A Different Way of Seeing. Helping You Make Sense of the Overwhelm
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I am excited to let you know that more of my books are becoming available on Bookshare. So far, my memoir “A Different Way of Seeing: A Blind Woman’s Journey of Living an ‘Ordinary’ Life in an Extraordinary Way“ and the first of my illustrated children’s books, “Missy Mouse Goes to the Park” …
Hello everyone, it’s me – Fiji! I know I already posted an article this month but I decided to steal this post from Mom because it was her birthday on Sunday. Because she probably won’t tell you what her special day was like… Mom’s just like that sometimes. I miss the days when Mom used …
Wow, where has this year gone? I can’t believe we are already heading towards the end of October. And I still have so much I want to have completed by the end of the year. And I’m definitely running out of time… fast! One of the projects I had expected to have finished long before …
Hello everyone, it’s me – Fiji, I’m jumping up and down and bounding around in ecstatic circles to tell you that my book has finally been published. Paws for Thought: Seeing the World Through the Eyes of a Guide Dog is full of stories about me and my human and doggy family, from my puppyhood …
I was listening to one of my favourite podcasts recently when the presenters mentioned the word blursday. It’s described as the sensation that one day blurs into the next. The word fits the way I’ve been feeling over the past few days perfectly. And it’s exhausting. For one thing, I’m finding it hard to motivate …
I don’t like trains. I think train travel must be important, because I hear lots of trains whistling and screaming past my house from early morning to late at night. Clearly lots of people travel on trains. Which means that some guide dogs must also go on them with their humans. But I don’t think …
“I am named Fiji, and am a yellow Labrador cross Golden Retriever. I have a very special job – I’m a guide dog for the blind. Being a guide dog takes discipline and focus, but it also means my life is full of excitement. I have had plenty of adventures with my mom, Lois Strachan, …