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Start Here for Your Dog’s Weight Loss Plan

Ten years ago, I adopted an adorable 11-pound American Eskimo mix from the pet shelter. She is still adorable, but maybe with a bit of extra fluff. Three months ago she weighed almost 21 pounds!

Well, I decided enough was enough. With her age only going up, I wanted the rest of her life to be as healthy and comfortable as it could be. Subsequently, the information covered in this article will be a combination of my research and recommendations from the vet who I consulted with.

Disclaimer: I am not a vet or have taken any classes. This is what I have been doing to help my dog. What has worked for her may not work for your dog. Before trying to help your furry friend lose weight you should also consult your vet to see if he/she may have medical conditions such as a thyroid issue.

The simple comprehensive guide to dechonking your dog.

September 10, 2020

by : Jackie Life with Jackie

Three New Books to Level Up Your Life in 2020

Can you believe June 2020 is already here? More importantly, have you noticed we’ve been under shelter-in-place for THREE months (in California)? I’ve noticed that everyone has handled this pandemic in a few different ways; a few major ones:

Stress cleaning
Sourdough bread baking (with that new starter you’ve posted everywhere on your IG story)
Starting a splattering of hobbies
Trying to teach yourself math again to teach your kids (and you thought your days of proving triangles in geometry were over!)

June 11, 2020

by : Jackie Analytics

DataViz: Happiness Study

Well, 2020 is officially half-done and (to put it very lightly so this post won’t run off tangent into a whole other topic) the world has seen better. During this SIP (shelter in place), I have been on the lookout for data studies and reports of long-term mental effects and public opinion of the trifecta of effects that have recently spawned (e.g. Covid-19 and the subsequential SIP, skyrocketing unemployment rates, and the #blacklivesmatter racial equality movement).

Of course, there is not much out there yet, but I found a spawling of data from the world’s happiness report hosted by Gallup. Here’s a bit of my findings..