Goal Month One

Oh yes, oh yes, it is that time again!!! New Year's Resolution time! I have decided to take it one month at a time! First month's goals: Lose 15 lbs, Clear up my skin, BLOG MORE!

I am gonna need a lot of support for the first one that is for sure! I have a dear friend's wedding to go to in July and want to look my best! THIS IS THE YEAR!!!!!

Also, my to read list will be coming out soon and I am super excited to start!

Christmas Blessings

We were very lucky to get a good amount of money right before Christmas and was truly blessed to be able to get the things we needed and some extra things we had been wanting!! One of which was a trip to the ICE exhibit in the National Harbor! It was How the Grinch Stole Christmas themed!!!!

As the year comes to a close I look back and see all the changes we have made. Some good, some difficult to deal with. My major change this year was moving from being a bather, to being a groomer! It will in the long run make me a more disciplined, better person. As for the difficult, Juli is still unemployed, but this has in turn enabled him to write his book! Look for it in bookstores in a few years :)

I hope to accomplish many more goals this year but more on that to come!

Cut, Curl, Crimp

Phew! What a whirlwind! I am currently working on my 100 groom dogs that I must accomplish before I am allowed to get commission and let me tell ya what!! It is EXHAUSTING!!!! I mean bathing dogs is hard work don't get me wrong, but the mental stress is magnified by like......562%!!! I am really enjoying the experience though! I know that it will be a big adjustment, but I am up for it! I am so thankful for a husband who willing to put up with the long hours and stressed out wife!! Love you baby!

We all know what comes after Thanksgiving and so I am sure you all know what I am superdy duper excited about!!! I can't wait until then!!!

*is too tired to blog* *stay tuned*

When one does one's best

Grooming school...what can I say. It has been an interesting road. It has had its down points for sure. But yesterday (mind you 1 more day left) I FINALLY began to feel like a groomer. I did a Standard Poodle and a Bichon yesterday! I was able to do Poms and clean feet (Katelyn did an excellent job an the other half of the poodle too!!) on the Poodle! CLEAN FEET ARE EXHAUSTING! For my non-groomer friends, clean feet is the process on poodles where you shave their feet really short. It is very tedious because you have to shave between the toes too! Bleck!! Not my favorite grooming process! I DO however LOVE LOVE LOVE hand scissoring! I find it relaxing and rewarding!
The finished product!

This little lady was a Bichon named Mandy!!! She was such a sweetheart (must be the name :P) And she turned out very pretty if I say so myself!!!!!


Thankful Thought #4 I am thankful for friends who miss me when I am gone

Thankful Thought #5 I am thankful for inspirational friends who keep me constantly bettering myself

Thankful Thought #6 I am thankful for CANDY CANES!!!!!!!!!!!!

When Inspiration Hits

I LOVE being inspired. I love looking at people's ideas, digesting them, and forming my own version to fit me. I always enjoy a well written blog. This is one of my favs:
Kim's Blog

Because of her list, I have made my own. I hope to look back this time next year and see everything crossed off. Enjoy!!

1. Have our own apartment
2. Furnish our home
3. Make my own candles
4. Have a pen pal
5. Adopt/sponsor a Humbolt penguin
6. Lose 50 lbs.
7 Read 10 biographies
8. Volunteer at an animal shelter
9. Participate in Boston Marathon
10. Scale rock climbing wall at gym
11. Meet my water goal everyday
12. Find the perfect library card catalog
13. Reduce amount of foreign made purchases
14. Buy more local foods
15. Visit the ocean more
16. Keep up on birthday cards
17. Read more history books
18. Save $2,000
19. Write an informative article and seek to have it published
20. Own an original piece of artwork
21. Visit all the museums in the Smithsonian
22. Take a picture at each monument in D.C.
23. Manicure my nails more often
24. Actively seek methods to clear my skin
25. Watch every Marilyn Monroe movie
26. Learn the rules of tennis
27. Be able to swim 10 proper laps
28. Visit Salem
29. Host a formal party
30. Dance in the rain
31. Have a snowball fight
32. See Wicked in New York
33. Take Julio to New England Aquarium
34. Enjoy each I Love Lucy episode again.
35. Do one thing I am scared to death of
36. Rescue a cat in need
37. Upgrade our car
38. Raise $5,000 for charity
39. Watch 5 documentaries
40. Start a bookclub
41. Become cat certified
42. Attend a cooking class
43. Take ballroom dancing lessons
44. Take 5,000 pictures
45. Learn a craft
46. Own one piece of Harry Potter movie memrobilia
47. Grow my hair out and donate to locks of love
48. Buy a tailor made suit for Julio
49. Own a pair of antique candelabras
50. Accomplish more this year than last.

I hope some of these give you inspiration to follow some of your whims this year and live life to the fullest!

The Season of Thanks

I love the cold weather....(wipe the shocked look off your face please). I was ALSO pleasantly surprised when I walked into Target and saw they have almost ALL of their Christmas products out!!! Yay for Christmas music!

Thankful Thought#3 I am thankful for living in a state where there are distinct seasons!

(kudos to Kim for being able to cross goals off her list :)