2024 was a mixed year for me kicking off the year with the loss of Ruby and all the guilt, sadness and heartache that comes with losing a beloved pet. I had just lost Roxy a year prior and my anxiety and grief was at an all time high. I just felt like I couldn’t function, eat or sleep.
By February, I was on Prozac to help with anxiety and depression and it didn’t take long for me to feel better. I’ve never been so thankful for a drug and how much it has improved my quality of life. This helped me get through some stress and overwhelm at work with ease, manage the stress of living 1,000 miles away from my husband and just slow down and be grateful for what I have. And I’ve been so grateful for another year to live, travel and experience new things while also spending a lot of quiet time with myself.
My mom and I went on a mediterranean cruise in April which was incredible. Traveling abroad is so new to me and being able to see Barcelona, Malta, Santorini and Athens with my mom is something I’m so grateful for. My mom thought she would never see those places and quite frankly, neither did I.
By summer time, I had started to apply to adopt a dog with a goal of getting another small senior pup and after getting denied and denied, I ended up finding a reputable Maltese breeder in the state and went the puppy route. I wanted to rescue, but since it wasn’t working out for me, I figured it was time for a puppy as James is getting older and having him since a pup and training him as a confident, stable dog made it all the better for the dogs I foster to have a dog to watch follow and learn from. And I think my Maltese Colette will be able to do the same for rescue pups in the future. Colette is the sweetest and funniest girl and I’m so thankful to have that little nugget in my life.
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