I spoiled myself with outdoor boots!

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Dog Lover for Life

It is of course no longer a secret that I am a dog lover, and that my life is enriched every day by the 3 most amazing dogs in the world. Our Myla, Lana and Skipper make me happy every day. As soon as we wake up early in the morning they are happy to see me and if I have been away for 5 minutes I can count on a greeting as if they have not seen me for at least a day.

They are the reason I get through my days without being bored for a moment, and they have already helped me through many difficult times just through their loyalty and presence.

None of this is a secret, and I've written about it several times.

How we can make them happy!

But having dogs in my life isn't just about me and my partner. It's also about the dogs, and how we can make their lives beautiful. For that they enrich us is a certainty, but how can we do the same for them?

That is something we are very conscious of, and one of the reasons that after I lost my job in 2015, I also started looking for other opportunities to earn money. Because a work from home job is not so easy to find in this country. And if you find something, there are at least 100 other people jumping in line for that same job.

"Do your best"

I was so happy when I ended up on a Dutch bloggers platform through various detours where I could earn money writing. At that time, there was no mention of crypto. I just started blogging, was made completely insecure by many people surrounding me. Of course, no one wanted me to spend my time on that. We had nothing financially, and I HAD to find a job. Continuously pushing! The fact that I had become so insecure because of all the rejections made no difference to most people. Only my partner understood me and said “F*ck that job applications and that slavery, be glad you're out of that. We try to make it this way, and if you can earn something extra by writing, "DO YOUR BEST”.



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Only 1 euro but I was happy I earned that

His support was what I needed most at the time, and I decided to go for it. The platform I had landed on was also just in its early stages, but the first dollar I earned gave me courage. It was ONLY 1 euro, but I was so happy. It gave me confidence to continue on that path, and faithfully I tried to find inspiration for my blogs, wrote about my dogs, wrote something about myself and slowly built up my blogger account. Slowly I got more eyes on my blog, and from 1 euro it sometimes became 2.

And I was happy with every view of my blogs! I learned how to build a blog, I learned how important it is to engage with other blogs (yes I know, I haven't been great at this lately due to time constraints), and then the time came that I got into conversation with two other bloggers, and they kept naming Steemit. I seriously had no idea that there were multiple platforms where you could make money blogging at the time. Never mind that I knew anything about Crypto!

I couldn't believe my eyes

The day came when I opened my account on Steemit in December 2017, and from January I became really active there. And after only 3 weeks, I got a @curie vote on a blog I had written about the basics of photography. A post payout over $100. And I seriously didn't know what hit me.

Full of disbelief I spent at least half an hour staring at my screen, and on discord in a Dutch-language server I checked what had happened. When it turned out that this was really true, I cuddled with my dogs, and yes, I even shed a tear of joy.



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Seeing new possibilities

If I could keep this up, I could see new possibilities again that until then had been far out of reach due to a lack of finances. At that point we were both happy if we could make it to the end of the month with our money without too much trouble. Earning such amounts with a blog would make it possible to 'live' again.

The bear came

Only this, of course, did not last. The next blog I posted got maybe $2. But still, I had become addicted and knew that there must be more possible. By now I had also learned that Crypto goes up and down in price. What I didn't know was that the bull was on the absolute top, and the bear was waiting. Hell, I didn't even know anything about bulls and bears at that time. And the bear came, with that I saw the amount of dollars in my account disappearing like snow for the sun. Despite that, I continued to believe strongly in it, and especially continued to write. Write till I drop. And if I didn't like it for a while, the dogs were there to immediately get me motivated to continue. With their loyal character, their sweet faces and their absolute trust in me as their leader. I only have to look into their eyes once and immediately remember what I'm doing it all for. For them! To give them what they are entitled to.

And that writing paid off.

I have been able to do various things from my earned crypto and which would otherwise have been out of reach. Think of replacing my camera, replacing my PC, purchasing a laptop, extra money for groceries when we really needed it, think of paying for Rowan his surgery when he needed it, and so on.

After this long story I come back to the dogs!

