Before I left I was a mess. Like, seriously, my calendar was peering at me from behind the corner of my monitor as if to say, “Are you kidding me? I am not coming out until at LEAST June.” My laundry was piled high, the kitchen sink stacked with dishes from too many weeks ago, and lets not even start talking about the state of my TIVO! I was starting to envy my day-job friends- you know the ones who get to wake up, go to work, and then come home? Before I left, knowing myself all too well, I took some advice from my mom and scheduled a day off. Listen, I know some of you will look at me and laugh. Ehem! You were just in Costa Rica, missy! But guys, seriously, I was working.

If any of you have a hard time handling the insane schedule of your own business (Isn’t is so masochistic that we are literally doing this to ourselves??? Terrible ) try this  method and stick to it! Schedule a day off. Put a vacation notice into your boss. Spend the day on your couch watching TV, turn the twitter off, do the dishes, and finish up that laundry!

I’m back in the saddle, my friends. Lots of shoots to edit and lots of blogs to share. For now, here is my favorite little girl, Ivy Cat from a few weeks back.This turned into a real study of expression. I wish I was witty enough to write expressions for these- can anyone think of anything funny? I mean, the last image needs something really really good…. you’ll see what I mean.

This was a really good story she was trying to tell us.