Being pregnant has to be one of the weirdest things to happen to a person. There is another human being growing inside you and it’s a little od

d to think about at times. You have to watch everything you do and wonder how it will affect this little being inside you. At the same time it is sucking your energy scaring you by kicking around at one am and just generally causing issues (with balance, hunger, general daily activities). So it is like throwing all your love and concern at a parasite. In the end, though, it all becomes worth it.

The best thing about the place I live would have to be the people around me. It is like our apartment is our own little community within another larger less involved one. Everyone here seems to know everyone else, whose kids belong where and what someone else might need. I have a key to two apartments other then my own and do not have to worry if I need to go borrow something. It may not be in the best area of town but the collective makes us all feel safer. Everyone is watching out for everyone else and it shows.

If I could be anything in the world I would be the best, just as a general. The best at my job, the best mother, and the best wife I am being all inclusive here. It’s hard to consider but it’s the reality of what I would be if I could be whatever I wanted. I guess I just always want to make everyone happy and if I could be the best then I could do that. I don’t want to be the best in a way that makes anyone else feel like less but in a way that makes everyone feel more at ease.

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I used to think that dog steps were a ridiculous product, and I just could not understand why anyone would need them. But this is because my dog was still very young and healthy, and able to jump and climb. However, now that he has gotten older, and is a little less flexible in his back and hips, he does a lot less jumping. I have always let him sleep on my bed with me, and if I did not have dog steps, then I would have to lift the dog up every night, which causes him discomfort in his back and hips. Dog steps are the perfect solution to this problem, and I have a hard time to believe I used to think they were so stupid and useless. Anyone with a small-to-medium elderly dog or a very very small puppy could benefit from having carpeted dog steps somewhere in the home, either to give the dog access to your bed, or your sofa.