Stress and the art of dog ownership

What a difference a day makes!!!

Ok, it is a couple of weeks since I wrote last but I laugh when I read what I did write.

Following a lovely sunny weekend when we took Hope out walking over the fields we have been hit by:

• One very poorly dog who obviously ate too much sheep's poo along the way and a £50 quid vets bill
• A week of awful rain when no human/pet wants to go anywhere so they just drive you up the wall
• The start of a new term when you try to fit loads more stuff into a week you really don't have time for.

I used to get very stressed working full time for the public sector. Though I carry an unhealthy loathing of the organisation I last gave my heart and soul to, I appreciate that it was not all their fault. Saying 'no' has as much to do with realising that you physically can't, even though it is fab and enjoyable, as for those people who I coach and train who do not have the self respect to appreciate they have the right to say 'no'.

Things are going to have to give...watch this space and thank you, Launa

Enjoying life as a dog owner.

This weekend has probably been the first one where I really have begun to understand what this having dogs is all about. Firstly where was Thursday late afternoon when my brother bought his puppies over to walk with their sister. That turned out to be a total of 5 dogs and 5 members of our family strolling through the woods.

Saturday Jon and I embarked on a walk over the fields to 2 of our favourite pubs. We have discovered that if you walk the dog far enough to start with she just collapses under the table while we have a beer or two, perfect. Then today, strolling round the gardens of a stately home, not feeling under any pressure to go in and pay the ridiculous prices the NT charge non members but soaking up the Downton Abbey ambiance for free.

All these months I have been teaching and talking stress management and I have found the perfect antidote. That is, of course, once the puppy classes have started to work!
Launa
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Poorly Pup

So, after a year of solid slog on my new career, passing exams in Personal Development Coaching and NLP, I finally decided to give myself a weekend off this Easter and you guessed it, I am full of cold.

I suppose it serves me right for gloating at my friends, all around me, who have been falling like flies recently. I should have known that once I decided to stop, the germs would descend, that is how it always works with me Always? Yes, NLP, always.

Still, it is a good time of year to feel so sorry for yourself that you need chocolate and you know that once the bugs have gone you will be out running round the beautiful Worcestershire countryside again so there is no need to worry about calories.

Time to indulge,
Launa. x

Busy but positive week...

Shattered but excited. It has been a very intense week, finished off by my practical NLP exams, but I have passed and feel very comfortable with my knowledge level.

The WEA, who I teach for, have asked me to do some coaching workshops this week which have been demanding but so much fun. It is taxing to be on the ball for 100% of the time as you facilitate a discussion but great for the confidence as you are able to answer everyone's questions and give positive, practical examples of how coaching works.

To be honest, now that I understand how it works and have experienced coaching first hand I am more surprised that we don't all have one and don't all chase the dream rather than put up with second best. But then, I can not criticise because we all have so many demons that I suppose some of us just can't over come them. 

What about joining me and giving it a try though??

Launa
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