5 Best Treats for Your Dog!

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Berry Frozen Paw

I love making treat for my pups. Just knowing that everything I put in is all natural and healthy for them makes not only me happy, but my dogs happy as well. The first treat I like to make and my dogs love during the summer times are these frozen treats in the shape of paw prints. It is super simple to make here are the ingredients:

  • 1/3 cup Geek yogurt
  • 1 cup Almond milk or water
  • 6 Strawberries
  • 8 Blueberries
  • Ice (optional)
    I usually measure with my heart then blend it all together in a blender. Once its blended I then pour it into paw shaped silicone mold. Freeze it for 1-2 hours then enjoy!

Pumpkin Banana Treats

I usually mix in the wet ingredients then whisk them together. Then add the oat flour and form a ball.

  • 1 ripe banana mashed.
  • ½ cup pumpkin (canned or pureed)
  • 2 tbs melted coconut oil.
  • 2 cups oat flour
    Let the dough sit for 15 minutes before rolling out. Once its rolled out just cut into shapes with a cookie cutter. Then bake at 350 degrees for 25-35 minutes. And enjoy!

Scooby Snacks

  • 3 cups oat flour
  • 1 banana
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup peanut butter
    Blend it all into a dough then roll the dough out to be 1cm thick. Cut into your desired shape and place unto a baking sheet with wax paper. Bake at 350 degrees for 16-18 minutes. Let them cool for 10 minutes and enjoy!

V-day Biscuits!

  • 2 cups of whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup applesauce
  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • 2 tbs of beet powder
    Mix the ingredients together into a bowl to make a dough. Once dough is formed roll dough out and cut into your desired shape. Place unto a baking sheet with wax paper then bake the treats at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. As the icing I mix beet powder with Greek yogurt. Once biscuits are done set aside to cool for 10 minutes then enjoy!

The Ultimate Pup Cup.

This recipe makes about two pup cups depending on the size cups you have. Here are the ingredients.

  1. 1 frozen banana (cut into chucks)
  2. ¼ cup unsweetened coconut milk
  3. 1 tbs coconut oil
  4. 1 heaping spoon of peanut butter

Blend the banana and coconut milk together in a blender until smooth. Do a pup Taste test (optional). Then pour small amount of banana mixture into a cup. Just enough to cover the bottom. Next microwave coconut oil and peanut butter for 30 seconds then whisk together. Pour a thin layer on top of the banana ice cream. Freeze cups in freezer for 2 hours or until peanut butter layer is hard. Then top with whipped cream and enjoy!

Every Girl Should Do A Boudoir Shoot.

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My very first boudoir shoot was done back in 2012 in a small studio in Fairfax, VA. I did the shoot for my ex-fiancé as a birthday gift. Sadly, I gave him the original copies and don’t have access to them after the break up. Because I loved the feeling I had when posing and dressing up I wanted to do it again. But of course, since years had gone by, I gained weight and felt insecure. My next shoot was done by Myrtle who was beyond amazing in making me feel comfortable in my own skin again. Before doing the shoot, I was insecure about my curves and looks. When I would look at these gorgeous curvy women pose, and I wished I had their confidence. I didn’t imagine myself being able to get the courage to do it again, but when Myrtle approached me I trusted her and said yes!

Since I have gained some weight and got more curves then when I was younger, I went shopping for new lingerie. And the one spot I really loved to shop at was at Yandy.com. Not only did they have cute and sexy lingerie to wear, but it was affordable. Now who does love that combination? My favorite looks were the bodysuits, babydoll lingerie. They never failed to express my curves in their lingerie. The way it hugs in the right areas and shows off my whole body is a dream. Plus my friend Myrtle knew all the right angles to take my pictures to come out looking fabulous. Once the shoot began just feeling yourself and feeling what you have to offer makes you feel confident and beautiful. It makes you wonder why you ever cried for men who didn’t worship you like the Goddess that you are! And from that moment forward I began to love myself more than ever and was single for 6 years until finding my husband.

So, ladies don’t be afraid to love yourself and to show off what your momma gave you. You are all beautiful Goddesses and the only person you should care about is yourself. But also know that there are strong wonderful women around you who are here to support you so your never alone.

