Like many of you, I don’t know how we would have gotten through the last year without our beloved pets. In our case, we have 2 golden retrievers and 3 rescue cats. We have 4 humans living in the house and 5 animals. When our oldest son comes to visit, we have a spare for him. He comes over for kitty therapy.
The dogs haven’t had a bath for months, because of the pandemic. As I write this email, they are lying asleep at my feet. (stinky, but cute.) When I get up to go to another room, they will get up and follow me. It is good to be part of a pack.
We know now (because scientists had to research what we already knew) that petting dogs or cats lowers our blood pressure. It is a lot like quilting – it is a kind of meditative therapy that brings you into the moment so your troubles disappear. So if you have pets in your sewing room, that is a double dose of calming therapeutics, right?
Throughout the pandemic ‘self care’ has been kind of a buzz word. If you pause to have a hot beverage, then you are engaging in Self Care. So if you have a dog, a cat, a cup of coffee, a chocolate bar, a bottle of wine, a sewing machine and a stash of really good fabric all in one room, what do you have?
Paradise my friends. You’ll never need to go out again.
Just keep telling yourself this until the pandemic is over. Ha.
Anyway, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it….
with hope for the future…
Luana and Paul
