I Just Leaped My Day!

Leap Day, Smeap Day... Sometimes I wonder about the prehistoric people that created days as this, along with day light savings. I'm no historian, but was this really necessary? I wanted to change the page in my calendar SO bad today! FYI, one cannot turn the page to another month early in risk of bad luck! (This is considered a "Mandy-ism.")

Okay, rant done... I just got home from meeting some awesome people at an ISES event for students. Alicia with Brillant Blooms, Sharlene with Ooh La La Events, Jennifer with Bell's Extra-Ordinary Gift Baskets, Beth with All Well Rents, and Alison with Fresh Events. It was great meeting all these people and would love to work with all of them!

Now that this blog posting is done, off to watch the Nuggets!

Orchid Love

Matt and I went to the Botanic Gardens York St last weekend and I was able to see tons of orchids. Here are some of my favorite pictures I took.

Valentine's Day Blahness

I think that either you love V-Day or hate it... it's seems to be black or white. I am more times than not on the hate side. I mean, here's another "holiday" that we are supposed to buy gifts for one another. Wasn't Christmas less than two months ago?? Didn't you get everything you wanted then? I'm fine with a card, flowers, and maybe dinner with my bf; and sometimes that even feels like too much. Why has this "holiday" blown up so big? I hear V-Day lovers saying, "BUT this day is so you can express your love to one another!" Um, shouldn't you do that everyday... or at least once a week. Meh, I guess it's just another excuse to eat candy, be spoiled, and show off. Ta Da!

Haha! Gag.

I don't need Valentine's Day to dress up like this; this is normal for me. PS I love Lady Gaga (jk)

This is funny. Crazy stalkers!

 Truth in words. LOL

Making [Slow] Progress

After 26 years of being around myself, I have figured out that I am not the most patient of people. I produce road-rage at the drop of a hat and blame the worlds' expanding stupidity for my anger. I am a "take it, or leave it" type of person - I know what I want and what I dont... and frankly, have stopped pretending about who I am and who I'm not. Yes, I am from Colorado and I haven't been camping and do not like skiing or snowboarding... **listen for the sound of breath rapidly leaving a "transplant's" mouth**

Anyways, my point is that I want things to happen, and happen now. I want to have control - which is something I have been waiting to grasp since graduating college in 2008, especially in my career. I have so many great things and people in my life, that I just need that last little thing... a career. I want a grown up job, doing what I love and want to do for the rest of my life, (at least until I change my mind...).

Slowly, yet surely, I think things are starting to happen for me. With as much control I can hold on to, the people I am meeting, networking, and getting to know are helping me find my way into the position I want to be in. I just have to take a deep breath and be patient... For just a little bit longer.

Gotta remind myself sometimes.

Looks Like a Stalemate for Now...

Ho hum. Winter is so not the time to try to get into the wedding industry. All I can do is go to my current job, wait, play on Pinterest, and wait some more until I get "a call" to join. I'm constantly looking for an opening on Facebook, ISES and anywhere I can online. Hmph. This is hard. Good news though - a past co-worker/friend liked my floral work that I posted on Facebook, and wants me to create her a bouquet and boutonniere for her City Hall Wedding in March. I'm super excited for that!!

On another note - we got a new puppy!

Her name is Indie; she came into my place of work as a stray who was found in a bush under an underpass. She had obvious signs of head trauma resulting in blindness in her right eye. She is fine otherwise! We love her so much! (Minus the extremely hard work of potty training!!)