India

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Back in October of 2018 my best friend Haritha was getting married, and she invited me to her wedding in India! Since I have never been there before I took three weeks off to explore as much of as I can before attending her wedding.

The first week I arrived at New Delhi. Stayed in an Airbnb with the owner and two other travelers from Spain. The other travelers were polite, and we all went up to the rooftop to get to know each other better. Ester was a belly/ fire dancer and her friend Pau who was a traveler. He was very sweet and so down to earth it was so easy to become friends. To this day I still talk to Ester, and she has visited India many times to learn the dance culture to incorporate it with her own. I was only in New Delhi for two days’ so I had a tour guide take me to Agra to learn and view the beautiful Taj Mahal. There are no words when viewing such a magical temple. You read about it in history but to be there and witness the beauty and the craftsmanship I was amazed.

So, my tour guide was Saura. And he was a young man roughly close to my age but a year or two older. The whole time we were together he kept flirting with me but also taking very good care of me. He even took me to his temple and I met his family! Granted I didn’t have any plans after the Taj Mahal and the next day I was leaving for Jaipur. Nothing romantic happened and we decided to remain friends. Every now and then he would message me but to wish me and my family well.

Jaipur, the pink city. Well not so much pink anymore. But still beautiful to visit. I spent a good amount of time there and I had a lot of things planned to see and do. It was close to 8pm when I arrived by train. And the first thing I tried to do was get an uber. Not only was that experience stressful but at night being in a crowd of strangers coming from every direction was a bit frightening. When I got a confirmation for a ride, I couldn’t seem to find the driver. And I kept getting approached by tuk-tuk drivers saying, “follow me!” Then all a sudden my ride got cancelled. I was tired and ready to get to my next Airbnb to rest. I finally gave in and trusted my gut with this one fellow tuk-tuk driver to give me a ride.


I couldn’t catch his name, but when I told him where I wanted to go, he said “I don’t know where that is, but I will take you to my brother.” Immediately I got nervous and thought ok this is it, I am fucked! As we slowly pulled up closer to another tuk-tuk there was his brother and he had two women in his tuk-tuk laughing and drinking beer. I finally was able to calm down knowing there were other women there. As I approached them, they quickly told me that everything is ok. I guess they can tell I was uneasy. They began to tell me that they were traveling from Spain, and they had an amazing time with Rahul. They spent the entire day with Rahul and reassured me that he was a good man. At that moment I trusted my gut and went along with it. As we all chatted to get to know each other I was then ready to be taken to my Airbnb. So, they girls went with Rahul’s brother to the train station while Rahul gave me a ride. On my way there he offered to be my driver for the 3 day’s I was staying in the city. Since Uber gave me such a hard time I agreed, and we even agreed on a fair price. Every day for the next three day’s Rahul was outside my Airbnb at 9am on the dot.


Once I reached my Airbnb, I was greeted by a gentleman named Vikram. He was the help for the family that owns the Airbnb. He was so kind that he had dinner waiting for me and was there to help me with any questions. Since he took the time to prepare me dinner I ate, thanked him, and went into my room to shower and prepare to call it a night. Unfortunately, after my shower I realized that aunt flow decided to pay me a visit. Normally I would be prepared but I wasn’t. So, I was so embarrassed and asked Vikram where the nearest store was to buy tampons. Since it was so late at night he suggested I remain in the room and he would go get them for me. So, I did exactly that and gave him a nice tip for getting them for me.

It is now a new day in the city of Jaipur. Since Rahul was coming at 9am I got up around 8am to get dressed and prepare myself to explore the city around me. Around 8:30am there was a knock at the door, and it was Vikram. He has taken the time to prepare me a nice breakfast, so I joined him and I was then able to meet my host Shruthi and her mother. She was younger than me and living with her parents helping them Airbnb this place that they had. It was more like a villa for single travelers. As we all ate breakfast Shruthi, and her mother invited me to attend one of her friends henna party later this evening. Since I didn’t want to be rude, I said OK. Since it was now 9am I had to say my farewell for now and went outside to meet with Rahul.

