Happy Hump Day

Wednesday's always begin early for me because of the weekly sales training at work.  The team takes turn in doing ice-breakers and I really enjoyed the activity today.  We had to dance and then do the limbo.  I bowed out of the limbo because I was wearing a dress ha ha ha.

There was also a part 2 to an ice-breaker we did at the beginning of January.  We were given a roster of the sales team and the managers.  Next to each name we had to write something positive about the person.  I had no problem doing my task of writing good things about everyone especially since I knew everyone.  Anyway, the positive comments were compiled for each of us and I was deeply touched with all the positive things my colleagues had to say about me.  I'm a great listener, tender hearted, understanding, sweet, nice, dedicated, easy to approach, loyal, friendly, unique dress code, guiding star, and protects interest.  WOW.  I have and always will cherish the fine folks at Atkins Kroll.  They truly are a team of professionals who are passionate about what they do.

Okay - enough of work............look at how my Patrice Pug pieces are turning out.  I added the designer pug snout last night and trying to do something different with the ears.

PATRICE PUG



PATRICE PUG



Here is a pair of pugs I designed and I continue to add details to:

This set sits on my chest below the flat screen.  I'll post a pic of the pug decor later.

Until the next time I blog - I throw out massive pug hugs to all.

Karen

The Pug Artist from Guam

Long Time No Blog

Oh dear. Life got so busy since the last time I posted a blog.  All the holidays happened, a birthday happened (wink wink), a new year creeped up on me................but one thing is for sure, I kept creating my pugs.

Here is a peek of what I worked on this past weekend.  I am going full detail now inclusive of pug butts (tee hee).

Work has taken a lot of my time and sent me home exhausted.  Our latest sales campaign is the adventures of Mega Man and his Mega Mutt.  Here is the Mega Mutt - Isn't he cute?

Until next time my friends - I throw out pug hugs to all.

Karen

The Pug Artist From Guam

Happy Happy Joy Joy

As promised - here is a better photo of my Halloween door at work. My theme "Butterflies Amongst the Pumpkin Patch"

What a lovely sparkly green butterfly.

Nice yellow and black butterfly.

I'll post more pics as the theme is spiced up especially before Halloween.

I love Thursday's at work because I have a team building session with my staff. The whole program is called Heartbeat; however, I add a little more to it.

"How Well Do I Engage with my Team?"

Well.............I do engage with my team but during our session we have to share our hobby or skill that is non-work related. Today I got to share my passion of designing and making pug dolls, pillows and ornaments.

My staff was fascinated with how I do my hobby. And then I let them have it!!!! It was a race!!!

Who can thread a needle the fastest.

The Tense Concentration.

The aggressive concentration.

The determination to aim and focus.

To the VICTOR goes the VICTORY!!!! Anita is the winner.

And then I let them experience working with beads. Nadine with the small tiny tiny tiny beads.

Melissa trying her best.

Arianne and her determination. So admirable.

Anita was sewing away. She did a great job.

Steady, Steady.

It was a good session. But then my staff surprised me with this cupcake cake. Aren't they sweet? It was bosses day and they gave me a cake.

As another posting comes to end I leave you with this pic, my Blog Buddies - the man on the left is my husband. I miss him dearly. Until next time........

PUG HUGS,

Karen, The Pug Artist From Guam

THIS AND THAT

I visited one of my Blog Buddies, Melissa & Emmit the other day and she had made this crochet toy for her bird. Then she asked what project we were working on.

Well I was hustling with THIS. It was going onto my office door for the Halloween door competition. They are photos of Halloween in the past at work. I gave it a little touch of raffia and leaves. THAT is what I did.

My office door. Well this was taken with my BlackBerry. I'll take a better photo and post it later. My theme is "Butterflies Amongst the Pumpkin Patch." As Halloween approaches I will be adding more to THIS theme.

Check out THIS bundle of "EYELESS" pugs

THIS is a pic of the buttons I selected to

EYE these pugs and THAT was THAT. For eyes. Still need to add the PUG tags.

THIS is Shady and Max watching me do THIS and THAT

THIS is my favorite part of pug designing and creating.

THAT is a fact.

THAT needle you see is making

THIS. It's almost done.

THIS is Zach. He is looking at

THAT tiny green bug parked on our security door. It was a weird little thing.

THIS is something I received in the mail. It was a Thank You note from a friend. He and is wife thanked me and my sons for attending the funeral of their family member. Handwritten thank you notes are rare these days.

Even Post cards. These were post cards from Ed, my husband who is stationed in Germany. And this ends this blog today. When was the last time you wrote a personal note, letter, thank you card or letter? I'm going to write a letter tomorrow. Until next time my Blog Buddies.

PUG HUGS,

Karen, The Pug Artist From Guam

The First Week of October 2010

I am amazed at how much time I spend on travel time. Check out the concern look on my face when I was behind the wheel the other day.

I was concerned about this. Do you see it?

Not a relief station in site to take care of my concern. Want a closer look of my concern?

I was running out of gas. HELLO KAREN!!!! Get to a petrol station fast.

Oh great!!! Contruction Construction Construction.

Whew - made it to refueling the Camry and I'm off again to my next destination:

Had to make it to an Executive Board Meeting for GHS Booster Club. This is my team.

In almost every job description there is the requirement to do "Other duties as assigned."

Yep, I'm an executive; however, for safety reasons I got down and trimmed the carpet.

No special training needed to snip snags in the carpet.

Oh darn - got caught tossing the strings down the stairs.

Snip the carpet and then move on into another meeting. This is the GHS Booster Club General Membership Meeting.

I did work on my pugs each night as I lay me down to sleep; however, last night I wanted to attend a play. And so I did. Headed to the University of Guam's Fine Arts Theater to watch "Scapin." Check out the stage.

Zach was so nice to go with me.

And that's about how my week went my dear Blog Buddies. Until next time I leave you with this pic of me trying to do the one arm extended aim and shoot attempt to photograph me and Zach having a blast as we waited for the pla y to begin.

PUG HUGS

Karen, The Pug Artist From Guam