Because they are my motivation to keep going. That stands like a house. I do everything for them! And one of those things, of course, is that they need daily walks. Shepherds don't need a little walk, not one dog, by the way, is always satisfied with a little walk a day. Dogs love to go to new places, take a nice long walk, stretch their paws with a run, sniff along the way… I always call it, “Reading the newspaper”. They need to be challenged to use their brains. Learning new things, and playing with the owners and each other. They must also be guided, they must be challenged to make their own choice, because a dog is also an individual. And all this in triplicate. Because to be honest, I don't take all three of my dogs with me when I go for a walk. Firstly because I think it is important that I give the dogs their attention all separately from each other. With several dogs in the house, you have to deal with pack behavior, but I think it is important that they can and should also develop their own character individually. And I want them all individually focused on me when we go for a walk. Not that if I want to take all three of them at the same time, that they are only focused on each other. Because pack behavior of dogs is strong. And believe me, they've learned negative things from each other more quickly than they learn positive things from me.



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Walking it is ...

So walking is an activity I do a lot during the day. Every dog ​​here goes out four times a day. My partner does it twice, the shorter rounds before work in the morning when waking up, and in the evening before going to sleep one last round. The two longer walks during the day for training moments, and playing, stretching legs, sniffing etc ... those walks are for me. Wonderful to do. Certainly! But as nice as you can do with good shoes / boots. And dry, warm feet! Especially now that we are heading towards autumn and winter again, when it will get noticeably colder. And a lot of wetness will fall, maybe even snow again, who knows? In any case, after more than 5 years in which I messed around with shoes that were not warm, were not waterproof, I thought it was time to buy a good pair of outdoor boots.

HBD Savings

And again the crypto became my best friend. Because of the 10% on the savings in HBD I decided to start saving for the boots with HBD, and we all know that this has not even been going on for very long. Still, I managed to get my boots together in a fairly short period of time, which allowed me to order them last week. Last Monday I received the boots at home and I can tell you that I am really incredibly happy with this purchase.

No more cold wet feet for me

After all those years of fumbling, cold feet, wet feet and just don't feel like taking really long walks anymore because you know in advance that you will get wet feet again, and wet feet are cold feet, cold feet is a cold body and so on ... now finally that moment again when I put good outdoor boots on my feet again . And that I walk back into the woods without worrying about some mud, without jumping aside for every puddle of rain as if I'm being stung by a wasp. No, just walk without thinking about anything. Lovely stroll through nature with a dog by my side. Having fun and enjoying with the dog I have with me. LOVELY! I enjoy it to the fullest. My boots run great, my feet stay warm… (okay, admittedly, it's not cold here at all with a temperature of around 20 degrees). But because of the lining in the boots, I am confident that my feet will also remain warm in the winter. The boots are super waterproof, I've already walked through a large pond and my feet just stayed dry as they should.

A major step forward

Literally another step forward for a happier dog's life. And a big step forward for myself to be able to enjoy walking even in the wetter, colder months. Because even in those months my loyal friends need it. Also in winter they have to lose their energy and get exercise to stay happy.

Give the dogs more of what they need again

I really try to use as little of my crypto as possible for these kinds of things, because I feel like I'm still a long way from where I want to be with crypto. But in cases where I AND especially the dogs benefit so much, then I certainly will not fail to use crypto to buy something. But only if I think it's really necessary. In this case… it was AND a treat for myself, an accessory I need to give the dogs more of what they need again. And happy dogs...is a happy owner.

Walking many kilometers every day

There's nothing like a grateful happy look at a dog's muzzle telling you how happy they are to be with you. And to conjure that look on their snouts every day ... I walk many kilometers every day, but now again in good sturdy warm waterproof outdoor boots and therefore with dry and warm feet!



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Bring on the fall and winter. We are prepared!



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Wow, great post and story. You caught me with the dogs, and kept me with a very positive outcome. I love that you were able to stay determined through difficult times; it definitely helped that your partner was so supportive!

And dogs are just awesome.

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Thanks for your visit and compliment. Yes, I like to stay positive ... and because of my dogs and crypto I can stay positive again.

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I admire you for your spirit and determination.
Stay positive always.
You make your dogs' lives, and your partner and your lives... beautiful.
Miss you @hetty-rowan😍

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Ahw, thank you for your kind comment. I'll have more online time soon as summer is coming to an end. And you can be sure that I will hop in the discord again by then.

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I never get tired of reading about your handsome furbabies and seeing their photographs.

Those two feet of yours are responsible for keeping twelve paws happy and healthy!🐾

Very stylish looking and functional boots to keep you warm and dry during the upcoming seasons! @hetty-rowan

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Ahw, thank you for your visit and kind reply here @ninahaskin. I never get tired writing about my handsome furbabies either. And yes, twelve paws to keep happy and healthy. That made me realize that I needed to do this ... even tho they were not cheap. It will give me a lot of pleasure, and they will walk miles each day.

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