As I walked out there, he was in his tuk-tuk with a smile and waiting to take me out for an adventure! He was still tired from having so much fun last night with the girls, but he was so much fun to talk to and he was also very informative. Our first stop was to get some amazing coffee in a hidden spot that I would never have found on my own. It was a spot just for the locals because I didn’t see any tourist going in either. As we sat there drinking our coffees, I got a message from Saura. He was making sure I made it to my nest destination safely. Rahul knew all about him and said that from his point of view that Saura had a crush on me. I already knew that, but I wasn’t looking for romance yet. After coffee he then took me to the pink city or as he would “the orange city.” The stone use to be pink, but from years of pollution and weather damage it slowly turned orange. there are some spots that are pink but not as much.

After driving through the markets and shops he then took me to The Royal Gaitor Tumbas. Here is where all the previous kings are buried. We walked around while he gave me the history of the place and taking exquisite pictures. Once we finished Rahul then took me out to lunch. After lunch Rahul then took me to clothing factory so I can buy gifts and a sari for my best friend’s wedding. The factory was fascinating to explore and being able to watch how they make everything by hand! Since the factory owner knew I was a foreigner they obviously tried to sell me items starting at $600 for a blanket. I couldn’t afford it, so we ended up leaving and Rahul brought me back to my temporary home around 2pm.


At that time, I began to get ready to go out later with Shruthi and her mother to this henna party. As we arrived at the henna party not knowing anyone right away, I felt awkward. Don’t get me wrong everyone was so nice and chatty, but I couldn’t relate to anyone. Later I met with one of Shruthi’s friends Ramya, who was our age. She was kind and easy to talk to. We then exchanged WhatsApp numbers and added each other on Facebook. She said that if I ever need help while in India to reach out to her for help. Shortly after Shruthi, her mother and I then left to get back to the villa. It was close to 8pm and I decided to shower, do some homework, then pass out because I was exhausted.

The next day Rahul was back at 9am ready to take me to another clothing factory to do some shopping. But before going he took me to the Monkey Temple. This experience was so spiritual and beautiful to be in from beginning to end. As soon as you go in you are blessed by one of the priests and allowed to enter the temple without shoes of course and donate. They gave me a red sting to wear around my wrist. As I continued to walk around moneys were coming from everywhere walking with you or climbing on you! I was able to have a video and photo of a monkey sitting on my shoulder. It was a bit nerve racking honestly. Shortly after leaving Rahul then took me to an elephant sanctuary. I was able to feed the elephants, paint them and then give them a nice bath. I was nothing compared to them, it made me feel so small and that all my problems I had before were nothing. I loved every minute of that experience. After a long day Rahul was kind enough to take me back to the villa to rest. Once I got to the villa dinner was ready and it was delicious. Just want I needed before doing some homework before bed.

Final day in Jaipur and I was able to go check out the Bhangarh & Abhaneri Step Well, Jal Mahal, and Amber Palace. All three were gorgeous to look at and to be present in. Being in these places makes you forget about all the madness that is happening around the world. It makes you live in the present and to bring you back to each where we are all united. Might just be me but I felt the spirit all throughout India and traveling alone I felt as if everything was always going to be alright in the end.


Towards the end I thanked Rahul for his kindness and to guide me through his city. Even to this day we keep in touch as friends. After a lovely time in Jaipur, I said goodbye to everyone including Vikram who was beyond the most kind and helpful man from day one. I even gave him a generous tip because I can only imagine the struggles he has to endure.

For private tours with Rahul you may find him here.

As I boarded the plane, I felt a bit sad to leave but excited to visit my next stop. Where to next? None other but a beautiful place called Goa! As soon as I landed again, I arrived at my destination at night so there I was looking for a taxi but no luck. Then finally I got one and since none were going in the direction of my resort, I had to look for a nearby hotel to stay in for the night. And I found one, but it was not pretty. felt like I was in the wrong part of town and about to get robbed. As soon as I got to my room, I locked myself in there and stayed there until morning. Once the sun came up I got back into a taxi and went back towards the airport to get on the next bus to my resort.


As I waited, I then realized that the next bus won’t be for another 3 hours. And when I asked taxi drivers to take me to my resort, they said they can but for a hefty price. Then out of nowhere three flight attendants came out and asked if they would share a ride with me! I was shocked but took that as a blessing. I said yes and the whole ride we had a blast listening to American and Bollywood music. They were from India, so they kept asking me about different music in America and fashion as well. I was no expert, but I shared with them what I liked, and we got along.


