Throw a difficult problem into everyday situations and you can become anxious. Not so awful that it interferes with daily activities — unless the difficult problem causes excessive or intense worry.
Sound asleep this morning I heard a dog in distress. I knew immediately it was Dharma even though she was in another part of the house. Like… 4 large rooms away. I jumped up with my heart racing and sprinted down the hallway!
She was on the couch and was afraid to get down. 🙄
For the first time in forever, I lounged on the couch to watch some Chip and Joanna segments of Fixer Upper last night. Dharma got on one end of the couch and when I got up, she got down just fine with a little coaxing. You see… floors are scary.
At some point in the night she remembered that comfortable sofa and decided to chill there. What she didn’t remember is that it sets on a floor and what goes up must come down.
Dharma was distressed and anxious — for her, getting down was a difficult problem.
Doesn’t she look pathetic? For whatever reason (bad hips, weak elbows, anxiety?) Dharma’s simply not a fan of floors that aren’t covered in a rug. While Merida will run and slide and just about knock you down doing burn outs — Dharma walks on hard wood like it’s hot coals instead.
My next home will not have hard wood. While I hate (HATE!) carpet, I’ll have to do something other than wood flooring in my next place, for sure.
TIL (Today I Learned): There is a strong positive correlation between how fast someone walks and the population of the city that they’re from. If a city is 10x larger than another, people will walk 24% faster on average.