19 for 2019: January Progress

We are one month into 2019 (That is crazy...right?) and I've made a little progress, not a ton, but a little.

4. Crochet a Blanket
I bought the yarn and picked the size of the blanket.

9. Read 65 Books
I finished 3, which means I'm already way behind.

10. Continue Mental 20
Just a part of daily life at this point.

12. Keep Training Ellie
She is doing so well with other dogs. We have had several very successful trips to the dog park. She had 2 training sessions and she learned Beg, Roll Over and Stand Tall.

15. $250,000 in Travel Agency Sales
I am at 12% of my goal.

16. Get New Glasses.
I had my eye doctor appointment and I ordered my glasses from Zenni, but I haven't received them yet.

17. Go Dairy/Gluten/Sugar Free 90% of the time.
I did a sugar reset, but then I went to Disney, so I am resetting again.

18. Get Pearl Earring Fixed.
Done!!!

And there we are! I actually made more progress than I thought when I started this post. Next month, I need to focus on my monthly tasks and bigger tasks!

Housewife Life: Dog Training

Wow! I can't believe how much time and energy it takes to train your dog.

I am totally committed to training her because we will be together for more than ten years and I have seen, first hand, what an untrained dog can do to your life.

Here is what my day looks like with Miss Ellie:

6:00 AM-Outside and Breakfast
9:00 AM-Outside
Noon-Outside and Lunch
4:00-Outside
6:00-Dinner
8:00-Outside

Training Tasks through the day: Kennel training (Almost done), Hand feed one of the meals (30 minutes), 30 minute walk, 10 minute game of fetch, 10 minute game of tug, 10 minute training on new trick...right now it is lay down.

Even with all of that, I feel like I have been really productive, like she is giving me energy and motivation...mostly because I just want to get back to cuddling her.

Ellie is just one big, furry, cuddle monster who lacks manners (we are working on that and it is already better 2 days post training session!)

She likes to be held like a baby...

Just one of our morning cuddle sessions...she is not a morning dog.

Our first solo walk in the park after doing our civic duty!

She loves face kisses...I do not.

Have you trained a dog? Did you use a trainer? Share below!

Housewife Life: Squirrel!

I am all over the place right now and struggling to get it together.

Thanksgiving, Dog Training, Christmas, Work, Housework, Mother-in-Law, Cuddling with the Dog, Husband Travelling, Travel in General, Bathroom Remodels, Blogging, Nanowrimo, Planathon, the Last 90 Days challenge, Healthy Eating...all of these things are swirling in my brain all of the time.

And I know that all I need to do is sit down with my trusty notebook and make lists to get my brain together, but man, every time I start to do that...squirrel!

In fact, since I started writing this I have taken the dog out, talked on the phone, unloaded the dishwasher, made the dogs dinner, had a snack and had a fight with the dog...don't ask.

I don't really have any advice to offer today. So, who is "squirreling" a lot right now? Anyone want to commiserate? Share in the comments!