Sunday ~ September 5th

 Make each day your masterpiece...

I want to be like Sniff.  No matter what the day

 holds, he always finds it in him to be relaxed and go with 

the flow.  Hmm.. to be Sniff and to have no worries

 in the world.  I would not mind that right now.

Sunday.  A day to relax and to let the mind

 clear from all worries.  I can always try.

Life doesn’t require that we be the 

best, only that we try our best...

~Nadiya~

New Week- Monday April 12th

  Opportunities hide in unexpected 

places, you only need to look closely. 

Have a great week ahead...

As the new week begins I wonder what new 

and exciting prospects it may hold.  Today we 

go venturing out into the San Juan area for

 Sniff’s foodies and for Arvids bread 😻

The PetSmart we have in our area has a limited

 selection of the food Sniff likes, and there

 is no “Whole Foods” store in the area.  

When we came to PR we brought with us 

6 loaves of bread from Florida but it’s soon done.

  Arvid is not happy.  He love's his bread and the one's 

in the "regular" grocery stores just don't do it 

for him.  Not here not in Florida either.

Yesterday we had a great time with my sister 

and Kimsy. Unfortunately J was not able to make it.  

Puerto Rico is back to everything being all open.

The place was packed and there was life all around us

  it was very good to see people having a good time again. 

 The cops were in the background reminding everyone 

should they forget to keep their distances and to maintain

 their masks in place.  Different times that’s for sure.

We had dinner at our favorite spot where the 

view is the centerpiece of the entire dining experience. 

 Food and drinks of course were good, but the view...

Have already done my walk for today, fed the 

kitties and now to enjoy a little quiet time with 

Sniff before Arvid wakes us, and life gets hectic.

Good morning and happy new week to all.

No one dares stand in the way of a moving train. 

This week, you will be unstoppable. Have a great week ahead. 

Three things you shouldn’t lose this week; your faith, your

 courage, and your smile. Happy new week

~Nadiya~

Tuesday January 26th ~

 Go confidently in the direction of your

 dreams, live the life you have imagined...

I started my morning with a little indoor walk

 around the parking lot.  Later this afternoon Arvid

 and I will hopefully go for a longer walk.  It's 

been our routine since we got back home. 

 Truth be told though, I have not been as consistent

 as I was in PR.  In PR my inspiration was the kitties.

  I do miss those mornings.  Looking forward to

 them in the near future.  Hopefully soon.

Yesterday I spent one hour on gold waiting to speak to

 someone at the doctors office in order to get an appointment.  

After a little over an hour the call was disconnected.  Try as I 

may, no one picked up.  Today is another day and another

 chance to hopefully get someone on the line.

Nothing is that easy during COVID times anymore. 

 I finally managed to get hold of someone. One of her questions

 was, "do you have any prosthetics on you right now?" 

 My answer was, "fortunately not right now."

Not exactly sure why the question, but who

 knows these days.  She also asked me if I was currently 

over 300lbs.  The questions kept coming and after a while we 

were laughing together.  I made a phone friend.

Soon time to use the hot tub and pool again.

Today only happens once.  Make it amazing...

~Nadiya~

November 1st ~ A New Month Begins

 Whatever the new month is bringing for you,

be it good or bad; always keep that smile 

on your face no matter what...

November, here’s to a month of possibilities, 

overcoming challenges and all-round success.  We have

 all been living through some very unusual times.  Here

 is hoping that life soon goes back to a semblance of

 "normal"  Today I am not sure what "normal" is

 anymore.  We are all living the "new normal"

The above was November 2015.  I was giving Brutus

 his medicines.  How was I supposed to know that he only

 had days left to live.  I miss him so very much. Soon it will 

be five years without our Brutus.  I'm not over it.

But as November begins, we all look forward to 

better times ahead.  We look forward to the day we

 will see our families again, and to the day the world is a

 better place for all.  November, please be kind to us,

 for everyone needs a little pick me up right now.

Last night Arvid looked at me and said, "I don't miss

 Florida one bit.  I have not even thought about it.  Isn't that

 strange?"  I said to him exactly the same thing.  I do not

 miss it one bit, and that's weird.  He said this is the 

first time I am not wanting to go home.

No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today,

 life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow...

~Nadiya~

Monday October 5th ~

Life’s true gift lies in your freedom to design it beautifully. 

With each rise of the sun, you get to chase the opportunity to fill 

your days with meaning—to live your life the way you choose...

Monday begins nice and bright.  So far no rain, but 

if the predictions are correct, we will be seeing more

 of it fairly soon and during the rest of the week.  

Arvid and I had very nice day yesterday.  I am NOT

 amazed that everywhere we g the food is absolutely 

delicious.  Arvid is still playing catch up.  

Had my morning walk already.  Bright an early 

before the rain shows up or before the sun is to hot.  

We live on an island, but I still don't like the heat much.

Sniff is good.  Still not 100%, but he is happy 

as long as we are with him.  I am happy also because

 he is with us.  Had Sniff not been with us in Puerto Rico,

 I would never stay this long.  Sniff makes me happy.

Good morning all and may this new 

 week be one of better things coming.

All of life is peak and valleys.  Don't let 

the peaks get too high and the valleys too low...

~Nadiya~