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My Fur Baby, Wally 🐕

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Let me tell you about my Fur baby, Wally.  My husband, whom I met in 2021 (a story for another day), had a beautiful chocolate Labrador.  Wally was his baby, as he had Wally when he was 5 weeks old.  I’ve seen photos and Wally was the cutest puppy.

I was always scared of dogs. When I started dating my now husband, I felt I was in a dilemma.  I didn’t want to go to his home because I knew he had a dog.  When we became serious, I told him he had to make a choice between me and his dog.  He couldn’t make a decision and asked me not to make him choose.  I could tell this dog meant a lot to him, so I asked to meet Wally.  I told him to bring Wally to my house so I can meet him in person. 

First dinner with Wally

Needless to say, I became obsessed with Wally.  I immediately became his dog momma!  I loved that dog so much.  People would tell my husband that I love Wally more than I did him.

I could go on and on about this special dog.  For now I just want to say…

Happy birthday in rainbow heaven to my yoga partner, breakfast buddy and protector.  If you ever had or have a dog that you are close to…then you know.

They are super loyal, lovable  and will always be by your side.  I could count on Wally to get up at 6:30am and lay at the end of the hallway every morning waiting for me.  That was our bonding time.  And when I would go into the office, he knew on those days to get up at 5:30.

There will never be another Wally.  Unique and one-of-a-kind…the best dog ever ❤️ 

When It’s time to Let Go…

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Life takes you in so many different directions, but the one stability you can always count on is family?  But is that really true?  What happens when the people you love and sacrifice for turns out to be your worst enemy? 

Let’s be clear, when I say family, I’m not talking about those family members that you don’t have a relationship with.  Not those family members you see only during family occasions.  I’m talking about those family members that you grew up with.  The ones that you talk to all the time. The ones you would drop everything for just to do things to please them. You would give them your last dollar or your last plate of food if you had to.  You get the gist…

What happens when you finally realize that these family members are self-absorbed?  Your happiness means absolutely nothing to them.  They are only concerned about their own.  But all your life, you’ve done nothing but try to please them and get their love.  Then, as you get older and want some happiness in your life, they start badmouthing you.  You go through the motions and try to overlook it…

My question is, when is enough… enough?  When do you finally say you’re done? Do you confront the person or persons?  Or do you just walk away?

Food for thought…

Let the Challenge Begin…

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My birthday is officially 90 days from today.  I have decided to do a customized 90-day challenge.  The goal is to accomplish those challenges by December 7th.

What are those challenges you are asking???

Well, let me backtrack for a moment.  Recently, I completed the 75-day soft challenge.  Well, it was really a 100-day soft challenge, as I extended it for an extra 25 days.  I enjoyed it so much that I wanted to do another challenge.  I, however, wanted to customize it to goals that I have.  I want to achieve and work towards certain things in my life.  So what better way for me to focus on it?  Challenge myself.  I noticed that when I have a challenge, I work hard to complete it.

Since my birthday is coming up in 3 months, I wanted to challenge myself to complete things I’ve either been working on or things I said I wanted to do before the end of 2025.  So here are the challenges I need to complete:

  1. Reopen my online jewelry boutique
  2. Learn to control stress
  3. Lose a specified amount (5 lbs left to my goal weight)
  4. Read a total of 15 books (just completed book #8 and started June 3rd)
  5. Get pregnant ( the most important challenge I want to achieve)
  6. Get higher paying campaigns
  7. Post a blog once a week
  8. Post on Instagram and TikTok at least 3 times a week
  9. Save a specified amount of money
  10. Journal everyday

I feel pretty confident in my quest to complete my challenges successfully.  As I previously said, let the challenge begin…

Until next time, talk to you soon 💋