This is the second Tuesday since we’ve moved and I’m sitting on my bed, with my laptop, watching Dancing With The Stars on the TV sitting on top of my dresser. I LOVE THIS! I’ve also got my window open and tonight I’ll sleep with my ceiling fan on WITHOUT having to hear someone complain that it’s too cold. WHEEEE!!!

(I totally want Laila to win.)

I’m planning on doing some major advertising to pick up more clients over the spring. We’re also planning to start hiring some walkers in different areas so we can expand. Part of me is very excited about that but part of me is scared to death. It’s one thing to manage myself, it’s a whole ‘nother thing to have employees! Of course, being the pessimist that I am, I’m thinking of how I’ll handle it if our employees call in sick or take a “mental health day” instead of how successful we’re going to be.

I’m looking forward to quitting my vet job. I like the job, really I do, but I’d also like to have time to relax and spend time with my girls and my own dogs.

:::side note: HOW DID BILLY RAY MAKE IT THROUGH THE FIRST ELIMINATION????

Jezebel is now nuzzling me with her nose, which means she wants to lay down. I’m going to put this laptop away and snuggle with my puppy. SHE doesn’t flop around on the bed and keep me awake at night.

Wow, it’s been a long time since I posted anything anywhere. So much has changed! Most of it for the better, though the things that aren’t great are not earth shattering.

The girls and I have moved out of Pete’s house and we are now living in a single family home. We brought Chuck and Jezebel with us. They are like two different dogs when Brutus isn’t around, they both listen really well! They don’t bark nearly as much, and when they do they stop when I tell them to knock it off. We also brought the ferrets. Their playpen is a little smaller but I don’t think they really notice.

Business is going really well! Most days I’m running around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to keep up with it. It’s so busy that I may have to quit my vet job. Honestly, the vet job is turning out not to be worth the hours I devote to it. I’m making WAY more money for five hours of my time with a regular walking client than I am for 20 hours at the vet. I’m not exaggerating, it really isn’t worth my time. I would have quit already except I’m afraid that as soon as I do things with my company will slow down and I’ll need the vet money. I can juggle for a little while longer so we’ll see what happens.

The downside to all of this is that I’m no longer volunteering. Not with dogs and not with ferrets. I miss it. It used to be what I live for and now I can’t even fit it in. The up-side is that the girls and I are spending a lot of quality time together. I’m also never sitting around with nothing to do, I’m constantly on the move and I spend a lot of time outside. I think that’s been really good for me.

I don’t miss Pete at all. My life is free of tension and negativity and I love it! The girls are thriving and even the animals seem to be more relaxed. I’m even seeing that I should be able to afford to buy my own house next year if I play my cards right. If I save the money I used to spend on going out to eat and on things I don’t need I should have a pretty nice cushion when it comes time to put a down payment on something. I think I want a small single family home but we’ll take a townhouse too. We aren’t really picky.

I’m hoping to have more time to update. I’m also hoping to find an audience. The one I had over at Kristielicious probably thinks I fell off the face of the earth, which I did for a while. So many negative things happened in the last couple of weeks at Pete’s. The move didn’t go smoothly but I don’t want to dwell on that. The past is over and the future is bright. We’ve come a long way in a short time and there’s only more good to come!