✨Sneak Peek✨ of many exciting things to come.
📸: Heather Dubree : Wedding + Portrait Photographer
🚫 Don’t feel like a burden
✅ Reach out when you need it
🚫 Stop second guessing yourself
✅ Remember who you are & where you came from & choose to be excited about where you’re going 🔝
I have my bouts of letting things I can’t control get the best of me, so I wanted to remind anyone scrolling that you’re a baddie & you deserve the world.
We can have hard days sometimes, but we are blessed to be able to get better every day. Just don’t forget we need each other. And when you find the real ones, let them know when you need their encouragement. Life is better when we really live it.
✂️ @kenchiigrooming & @zolittashears
💈 @wahlanimal KM Cordless & @joyzzegrooming Hornet 5-in-1
“I’m on the pursuit of happiness and I know, everything that shine ain’t always gonna be gold – I’ll be fine once I get it, yeah, I’ll be good” 🎶
We feel like everything is falling down around us. Like, literally our favorite shears fall in the floor & we want to start sobbing.
Or, internally, which is usually a much more tangled mess to unravel. 🧶
As with everything, even applicable to grooming a 72 lb, 10 month old Goldendoodle (hey I did that today) it’s best to break the work down in sections.
When you look at it as big whole mushy mess, it feels like you’re in quicksand.
So, what do you have on this list going for you? What needs an overhaul? What things are one little tweak away from being topknotch?
Because each of us deserves happiness & to not feel like big mushy messes. ♥️🫶🏻♥️
Add your stories of working on one of the dimensions that didn’t come naturally but now you got it, or one you’re struggling with so someone may swoop in with insight to help ⬇️♥️
#mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthadvocate #8dimensionsofwellness #groomertogroomer #groomersupliftinggroomers #doggroomer #doggroomingtips #lifetips
Ever wonder how your groomer gets cute photos & videos? 📸 We all have all sorts of methods: squeakers, gasping, ‘sneezing’, trigger words (ball, outside, treat, walk… really cute when they react to “mom” or “dad” 🥹) though sometimes, and I find this mostly applies to Shih Tzus 😆 they remain un-phased & then the attempts get really ridiculous. Hope you enjoy 🥰 #doggrooming #petcare #funny #doggroomer #petstylist #pets #dogs #smallbusiness #dogphotography #dogreels #dogvideos
For my grooming industry friends ♥️ & for clients to know that we’re not sick if you see us with a mask on when you drop off or pick up! #groomerslung #occupationalhealth #selfcare #doggrooming #petcare #healthcare #selflove #groomingtips #doggroomer #doggroomerlife
👌🏻 Little tips to go along with this exercise (& you don’t have to be a pet groomer to find relief with many of these): ♥️ Don't sleep with flexed wrists: Many of us take our blankets and curl our wrists under our chin. I used to do this for many years. How to remedy: Wear wrist braces to bed for a bit to train yourself to stop. I now lay my hand straight and put it under my pillow instead. ♥️ Either invest in some really efficient thinning/blending shears or practice at using your curved & straights more. ♥️ Make certain that you're keeping your forearm & wrist straight when brushing or handstripping. The movement should come from your shoulder, not your wrist. ♥️Chiropractic care: A Chiropractor doesn't just work on spines, they can release tension in the fatty muscle under your thumb. It feels ✨amazing✨ & provides instant relief. ♥️ Check to see how you're holding your shears. Your thumb and ring finger should barely go through the holes. They have"trainers" that you can insert if your fingers slip through. Don't let the name throw you off, there's nothing wrong with using them. ♥️ Hold your clippers like a pencil & let the movement be like a paintbrush. You should have a very soft grip on them, as well. ♥️VITAMIN D3☀️: All in caps because this is important. Many of us are deficient & don't even know it. Taking a supplement daily can relief pain in muscles & bones, while also benefiting you in many other areas. Our hands are our money makers & carpal tunnel surgery or chronic pain doesn't have to be inevitable. #carpaltunnel #carpaltunnelsyndrome #wristpain #naturalremedies #naturalremedy #painrelief #painreliever #doggrooming
Bennie I LOVE YOU. In fact, Bennie is a part of a pack of the cutest dogs ever & his mom is a client I feel so blessed to have. I get the honor of seeing her & one of her lovelies every single Friday. Rhonda Goad Kannady - thank you for making my life better with you (& your sweet pack’s!) existence. 🫶🏼#blessed #grateful #poodle #poodlemix #sweetheart #beforeandafter
✨s w e e t a s p i e ✨ & still on my mind 🫶🏼 #doggrooming #goldendoodle #doodlelove #poodlemix #beforeandafter #trendingaudio
✨oh snap✨ Lovely meeting you today, Teddy. I'm not saying that dogs that don't tolerate grooming aren't loved (I mean, I know PLENTY of very loved schnauzers 🤣) but... There's just something so very special about a dog that shares a gaze with you the entire groom, stands perfectly still, & then steals little kisses every time your face is close enough to do so. The whole time grooming him, I was thinking, "Oh wow... this baby is loved, and loved so well." You'll never know how much it means to us groomers when we get a blessing like Teddy. #perfect #beforeandafter #ohsnap #doggrooming #lovebig #loveboldly #lovepurely #sweetsoul #blessings #grateful #gratitude #dowhatyoulove #lovewhatyoudo
Charlie Brown came in for a tidy up today because we growin’ his adult hurr out to make him fancier for his next visit. His second groom ever, perfect good boi, and REALLY has an air of being WAY too good for me after that bowtie goes on. 😆 Whatever, Charles, I still love you. #doodle #doodlepuppy #goldendoodle #goldendoodles #goldendoodlepuppy #dogreels #doggroomer #beforeandafter #dowhatyoulove #lovewhatyoudo
There is a loooot of this going on that is a huge part of my “process” - what better way to groom than to sing your dogs affirmation music? It’s absolutely 100% necessary. 🎶: Ashh Blackwood “You’re Gonna Be Okay” #dogreels #doggroomer #petstylist #labradoodle
Oh, how I love a puppy’s first haircut 😍 #dogreels #doodle #doodlepuppy #doodleoftheday #doodles #puppies #puppy #beforeandafter