A Guest Post By Peyton King
It’s been a long day at work. No, it’s been the longest day at work. You have been bombarded with assignments and clients all day long. The phone never stopped ringing, and your to-do list never got shorter. Actually, I think it got longer. Yup, definitely longer.
But the time is here, the time is now. It’s the time of day you have been yearning for since you sat down at your desk. Finally, it’s time to go home.
Walking triumphantly out to your car, you’re practically salivating at the thought of being able to lay down on your couch and binge watch Game of Thrones for the fourth time through. Popcorn, a cold drink, the works, and not to mention your adorable pooch to curl up next to you to mourn another work day.
You bust in the door only to find beloved Fido darting into their kennel, white fuzz creating a trail behind them. You’re so shocked you stand there in the open doorway for a few moments just taking in the sight before you.
Shreds of paper from the junk mail you left on the counter are sprinkled around the room like a multi-colored snowfall. Plastic bits from a hanger, sharper than legos, are scattered and almost appear to be embedded into the carpet. Your favorite DVD has been ripped in half because you forgot to put it back in its case. And every book off the bottom shelf of your bookcase has been pulled off and earnestly destroyed cover to cover.
Ah, the working dog blues.
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