Seven weeks since I last posted about my mundane life. That was about the time I got both my IJ and GJ set up for postings. Of course, I'm at my dad's for a month while they are gambling my inheritance away in Vegas (via obligatory familial visits in Oklahoma). I like staying here for many reasons. Mostly because I grew up in this house and know it ( Read more... )

Happy Valentines Day!Thank you for the Valentinrs that I received. It was especially nice pulling them up after shoveling out 2' drifts from the driveway ( Read more... )

Since I frequently purchase those cute little boxes of HP valentines and never end up sending them out (much like my Christmas cards), I'll just hope that someone will send me a Valentine. I picked this up from mskatonic.


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I hate my job. That's no secret, but really, coming into the store in the mornings to find the heat is not often working makes me mad. If it's working, it's usually about 65 when I come in. Usually it's been 55-58. We had a wicked weekend of winds and this morning it was 48 inside. I reset the circuit breaker twice and now it's up to 49. I have a ( Read more... )

So far, so good. We lucked out again as far as the weather. It was lightly snowing last night when I took the dogs out, but not enough to stick anywhere. The mini floods of rainwater in the drive turned to ice which isn't surprising considering temps were in the 20s. The roads were all clear with no ice having settled, which made the drive in very ( Read more... )

I hope you all safe and snug this New Year's Day. I've escaped to my apartment for a little private reading time. The dog I'm watching doesn't appreciate me being on their computer and it's dial-up, which I abhor. I know I've become spoiled over the last few years with DSL. Back to work tomorrow, which I'm totally trying to put out of my mind, but ( Read more... )

Happy Holidays everyone! I'm on a short break from my pet-sitting until the weekend, and though I'm happy to be in my own bed, I miss parking in a garage. So far (knock on wood), there hasn't been any scraping of ice or frost off the car early in the morning. I'm a person who likes to eek out as much sleep as possible and I don't always plan for ( Read more... )

I got a job. After over a year of being unemployed and making ends meet with pet-sitting and selling on Ebay, I am working as an "office manager". Glorified title for doing most of the work in an all male office with very little pay. Deep down I'd rather be off doing what I want to do, but the choice was not really mine after all. It was really ( Read more... )