52 Weeks of ME!! Week....1!

With the start of the new year, as many others have done, I have tossed around the idea of a New Years  resolution.  This really isn't a new concept to me, as I somehow create a "resolution" for myself at the turn of every calendar year, but this year I really wanted to do something I'd stick with.  (Mainly so I didn't feel like a loser 4 days into the New Year for already failing at the task of reaching my goal!)   So in all efforts to pick a goal and stick to it I've come up with the following:

I've decided that I am going to commit to blogging at least once a week about something positive I've done to improve myself for the next 52 weeks!  I want to focus on things such as bettering my photography skills to really moving forward in my business, reading more often, getting healthier, keeping a positive state of mind, rekindling my relationship with God, becoming a better mom for Brutus (my furry, four legged, child), and the list goes on.) This year is about improving me and being happy with the changes.  Last year was probably the roughest one yet, a lot of my control, but this year I want to take life by the horns and taken control!  

That all being said....Here's Week 1....Being the best "mom" I can be!

We all know how I feel about having children. (If you don't know, I'm definitely against it!)  Its not that I hate children but the thought of being pregnant and the entire childbirth experience simply creeps me out.  That being said,  I'm completely committed to be the best Aunt I can be to my niece and nephews and being the best mom I can be to my puppy, Brutus.

Tonight I was talking to my sister, Natalie, on the phone and I was telling her about an upcoming trip I'd be taking.  I'm really nervous about having to leave Brutus at the kennel for a week; the last time he was there it was only for the weekend and I cried for a good hour after dropping him off.  As she laughed at me, our conversation went out and somehow the topic of Brutus having a microchip.  After she got over the "its not right to track someone/something" issue, she made the comment, "I hope you never have kids, you'd be way too overprotective."  

After I thought about that, I don't think I'm overprotective at all!  I just happen to love my dog more than words could express.  I think its only something that a dog owner could understand.  And by dog owner, I mean dog owners without children.  Brutus truly is like my child, and I'm not ashamed of that in the least! How can you not love the one who loves you unconditionally, rarely "talks" back, doesn't mind when you feel like being lazy, doesn't require much food, doesn't often get sick, loves to cuddle and who is a perfect foot warmer during this cold winter months! Even better, I'll never have to buy him a car or spend tens of thousands on his college eduction.  Let me tell you, purchasing all his treats and toys is a great deal compared to the expense of a child!  And to those of you who say he's spoiled....I say your wrong!  He's not spoiled, he's privileged! 

This weeks improvement to be a better "mom" will be one that I truly will continue to improve on each and every week because I really do love my puppy that much!

:o) Brit