Oh my goodness I’m so tired.

I was planning on getting home at a reasonable hour this evening and whipping off two blog posts tonight, but I can tell I’m not gonna make it.  Can I tell you why?

I signed up to volunteer at my local animal shelter at the end of May and have been working there whenever I can.  I just put in two hefty days in a row – we’re gearing up for an adoption event.  I can go for one long day, no problem, but at the end of two my legs stop working easily and my heavy work boots feel like lead.  You basically hit the kennels running and don’t stop til you leave.  Plus it’s hot and muggy at the moment (at least for us spoiled kids in Cali), and I know I’m not drinking enough water because last night I was woken up by a thumping great Charlie Horse in my right calf!  Last time I had one of those was… well, oh yes, it was the last time I worked two big days in a row at the shelter.

There’s a mountain of things to tell you about what I’ve seen and been doing there, but the question I’m asked most by members of the public is doesn’t the noise get to me?  True, it’s really hard to carry on a conversation sometimes but otherwise, no, I say, I just tune it out.  For sure though, it can definitely be described as a deafening doggy din (ooh, some alliteration in my fatigued state!).

We have an adoption event (this will be my third!) this coming Sunday, so we’re making sure we have a gaggle of pooches to take with us, adjusting daily, as dogs come and go all the time.  Anyway, there are many sad tales of course, but many happy wagging ones too. I will share more on my new efforts, but you know I LOVE it.  I can’t wait to get back, and have to be really disciplined with myself on the hours I put in.  If I didn’t have to make a living I’d be there every day I swear.

Here are my very own pound puppies  🙂

P.S. I am participating in the Ultimate Blog Challenge this month – 31 days of July, a blog a day if I can.