Cold Reception
It's a taste of fall outside today, which I hear won't last as the beautiful fifty degree weather will be back up to 90 by Monday. Regardless I spent money I shouldn't have on about fifty dollars worth of Spring bulbs at Home Depot a little while ago. I'll divide most of it up and give half to my mom and plant the rest out front here. I think I am making an impromptu visit to my folks this afternoon.
They have been quick to find and adopt another rescue Springer from the agency they've gotten the last two from. I guess Gracie has been very anxious and depressed in the past week and my parents felt it was best for her to get another dog as soon as possible so she would ease up on her stress levels. They met and got the dog yesterday and apparently everything has worked out okay so far.
I went for a walk this morning and analyzed my own grief earlier. Perhaps because nothing around here stimulates it much but I haven't felt as horrible as a week ago. I almost feel like I am "healing" or whatever already. And since I don't know this kind of grief well I almost feel like I am doing it too soon. Is it that easy to replace something that's lost?
Work was slightly less psychotic this week, though Miss Managed again claimed to be "sick" on Thursday. I avoided going to lunch with her when she flew through the office Wednesday. Makes no sense to me why she even asks. Next week is going to really suck as I am working late the first day back and Thursday. Which in my book means blowing off serious work if possible on Wednesday and Friday. I do feel this three-day weekend is a wonderful gift.
My foot is still messed up. It absolutely did NOT help that I walked all over this morning. It feels almost swollen now. I really, really need to stay off it for like a day. Maybe Monday. Asking me to stay off my feet is like asking a person not to breath.
Aside from gardening, tis the season for me to start working on my Halloween costume. It could be wonderfully fun or totally lame. I feel like it's going to be lame, which is usually when it turns out to be so awesome people go insane. We'll see what happens. I'd really love to get it finished early, especially if I am having this party as well. I'll need at least two weeks to prep for that.
We went to the Scissor Sister's concert on Thursday night. It was a lot of fun. I like to resist fun these days but they always put on the best shows. Though no concert will ever compare to the first of theirs we ever went to at The Vic. I don't think I can remember that many times I allowed myself to have THAT much fun in my entire life. The list is short for sure.
Back to the gardening thing. Because I utilize so many tropical and indoor plants into my yearly layout, especially on the back porch, I am going to have to spend an entire day very soon repotting and finding room for at least 15 plants inside. Thankfully most of them are very small. But, lighting is the real issue. I've considered time and again getting a large rack in the back office here and setting up my shop lights on it so the plants can have light daily. The windows are usually too cold once winter sets in to have the plants anywhere near. (Though I should add to my list to weather strip the front and back doors in October before the real cold sets in. My front door might as well be open in winter so much cold air comes through).
Busy Busy Busy... plenty to do. But it means less time sitting around feeling fat.
They have been quick to find and adopt another rescue Springer from the agency they've gotten the last two from. I guess Gracie has been very anxious and depressed in the past week and my parents felt it was best for her to get another dog as soon as possible so she would ease up on her stress levels. They met and got the dog yesterday and apparently everything has worked out okay so far.
I went for a walk this morning and analyzed my own grief earlier. Perhaps because nothing around here stimulates it much but I haven't felt as horrible as a week ago. I almost feel like I am "healing" or whatever already. And since I don't know this kind of grief well I almost feel like I am doing it too soon. Is it that easy to replace something that's lost?
Work was slightly less psychotic this week, though Miss Managed again claimed to be "sick" on Thursday. I avoided going to lunch with her when she flew through the office Wednesday. Makes no sense to me why she even asks. Next week is going to really suck as I am working late the first day back and Thursday. Which in my book means blowing off serious work if possible on Wednesday and Friday. I do feel this three-day weekend is a wonderful gift.
My foot is still messed up. It absolutely did NOT help that I walked all over this morning. It feels almost swollen now. I really, really need to stay off it for like a day. Maybe Monday. Asking me to stay off my feet is like asking a person not to breath.
Aside from gardening, tis the season for me to start working on my Halloween costume. It could be wonderfully fun or totally lame. I feel like it's going to be lame, which is usually when it turns out to be so awesome people go insane. We'll see what happens. I'd really love to get it finished early, especially if I am having this party as well. I'll need at least two weeks to prep for that.
We went to the Scissor Sister's concert on Thursday night. It was a lot of fun. I like to resist fun these days but they always put on the best shows. Though no concert will ever compare to the first of theirs we ever went to at The Vic. I don't think I can remember that many times I allowed myself to have THAT much fun in my entire life. The list is short for sure.
Back to the gardening thing. Because I utilize so many tropical and indoor plants into my yearly layout, especially on the back porch, I am going to have to spend an entire day very soon repotting and finding room for at least 15 plants inside. Thankfully most of them are very small. But, lighting is the real issue. I've considered time and again getting a large rack in the back office here and setting up my shop lights on it so the plants can have light daily. The windows are usually too cold once winter sets in to have the plants anywhere near. (Though I should add to my list to weather strip the front and back doors in October before the real cold sets in. My front door might as well be open in winter so much cold air comes through).
Busy Busy Busy... plenty to do. But it means less time sitting around feeling fat.