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I want a dog. My family have always had dogs. When I lived in the UK, I loved taking the dogs for walks, and playing with them. For me, dogs are part of the family.

I have lived in many different apartments and houses in Japan. None of the apartments have allowed dogs. So I have never been able to keep one.

The apartment I live in now doesn’t allow dogs, but one man keeps a dog. He has a secret dog. When he goes out of the apartment, he puts the dog under his coat, so no one can see it. The dog is small, so it fits under his coat easily. Then, when he is about 100 metres from the apartment, he puts the dog on the ground and takes it for a walk. I have seen him do this a few times.

Once, I stopped the man and asked him, “Do you keep this dog in the apartment?” He said, “Yes”. The dog is really cute and seems happy. I never hear it bark in the apartment and it never causes me trouble. But I wonder, “Has the apartment manager seen the man with the dog?” “Will other people complain?” “Is it OK to keep a dog even though we are not allowed to keep pets?”

I am sure other people in the apartment have seen the man with his secret dog. I wonder, “How long can he keep his secret?”

Heather @ I Talk You Talk Press

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When do you have the most energy? I have the most energy in autumn and winter. Many people feel their energy increases in spring. The long, cold winter is over, and everything feels new and fresh. I don’t feel like this in spring. I feel sleepy. The weather is getting warmer and summer is coming. I don’t like summer very much because I don’t like hot weather. It is humid where I live, so I have less energy and I want to sleep.

I think I feel energetic and motivated in autumn because the school year starts in autumn in the UK. In autumn, I remember starting school after the long summer holiday. For me, autumn is a time for a new start. I also feel this way in winter. The new year starts in January. This is a time when people make goals for the year. I make goals for the year and feel motivated. I like to get up early in winter and work next to the heater while it is dark outside. For some reason, I work better like this.

In Japan, the school year starts in April, so many people feel motivated in spring. I am always very busy in March, so by the time April comes, I feel like I need a rest!

How about you? When do you have the most energy?

Heather@ I Talk You Talk Press

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This year, one of my goals is to get up earlier than usual. I decided to get up at 6:00am instead of 7:00am on weekdays. So far, I have managed to do it. Now, it is becoming a habit. I use this extra hour to exercise. I stretch, go on my exercise bike and do weight training. In the spring and summer, I might go out running some mornings.

Exercising first thing in the morning feels good. I feel refreshed when I start work at 7:00. In the past, it was always difficult for me to find time to exercise. I would put it off until after I finished work, but by then, I was too tired. So I ended up just exercising at weekends.

The only problem is that I start to feel sleepy around 10:00am. So I have started drinking more coffee. I hope this sleepiness wears off once my body gets used to my new schedule.

Heather @ I Talk You Talk Press