Today will be better....today will be better....today will be...

Well, at least I SLEPT ok, so I do feel better already. Weather is SO humid this morning, it negated the walk with the Yorkies Exquisite, so I'll have to find other excitement for the morning hours. Giving them both baths will take up an hour I'm sure.
As humid as it is, at least it's still cool in the mornings and last night it was even starting to cool off before I went to bed. Fall must really be on it's way! I love Fall~ the changing colors (well, not HERE, of course, but most of the rest of the inhabited places on Earth), and the way it starts getting dark earlier. I can start making chili again, and I love making stews and soups.
Since Mel is here, I've been giving a lot of thought to things we could do as a business. I just know there's something we could do that would provide a sustainable livelihood. So, this is my current list:

Tablescaping-I love doing this and I'm getting ready to start experimenting again. I have to do it while dh is gone to LA for work, since he wouldn't be too crazy about me moving furniture outdoors and other decorative accessories. But he'll never know. At least, not till he sees the pictures;) . I'm also working on a way for people who aren't quite as imaginative, to be able to have stellar tables for special occasions. I'm looking over my shoulder for Martha though~ I'm afraid she'll do it first :O.

Pet Parties~ I KNOW this will work. I just know it. Who doesn't love a party? And who doesn't love their pets? I figure before we start advertising or anything, when we're talking to people about their pets, we make them feel kind of guilty or negligent for NOT having parties for their pets...so, like we're talking to someone who is telling us about THEIR pet(s)...because when you take the Yorkies Exquisite with you places, everyone wants to stop and look at them and tell you all about the dog they LEFT at home. So, we say, "oh, how old is your doggie?" And when they tell us, we go in for the kill....."So, how was his birthday party this year?". And when they say they didn't have one, we just sort of raise our eyebrows in mild surprise and slightly shake our head and say "Ohhhhhh.....how sad". And then quickly change the subject. Pretty soon, we'll be overwhelmed with doggie birthday parties, cigar parties, graduation parties, pizza parties; you name it, we'll plan it :D.

Willy Wraps~ yep, wrap 'er up, as the Fabulous Thunderbirds would say! I wrap my doggies Willy and you should too. Haha. I make the bellybands for the boys and I have to say, little Madison is adorable with his on. And no lifting-leg issues in the house or when we go to someone else's home. Boys will be boys, so they may as well look really cute being one!

Dog Treats~ I'm working on this one, experimenting with different recipes. Of course, it's not a lot of help when the Yorkies Exquisite are actually the Yorkies Indiscriminate :S. They'll eat just about anything. I need to find a more discriminating panel of judges.

Personal Chef~ or something like that....along the cooking line since we both love to cook and are pretty adept at it. Maybe just doing parties and specializing in one thing, like appetizers (since that's MY personal fave).

Care Provider for women who have just had plastic surgery~ Because you know, those women can't do a damned thing when they first get home. Some of them couldn't do anything BEFORE their surgical "enhancements", so go figure. But just do whatever they need and take care of them for the first few days (or week or so) afterward, so they wouldn't have any need to go out for anything. I know if I looked like that, I'd be happy to have someone to help me out so nobody would see me until I was healed. And discretion is the key on top of providing good care. Since I'm a former ICU nurse, I figure I could probably handle this one.

My special ornaments~ I won't say what they are because I know these will sell too, and I don't want everyone doing them. But I know they'd be big sellers. Martha would LOVE them :). I need to be careful of her; she's got the wherewithall to produce anything she wants!!!

Personalized Christmas wreaths~ mainly for pets, but I suppose we could do babies too, or even just people. They'd probably be fun gifts to give.

I'm full of ideas. Too bad I'm not full of money.

Oh well....it's still early, so I'm going to see if I can work on some of these ideas and bring any closer to fruition (in my lifetime).