Posts Tagged Mikita

  • Happy 5th Anniversary (to me!) Happy 5th Anniversary (to me!)

    Five years ago I started this blog to share my stories and adventures of my life in Hong Kong. I was headed overseas for a 4-month assignment and thought a blog would be a cool, inexpensive way to stay in touch with my family and friends. The blog was originally named "The Life of Leanne". m...

  • The First Swim The First Swim

    Date:  Saturday, February 20, 2010 Location:  Orlando, Florida Outside Temperature:  68-degrees Water Temperature:  57-degrees Dogs say:  Let's Swim! Mom says:  Not me! Gotta get the ball out of the water. I can get to it this way. I'm going in. Got it! Ah - Let's do it aga...

  • Wordless Wednesday Wordless Wednesday

    My Canine Wordless Wednesday ...

  • Newest Growl & Snarl Newest Growl & Snarl

    The kids continue their daily love fest. And I seriously mean, daily! And this is how the day ends....

  • My B'day Shopping Spree My B’day Shopping Spree

     I have an unofficial tradition I impose on myself every birthday weekend.  It's been more of a tradition in the past decade or so, but I honor it nonetheless and it involves self indulgence and total "me" time. I shop. I shop all day. I go to stores I may not visit for another year and just have...

  • So long Shawnie So long Shawnie

    Right now my mom is home crying her eyes out.  Just hours ago her lovely cat, Shawnie, died of kidney failure.  Shawnie was an absolutely beautiful cat with pure white long fur and magical blue eyes.  We got her from the humane society the summer of 1990 - just days after my dad had been diagnos...

  • Bad Doggy Mommy

    Dear Ed - my dog trainer, I've done you wrong.  You showed me how to earn respect and gain control of my dog.  I just didn't follow through. Now, I'm paying the price. ...

  • Disney Weekend Ahead Disney Weekend Ahead

    [caption id="attachment_567" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Mickey Towel Art awaiting me in the room at the Boardwalk"][/caption] It's no secret to anyone that part of my job involves working with many talented and amazing mom bloggers. While I'm only a mom to my baby dogs, I do blog, occ...

  • Vlog #2: What personal life?

    My 2nd vlog (video blog) is about the blending of personal life and business life in the new social media world. But I think what's more interesting in this video, is how my dog, Mikita, totally upstages me from the get-go. Will anyone even listen to a word I'm saying? ...

  • My 1st Video Blog!

    Here it is everyone - sit back, grab some popcorn, and get ready for 1:35 seconds of exhilarating video.  Leanne's 1st Video Blog...