Let's just look at some dogs

I'm easily distracted by shiny things and political stuff has always been (to me) a REALLY shiny thing.  So my anxiety is super high right now. I'm trying to focus on work but I just realized that the sound of machinery and metal grinding (which is how I work) is setting me on edge in a pretty intense way.

Then I thought, well I'll write, because that's working! And I just stared at the page...

And then I thought, I'll paint, because that is also working! And I remembered that I'm on crutches and not allowed to take the basement stairs (where all of the paint stuff is).

So, listen...I'm just going to post some pictures of dogs. And I'm going to do it every week, because the world is heavy and I know we're fighting and doing the best that we can and sometimes pushing ourselves even further than what we thought was the best we had and...damnit.

You can take a ten minute break and look at some cute dogs. These are my 10 favorite instagram dogs from today. Some of them are old, some of them are young, all different breeds, and every one of them absolutely perfect and the best medicine right now:

A photo posted by Brinks (@smilingbrinks) on Jan 14, 2017 at 11:39am PST

A photo posted by ❤️Layla the Chihuahua ❤️ (@layla_the_chihuahua) on Jan 31, 2017 at 1:11pm PST

A photo posted by Oliver Twist (@olivertwistthepug) on Jan 23, 2017 at 6:38am PST

A photo posted by Amber (@amburgaler) on Jan 31, 2017 at 1:10pm PST

A photo posted by Amy and Naomi Clarke (@barkingmadtaunton) on Jan 31, 2017 at 1:08pm PST

A photo posted by euro&family (@eurosaurus) on Jan 21, 2017 at 10:05pm PST

A photo posted by Sophie Oestreicher (@the_luxemfrenchie) on Jan 31, 2017 at 1:07pm PST

A photo posted by Jennifer (@j_lynn863) on Jan 31, 2017 at 1:07pm PST

A photo posted by Tuna {breed:chiweenie} (@tunameltsmyheart) on Jan 29, 2017 at 1:46pm PST

A photo posted by Robin 🐾 (@robin_labrador) on Jan 26, 2017 at 7:33am PST