I make a lot of excuses for not blogging: I’m too busy, I’m too tired, I have nothing to say, I hate everything. But they’re all lame excuses. We all have at least ten idle minutes in our day that could be spent doing something productive. Which is why I’m introducing “Ten-Minute Tuesdays,” in which I take exactly ten minutes to blog about whatever inspires me. On Tuesdays, hence the name. What you’re reading is largely unedited (by the way, my writing skills turn to crap when I write linearly and unedited-ly… see?), and I’ve got about 7 1/2 minutes to go.
Without wasting anymore precious time (now I have five minutes because I’ve been staring into space for the past 90 seconds), I’d like to introduce you to the dogs in my life. I also like to refer to my dogs as my home skillets, because that’s just how I roll.
This is Iris– also known as Fatty. She’s fat, and I love her.
My sisters attached the wings and little tail.
I love experimenting with my 1975-ish manual camera, the Minolta, and the dogs are my favorite subjects. They’re photogenic.
That’s Maddie, the old lady, lounging in my chair. She’s not as enthusiastic about the camera, but it loves her anyway.
And these aren’t my dogs– rather John’s family’s– but I love this picture.
So. Much. Happiness.
It’s been longer than ten minutes (more like 20, so I clearly suck at this whole concept), but I should also add that my dogs are the smelliest in all the land. When Maddie opens her mouth, neurotically licking the air, you can smell her breath from across the room. But they’re some of my favorite living beings. And as much as they drive me crazy with their incessant barking and constant need to go in and out, I can’t imagine ever not having a dog. It’s healthy to live with someone who has such a pure soul.
I love cats, too, despite my allergies. But that’s for another day.
Sweet photos! I like the shot of the doggy on the couch with the Minolta. The lighting is so warm and cloudy, like a sleepy Sunday morning.
I like the idea of 10 minute Tuesdays. My two dogs, Stanley and Little Joe, bring me a lot of happiness too. I can’t imagine having a house without at least one dog in it. They are the best antidepressants in the world!
They really are the best antidepressants!
I love the idea of “ten minute tuesday”. I tend to stare into space for far too long though, I don’t know how well that would work for me, but I want to try it. And holy cuteness-your dogs I want them. You’re making me miss my dog now.
You should try it! It’s a good challenge.
Woah, I definitely wouldn’t be able to stick to 10 minutes. Great idea! Even if you write longer than 10 minutes, at least you’re making the conscious effort to set 10 minutes aside for this.
Also, I love the texture of your manual photos. There is something so gritty about manual photos that you can’t achieve with a dslr!
I love the pic with all the dogs too…such a nice perspective…ohhhh a leopard coat!!!! How dreamy!!! and I bet that cardi looks amazing…thanks for stopping by
Your furry friends are super cute! Ten minute Tuesdays is a great idea! Cannot wait to read more!
LOVE that second to last photo of the dogs. Happy dog faces are the best. I’m glad you commented so I could discover your blog!
This is such a great idea! And who cares if you go over on time–the point is to get yourself blogging! Such adorable doggies…
I similarly started an easy go-to feature (In the Works Wednesday) so that I no longer will go two weeks without blogging.