Welcome to Chaos !!

I went to the Summerlin mall this afternoon. Yes, there is a mall in Summerlin now! It's been there since October I guess, on Sahara and the 215. Anyhow, as always I bring Chhaya. Chhaya comes with me most of the time when I do errands unless I see it not fitting for some reason (rarely). I went in to Nordstrom Rack to look at a pair of shoes, I estimate that I was gone for about 15 minutes, no longer than 20. During that time somebody left this note on my windshield, "Don't leave your dog in the car, idiot". I'm the idiot apparently.



I know this person was only try to be helpful and was maybe concerned that Chhaya had been locked up in the car for hours. They did not know. But the weather permitted the car to be parked outside, the sun was behind the clouds and the window was cracked and Chhaya had water left out in a bowl in case she would be thirsty. I went to Victoria's Secret earlier for perhaps 30 minutes and then I thought it was too sunny so I made sure to park in the parking garage where it was completely shaded. I do everything with Chhaya in mind. If somebody invites me over I ask if I can bring Chhaya. Unless they have pets because Chhaya does not play well with others. I know Chhaya likes it best when she can come with me, even on (boring) errands. Today with everything that I did in between leaving the house and coming back I was away from the house for about four hours. Chhaya can come with me or be alone at home. I know she would rather come with me because included in that four hours was two visits to two different parks so Chhaya could walk, that took at least one hour. Chhaya gets sad when I leave her at home. I do have to leave her at home when I go to work but besides that I try to involve Chhaya as much as possible. She likes driving around with me because I point out certain things to her and that keeps her interested, seems like way more fun than doing nothing besides sleeping if I leave her at home by herself, right? I would never leave her in a hot car, I am very aware of that. And in Alaska if it's cold and I'm doing errands, Chhaya wears a wool sweater and has enough blankets AND a pillow. OR I leave the car running with the heat on for her.
I looked up the law regarding unattended pets in cars here in Vegas, according to dmvnv.com it says, "It is illegal to leave a dog or cat unattended in a vehicle during periods of extreme heat or cold." It's mid January, it was about 60 -65 degrees out today and the sun was behind the clouds, so Chhaya was fine and NOT panting when I returned to the car.
Thank You stranger that left the note on the car for me. But today was NOT an extreme heat OR extreme cold day, in Las Vegas in January you will see people dressed in thick winter jackets during the day in 60 degrees weather cause they are cold.
I have seen pets left in cars that were hot before, like HOT outside. The people that know me, know that Chhaya is my baby and that her well being goes before mine. Well, at least the note gave for a blog entry if anything. 🙂
Since I am in Vegas now, I have access to my (old) photo albums and here are two of some of my fave pics of me and Chhaya. And I have many.
In Solvang, Caifornia where Chhaya celebrated her one year birthday.



Me and Chhaya at Lake Mead in Las Vegas.



Tonight's big plans? Play with Chhaya and go for another walk. I know people that never walk their dogs or take them anywhere.....those dogs I feel sorry for. I mean, I could go on and on about neglected and mistreated pets.....but I will leave it at that.

I am SO tired today. I did not do anything exhausting besides meet up with somebody at Madhouse Coffee this afternoon where we sat and talked NON STOP for FOUR hours and then we went to the park for another 40 minutes or so so Chhaya could walk where we continued talking. Sometimes you have a lot of catching up and lot of explaining to do.
We met up at Madhouse Coffee and that's where we went on my last night the last time I was in Vegas. All the talking made me tired but I think it was needed. Hopefully we got some stuff sorted out.
Anyhow. I had plans to clean around my house tonight but I think I am going to take Chhaya out and then go to bed.
Madhouse Coffee is a 24 hour coffee shop on 8740 West Desert Inn Road in case you want to go. It was way cozier last time I was there, they are in the process of remodeling right now. But the coffee is still good plus they have stuff to eat too. Worth a visit if you like to check out coffee places.

I picked up my sheriffs card the other day. The last time I was in Vegas I had to go and apply for a new one since my old one had expired. Then they give you a temporary card so you can work while they check that you are not a felon or something like that. I'm not sure about all the details regarding that. Basically it takes a while for the permanent card to get issued.
And I did not pick it up last time I was here but now I did, this new card is valid until March 2018. Let's see if I'm still dancing then, only time will tell. I go to the location on 5880 Cameron Street to get my card. It's been a rather fast ordeal. I recall when I got my first sheriffs card, me and Shelley were at some downtown location. It was awful, hot, full of people, screaming kids and it took forever. Like a welfare office. Here are some fees for services in case you are curious.



And I just read this....."Applicants with long or curved fingernails may be required to trim their nails prior to being fingerprinted, in order to prevent damage to our equipment. "
CURVED fingernails? BARF! I recall seeing some women with really long toenails a few times, like grown long with the intention that they look like fingernails or something. I was like.....WHAAAAAT? Ugh.....imagine getting scratched (injured) by those while you cuddle in bed. NOT SEKSI.
And this is what the card looks like. Minus the stickers and tape of course.



