Happy New Years
I think I started off the year pretty well! I sent in my Level 4 Online Audition, I am very excited! I sure hope I pass. Don't you think Fabio did well? I was very proud of him, he's a good little booger.
My holidays went very well, I turned 18 years old on December 15th and 10 days later celebrated Christmas with my family. I have such a wonderful family, and love the time I get with them during the holidays. I know the memories of these traditions with family will be imprinted on my heart and soul forever. I sure hope your holidays were as joyous as mine were!?
I do have to say I have been VERY busy with my clientele and taking care of the animals! I love all of my clients, good friends of course now, they are a wonderful people and such a joy to work with every week! The horses demand more care in the winter, and I have 8 horses, including the baby to tend to morning, noon and night! They wear me out, but I absolutely LOVE IT! I am so terribly in love with my job, what a blessing! The cold has about driven us southerners crazy, we are used to the warm weather, and now the highs around here lately have been 30 degrees! I know your northerners are calling me a wimp, but we are used to WARM weather down here. But I do believe I am beginning to like it, I have officially shown the cold my true stubborn streak, stuck my tongue out... went online and got some heavy duty winter clothes. I LOVE my Carhartt coveralls, jackets, gloves and my chaps too of course. So, Mother Nature can tell herself she's beating me all she wants, if it makes her feel better, but, she's telling herself a lie! I think it's so neat how our bodies adjust to the different temperatures we endure, it's amazing what our bodies can do... what a wonderful thing!
Little Aamira is doing wonderful, she's mostly been dee-doddling beside us on trail rides and trying to GROW. She's so stunted in her growth, I am just making sure she is going to develop correctly and not worrying about much of anything else. She's such a good little baby, she's got such a wonderful future ahead of her! I look forward to learning from her every day, what a great teacher.
Sundance and I are just trying to fine tune more of our Level 4, cantering sideways on long-lines is our current challenge. He is trying SO hard, but it really is very physically challenging for him, I am sure this is going to help a ton with our flying changes. Speaking of riding, I think soon I may whip out the Level 4 Finesse DVD, as I have had NO instruction on finesse at this level. That will be a blast, I love finesse. Sundae and I are going to shoot for our Level 4 Audition Liberty next, I am not stressing it at ALL like I used to with auditions but will take the opportunity as it comes. I haven't been able to play as consistently as I'd like, since I've done so much teaching and tending to, along with finishing up high school and trying to stay in shape at the gym and with dance. It seems as if Sundance is enjoying a break in the mundane pattern of the everyday play sessions we had going, I am too! We need a little mix in our schedule, it's good for us. I am learning more and more through everything I see and do with horses, and in situations outside of the barn... it's just wonderful. Who knew learning could be so addictive?!
I usually write out goals for the year so I am going to go ahead and do it now... Let's see! I learned, while I was in Florida, that I need to enjoy being a kid right now, learning and growing. So I am not going to beat the crap out of myself this year, this year I am going to promise myself that I am going to ENJOY this year and make the very best out of it! I know for a fact that this is the last few months before my professional career kicks off (As I leave for the ISC in November to start), and I am going to enjoy being a happy, confident, go-getting, dream-living, single, eighteen year old young woman! I am going to be my best, try my best, learn, live and have fun... let my hair down a bit so to speak... enjoy and suck the best out of every moment.
Horse Goals for 2010
Pass Level 4 (as much as I can before I leave for Fast Track #4 in November)
Spend one week with Jim Crew in Florida in February 2nd through the 6th.
Enjoy time with every horse, give each one what they need
Become better with Healthy Stride Trimming
Learn! Live! Laugh!
Give my students my all, help them live their dreams
Going to Fast Track #4 in Florida with Fabio
Keep on saving up money.
Personal Goals for 2010
Be happy with myself and who I am, so far so good lately!
Keep on eating healthy
Keep a good weight for laying out at the beach, soaking up the rays
Love my God, keep him with me and guiding me every second of every day
Continue with dance, learning more and becoming better physically and mentally and as learner
Learn, learn, LEARN! Do new things, learn more about what you are doing already.
Act like I know what I am doing, even if I don't, always present myself as confident... enjoy being me, radiate! :)
Enjoy life, everyday, don't worry if you aren't perfect to the "T".
I'd like to encourage you to write your goals down too, they help a lot when it comes to staying on track.
Bless all of you in every aspect of your life, I hope 2010 will be a phenomenal year for you!
XOXO
Mariah Helms
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