Since my resort was the first stop, I was lucky to get dropped off first. And since we shared the ride, we each paid 300 rupees for the ride. That was the cheapest and fun ride since getting there. When I finally got to my resort, I had my room ready to check into and they even had laundry services which I needed. So, while my laundry was getting done I walked down to the beach and decided to write and enjoy the moment.


As I began to walk back to my room to check on my laundry, I decided to try to rent a scooter. As soon as I rented the scooter the man told me that it is very dangerous if you don’t know how to drive one. I assured him that I knew how to, but not the part where I never drove one in India! Not going to lie at first I was doing pretty good maneuvering around traffic. But as I began to make a right turn another man on a scooter came to a sudden halt facing me making me hit the brakes. Thankfully like a bumper car the front tires hit, and we were both ok. But after that I decided to slowly scoot back to my room.

Once I arrived the front desk informed me that there was another single female traveler next door. At first, I wasn’t interested in meeting her, but later as I sat outside my room she came out. We both said hello and she told me that the front desk informed her that I was a single traveler. We both laughed and decided to get to know each other. Her name is Pallavi, and she is from Mumbai. Originally from Jaipur but moved to Mumbai on her own to study and work.

Anyways since we were both in Goa for the first time and she knew how to drive a scooter, as she drove, we went out for a drive. There were so many beaches all along the coast there, so we decided to check them out. On one of the beaches, we tried parasailing and took a lot of pictures. The view of the beach from above was beautiful and once we got back on land the sand was black, but the water was warm. We ended up staying until sunset then went out for dinner.

The next day I had a tour scheduled and invited Pallavi to tag along. She said yes and there we made two more new friends and got to learn even more about Goa’s history. It was also kind of nice to see another person from the US. After the tour we went back to the resort and walked down to Calangute beach. The next day Pallavi and I returned the scooter, and she went back to Mumbai. I still had two more days in Goa, and I spent them by getting my nails done, shopping, eating, relaxing by the beach, and in my room writing. Plus, the weather was beautiful the entire time even when there were light showers.
Last day in Goa I packed all my belongings and began to head out to the airport once again. I flew to Hyderabad to then take a train to Visakhapatnam where my best friend and her family were.

Live a Life Filled with Adventure | Happy Dog Sell

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From Fairfax to Austin and Everywhere in Between. Taking the Leap of Faith. Happy Dog Sell started with a leap of faith! I packed up my car and drove 22 hours south from Fairfax, Virginia to Austin, Texas with my Maltese terrier Necia. I had a dream of owning my own business and I made that dream come true in the heart of Austin.

Growing Our Family

Once I arrived in Austin, I met Mr. T a German Shepherd mix who quickly became part of the family. A year later I met my husband and my stepson and then welcomed Sky an Australian Shepherd into our family. It has been an amazing journey that continues to get better each and every day.

Inspiring Others

With Happy Dog Sell, I want to inspire others to take the leap of faith and start living the life they’ve always wanted. Whether it’s moving to a new city or starting a new job, I believe that everything is possible if you take the first step. My journey has been filled with adventure and love, and I’m excited to see where it takes us next.

Follow me for more adventures and keep up with my crazy world. And if you need help and need a Digital Marketer contact me or call 571.353.9096 today!

