Someone said something to me the other day that just rang in my head for the topic I am about to speak of. He said, when you are talking to someone who may be annoying you or pissing you off, imagine they are sitting there holding Lou (my dog). I kind of rolled my eyes at it at the time, but today I was thinking how so many little things throughout the day piss me off or annoy me. Someone is driving too slow! Someone is driving too fast! Someone just waited in a huge line and gets to the front and still doesn’t have their shit together, and so on. Most times these people really aren’t getting the best of me by the time we get face to face.

But who does ALWAYS get the best Bree possible? My little angel dog Louis. No matter what he does to piss me off, barking incessantly at the door or the window because he hears a noise, jumping on the coffee table in an attempt to eat my food…I will always love him and can never be mad. When I look at him my heart melts and I just feel like a better person.

So, I am going to take this odd advice. I’m not going to give short or tense responses, or secretly think about how annoyed I am while avoiding extra conversation. I’m going to pretend they are sitting there holding my precious pup, in his favorite polo shirt he loves to wear. Because, come on…that is extremely cute. I’ll overlook the little things that really don’t matter and show them the consideration that they would deserve with my most precious cargo in tow. Day 15, not sweating the small stuff and just always being happy, because I’m always smiling with my little guy around, and I’m pretty sure he thinks I am the best person in the world…which is pretty cool.