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The Art of Intentional Living

Chic Dogs & Magnolia Dreams
The Art of Intentional Living
  • Chic dog Emma’s 5th adoptaversary

    Chic dog Emma’s 5th adoptaversary

    October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 The Chic Dogs
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    Last week was Emma’s 5th adoptaversary! Can you believe it? Five whole years of Emma magic. From Romanian shelter puppy to Chic Dog! She is so loved and has now a life that looks very, very different from the first 6 months of her life. Loss and an…

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  • The newest member of the Chic Dogs!

    The newest member of the Chic Dogs!

    December 3, 2023December 3, 2023 The Chic Dogs

    Well, three weeks have passed since my last post about the mysterious puppy. As you might remember, I was very eager and excited to adopt a new puppy from the Romanian shelter, Care 4 Shelter Dogs Vatra Dornei.  In fact, right after posting on the blog, the husband…

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  • The promise of a new puppy!

    The promise of a new puppy!

    November 11, 2023March 30, 2026 The Chic Dogs
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    I got some exciting news!!! I’m adopting a new puppy! I had told myself I would wait a little longer after Milly passed away, but the truth is that the house has been quiet and the amount of dogs in need of a warm and safe home is…

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  • How do you say goodbye to someone you love?

    How do you say goodbye to someone you love?

    August 28, 2023November 11, 2023 The Chic Dogs

    You don’t. You simply hold them close to your heart, give them a kiss on the nose and you say: ‘This is not goodbye.This is see you later my darling.’ My Milly, my beautiful girl with the most mesmerizing eyes. My wild child. You came into our lives…

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Emma's Saturday Routine for a healthy mind and bod Emma's Saturday Routine for a healthy mind and body. 

Also, her strut makes me chuckle each time.🤭🐼❤️

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You know what my favorite thing about this image i You know what my favorite thing about this image is?! 

It's knowing how her life started and how unlikely it seemed that she would end up on a big soft couch of her own. 

How a fortunate chain of events brought her here, to this house... where dogs are the main characters. 

Where dogs aren't only loved but revered.

She was born surrounded by careless humans, to then be found by humans who cared enough to find her, and her siblings a loving home.

There is a lot of cruelty in this world, nearly all of it inflicted by humans. But there's a lot of goodness too. The helpers, the ones who care, the ones who are brave enough to not look away. The ones who feel a deeply rooted urge to restore, beautify and heal the world around them. 

Humans who often feel defeated by the darkness but refuse to come out of the light.

That's what this image reminded me of. 

Thank you to the helpers, the brave ones, that brought this lucky charm of a dog to our lives. 🩷🦊

@care4shelterdogsvatradornei

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So much beauty in a simple life well lived. I hope So much beauty in a simple life well lived.
I hope you are paying attention to yours.🌸🐕🥧

#simplelife
Gilmore Girls Season is officially in full swing! Gilmore Girls Season is officially in full swing!

Bring on the cozy oversized sweaters, apple pie on repeat, crispy mornings with cinnamon coffee, a garden full of dahlias, crunchy-leaf dog walks in the countryside and warming stews made with seasonal vegetables.

Hope you slow down enough to revel in all the deliciousness that this season has to offer.

Sending you cozy autumn filled vibes, wherever you may be.❤️🍂🥧

#gilmoregirls #autumn #cozy
September so far. 🍎Adjusting to a new school year September so far.

🍎Adjusting to a new school year.
🍎Farmer's markets on weekends.
🍎A nasty viral infection.
🍎The shifting of the light and energy levels.
🍎Apple and cinnamon on repeat.
🍎Weekend trips with the husband.
🍎Nature and countryside villages.
🍎Puppy walks with the Chic Dogs.
🍎Gardening for mental clarity.
🍎Naps.
🍎Pumpkins to welcome Autumn.
🍎Doubting everything.
🍎Cotton candy sunrises.
🍎The company of animals.
🍎The harvest full moon.
🍎Might be feeling an even bigger urge to move to the forest.

Hope you are well, wherever you may be.🥧🍂🌻

#September #autumn #simplelife
May every senior dog have their very own Secret Ga May every senior dog have their very own Secret Garden.🐕💛

#seniordogs #adoptdontshop #dogsandgardens
The Chronicles of Chic Dogs! 12 and a half year o The Chronicles of Chic Dogs!

12 and a half year old Marlow and 3 year old Stella "fighting" over a croissant.

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Dahlia season in full swing.🌸 #dahlias #gardening Dahlia season in full swing.🌸

#dahlias #gardening
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