Struggles of Being a Step Mom

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Before I met my husband and his 4-year-old son Charlie I was a babysitter/ nanny for 15 years. I was with several families over the years, so I have helped raise kids from infants to their pre-teen years. Now I know I am not a mom until I have one of my own. But I can’t help but feel like I have been a mother to all these kids and including my own three dogs.
All my friends and family members warned me that being a stepmom will be hard. That it required a lot of patience’s and love. When I met my husband and he told me the shit he had to go through with his baby momma, I prayed on it and hoped it will work out. To this day I still pray, and I continue to have patience because there are day’s where I cry myself to sleep because of how hard it really is. Charlie who is now 5 is the sweetest little boy. And he absolutely adores his father. Unfortunately, we only get him every other weekend and for 3 days. So, every time he comes back to visit, he acts all shy around me because his mom tells him all these lies about me and his father. I am having to work twice as hard to sow him that he will always be loved and supported no matter what his lying one eye stripper of a mother says.
About the mom, she has 4 kids total with 4 different baby daddies. She lives off their child support money and is now dating a new older gentleman who pays for whatever she likes. Anyways she isn’t important to me.
So being a stepmom and having to care and love a child who isn’t yours is the most difficult challenge I have ever faced. I tried to explain it to my husband, but he doesn’t understand. So, I write about it in my journals and thankfully I have friends who I can vent to.
A challenge that I am currently facing with my husband is the nutritional side of it with Charlie. Ever since he was able to get him every other weekend my husband would only feed him fast food, candy, and other junk food. I have convinced him to finally give him vitamin gummies, eat more fruit like apples, grapes, watermelon etc. But he does not like his veggies. I have been asking Charlie to join me in the kitchen lately to help me cook or prepare certain meals so that will get him excited to eat what me made. For example, we made white rice together and he ate the whole thing! I want to incorporate vegetables in there as well, but I need to get him excited to wash them and even chop them up into shapes. My husband on the other hand just likes things fast and easy. So, the struggle has been real with him from time to time.
I have been following other stepmoms on social media and listening to them on how they handle certain situations gives me hope. I know some will say to try to get along with the child’s mom. But this mom is uneducated, stubborn, rude, and sometimes violent. So I would rather keep a distance especially since my husband and I do plan to have another child together in the next coming year.
I would like to use this platform to reach out to other stepmom’s or moms in general to create a safe environment to help one another. Even seek assistance on how to be a better stepmom because some time’s I really feels like I don’t know what I am doing. So please reach out with any questions or concerns and lets help one another.

Three Dogs and Me!

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OK, well instead of being the crazy cat lady I am the crazy dog lover.  But I didn’t start with three dogs right away. The first dog I ever got on my own back in 2011 was Necia. She is a Maltese terrier mix and she is currently 13 years old. I adopted her when my cousin who was working at an apartment complex found her roaming around with long hair and nails starving. Necia was 4 years old when found. She had no collar or ID and after months of putting up found dog signs no one claimed her. And since my cousin couldn’t keep her, I decided to take her.

She wasn’t trained but she was supper needy and from the start had separation anxiety. I only knew she was 4 when I took her to the vet, they were able to guess her age by looking at her teeth. Then since I was living with my grandmother in Leesburg at the time, that was where I began to work with her and train her.

Potty training was the first thing and once she got that down we began with more training. Since she didn’t have a name, I decided to say a bunch of names to see if she would listen. She didn’t like anything I was saying.

Then one day while I was training her, I got frustrated and in Spanish I said to her “Porque eres tan Necia?!” Which means why are you so stubborn? And right there at the moment when I said Necia, she looked me dead in the eyes and perked her ears. She chose her name to be Necia aka stubborn.

Over the years it’s just been me and Necia taking road trips (because she hates flying) and meeting new people along the way. Everyone I knew always asks about Necia because she is my ride or die fur baby. She was there when things with my ex-fiancé didn’t work out. She was there when I was sick and felt like death. When I had my wisdom teeth pulled out. She has been there through thick and thin. We are inseparable. That is also why she has separation anxiety and hates it when I drop her off at the groomers in PetSmart. But we have been going there for years and I trust the groomers every time and she always comes out looking and smelling fabulous!

In August 2021 I finally got my bachelor’s degree in digital marketing. I then decided since I hated my job as a medical receptionist for Kaiser Permanente I decided to quit and move to Austin, TX. In October I packed all my stuff in a PODS container to be shipped and stuffed my car with mine and Necias valuables. We drove for 22 hours from Northern Virginia to Austin. Of course, we did stop in Memphis Tennessee to sleep over night. But once we arrived I realized that the apartments we will be living in wasn’t in a “safe” area. Rundberg was the name of the area we were staying. And since I already paid my deposit first and last months rent, we were going to stay put for a while.