I love that the girl in the ad for Spearmint Rhino is a natural brunette. I think the trend is going towards natural. Or the natural look. The days of the enormous implants are passe. Sure you will still see them, this is Vegas after all. But not like back in the day when 8 out of 10 girls at Crazy Horse Too when I started there had implants and bleached blonde hair and blonde extensions.
To each their own. I prefer the natural look. I think what's trendy now is kind of edgy with tattoos (not my style either), some crazy hairdo but it makes stuff interesting when there is diversity and not every girl has the implants and the wanna be Pamela Anderson look, that not many could pull off anyways. There is only one Pam and I always liked her. But if you do opt for implants, make sure they at least appear soft and natural. The bolt on look is definitely not trendy or cute. Get a refund! I have admired some large and soft fake boobies, my friend Shelley has huge boobs (I call them "the torpedoes") but they are soft and look real. I like them. I hope the fake butt trend goes away too. How could that even be something anybody would want? Ass implants or injections. WTF. How do you sit comfortably?
Maybe you do, it just seems so inconvenient to lug around with some extra stuffing attached to your backside. I don't get it but like I said, to each their own. To me, there is nothing like natural. Can't be bought.

Well I finally decided it was waxing time for my legs. The hair on my legs reached new lengths, I was quite impressed with my Sasquatch style.
I haven't been working and therefore not been occupied with shaving my legs. I usually (when I work) shave up to the knee and then wax my upper legs when the hair gets long enough. Usually every five or six weeks or so.....sometimes longer depending on how motivated I am. My upper leg/thigh hair is kind of fine. When I don't work for a while I let my lower leg hair grow out so I can wax it. That hair is darker and coarser, probably from all the shaving. I like the Sally Hansen wax, it works and it's not that expensive, about $11. I rarely go to a salon for a wax because I have had bad waxes where you basically pay a minimum of $40 for somebody to do a shitty job when I can spend $11 and get it done right. So now all of you know that I waxed my legs and everything that there is to know about that. Very important news, I know! If you need a good waxer, I can assist you. But I won't do any Brazilian waxes. So don't even ask.



I'm a hairy beast! I was impressed myself.....it took 1 1/2 jars of the Sally Hansen wax to rid myself of my leg hair. When I wax the thighs only about half a jar is suffucient. Yeay....I'm smooth and hair free now (on my legs that is....he he).

Perfect day for a desert walk at Red Rock today, not too hot.....overcast and the sand still a bit wet from the rain yesterday and extra red. Gorgeous. Me and Chhaya trekked along the trail for about two hours. I wouldn't call it a hike because I have been on some hikes, me and Chhaya scaled Mount Charleston after all, now THAT was a hike. Today was more of a steady walk up and down the trail. Chhaya exploring and enjoying herself, I did not get sweaty but she was tired when we got home. I didn't stay for the sunset but I have to be at Red Rock for a sunset one of these days, I saw the pink color spread across the sky when I was driving home. Magnificent. It's really nice here in Southern Nevada right now.







The best little walking/hiking partner in the world. The love of my life. My Chhaya. ❤

I woke up to rain today....I love desert rain. Me and Chhaya didn't get up until about 2 pm, she kept on sleeping and me too.....otherwise she has been up unusually early, like 9 30 ish which is early for both of us. It must be the sunshine that wakes her up. I left the house and started off my day with a large meal from the hot food bar at Whole Foods. I love the fried plantains you can fill your plate with, I could eat fried plantains and rice everyday. Then we went to the park.



I'm excited over my new detergents that I found. Meyer's. The basil one smells so good.
I don't think I have seen Meyer's in Kenai but I'm back in "civilization" now and have a plethora of product to chose from. I think this is the first time ever that I got dryer sheets.
I am kind of careful with what I use to wash my clothes, bedding and towels with, most of that stuff is loaded with chemicals and toxins. If I had kids I would not use most fabric softeners or dryer sheets and make sure I used an A rated detergent only. There is plenty of information about that online. I mean, why would you want to poison your kids or yourself if you have a choice not to?



Me and Chhaya went for a late night walk where I live. It was beautiful out, all quiet and full of fallen leaves on the ground. I could smell the rain in the air and a mix of herbal scents from the vegetation. So nice!



So I noticed the Master Cleanse displays at the Whole Foods stores here. I guess it really is good to cleanse the body of toxins, flush out the liver and kidneys. I don't think I could do a liquid fast/cleanse though. I would go crazy. No latte? No sweets? I know of a few people that attempted the Master Cleanse, only one stuck it out (and did feel amazing actually) and the others gave up after a few days. I don't feel that sluggish i general and I have more energy than many people I know, I suspect it is because I don't eat meat. Meat seems to make people feel lethargic I noticed. Maybe there are some other kinds of cleanses I could look into because I am pretty sure that I would only last a day on the Master Cleanse. I'm just curious if I would feel any difference cleansing my body......in a good way.