I finally got around to submitting my wedding on The Knot's Real Weddings.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
There's a Birthday in the Dog House!
My beloved Scout turned 6 years old yesterday (January 4th)! I can not believe he is six years old, as it seems like only yesterday he was the little 12 week old I picked up at the airport!
We celebrated on his birthday by giving him extra walks, treats and attention. Today he went to work with me (where he played with other dogs!) and I gave him lots of bones at work, spent extra time with him because work was slow today and gave him a bath (which he did not see as a good thing on his birthday).
I wanted him to be nice and clean because Saturday is his birthday party! Russ and I have officially gone crazy since we are throwing our dog a birthday party. I've sort of always wanted to but this was 100% percent Russ' idea. I'm even baking him a cake!
There is more good news... 2012 is turning out great, hubby might be getting a new job where he'll earn more and I'm taking serious steps to starting my own business. Wish us luck!
We celebrated on his birthday by giving him extra walks, treats and attention. Today he went to work with me (where he played with other dogs!) and I gave him lots of bones at work, spent extra time with him because work was slow today and gave him a bath (which he did not see as a good thing on his birthday).
I wanted him to be nice and clean because Saturday is his birthday party! Russ and I have officially gone crazy since we are throwing our dog a birthday party. I've sort of always wanted to but this was 100% percent Russ' idea. I'm even baking him a cake!
There is more good news... 2012 is turning out great, hubby might be getting a new job where he'll earn more and I'm taking serious steps to starting my own business. Wish us luck!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
More on dog Nutrition
While the BARF diet might not be everyone's choice (and its not mine either), this article makes a few good points...
http://www.offthegridnews.com/2012/01/02/eating-all-natural-for-your-dog/
There is a link in that article that leads to this:
http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=badingredients
which describes ingredients in dog food
http://www.offthegridnews.com/2012/01/02/eating-all-natural-for-your-dog/
There is a link in that article that leads to this:
http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=badingredients
which describes ingredients in dog food
Sunday, January 1, 2012
2012 Goals
Instead of having resolutions for the New Year, I have goals. That way if I accomplish my goals I can congratulate myself. If I resolved to do something different in the New Year, I'd fail immediately. Anyway, considering 2011 was so horrible I really hope 2012 is waaaay better. I'm hoping to take serious steps to insure that it will be instead of leaving it up to fate.
1) What I've already started and plan to continue throughout 2012 is take steps towards starting my own doggie daycare. There is something inside of me telling me I have to do it now, because our financial situation is so bleak. This is something I've always wanted and I feel pretty confident in myself that it will be successful financially and make me happy (which is more important).
2) Take more steps to become a dog trainer. I started this last year but with my job situation it became too difficult, now that things are stable... now is the time!
3) Get back into agility with Scout
4) Take Scout on therapy dog visits.
5) Teach Scout to read and take him to the Library. (Did this one confuse you? I'm not joking!)
6) Deal with my health problems
7) Volunteer at the local animal shelter (possibly train dogs for them for practice?)
8) Get more involved with our synagogue. Go to sisterhood events, go to XYZ events, go to services more often!
For good measure here is how Scout rung in the new year. I imagine I didn't look too different considering I slept the whole time and hubby only woke me up to kiss me at midnight.
1) What I've already started and plan to continue throughout 2012 is take steps towards starting my own doggie daycare. There is something inside of me telling me I have to do it now, because our financial situation is so bleak. This is something I've always wanted and I feel pretty confident in myself that it will be successful financially and make me happy (which is more important).
2) Take more steps to become a dog trainer. I started this last year but with my job situation it became too difficult, now that things are stable... now is the time!
3) Get back into agility with Scout
4) Take Scout on therapy dog visits.
5) Teach Scout to read and take him to the Library. (Did this one confuse you? I'm not joking!)
6) Deal with my health problems
7) Volunteer at the local animal shelter (possibly train dogs for them for practice?)
8) Get more involved with our synagogue. Go to sisterhood events, go to XYZ events, go to services more often!
For good measure here is how Scout rung in the new year. I imagine I didn't look too different considering I slept the whole time and hubby only woke me up to kiss me at midnight.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
2011 Recap
I'm sure if I dug around I'd find a post on my wedding blog about the last New Years. I was super duper excited for 2011. I was graduating and getting married, who wouldn't be? However, 2011 did not turn out nearly as well as I thought it would. 2011 sucked. Big time. I have a hard time looking back and seeing much positive.
The Good:
-My wedding day was the best day of my life
-Moving was fun (our new couch and TV are nice too) & we're closer to family
-Graduation day (I was never in school in 2011, I finished classes Dec 2010)
The Bad:
-I am on my fourth job this year. It was so hard to "start over" 4 times. Its made me so stressed and miserable. I hate it hate it hate it. Although I do like my current job even though I'm not making much $$! I believe there were 6 months in there where I loved the 2nd job I had this year. too bad that didn't last.