The next month November I started a new job which meant I had to leave Necia home alone. We both felt uneasy about that so that weekend I went to the animal shelter. As I walked around looking for a pup, I saw online I ended finding out the pup I saw online was already taken. So I began to walk around looking for a new pup to take home with me. I found three that I absolutely adored, but obviously I couldn’t take all three with me to a one-bedroom apartment. So, I narrowed it down to one. And that was Mr. T who is a German Shepherd mix. He was only 2 years old and rehomed twice. Apparently, he was aggressive toward everyone and everything. But when I walked by him we locked eye’s and he gave these adorable puppy eye’s I fell in love. Once I made up my mind, I wanted to take him home the shelter set up a meet and greet so I can go get Necia and we both can meet Mr. T outside. At first, I was a bit nervous because Necia is a tiny pup and Mr. T wasn’t. So, if things were to go south I would’ve been devastated.

There we were me and Necia on one side of a metal fence and Mr. T with two employees from the shelter on the other side. Right away Necia began to bark letting everyone know she has arrived lol. And Mr. T wasn’t even fazed by her! He was just happy to be outside and sniffing the area. Once Necia settled down we then joined Mr. T on the other side of the fence. Right away Mr. T began to approach Necia, but his tail was wagging and he was extremely gentle with her. Once they sniffed each other they then began to walk away from each other to explore the area. And just like that I signed all the appropriate paperwork and took Mr. T home with me. What was hilarious was when we got to the apartment he was afraid of the stairs! So the first two days I had to carry this huge ass dog up the stairs because I lived on the second floor. Necia just watched and later taught him how to do it.
There we were just the three of us in a one-bedroom apartment in Rundberg cuddling and enjoying each other’s companies. Although when we did go on walks Mr. T began to show his aggression by lunging at people, kids, and other dog’s. Obviously living in an apartment setting this needed to be corrected. Right away I contacted a doggy boot camp where Mr. T can join a few other dogs to learn how to behave and to correct his behavior. Our dog trainer Tina was an absolute angel. She worked with Mr. T for three weeks and he was a changed pup. He still get’s defensive when people get too close to me or Necia but it’s a lot better than before.

We lived happily for four months until I met Charlie. I met Charlie online and we began dating. As things began to get more serious I then introduced him to the pup’s. Right away Mr. T got jealous and didn’t trust him just yet. Necia on the other had loved Charlie and wanted him to pet her and hold her every time he came to visit lol. Slowly over time Mr. T started to trust Charlie and would sniff his butt and poke his crotch to let him know don’t piss me off or hurt mommy. Then three months after that Necia, Mr. T and I moved in with Charlie. That meant no more one bedroom apartment and no more sleeping in bed with mommy.

The first night both Necia and Mr. T cried and barked for me to let them out of their crates. I honestly gave in around midnight and slept downstairs on the couch with them. And since Charlie wanted me to sleep upstairs with him that night, we all slept together in the bed. It was a very uncomfortable night since I was getting smothered by my then boyfriend and two fur-babies. The next few nights both pups slept in their crates and Charlie and I upstairs in our room. We all adjusted and were living happily.
In September Charlie and I got married. We were all doing well but part of me felt bad for Mr. T because since Necia is thirteen all she does is sleep. And I wanted Mr. T to have a playmate or a new sibling to play with. Two months later right as I was getting my nails done by my nail lady Anna, she was telling me that she needed to rehome her 2-year-old Australian Shepherd! I told my dog trainer Tina for her advice on how to introduce them since Mr. T can still be headstrong at first. But she said to let the new pup smell the whole backyard and to slowly introduce them.

Aries was her name but my husband decided to change her name to Sky because of her light blue eyes. She was a very shy pup exploring her new home. Necia was the first one to come out to say hello. It was a quick hello because she wanted to get back to her nap next to daddy. Charlie then came out and was a little mad and shocked that I brough home a new pup without discussing it with him. But I already knew his answer would’ve been a no so, surprise! Mr. T then came out and immediately body slammed her up against the wall being all defensive. I had to jump on him to pull him back and let him know that she comes in peace. As we all went inside Sky kept exploring and I had Mr. T on the down position to let her roam around freely. Then two weeks later they are best of friend running and sharing their toys and food with one another as if they have been friends for years. Now a few months in and there is not one day Charlie and I are ever bored. We are constantly on our toes keeping up with all three pups and making sure they are nice and healthy.