Jess Loves This Life

I can already tell that this is going to be an amazing weekend.  The Ducks beat the Stars last night, and I was there for it, my booty is so sore from the crazy Pilates class I went to yesterday, and Penny did not wake me up at 6 am today.  I can also tell it is going to be an amazing day because I have the delight to introduce you to a real life firmed of mine.  Jess and her dog Duke from Jess Loves This LIfe. 

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1. Tell us about your blog, Jess Loves This LIfe: What do you like to write about? What do you hope people walk away from your blog with?

I like to write about my love for life (hence the title of my blog). I started my blog as an outlet for myself when I found out I was potentially facing cancer for the second time. I'm currently in my last phase of treatment for precancerous cells in my right breast, and blogging has saved me from my own negative thoughts. Initially I wanted to blog about my journey as a cancer patient, but since so much of my life was already consumed with that, I decided I wanted to blog about the positive things in my life instead. Anything from going on a fun date with my fiancé, trying out a new recipe, random brain dumps, and my puppy of course! I hope people walk away from my blog feeling at least a tiny bit happier, and a tiny bit more appreciative of their own life. I also hope those who read my blog realize that even the tiniest things in life are really freaking fabulous, because that's something that I've learned and come to appreciate in my 3+ years of being sick.



2. Give us a brief intro on your dog, Duke. 

Duke is mine and my fiancé Andrew's first puppy together. He is kind of the king of our home, and our hearts, and often we refer to him as King Duke. He's really spunky, really loyal, and super sweet! He's also kind of a little dummy. He often does weird things that even he doesn't understand, and things that normal doggies do (such as try to get a few bites of their humans food) he just doesn't get. It makes for a good laugh, but it's also convinced me that Duke is in fact actually a human.

3. How did you and your dog meet? Who doesn't love a good meet cute story?

Duke was the runt of a litter my sisters dog had. Her dog ended up having a LOT more puppies than they expected (11, to be exact), and my sister herself had just had her 4th baby so keeping that many puppies wasn't possible for them. I was really hesitant to get a pup since I was going through so much, health wise, but this little guy really needed a home. One day he just showed up at our door, totally unannounced because my sister was going crazy with too many puppies and babies. Andrew and I quickly ran to the store that night, Duke in hand, and bought everything we needed for our little bundle of joy, and the rest is history. PS even though he was the runt, Duke is now the biggest out of his brothers and sisters! Victory!

 4. Describe your perfect day with your Duke.

We'd start off with an extra long cuddle sesh in the morning of course. Then I'd spoon feed Duke some applesauce, his favorite. We'd go to the doggy beach, also a Duke fave. Back to Duke being a dummy, he doesn't understand that he's got to open his mouth when he's panting, so a lot of the times he runs around the beach with his mouth closed and his saliva builds up and floods out of his mouth, making it look like he's got rabies. This doesn't always make him the most popular. Poor guy. Then we'd go to Whole Foods for lunch, because Duke always gets a lot of attention when we sit outside and he thrives off of that.



5. How does Duke factor into your blog?

Duke is the primary super model for Jess Loves This Life. Whenever I write a post and I don't have a picture that relates to it, I just throw in a Duke pic. Because, why not??

6. What is the funniest/worst/confusing thing you have ever seen Duke do?

So one night, Duke was sleeping next to me as he usually does, and he started moving around like crazy. I frantically woke up thinking he was having a seizure or something, but it turns out he was "running" in his sleep. Whatever he was chasing in that dream must have been running REALLY fast, because he fell off the bed. I turned the lights on for him and he looked at me really weird, as if he were thinking "what the heck am I doing down here?". He tried jumping onto the bed, but he must have still been half asleep because he didn't make it up. He tried once more, and again he didn't jump high enough. He gave me one more look and curled up on the floor and fell asleep immediately.



7. What would you name a blog that only featured your dog?

The obvious name would be The Adventures of King Duke. But also, I think he could potentially star in a How to be a Dog for Dummies blog.

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