If you have found this site, it is safe to say you are fully aware of my obsession with my puppy. Yes, I will openly admit that it is definitely an unhealthy obsession that we have with each other. I’ve concluded he thinks I am his birth mother (I don’t think we need to go into further detail than that). Theo came to me about 10 days into my move and as per my normal I went into full blown OCD mode to learn everything I could about training a puppy. Theo is a rescue pup and we have no idea where or who he came from, but we do know that he has changed my outlook on this world completely. Welcoming him into my gave me the mental reboot that was desperately needed.

I recently moved from Staten Island, New York to Central Florida. I just could not bare the NYC anymore. The hustle and bustle finally took it’s toll and I was officially drained.

I was working in the NYC beauty industry for the last 8 years. If you ever want to feel completely drained, replaceable, and overall completely underappreciated this is your dream industry! Talk to any esthetician, cosmetologist, nail technician, or beauty rep. they will ALL tell you the same thing. We love our industry and to give people that little boost that we can, but it is definitely cut throat and you definitely need a thick skin to survive. I just could not do it anymore and decided to take a step back for a change of pace. I did not know what I wanted, but I definitely knew it was not to be around NYC.

I came to Florida with hopes and dreams of a different life. This was my first mistake, I had hopes and dreams, not a changed mindset. I transferred within the same company I had been with for 6 years, I was still more focused on making money than my happiness, and continued to set unrealistic goals for myself.

It wasn’t until about 40 days in when it finally hit me like a bunch of bricks. At this point I figured out that I no longer wanted to be in the beauty industry. I had figured out the following I want to help people and I want to work with animals. So why am I still waxing vaginas and selling products I did not believe in? Sorry to be so frank, but I had fallen back into my NY pattern. Follow the money, not the dream. It really got me thinking about my life and what I was doing with it.

I started to change it up a bit, I started this blog, Theo’s IG account, and went on job interviews. We’ve only been at this for a week and my life has changed dramatically since last Saturday. I walked into work for a shift and quit because in all reality what was the point? I hated my job and its requirements. I was doing it for the money and no other reason.

I found promising job opportunities that valued what I believe in, our social media presence has exploded, and I started to live by what I preached. I will only do things that stir a passion in me. So this blog was originally to boast about how much of a pet expert I’ve become, but I want this to be the real girl’s approach to real life.