Happy New Year!

Although I did write this before New Years Eve, I'm posting it a bit late. Perhaps my resolution should be about procrastination instead...?

With New Years Eve right around the corner, it’s exciting to think of all the new possibilities that 2010 holds. But now that I’m a little older and wiser, this year my resolution is to make better choices. For starters, I’m not planning on doing the Polar Dip on January 1st again. Although there is something thrilling and very alluring about running down a frozen beach, wadding through broken ice and diving into the black, icy waters of Lake Michigan, (with hundreds of other slightly insane people by your side). But this year will be different. Sure, still I want to do something fun, a little warmer perhaps, but still something exciting and maybe a little dangerous... 2010 will be the year I learn how to spin fire poi.

Happy Thanksgiving

It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is already next week. I’ve have much to be thankful for this past year, but I think I’m most thankful for not having to cook a giant, elaborate meal. The microwave and I are close chums, as are the coffee pot and toaster, but the kitchen stove has it in for me. Sure, I realize that a smoke alarm shouldn’t double as a kitchen timer, but it’s entirely the stove’s fault, it has nothing to do with my lack of cooking prowess. Some of my earliest cooking experiences involved flaming hamburgers and an oven explosion sparked by a harmless yet tasty lasagna. Yep, nothing like a slightly scorched kitchen or a giant fireball to derail a budding chef. Perhaps that is why I have an affinity for sushi...

Meet 2 Dog Studios

Raised in a small Wisconsin town Theresa learned at an early age the joy of “Artistic Expression” as well as how to round up cows that broke loose from neighboring farms. Both of these talents served her well later in life, with a degree in Graphic Design she spent several years as an Animal Control Officer for Milwaukee County. When she wasn't trading web design for helicopter piloting lessons she could be found volunteering as a Fire Fighter/EMT, visiting hospitals and nursing homes with her certified Pet Therapy Dogs, teaching Maui Thai Kickboxing, Swing Dancing or working in her studios on various painting, photography, writing, stained glass, or jewelry projects. Several of those jewelry projects have even been featured on the pages of BeadStyle magazine.

Theresa began 2 Dog Studios with the encouragement of her supportive and very patient husband, Brit. The name 2 Dog Studios is derived from their two rescue dogs, Cecelia and Howie. Because of them and experiencing first hand the deplorable conditions of so many stray animals, Theresa & Brit foster numerous stray/injured animals, and 2 Dog Studios donates a portion of all proceeds to animal rescue and adoption agencies. One of their favorite rescues is Milwaukee Animal Rescue Center. If you are in the Milwaukee area, be sure to stop in and view the available animals or just make a donation.

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