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Life lately has been completely focused on the final push to my book deadline on Monday. I’ve spent countless hours at the computer wrapping up the copy and approving the final photography. 125+ poses have been photographed and written and I’m coming in around 30,000 words.

My weekend can pretty much be summed up by sitting in front of the computer, teaching yoga and the photos below.

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Four days of rain + a mischievous pup = a recipe for disaster. This happened in under five minutes outside today. I wanted to be mad but how could I not smile when this greeted me at the back door?

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I scooped her up and whisked her off to the bathtub.

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Which Zoey was clearly thrilled about.

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I can’t get over how tiny she is when she’s not a big fluff ball. And this girl loves to eat! She spins circles, barks and runs like the wind to her crate when it’s “wiggle, wiggle” time. She eats three times a day!

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I did get all fancied up on Saturday for one last holiday party. I exchanged a dress I received for Christmas for this lovely black number from Nordstrom.

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Felicity & Coco Lace Yoke Fit & Flare Ponte Dress. And I wore the Guess Lace Pumps (they’re on sale 50% off!) that I blogged about in my New Year’s Eve post. I received lots of compliments on both the dress and the shoes.

Rest assured that this is not becoming a fashion blog! A golden retriever blog, maybe, but not fashion! 🙂

I’ll be back to normal posting on Tuesday!

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