growing up...hahaha

So the past couple months so many things have happened, and I rarely get time to write about them. I'm going to go ahead and be my Type 3 self (Carol Tuttle - it's just my nature) and bullet point it all.

* Started my job as a photo assistant at Icon in February
* promoted to Photographer in March
* went on a business trip to San Diego for a week in April
* had my niece Nikki move in with us for the summer in May
* My grandma Peck died in June
* this month I finally took the time to look up online (hahahahaha) how to wash clothes the right way! ah hahaha!!! When I lived with Veda Salisbury I know it drove her crazy that I didn't separate my clothes to wash them. It's not that my mom never tried to teach me to wash my clothes the right way, I'm just EXTREMELY stubborn and have to come about things in my own time and way. It's a horrible personality thing...I can't seem to shake it though I'm working on it. I'm trying to be more open to what others have to teach me. I admit with Shame that I am so stubborn about doing things anything but my way. Working at Icon and having to learn from others has been a blessing for me.

So now I know how to do my laundry the RIGHT way, and get my whites white! Are you so proud of me? seriously, you can judge me all you want. I'm almost 27 and I've never washed my clothes the right way. How sad is that? I was terribly embarrassed to even post about it. But I laughed so hard at myself watching the video clips on youtube about how to wash your clothes that I just had to share. Thanks Veda for TRYING to teach me! I'm just a stubborn soul who hates to admit I don't know something.

Aspen is so much fun lately. And she is also such a stink lately. She throws fits like a crazy girl. But she also has a huge heart and gives the best loves. She loves to do puzzles, and is really good at them. She's up to doing 100 piece puzzles, at age 4!!! She blows us away. She likes to learn big words and what they mean, and she gets really good at using them in sentences, thanks to her very smart dad. She likes math and when we went to the grocery store the other day I put in some milk and she said "how much does that cost?" I said about $3, and then I put in some whip cream, and she said "how much does that cost" and I said "About $2". and after a minute she says, That means it all costs $5!! she was very excited about figuring it out. She is gonna be WAY smarter than me. She blows us away so often. I love her more than life. We spent the day at Bear Lake the other day, and she had so much fun, she even went out kyaking with her dad and loved it. She is sporty, she dances, and she LOVES LOVES singing. She has a gorgeous voice that is very on tune for a 4 year old. She can scowl like nothin else though. She has a temper and hates when she can't be in charge and make the rules. But I wouldn't trade her for anything!

Lifes pretty good right now. I love not doing my virtual business. I'm at peace for the first time in years! I'm still doing a small portion of it that takes me 2 days of the month, because I can't bare to let it ALL go, but I got rid of all the people that were dishonest, or people who wore me down to work for, and I don't do any mailings anymore, which is a BIG relief. I still like designing, but I like doing it when I want, rather than HAVING to.

I always do these huge long posts. I really should post more often so I don't have so much to say...