Such is the life...

of an "Independent Beauty Consultant"

Wow! It's been a long time and trust me, I've missed my blog! I won't bore you with the whole "I've been so busy" routine - we all have one of those. Let's just say that the new business is going pretty well and I'm really enjoying it. The kids are all fine and we'll soon be having a respite from the day-in-day-out routine with a weekend in Florida and a week in Las Vegas. I'm anxious for the trips but not necessarily for the prep (i.e. laundry, packing, etc.)

One great thing about life these days is that I'm meeting some wonderful people and actually touching base with some "long-lost folks" from my life history (Hi Jenny in TX!)

You may remember we recently brought two puppies home; Izzie and Bailey. Izzie is growing a bit each day and is a warm, wonderful pet. Bailey, well-loved, and now greatly missed, now belongs to my daughter, Elisa, and her husband, Rob. One puppy is much easier for us to take care of and we now have a more personal relationship with Izzie than we would have had we kept both dogs. Bailey is growing by leaps and bounds and promises to be quite a big girl by the time Christmas rolls around! They were both about 5 lbs. when we brought them home and now, nearing the 4-month old mark, Izzie is 22 lbs. and Bailey is, well, more than that.

This time of year is a tough one for me. You see, I have a love/hate relationship with spring. Spring is beautiful, smells nice, can be invigorating and people seem to smile more. But, on the other hand, spring is equal to being on the top of the slide...and down...right...into...summer. I HATE the heat. July and August are miserable. September at least brings the promise of autumn. So you see...I live happily for October through April. May through September I'm just not a very nice person to be around. I understand the thermometer will reach 80+ on Thursday! So you see, it's starting already.

Seriously, though, I hope you take the time to enjoy the beauty of spring.