I sometimes (most of the time) find myself feeling guilty when I don't work all day during the weekends. I feel like I might be missing out on the next great lead, or I will just push myself farther behind. I was feeling like that today, even though I spent a few hours thinning out my Inbox and an hour at the office picking up a counter-offer and trying to get it negotiated (my buyers want to sleep on it). Then, I came back home to my family. The noise level was high as all my little darlings rushed to the door to greet me, their excitement was almost contagious. Then I think, is that possible lead more important than quality time spent with these wonderful beings that love me so much? Maybe there are days that work should take priority, but I decided that today was not one of those days. Let me introduce you to my happy little cockapoo family...
First, we adopted Tanner and Tucker, brothers from Bluffton, Indiana.
Then, along came Milly Grace. She is what I call "the troublemaker". as she is the Momma of our 3 littlest pups.
Then we fell in love with "our 2 Doodles", Boomer and Bopper. They are our little toy size brothers from a litter of two.
Then, one Friday night last November, Tanner and Milly Grace proclaimed their love, got together and made the rest of the family, Samson, Sunny, and Stella Blue. Milly Grace had two other puppies in her litter that were adopted by a couple of friends of mine. One is named Tanner Jr. and the other is Haleigh.
Why am I sharing this on AR? I am consumed by real estate most of the time, the rest is about my crazy Cockapoo Platoon. My day was about them.
* I did want to post pictures of everyone, but for some reason the picture upload was not working. I guess i'll have to share them some other time.
I believe if we spend time with our families we are more productive when we go out and meet the public. I too have a great family 2 Dutch Shepherds and two cats that I love toooooooooo much.
It sure is nice to have the love and support of our furry families! You are allowed to enjoy them and to share their wonderful-ness with us!
Sandy and Maggie, Thank you. And Sandy, I would love to see a picture of your two Dutch Shepherds. I am not familiar with that breed and would love to see them.
This is a picture of one. The Dutch Shepherd comes from Holland. There are very few in the
United States.
Lisa - I'm eager to see your little furrry family. We have 2 Australian Shepheds and my two 22 year old cats just recently passed away. We can't work 24/7 and our animals let us know it.
Good for you for taking the time to spend with all of your pups! Those are the memories you'll cherish.
Don't feel guilty. The time spent with our special friends rujuvenates us for our work so that we can be more productive. I also find my best prospecting is when I am out doing activities with my Border Collie, Bella. Life is too short not to have fun.
Studies have proven that pets lower our blood pressure and relieve stress. Why wouldn't you want to spend as much time as possible with them? I think it's great that you dedicated a day to your four legged family, and Thanks for sharing it with us. I'm going to go and hug my dog now.