-Stress of planning the wedding in the last few weeks. I had headache nearly everyday the last week or two.
-Losing my good relationship with some family over wedding drama. Not worth it! If I could do it over again I would have avoided the situation and gave in. Now my family has been pulled apart.
I suppose there is more but I cant think of it right now I've had a headache since yesterday afternoon.
The Good:
-My wedding day was the best day of my life
-Moving was fun (our new couch and TV are nice too) & we're closer to family
-Graduation day (I was never in school in 2011, I finished classes Dec 2010)
The Bad:
-I am on my fourth job this year. It was so hard to "start over" 4 times. Its made me so stressed and miserable. I hate it hate it hate it. Although I do like my current job even though I'm not making much $$! I believe there were 6 months in there where I loved the 2nd job I had this year. too bad that didn't last.
-Stress of planning the wedding in the last few weeks. I had headache nearly everyday the last week or two.
-Losing my good relationship with some family over wedding drama. Not worth it! If I could do it over again I would have avoided the situation and gave in. Now my family has been pulled apart.
I suppose there is more but I cant think of it right now I've had a headache since yesterday afternoon.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Sometimes, finding the answer to something is as simple as a Google search. Sometimes it can save your life (or in my case, drastically improve it).
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Holiday Update
I'm sure its been a crazy week for most everybody and it certainly was in my household too!
Being that I don't celebrate Christmas, I worked on Christmas eve and Christmas day. Because I had to work Christmas eve I missed my mom's Chanukah party, but I was able to make it to an Iron Chef Latke competition at our synagogue! Russ and I got asked to go out for drinks afterwards with our young adult group but had to decline because I was tired and had to get up to work on Christmas day.
Christmas day was fine.. I work a total of 8 hours split into two shifts. While I worked the second shift Russ and our families went out to see Sherlock homes. After I was done I met up with them for Chinese food and then everyone came back to our place to open Chanukah presents and have dessert.
Monday, despite being asked to go into work (I declined) Russ and I had tickets to go to the Boston Aquarium. Yesterday was our 4th anniversary (of being together). Four years ago we went to the aquarium together, then out to dinner and then had ice cream later. In between dinner and dessert that day he asked me if I liked him and by the time he dropped my off at my parents house I agreed to go out with him.
We wanted to recreate that day since we hadn't been to the (Boston) aquarium in those four yeas! But the same restaurant is closed mondays :-( I think I might convince him to go there tonight.
So we celebrated our Anniversary and Hanukah combined when it came to gifts... Russ gave me a new watch and I gave him some puzzles and a Star Trek poster. My parents and sisters gave me a cell phone pouch, a book, yak traks, toe warmers, new hat & mittens. Russ parents gave us a blanket and pizza cutter shaped like the enterprise! I think there was a theme this year to cure me of constantly being cold!
New years is just around the corner! And we have the evening planned to have friends over which I'm really looking forward to. Plus I don't have to work Saturday or Sunday!
Being that I don't celebrate Christmas, I worked on Christmas eve and Christmas day. Because I had to work Christmas eve I missed my mom's Chanukah party, but I was able to make it to an Iron Chef Latke competition at our synagogue! Russ and I got asked to go out for drinks afterwards with our young adult group but had to decline because I was tired and had to get up to work on Christmas day.
Christmas day was fine.. I work a total of 8 hours split into two shifts. While I worked the second shift Russ and our families went out to see Sherlock homes. After I was done I met up with them for Chinese food and then everyone came back to our place to open Chanukah presents and have dessert.
Monday, despite being asked to go into work (I declined) Russ and I had tickets to go to the Boston Aquarium. Yesterday was our 4th anniversary (of being together). Four years ago we went to the aquarium together, then out to dinner and then had ice cream later. In between dinner and dessert that day he asked me if I liked him and by the time he dropped my off at my parents house I agreed to go out with him.
We wanted to recreate that day since we hadn't been to the (Boston) aquarium in those four yeas! But the same restaurant is closed mondays :-( I think I might convince him to go there tonight.
So we celebrated our Anniversary and Hanukah combined when it came to gifts... Russ gave me a new watch and I gave him some puzzles and a Star Trek poster. My parents and sisters gave me a cell phone pouch, a book, yak traks, toe warmers, new hat & mittens. Russ parents gave us a blanket and pizza cutter shaped like the enterprise! I think there was a theme this year to cure me of constantly being cold!
New years is just around the corner! And we have the evening planned to have friends over which I'm really looking forward to. Plus I don't have to work Saturday or Sunday!
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