Summer Fun
Yes, the sun, barbecues, ice cream...it is the best of summer. I got some great gift certificates from Frosty Paws in the mail yesterday. Such a cool company. So Katie and I will be testing out their products in our dessert cups. We are hoping to have an ice cream party in August when it is still summer but a little cooler. Taking your dog out for a ride is great but remember to bring that bottle of water for both you and your pup. I found some great resources for cups to carry with you in your car. At target, they are selling some great little portable cups for food storage that you could easily fill with water and freeze, then voila! You have a ready to go cup of water to bring with you to the park. Just don't forget to put the cap on it and you can pop it in a "go-bag" and it's easy to stick in your bag. I also found some really great toys online yesterday. I ordered some for Katie and I'm really excited to see how much she likes them. I found a really fun ball that you can put treats into and then your dog is supposed to play with it to force the treat out the other end. Very interesting. I'm going to time Katie and see what her treat foraging skills are.

I've got a nasty sunburn from being outdoors. Just reminds me to make sure Katie stays in a mostly shaded area when we are outside playing. The dog parks are usually well shaded too so that's great.

I'm packing treats for next Saturday's gift bags. I made a new menu design too. Sometimes I get super productive and so I'm just going with it. Also I've got Z100 playing on the radio so it helps to keep working. They have some great music on today!

I am in the middle of reading Good Grief by Lolly Winston. It is an amazing book. There are so many different types of grief. Like the deepest and saddest of course from death, then there is job loss, moving to a new home, breaking up with a spouse/signficant other and losing or breaking something sentimental. These are all different issues that can be addressed similarly to death but at a different level of sadness and grieving. I just realized that this past year was full of loss for me and yet, I feel like I've grown so much and matured a great deal. This part makes me feel not happy but rather comfort and like a feeling of well-being. I'm happy that I have grown. I still want to keep boosting my business and I want so much to be successful for myself as well as to be able to help the animals/shelters. I feel like I can do this but it is just a matter of getting the right people involved.

Back to work...Happy 4th of July!