I have not thought recently about how I show love. A while back, I did the quiz from the book about Love Languages.

I’m pretty sure I scored high in gifts, acts of service, and maybe food. There’s really not one answer here. It depends on who you are. It depends on who I am at that particular moment.

If you’re one of my dogs, you get shown love through walks, grooming, affection (lots of affection), toys, birthday celebrations, treats, and of course, getting dressed up in dresses, PJs, and Halloween costumes.

If you’re anyone else… if you know, let me know, OK?

Today’s #Bloganuary prompt: How do you show love?

Mine usually come in the form of “you can’t do that.”

Other times it’s “not good enough”, or “smart enough”, or some variation of that.

While it’s taken a long time to recognize these as lies, I’m happy to report that I usually do these days.

Oh, another lie is that I like blogging every day. Don’t get me wrong; I LOVE blogging. But this everyday cadence, with a topic not of my own choosing, isn’t as fun as one might think.

Today’s #Bloganuary prompt: What’s a lie you tell yourself?

When I was little, I wanted to be an astronaut. Or maybe a veterinarian. Or even better, an astronaut veterinarian who saves dogs in space.

And then I realized that vets must deal with blood and dead animals. Suddenly it wasn’t so interesting anymore.

For the most part, I don’t think I had one clear job in mind or really spent much time thinking about it. I just wanted to read books, play video games, and hang out with my dog. Thinking about jobs was boring! Even when I was in college, I still had no idea what my dream job would be. I’m a late bloomer, I guess?

Today’s art is (an AI render of) a photo of a Maltese dog wearing a space helmet and floating in space.

Today’s #Bloganuary prompt: What was your dream job as a child?