The Adventures of Julie and Bella 2025

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y started out on a truly magical note. Bella gifted me the rare luxury of sleeping in until 7:45 a.m. 🐾💤 Apparently she decided Mom deserved a bonus round of sleep, and I was not about to question her generosity. We haven’t slept in like that in ages, so it felt like winning the morning lottery.
After a sunny walk to wake ourselves up 🌞🚶‍♀️ (with Bella proudly supervising every squirrel and leaf along the way 🐶🍂), we came home for breakfast and jumped right into laundry mode. 🧺 Nothing like a productive start to the day to set the tone.
Since it is Sunday, the crockpot had to make an appearance. 🍲 Today’s pick was garlic parmesan chicken with bell peppers. It’s a recipe I’ve made before, but it’s just too good not to revisit. The house smelled amazing all afternoon… which Bella made very clear she noticed every time she wandered into the kitchen to “check on things.” 👀🐾

I also decided it was the perfect day for baking and used up some apples from the freezer to make a homemade sugar free apple pie. 🥧🍎 The warm cinnamon smell filled the house, and let’s just say Bella positioned herself nearby in case any “quality control samples” became available. Strict supervision is very important, after all. 😄

The rest of the afternoon was spent organizing and prepping new T-shirt orders for my craft business. 👕✨ Things have been going really well lately, which makes my creative heart happy. I’ve been setting aside the extra earnings for summer fun 🌴☀️, so it feels like a win-win: doing something I enjoy now and saving up for memories later.

Now Bella and I are settling in for a quiet evening of rest. 🐶💛 I’m on vacation this week, so we’ve got time to balance getting things done with actually relaxing. Tomorrow I’ll be taking my dad to a doctor’s appointment, and after that… crafting time resumes.

Not a bad way to start the week ahead… especially with a four-legged assistant making sure I never sit down alone.