I considered...

I considered adopting a dog...

This is the dog I did not adopt...

Reasons why:

1. He refused to play with me... he only looked out the window waiting for the assistant at the shelter to come back.  He had complete disregard for me.
2. I took him outside to see if this would change his demeanor towards me.  Not the case.  He stood at the gate attempting to push his little nose through and waited for the assistant to come back and get him.
3. I had a handful of treats; hoping this might help.  This was not the case.  He stood up on his hind legs to gently take a treat from my hand and immediately dropped it with disinterest and disregard. 

I thought about him for the rest of the afternoon.   I checked the shelter website again, thinking if he was still there I'd go back for him.

He was gone.  Here's trusting this little man got adopted to a good home with someone he made a connection with.

Being independent doesn't equal a desire to be alone

I am independent... but no it isn't because I want to be alone.

• Yes, I have changed my own flat.  
• Yes, I have changed my own oil.
• Yes, I have changed my own brakes.
• Yes, I have hung drywall.
• Yes, if I need something done.... I do it, or at least try to.

• No, it isn't because I have a fierce desire to be independent.
• No, it isn't because I am out to prove that I can do just as much as men can.
• No, it isn't because I am interested in cars, or fixing things up.
• No, it isn't because my degree is in architecture or civil engineering.  
• No, it isn't because I am a feminist.

It is simply because 1) I am single, and 2) that my dad and brothers don't live near enough to help me out should I need help.  So....

Sometimes being independent comes from necessity and not desire.  Tonight was one of those nights that I would have liked nothing more than to have someone else drive me home in this blinding snowstorm. 


p.s. The next time a guy tells me I am too independent, I'm going to call them to come and change the light bulb in the lamp on the coffee table.  :)

with love from Hallie

The addressed envelope

The letter

My niece Hallie's letter to me.  :)