Sleeping Chihuahua (pic)

Long day.

Folks checked into the hotel room next to ours at 6 AM…  loudest people ever!  Seriously.  I gave up on getting any more sleep at 7:00.  We had no plans on waking before 9.  So by the time Alice and I were in the ring in the afternoon, we were already ready for a nap.  Which is exactly what we came back here to do:

My cow baby, snoozing on her cow.

 

No points for little Alice today, but hopefully with some rest and treats she’ll be back to her usual self, and ready to own the ring tomorrow.

Dog Show Expenses… GAG!

Sooo…  I’m getting ready for bed, wondering how it’s only 9:00, when it dawns on me;  I haven’t written a blog post.

Ugh.  Seriously.

It’s just one of those days I suppose.  I’m brain tired and body weary.  It’s only Tuesday but it feels like it should be Saturday.  It’s going to be a long week.

Photo shoot tomorrow afternoon.  Zoo school trip on Friday.  Leave for Regina Friday after supper.  Dog show from Saturday-Monday.  Head home Monday…  like the weekend never happened at all.    I like lazy boring weeks with only one or two scheduled things to remember.  A couple photo shoots plus all the regular every day stuff.  I love being AWAY AT a dog show, but the getting ready while having to continue doing everything else is exhausting.

I booked our hotel room tonight.  I have to admit, it made me gag a little.  I think this is the very first year I’m handling expenses all on my own.  I’ve been showing dogs for other people for so many years that I’ve never actually had to cover my expenses all myself before.  It is a pretty amazing experience showing a puppy that I bred though…  it’s like nothing else really.  And while the large expenses make me want to gag, they’ll be worth it in the end.  Just got to get back to finding a client dog or two to help absorb things a little.  It’s always much easier on the pocket book to SHARE the burden that are show expenses.  LOL

I’m sorry for being so boring.

Yay leap day!

Okay.  I’m done.

LOL

Seriously, that was the extent of my inspiration for my blog post tonight.

Generally speaking I really enjoy blogging daily, but some days kinda suck you dry…  so when it gets to be evening, and I’ve put the kid to bed, and the screen of my laptop burns brightly in the dark?  Well.  On those days there’s just not much left.

Sorry.

So, yeah.  I’m sorry for being so boring tonight.  I can’t promise it won’t happen again, because I can say with certainty that it will…  but hopefully not for a long while.

Night all!

A long and tiring day…

It felt like a long and tiring day…  only…  it really wasn’t a SUPER busy day.  Sure, it was a full day.  I got a fair bit of work done (spent some time on Green Party of Saskatchewan businesses, spent some time on Camp fYrefly wrap-up, spent some time on edits and enhancements for TD Photography, and spent some time just being a mom)…  but it wasn’t like I was going out of my mind running around like a chicken with it’s head cut off.  A lot of work, but time to breathe too.  Tonight though?  Tonight I’m tired.  Not just in body, but in mind.  I’m exhausted, but relatively peaceful too.  And that’s something I haven’t felt for a little while now.

Short.

Short.  Post.  For.  Now.

Camp.  fYrefly.  Board meeting.  Tonight.

Lots.  Work.  To do.

Tired.  Now.

Sleep.

…zzzzzzzzz

Pink is for Girls!

Some time ago I was telling one of my girlfriends about the fact that pink really only came to be considered a “girls colour” about 1/2 century ago.  Before that it was strictly for the boys.  And if you go any further back, both boys and girls wore white dresses from birth until they were seven or eight years old.  The idea that pink was a gender specific colour meant only for girls is a fairly recent concept…  and honestly, it’s not based on ANYTHING really.

Back when blue was for girls, it was considered airy and light: feminine.  Pink was a diluted form of red, which is fierce and stern: masculine.  But, if you ask me… it doesn’t matter how you slice it.  Pink is just pretty, and damn it.  I like it.

It has nothing to do with it being girlie or feminine.  I just think it’s a pretty colour.  Pastel pink, light coral, even a salmon…  the colour just makes me feel good.

The idea that even colours have been paired off in this gender binary is so ridiculous in every possible way.  Quite honestly, I’d like to see us go back to the days when everyone dressed their children in dresses.  The white I’m not so crazy about…  Back then it was all about being able to toss them into a bucket of bleach water.  But the dresses?  Yep.  Makes sense to me.  Way easier to run around in.

Where am I going with this?  Honestly?  I have no idea.  I’m mostly just rambling.  LOL  I saw an article today that referenced this whole colour/gender thing and it just reminded me that I’d actually been talking about it not too long ago.  Soooo…  here’s the article I read today:  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/When-Did-Girls-Start-Wearing-Pink.html  But seriously, if it’s something you are interested in, there’s a ton of info out there about it.  And from a feminist/human rights stand point, it’s rather interesting.

Why can’t I seem to make an actual point today?  Well…  my brain is a little fried.  Working WAY too many hours.  Thinking about WAY too many things.  So, yeah.  Just feeling kinda rambly. 

Night all!

Tired, again. LOL

Okay, well…  I’m too tired to blog in any reasonable fashion.  Sooo…  This is my post.  LOL  My post, telling you I’m too tired to post.  Yep.  Story of my life.  LMAO

Working like crazy.  Long day.  Another long day tomorrow.  Ready for bed (but won’t be going to asleep for another couple hours).  Okay.  Night all. 

Will try to come up with something more interesting to say tomorrow.  LOL  Really.

I really do wonder if you…

…are getting sick of reading about my exhaustion?  Because you know what?  I’m exhausted. 

I can’t help it.  After working at home all day, picking the girlie up after she got home from the lake with my mom, then attending TWO board meetings?  Well…  I’m exhausted.  And I’m likely to stay that way – at least until the end of August.  LOL  At which point I may consider going into hibernation until Spring.  I’ll keep you posted.

Things with Camp fYrefly are progressing.  It’s starting to get super excited.  We’ve been looking at applications, choosing campers, youth leaders, and adult volunteers…  We have a program in place with amazing presenters.  We’re filling swag bags, and buying gifts.  We’re working on our program booklet, and planning for daily yoga sessions.  We’re getting things ready for what will be the best leadership retreat yet!  I am SOOO excited, are you?

I was all set to…

…write up a query of a post today.  But then?  Then it got late.  And I got tired.  LOL  Funny how that happens when you work from 9:30 AM till 10:00 PM.  So the interesting question is going to have to wait.  For now?  I’m going to eat me some strawberries, maybe watch an episode of Dead Like Me or Breaking Bad on DVD, and then?  Then I think I’m going to crash for a good long while with no plans of waking up until at least 10:30 or 11:00 tomorrow.  LMAO

I truly love my work.  But yep.  Work days that last from 12 – 14 hours?  Make for LONG freakin’ days.  LOL  I do have to admit though, it’s amazing how quick time passes when you are so deep into it. 

Do you hate it when I…

…basically post to say I’m too freakin’ tired to post anything interesting?  Well, you might not want to read this then.  LOL  Because that’s exactly what I’m doing today.

It’s seriously been a long freaking day.  I am sooo beyond exhausted at this point.  Instead of my usual bedtime at around midnight, I’m seriously considering turning in, like, now.  Yeah.  My brain really just isn’t functioning at a reasonable capacity – and I need to be sitting at a reasonably functioning level by tomorrow morning.  LMAO  So, I hope you don’t hate it too much, but I’m posting to say I’m too tired to post.

Night all!