01. 30 🤍💙
Hi Keonhee 🥰
Houston tonight yes? It seems I was a day ahead in my letter yesterday, as I said, I am getting so confused by schedules. The page I follow posts up the times in KST for your concerts and I find it really confusing to work out what is the actual day you are performing. I do hope there will be more yeehawing tonight 😂
Are you feeling alright today? All psyched up and ready to perform? Thankyou for the brief bubble visit, it was a nice picture, always looking dashing 😊 Have you eaten some tasty food today? Did you eat American style or find some Korean this time? I am having major cravings for Korean food again, I am going to have to try some more recipes soon. Did you get much free time in the last couple of days? I had to leave Seoho's live yesterday because even though I was awake to listen, my head was pounding because I was tired, yet I still couldn't sleep again 😭 errrrgh. I need to see the doctor.
I did have a good day though. I took Pippin out for 3.2km. I decided to start tracking our distance so I can slowly add to it and practice his training skills over longer walks. I found his kryptonite today, Swedish meatballs! He was focused, calm, walked beautifully next to me and when we came across a couple with their barky lungey dogs, I was able to hold him and keep him reasonably focused on the food with very few barks of his own. I think if I can just get him in some more of these situations with super tasty treats, he will be looking to me for the treats first before he even thinks about barking and that is a solid step on breaking out of this annoying teenage habit he is developing. He seemed really happy to be out training and was so much calmer today when we got home aswell. After all, it was a solid hour of training non-stop which is surprising. I didn't think he'd be able to focus so well for so long, but the meatballs worked wonders 😂 My plan is to take him into Colchester this coming weekend for more public access training work and now I have his kryptonite, I am going to put more emphasis on pushing him to work more often without an immediate reward. I need him to be starting to work more independently by the time he is 18 months old. By 2 years old I want him to be able to take a public access test and actually start doing his job. Sadly I was so busy focusing on his training today, I did not get any pictures or video of him.
I did also spend about 2 hours today slowly tidying and cleaning for the washing machine delivery tomorrow. I double booked myself again but I am grateful my eldest will be home to receive it. I have a dentist visit 😑 Also today I had a brainstorming session with my friend in the Netherlands and also had a bit of an offload with him. My mood in general has been incredibly low recently and my enjoyment in life is, minimal. I know it is a feeling that will pass eventually, but I think worrying about money on top of everything else going on, is just a frustration I could do without. Hopefully there will be a turnaround in the not too distant future. My sister has approached me about discussing her ideas for a Charity she wants to set up. It is to help parents in our situation, with kids with special needs unable to attend school but parents having to stay home and care for them and not be able to work. It is definitely an area where there is very little support, so a charity with that focus would actually be really beneficial. So I shall chat with her soon and see what she is thinking. Maybe if it is something I think I could help with, I will join her in establishing it. I see too many people in the same situation struggling both mentally and financially because there is no support. We should be able to prioritise our children without worrying about being made homeless or going into immense amounts of debt to keep financially afloat.
Anyway.. change of topic because that is far too depressing!! 😆 I started watching 'Fight for my Way' yesterday and I am enjoying it so much already! I had heard it was good but just hadn't got around to watching. I am glad it is available on Netflix here 😊 The other show I wanted to watch but there are not enough episodes to binge watch it yet is' Crash Course in Romance'. I've seen some clips of it going around and it looks a lot of fun.
Back to you and tonight, I am wishing you the absolute best for a safe, successful and fun show. It already feels like you have been away for a month but that is not the case, you have just done so many shows already! I hope tonight goes smoothly and you can sleep well and wake up feeling energised from the concert. Make sure you keep eating well, have a wonderful evening
All my Love
Emily 🥰🥰🥰