Category Archives: Myself

taking a break

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i’ve been having quite a struggle internally.  it centers around billy blaze and our journey.

we have hit some bumps in the road and i haven’t been weathering them well.

but it’s funny how just when we need it support comes along in all different ways.

here is an email i received yesterday…

Dear Mindy,
You know how the right person sometimes comes into your life to tell you exactly what you need to hear.  Today, I’m hear to tell you, “I know it has been a struggle lately, but you are on the right track.  Keep moving forward and you will see the light soon!”

then today an internet friend shared this blog with me…

gaining clarity.

handsome hubby has been very supportive as has a horsey friend that is on this same journey with me.

i am blessed.  sometimes i just forget.

play

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my word of the year is “play”.

i have figured out that i’m not a playful person.  i don’t like to play games.  i don’t like to look stupid or feel like anyone is making fun of me.  i really HATE pictionary…

but, to be truly successful with billy blaze i need to learn to be more playful.  and not take life (or training) so seriously.  i have had a lot to think about since sunday’s lesson.

this journey is about more than just horsemanship.  it’s about ME.  and how to be a better me.  making my good better and my better best!  never ending self improvement, it’s a never ending cycle.

but i am struggling a tiny bit right now ;)

it’s funny how people really don’t like it if i have a bad day or two.  it seems to really disturb them!  but guess what!?  we all have bad days…. even ME!

well, at least billy blaze knows how to play…

 

winter wonderland

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we had our first big snow today!  i was so excited when i woke up to a white world :)   i’m weird.  i love it when it snows!

i took our little angus outside and practiced some dog torture…

mmmmm hmmmm.  i totally did this to him.  in front of the real life deer.

thank goodness no dogs walked by.  i think he would have torn their legs off in his embarrassment and rage.

then i went up to play with billy.  i had every intention of taking wonderful winterland pictures

of him racing around in the snow, bucking and kicking up all that beautiful whiteness….

this is what i got instead…

he did run around a little bit…

i took a few of his frosty eye lashes…

and one of his snowy curls…

he tried to eat a tumble weed…

but the whole time he looked so cute!

and a fun parting shot…

photos by little L

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i think i’m raising a budding photographer!

we went shooting yesterday.  little L doesn’t like to shoot guns.

he says they’re too loud.

so while we were shooting guns i handed little L the camera so he could so some shooting too :)

handsome hubby taking his turn.

me after my turn...

his self portrait.

cool big B.

don't mess with me!

and here are some i took…

Angus posing.

big B shooting the rifle.

little L rock climbing.

handsome hubby practicing.

portrait time!

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so.  it’s october.  which means it’s time to think about christmas.  and christmas presents.

which leads me to portrait time!  i drug the boys out and we had ourselves a time :)

i also talked my little brother and his girlfriend into doing a little shoot too.  so. much. fun.

 

my little bro and his girlfriend:

 

this next one is my favorite!

and onto the boys!

they weren’t exactly thrilled to be doing this…

the next one is so fun!

brotherly love!

now to figure out what to do with these…..

what?

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okay.

i got a text tonight from a (907) number… it went like this…

:) )) – them

what is this? – me

what? – them

it’s just a big smiley face…. – me

i know is this Katrina? – them

No this is Mindy :) – me

who’s mindy? – them

i’m mindy… i live in montana – me

this is 907 – them

i know i have an Alaskan phone number but live in montana. – me

Oh – them

 

LOL!  so funny!  and random……

 

iphones r.o.c.k.

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yes.  they do!

my BFF teresa best upgraded her iphone from an iphone 3 to an iphone 4…

and GAVE me her iphone 3!!!  and off i went!

i am now the proud owner of an iphone.

sometimes i can’t believe it.

it takes awesome pictures.  i am so totally part of the COOL crowd now.

sorry to all those i leave behind…..

straight out of the phone camera... a shot from our hike last night!

 

straight out of the phone camera... angus looking up at billy blaze.

 

this one i played around with in my ap, Instagram...

 

angus was sleeping. apparently the sound of the creek and billy chewing is relaxing to him as well!

 

billy "grazing" and me playing around with instagram!

 

up close and personal...

 

more of our hike.

 

and fields of gold!

 

yep.  pretty much the coolest phone E.V.E.R.

thank you flamers!!!  tons of XOXOXOX coming your way :)

 

billy blaze

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i spend so much time with billy blaze.

sometimes the boys (Big B and Little L) go out there with me.

sometimes i go by myself.

i love it both ways.

so far i’ve spent 11o hours playing with billy. since i got him on may 1st.

i keep track of everything we do together.

i’ve never done this before with any other horses i’ve had and i’m really glad i’m doing it now.

we are learning so much together and keeping track helps us to keep moving forward in our training.

billy is such a sensitive and responsive horse.  he learns quickly and is remarkably brave and self confident.  when he isn’t he looks to me for leadership, instead of coming up with his own ideas (most of the time!).

our time together is fun and inspiring.