Token of Humanity by Patty

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Fellow blogger Patty works hard to promote kindness throughout the world. She’s contributed to Happiness Between Tails here and here and here. Thank you, Patty, for honoring Happiness Between Tails in the post that follows, which can also be found here…

Guest Blog Post: “3 Ways to Keep Your Dog Healthy,” in Ryan Ely’s exact words

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Guest blogger Ryan Ely shares what he's learned about caring for a dog... Schedule Regular Visits to the Vet Scheduling regular visits to the vet should be a major priority, especially if you bring home a new dog. Making sure your dog has all the primary vaccinations is extremely important because you can give yourself… Continue reading Guest Blog Post: “3 Ways to Keep Your Dog Healthy,” in Ryan Ely’s exact words

“Note to Self – A Guide to Self Preservation in my Senior Years” in Lynn’s exact words: Reblog

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Lynn has great tips we can all use.

Great advice offered by blogger Lynn that can serve us at any age…

Lynn's avatarLife After 50

Often, we read about people writing to their younger selves, sharing advice they wish they had known in their earlier years.  This is done in the hopes that another younger person may read it & benefit from this sage advice.  An attempt to somehow lessen the stress & self-doubt a younger person feels as they move forward in life.

This got me to thinking.

At the age of 54, based on my life experience to date, what advice would I deliver to myself in my senior years?  If I had the chance to have a conversation with my older self, what nuggets of knowledge would I feel it necessary to share?

Hopefully one of my kids will have tucked this away in a safe place, waiting for the appropriate time to present me with my own words of advice.  Lord knows, I won’t be able to find it anywhere & I…

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New Year Resolutions You Can Actually Keep by bookshelfbattle

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Photo of toy pig pigging out in a colorful cupcake
Thanks Ryan McGuire of Gratisography.com for this cool pic!

Hate resolutions? Standards too high? Bookshelfbattle to the rescue!…

bookshelfbattle's avatarBookshelf Battle

Fart more.

Eat more.

Be ruder.

Smell worse.

Do less.

Procrastinate more…tomorrow.

Exercise less.

Watch more TV.

Play more video games.

Be lazier.

Read less.

Fail more.

Don’t be productive.

Eat more candy.

Don’t get out and meet anyone.

Get fatter.

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How Do You Say Goodbye? by da-AL

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This week I’ve been looking after a friend’s two elderly cats. While one shows her age only by her lack of teeth, the one in this photo was thin and slow. A couple of nights ago, this little guy was listless. My husband and I massaged him, got him to drink some broth, turned up… Continue reading How Do You Say Goodbye? by da-AL