Usual mundane.
Still around.
Have managed to land actual employment, but it doesn't look to be working out, and I fully expect to either get canned or quit soon (the bullshit level is increasing and they've stuck me on morning shifts lately despite me distinctly telling them I'm NOT a morning person and afternoons/evenings are much better for me. One thing I've learned from working too long in retail: when they're looking to get rid of you, they start passive-aggressively piling on the bullshit in an attempt to get you to quit out of frustration; that way it looks better for them than it does you). I wish I could do better at this money-making thing.
The desire to leave - or at least go on a vacation - has become a gnawing constant. I have Florida on the brain much of the time now. I still don't want to have to move out of state, but I just can't stomach the thought of another winter up here, especially as the farmer's almanac is predicting a possibly nasty one similar to the one we had almost 3 years ago. *shudder*
Our chickens are gone to a new home now. :( They were down to laying just one egg a day, if that, and my mom didn't want to spend the money on feed if they weren't going to be producing as many eggs. And dealing with them in the winter is a consideration as well: mom just isn't up to it much anymore, after she's had her bout with shingles and the surgery earlier this year. Her back has been giving her trouble too.
We could still visit them, since they're not far from us. Even so, I will miss them and their goofy antics. Especially our rooster - he was my favorite of the bunch.
The Meowfia are their usual selves. I continue to fulfill my duties as human scratching post - I mean, servant.
And family is, well, family. *shrug*
Hope all of you out there are doing all right.
Have managed to land actual employment, but it doesn't look to be working out, and I fully expect to either get canned or quit soon (the bullshit level is increasing and they've stuck me on morning shifts lately despite me distinctly telling them I'm NOT a morning person and afternoons/evenings are much better for me. One thing I've learned from working too long in retail: when they're looking to get rid of you, they start passive-aggressively piling on the bullshit in an attempt to get you to quit out of frustration; that way it looks better for them than it does you). I wish I could do better at this money-making thing.
The desire to leave - or at least go on a vacation - has become a gnawing constant. I have Florida on the brain much of the time now. I still don't want to have to move out of state, but I just can't stomach the thought of another winter up here, especially as the farmer's almanac is predicting a possibly nasty one similar to the one we had almost 3 years ago. *shudder*
Our chickens are gone to a new home now. :( They were down to laying just one egg a day, if that, and my mom didn't want to spend the money on feed if they weren't going to be producing as many eggs. And dealing with them in the winter is a consideration as well: mom just isn't up to it much anymore, after she's had her bout with shingles and the surgery earlier this year. Her back has been giving her trouble too.
We could still visit them, since they're not far from us. Even so, I will miss them and their goofy antics. Especially our rooster - he was my favorite of the bunch.
The Meowfia are their usual selves. I continue to fulfill my duties as human scratching post - I mean, servant.
And family is, well, family. *shrug*
Hope all of you out there are doing all right.