I called off the search for full time work until I know what is happening with Father being treated for the small amount of cancer cells that have been found in his lungs. He & Mother are currently off in Oz, travelling cross country on trains. I pretty much got offered a full time job and have been contacted by an accountancy firm to do some temp stuff too which is better than a poke with a sharp stick.
I have decided 'Thanks, but no thanks' re: children. I find friend's children adorable and fun to be around. I also really enjoy my life how it currently is and have decided that eventually (when I have fully fenced property) I shall have small dogs.
I have been enamored with miniature Yorkshire Terriers for a few years but have realized that Brussels Griffons have little ewok faces.
Ideally the plan would be to contact the SPCA and find a mongrel that looks similar. Because I would rather adopt one before looking at purchasing a pure bred. I don't agree with a lot of breeding practices and know that inbreeding can cause all kinds of issues across a dog's lifetime.
In other news, I have been listening to a lot of Florence & the Machine. I don't care for the song 'Kiss with a Fist', but the others are rather good.