THIS might seem crazier - He left me in winter. CHANNEL UPDATE

Hello my friends! I am flying solo for the month of January, and although I've done this quite a few times before (with Steve typically leaving for 6 week stints doing volunteer work), this time so far is feeling the hardest. I think the workload is greater - this metal roof on the house is my nemesis, plus we have more structures that require winter maintenance now. Plus there are more animals in the house now.

It has pretty much snowed every day since he left, and the last 3 days have been pouring rain. Its honestly disgusting - everything is SO wet and heavy and I am beginning to really panic a bit about some of the structures (they are showing signs of collapse!). Arg. The bobcat with snowblower attachment can't manage with this type of snow either, so ploughing the driveway has been such a struggle.

I've been trying to keep up with all the chores, especially the ski trail as its such a great thing to have with all the dogs and I use it daily. I edited out a lot of the struggles I had doing the grooming, so just know that I spent quite a bit of time digging myself out of things over the course of a few days. 🤪
First world problems though - everyone is doing well. I forgot to include that I took Lenny down to Pullman WA again for the day (a 14 hour day!) for a cardiology appointment. We came home with a Holter monitor on for 24 hours. His heart sounds normal now, the Chagas test was re-drawn and sent away, so hopefully we can get an answer in the next few weeks as to what's going on with the little guy (he is pretty happy and healthy as far as we can tell, although his baseline is different than the other dogs).

I had planned on sharing a personal story that related to how and why I came to my decision to begin participating in sponsored videos, but I just don't think anyone cares (honestly). It is what it is, it's not an easy decision for me, but the fact that it's been such a hard decision for me means that I need to challenge myself to it. We never really know what something is like in life if we don't experience it, and if we don't put ourselves out there to experience things and challenge ourselves, then we will miss out on opportunities to grow and evolve.

Steve's boat is looking amazing, and he is getting very excited about its completion. He is there to inspect the boat with a fine-toothed comb and make sure all the systems are installed correctly and working as they should. Steve is also a marine engineer, so this is right up his alley 😊

What are your thoughts about the channel updates? Should I keep the boat content on this channel? Or start a separate channel for that content? My preference would be to keep it on the same channel (honestly because it seems a bit easier to manage), but I would love to hear your thoughts.

I very much appreciate you all watching, and as always, I look forward to reading your comments and chatting with you.

See you in the next video!
M💕