To my animal loving friends....please be aware.

To all of my animal loving friends - were you all aware that it is actually illegal for Vets to carry controlled substances with them to your location. What this basically means is that if your animal is too sick, broken, injured, etc...to travel to the Vets clinic, they are actually not legally allowed to carry any sort of substances out to help that animal. This includes euthanasia drugs. This is probably one of the stupidest laws I have ever heard of. Obviously most vets agree because I haven't seen many that follow it. But they shouldn't have to be concerned with whether they will be "caught" or not. They should be allowed to do their job to the fullest. This includes being able to carry the necessary drugs to put an animal down if need be. I don't know what the stupid lawmaker that inacted this thing thought people with sick horses or cows were supposed to do. It's time to move out of the 1970's....let's get this changed! 

 

This is a link to a site that allows you to write an email or letter to your legislator to ask them to take some action to end that. Sign it and send it. For the sake of our animals. 

http://www.capwiz.com/avma/issues/alert/?alertid=62592206#.UXEu-GDqc84.facebook

Everyone should watch this...Miss Representation

This is a little different from what I usually post but....this is really important. For everyone. We need to realize just how much the media is sabotaging all of us. It's manipulating and warping and changing our brains. This needs to be realized.

I wish I could quote one part of this to show how inspiring and how important this is but really, it's all 1.5 hours that is important. This needs to change. Children need to be children. Girls need to learn to love themselves, not be bombarded by messages that they have to be this certain way. We are getting farther away from ourselves. We need to go back. Let's work on this.

I've watched this change so much just in my 30 years. It's sad. It makes me sad. And i'm guilty of this myself. It's hard to realize how much our brains have been affected by this poison. But it has.

Amp is a bad idea

So it's almost 2:30 am and I have to be up in three and a half hours. My brain is going a hundred miles per hour, but at least the jitters stopped. I can't sleep so i've got so much time to think. The last few weeks have been a lot of trials and testing of my sanity and patience and love and commitment.

 I miss Matt. I can't wait for him to be home.

 I miss my Derp. Since my accident, I haven't been out as much as I should. In my defense, I hurt just from brushing and it hasn't stopped raining long enough since Christmas to dry anything out. He is losing muscle. I miss riding so much. I can't wait to be all healed up so that I can ride again. My body feels weak. I feel like I have no muscles and what little ones I do have turned to mush. I feel like a blob.

Binxy got really sick. I had to take him to the ER vet on Christmas. He had bladder stones. After a lofty ER bill and an additional Vet bill we decided he had to get the bladder stones removed or he could get a blockage. So we did that last friday ::looks at cobwebs in wallet:: but it was so worth it. He is just about back to normal. Messing with the other cats, being Binxy. He is a bit extra cuddly and he sleeps a lot but I think that is partly because he is healing and because of the anti-biotics. But my lovebug is healthy again. I mean, he's still fat but he's got a brand new belly button! See below:

 In a more positive light, I stocked up on supplements for the boys so we should be good for a few months. Speaking of which, I could be mixing those right now instead of typing this. . . .

 I cannot even begin to explain how much I love Chia. Seriously, it's amazing stuff and has so many good properties! It's the anal leakage stopperator!

 I have trying out the Dynamite vitamins and Trimins along with the Megabotanicals. I am trying to figure out what is going to make me feel best and with being a Dynamite Distributor, I feel it's somewhat hypocritical of me to use other brands. I have seen what they can do to horses, I hope they work as well on me. I am thinking the Megabotanicals are really going to help my digestion. Along with the fact that I have pretty much stopped drinking soda (my arch nemesis) I am hoping beyond hope that this helps my stomach. That and I am going to start juicing! I should go to the doctor but I have been and the "treatment" just was stupid to me.

 So here's to trying new things! I think I am finally ready for bed!

Make Today Awesome

That is what the little sign on my wall says right now. I have been so down in the dumps and feeling pretty crummy. Everything has just turned upside down and i'm still adjusting I guess. So today I am trying to change that. I figure even though I am down for the count until my neck and back heal, America shouldn't lose everything we have worked for. So today we start our groundwork. I also ordered some Buck clinic dvd's to study. I am looking forward to that. So here's to being positive and looking forward.

Well there goes all my plans

Sigh.... Everything I have planned for the year is now caput for the moment. I was involved in a fairly bad car accident earlier this week. My car has a couple grand worth of damage if it doesn't end up totaled. I have soft tissue damage in my neck as well as strained muscles in my back. I have to be really super careful. One wrong hit could cause nerve damage. With that said, I cannot ride for a while. My mom is begging me to stop jumping and to be honest I am seriously thinking of making a discipline change. I love dressage and would love to delve deeper into that. But that is not happening any time soon. Sigh, I had such high hopes. I am just having a pity party for myself. I figure until I can ride we will work on ground work. I might have a friend get on him some for me. On top of all of this, as if it's. Ot enough, my kitty has to have surgery to get bladder stones removed. We could all have good thoughts for better things our way.

Expanding Derpy Days

So I have been thinking of adding some new stuff on to Derpy Days products.

Right now I offer stirrup bags. I am going to be adding personalized stirrup bags and I would like to add on bit warmers as well. If I can get the design for it, I will probably be adding polo wraps as well :)

We shall see!

One example of personalized Stirrup Bags, I had a lot of fun making these:

I have changed my design a little to have elastic tops instead of the drawstrings. I will admit, it's easier on me to make but I like the look better without the strings as well. and it makes them easier to use.