I’m officially obsessed with Game of Thrones. I’m definitely not getting out enough. This puppy has taken over my life. So I’ve made my life about getting him potty trained and watching men fight ’til the death. The potty training isn’t going as well as Thrones binging. But I have to remember he’s only 9 weeks old and we’ve only had him for a little over a week. But it’s frustrating when he holds it for 7 hours at night then during the day, he does what he wants when it comes to urination. Not poo, just urination. He’ll go to the bathroom twice outside, then as soon as he comes inside, he goes again. Right on the carpet.
So I understand the small bladder thing, but if he can hold it for 7 hours, there’s absolutely no reason for him to let it go 5 minutes after already going. He even hopped up on the couch and pissed on a pillow right next to me. Straight up. Do you think it’s some sort of dominance thing? Or hatred for me thing? I don’t know. I don’t get it. I feel like how my parents probably felt when I was a teenager. Just at a loss for what to do. I even cried the other night out of frustration. I keep trying to listen to all the advice and be a good mom, but it feels like it’s not working. We take him out all the time, we reward him with a treat and say “good boy, potty outside” every time he does it outside. He even looks to us for a treat when he goes outside, so he knows he’s doing something right. But it doesn’t seem to be enough. Today I’m going to go get a bell for us to use every time we go out so he knows to ring it. I’m hoping that’s the miracle to all of our potty training issues.
It was funny the other day when someone said that babies come after dogs. I feel the complete opposite now. If I had questioned having a child before, there’s no way now. If I’m stressed out by a dog that pees about a tablespoon full of liquid, how could I ever handle a child? Impossible. I don’t understand how parents do it. I think I’ll just stick to trying to master raising a puppy and understanding what they are saying on Game of Thrones.
So back to that show. I’m obsessed with it, but I’m not 100% sure that I love it. It’s pretty effed up. I mean, when you kill animals and children in a show, it’s pretty bad. Adults, whatever. It happens in pretty much every show. But horses. Don’t ever kill a horse. I have to cover my eyes every time something frightening like that happens. I’m not really into death. But I’m super into the dragon girl. I can’t wait until her dragon messes some bad people up. I’m jealous of her dragons. I bet they were easily potty trained.
Easy Chocolate Almond Butter Cups
- Yield: 8-10 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup smooth almond butter
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips, melted
Instructions
- Place almond butter, coconut, coconut oil, honey and salt in a food processor and puree until smooth and well combined.
- Add a spoonful of the mixture into 8-10 mini muffin tins then pour melted chocolate on top of each spoonful. (no you don’t need to grease the tins)
- Place in freezer for 30+ minutes until set.
- Use a sharp knife to pop out each almond butter cup. Store in freezer and remove 5 minutes before eating to help soften the chocolate.
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Juli,
This has you written alllll over it!
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I LOVE Game of Thrones too! I get so upset over the violence and close my eyes at those parts 🙂 The dragon girl is my fave too! Love your blog <3
How do you melt the chocolate chips?? Thanks!
If you are making them in the microwave, cook for 20 seconds then stir and repeat until chocolate is smooth. Sometimes just mixing the chocolate in the bowl will help smooth the chocolate out before it totally melts in the microwave
What’s the best way to melt the chocolate chips….I burned my chocolate and it became a kind of brulee brownie mixture…! I started to microwave them and I heard a pop and then they sounded like snap crackle and pop so I moved them to the stove top – and that is when they became like a burnt brownie cookie crumble…..
That just means you’re cooking the chocolate for too long. If you are making them in the microwave, cook for 20 seconds then stir and repeat until chocolate is smooth. Sometimes just mixing the chocolate in the bowl will help smooth the chocolate out before it totally melts in the microwave
What can I substitute the coconut and coconut oil for?
Julie!!! You have done it again, these are amazing.. I love pb cups so when I saw this recipe I had to make it, and they are amazing. I totally have to limit myself with these but what an amazing treat. I have turned down baked goods at work and it’s no big deal because I have a batch of these in the freezer and I know that one awaits me! I appreciate your blog it’s amazing and makes my Paleo journey doable. Jackson is the cutest guy, love him! If it helps I have two kids and the worst part of having toddlers was the potty training but it does eventually happen.
I haven;t made the switch to almond butter yet because I can’t find one without added sugar. Does anyone have any recommendations?
Maranatha
made these today totally amazing!!!
These were super easy to make and fabulous! I topped them with some shredded coconut. Love your new doggie! Frenchies rock. Mine is obsessed with kale. True story.
Can you put in a doggie door? I have a golden doodle that peed in the house all the time, she never learned to ask even with the bell. We put in a dog door, she learned how to use it in about 2 minutes, and we have never had an accident since then. 🙂
no 🙁 in a two story apartment