Lost In Haste
Lost In Haste

  • The only reason I get up on the morning. ☕️😴

    Cup of coffee in a white mug with a little steam rising, next to a glass half-full of water.

  • I’m sometimes envious of those with a more mechanical skill set but then I get the chance to help friends fix their Wifi network or help them properly back up their photos… 🤓💻 #geek

  • Do I wanna make another cup of coffee so late in the day? Yes. Should I? Probably not. Will I? …I think we all know the answer to that one… ☕️🤣

  • Thank goodness Amazon is texting me to let me know my account is compromised and will be canceled unless I visit the link they helpfully sent me… 🤣

  • Was not at all impressed with the music in the overhead at the gym tonight, so I made my own playlist. Still remember the first time I heard her album, she was the first British pop artist in my music library.

    "Trip the Light Fantastic" album art

  • Finished reading: The House Witch by Delemhach 📚
    ★★☆☆☆

    Book cover art for The House Witch

  • I still wake up every day, missing Russell, hoping it was just a bad dream…only for reality to come crashing down on me. 💔🐶 I’m so grateful to all the friends who’ve been there for me, trying to offer comfort and companionship; I’m truly blessed. ❤️

    White dog on his back, with his head cocked back to look at the camera, showing some side-eye, with his head back on a purple pillow.

  • Took a day off this week (there was no way on earth I was going to be able to work 💔🐶) and making up for it today; currently flighting with authentication issues between .Net and Java land, it might be time for a little break.

  • I keep looking up, expecting Russell to be on the couch or in his nest of blankets. I keep expecting to hear the clatter of his nails on the kitchen floor. I keep expecting to hear him woof and growl at the slamming of a car door. I keep expecting him to greet me @ the door. 💔🐶

  • “How did that annoying little creature worm his way so deep into our hearts?" - me asking my Partner between breakdowns today 💔🐶

    Messy white dog, with hair obscuring one eye, staring into the camera while on a blue pillow.

  • Nobody tells you how much this hurts…or maybe they did and I just didn’t realize? I’ve never lost a pet as an adult; it’s been less than 12 hours and I feel like it’s been an eternity. I don’t know what I’m going to do without Russell, the world just feels so…empty. 💔🐶

    Dog with white fur, half asleep, tucked under a grey knit blanket.

  • Goodbye Russell

    We said goodbye to our boy today. He drifted across the rainbow bridge full of all his favorite foods (ham, meatballs, & pâté), nestled between us on the couch (it was his favorite place to be). I’m going to miss you, my little puppy-rabbit, I’m going to miss you. 💔🐶🐕

    Fluffy white dog, with his head resting on a pillow, looking into the camera.

    Russell, resting on a pillow

    I’m reminded of my favorite song from my favorite musical:

    I’ve heard it said,
    That people come into our lives,
    For a reason.
    Bringing something we must learn.
    And we are lead to those,
    Who help us most to grow if we let them.
    And we help them in return.
    Well I don’t know if I believe that’s true.
    But I know I’m who I am today,
    Because I knew you.
    …..
    Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better.
    I do believe I have been changed for the better.
    …..
    Because I knew you,
    I have been changed
    For good.

    …Of course, in my head, I’m changing out “people” with “dogs” but you get the idea…

    Goodbye my little friend, I’m going to miss you…until we (hopefully) meet again. Thank you for letting me be your Human. 💔🐶

    Fluffy white dog, staring off in the distance, in a garden with light and shade across his body.

    Russell outside in the garden

    Note: This post is from my old site and was ported over into Micro.Blog when I consolidated from two sites into one. All of the migrated posts can be found here.

  • We said goodbye to our boy today. He drifted across the rainbow bridge full of all his favorite foods (ham, meatballs, & pâté), nestled between us on the couch (it was his favorite place to be). I’m going to miss you, my little puppy-rabbit, I’m going to miss you. 💔🐶

    Fluffy white dog, with his head resting on a pillow, looking into the camera.

  • Just made an incredibly tough decision, one that me and my partner didn’t want to make but it’s for the best. Tuesday…and the lead up to the event is going to be rough. 😢😖

  • I think he’s plotting my demise… 😬😼 #cat

    Camera focused on a cat, who is giving some side-eye, with a blurry background.