Employment

Well guys. I have finally joined you as an employed individual!!! I got a job offer today! yay!!!!!!!!! I am excited. My hardwork and patience has finally paid off. Anyone out there who has just been laid off or maybe is still looking for work....hang in there. It's hard, I know. and frustrating. for sure. but you will be ok. Stay positive, determined, and most importantly....confident! I found that confidence was a trait of mine, that somehow tried to sneak away from me. It's this economy and the job market. but I got my confidence back, and thank god, because it is one of the things that got me a job.
Alright. Now for some celebrating with green beer! Cheers!

Don't Forget..........

I found this on a blog I look at often.....www.absolutelybeautifulthings.blogspot.com/. I thought it was excellent. Don't forget.....spring is almost here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blogging

Well. It's been awhile. I apologize. Its been a rough couple months. The job market is tough. I have been searching hard for weeks and my result: one interview. Hey. At least I landed one. I am still waiting to hear back from the company I interviewed with and will be sure to keep you posted...
In the mean time....I have started two businesses. One, my personal design business - JLC Designs. Anyone need any interior design work? Let me know. Now, let's talk about my other business......


I have the opportunity to make money AND have great skincare and makeup products. What more does a woman want? These products are all botanically based, hypoallergenic, dermatologist tested, and NEVER tested on animals. It is a GREAT product, with something for everyone. Please, check out the website: www.arbonne.com, click on products - and start looking at what I have to offer. I will have a launch party soon and you will be invited! Until then, if you have questions or want to buy anything, please let me know!
So. I certainly have been keeping busy. I want to be sure and thank all the wonderful friends out there for helping me through this tough time.....I don't know where I would be without you! It makes me feel good inside to know there are so many people out there who care. Thank you!

Murphy's Law

"Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong."

This quote is very true. Paul and I are doing ok, and we will be ok....however, something horrible and shocking happened this week. I was laid off. I have been trying so hard to prepare myself for something like this......this is the second round of lay-offs my company has done. When I survived the first one, it really put things in perspective for me. But, in reality, you can never prepare yourself for something until it really happens. I can't explain to you how many different emotions I have felt over the past few days. At the moment, I am in North Carolina with my family - I had planned a trip this weekend to see my brother, Chris, who is on leave from Iraq for a couple weeks. Thank god for family.

Please keep us in your thought and prayers.

Winter Wonderland

Here are some pictures that we took at one of our favorite places to take the dogs....the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. We have great views of the city and the Salt Lake valley as well as some amazing sunsets. Anyway, for those of you who have never met our beautiful dogs - Caspian has the black, tan and white coat with brown eyes and Whisper has the reddish brown and white coat with blue eyes. Enjoy!

If only my mouth were closed.......!

Looking south

My handsome man.

The dogs with their daddy...

Paul and Caspian

Caspian and Whisper

Here's to 2009!

First post. Pressure. Be nice. haha. So, as you can see, Paul and I have finally decided to jump on the blog bandwagon. I am not the greatest writer, and I know I will probably be writing most of this :) so I am hoping it will help me become a BETTER writer. Don't get me wrong, Paul will be helping me with this.....he will be editing my posts as well as taking the role of photographer....most of the time...I am trying to become better. :)
Well. It's a new year. and I hope it's a good one. I want to end with a quote I read on the wall of the Bodyworld's exhibit.....

"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."

-The 14th Dalai Lama