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So we got a dog. It was not a decision I was on board with but it quickly became a decision I NEEDED to be on board with because on day 3 of puppy Elie, my boyfriend returned to work and I was alone in the house with a puppy and I've never had any dog in my house before. So to say that first day was stressful is an understatement. To say the first week (which coincided with New Year's) was stressful is a massive understatement. It's been really really hard. She's amazing and sweet and friendly and awesome. But also she spent two weeks pooping and peeing in the house so we were on constant guard and she is a puppy so... you know ... she bites everything. They are friendly bites but still. And she barks at everything. Not all the time. Just when another dog passes us on the streets of Hoboken - which happens during every single walk! Of course she's not doing it out of anger, she literally wants to say Hi to the other dogs, and the other people, and ESPECIALLY the other children. Which is fine except when all you want is for her to poop and you've been out there for 30 minutes and it's freezing cold and/or raining (when did NJ become Seattle, exactly?) and then... sigh. Plus there's been the overwhelming anxiety of -- I need to spend all this time with her (because puppies need attention) AND I happen to have a novel coming out this year (I WILL BE OKAY, maybe you've heard of it) and we just did the editing in January, the proofs this weekend, and the marketing is starting so that's kind of little time consuming and stressful too (more to come in a post soon!) and I'm trying to finish my next novel, which feels oh so close and still so far because there's never ever time to finish the edit to my satisfaction and then oh yeah... um... I also have a full-time very time consuming job that I travel for a bunch and we have to figure out what to do with our dear Elie when I am away (my partner took off while I was away in January but we are going with sitters extensively the next 3 weeks). Anyway, I've been so busy and consumed with all things Elie that I haven't seen my friends (miss you all!), I've barely seen my partner lol, and this week was literally the first time I got to Manhattan in over a month. I am paying exorbitant rents in Hoboken IN ORDER TO GO TO MANHATTAN ALL THE TIME. Sigh. But anyway, it's been a joy and I love her. And you're just here for the puppy pics so have at it. Comments are closed.
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