bad and reverted back to my old self; fully emerging into my work rather than spending time for me and writing my blog entries. A bad habit I need to break: when I have a new idea I end up spending all my time on it. So I apologize to my followers who started to follow and then I dropped the ball. Apology to self: stay on track with blogging and the actual purpose of this blog! I will do my best to keep up the blogposts this time around, no matter what life throws at me.

Pancho (as in Pancho Villa) is from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.  

A Whippet/Chihuahua mix.  

In the mean time I have been on a couple dates (blogs to follow). I also got a dog. So technically the answer to “Where have I been?” Is “I really have been walking the dog”.

It was not planned; it was out of nowhere, literally. A friend was giving him up; he needed a home. I needed to take a break from work, daily. So this little rescue dog, originally from Mexico, came home with me and so gets me out every day for a walk. I so-o-o appreciate the walks we take, too. Instead of me finding myself stuck in front of my screen for 12 hours straight, going “oh god I forgot to eat”. He doesn’t let me forget to get up off my ass and get outside and breathe.

In actual fact, I meet so many more people with him. It’s nice. He’s quite the attention getter. But, I do need to work on creating a real conversation with some people though. I was hiding behind my phone and books at the restaurant before; now it’s hiding behind the dog on the streets. I only talk about the dog, and then move on. And sometimes I have a feeling they actually may have been interested in having a real conversation. But I “run”. How is it that someone as social as I am seems to shut down so easily when faced with conversation? If I am out of a “work” related situation I seem to get really quiet and feel socially lost. Who knew that “quiet” and I go hand in hand. LOL 


The dog does get me out there, and he is good for me in many ways. Now, if I wanted to connect the dog walking to setting myself up with meeting someone … I could base it on the movie “Must Love Dogs". LOL (without the online dating connection though.) I'll keep you posted.

Now that I am back and blogging, I would like to open the ‘floor’ to YOU - Challenge me! Help me find ways to get out of my shell and get out there! I would love some fresh ideas. Or even challenge yourself and figure out how to get out of your own rut. I am better at giving ideas for others than I am for myself. I get blocked when it comes to me for some reason. So give me yours and let’s see what we can make happen together. I am ready for this, now more than ever!