There has been way too much that has happened in the past month. I last wrote in here about Cheddarcat's arrival. He was trying to adjust to life with two other cats and all these floors. There's been many conversations with Momma about how Cheddar is related to Socks. "But if Socks is your brother, then Cheddar is your-?" "Momma, he's my ( Read more... )

Cheddarcat came to live with us yesterday. So far, he has been exploring, rubbing himself all over me when I venture upstairs, and intermittently hissing at Socks. Sadie is Not Impressed and has Feelings about a new resident. Socks is mostly bored? Confused? He's 19, he really can't be bothered with this ( Read more... )

I feel overall that my life continues to be a whirlwind of different things happening. And yes, I know this is Life and blah blah, it goes on. But good grief. I either need to make a more-dedicated commitment to writing back in this space, or like, I don't know? Fade into the ether ( Read more... )

It snowed before Thanksgiving, which left snow on my pumpkin and a very angry Momma fifteen minutes away. After it melted, we did the turkey. I had a huge, gut-wrecking sad because while I don't have a lot of memories with my parents around the holidays, it was more that my father wasn't here to be impressed by all of my cooking. His little eyes ( Read more... )

Now, it's Ash Wednesday. I go back to work next Monday. There's been a roller coaster of emotions lately; I keep reaching out to various friends. Did I do enough on my leave? Did I do too much? How do I sit still and settle? Some of the concerns come from the amount I was with my parents, plus working the full-time and part-time jobs, plus ( Read more... )

I've been sitting on this couch, off and on, for hours, first trying to do budgets then finishing reading library books. I've been sick since Tuesday, still went to Bad Decisions for his journal article on Wednesday, then held out since Thursday. I did some cleaning when I wasn't hacking with every ounce of my being. I woke this morning, worried ( Read more... )

It's our anniversary weekend and he's gone to bed early, tired from a ridiculous week of school. I've focused more on having some Only Child Time and purposefully putting myself away when I come home Saturdays. The private practice is slowly growing, so I'm seeing both private and in-home clients during the day Saturday, getting home usually ( Read more... )

This morning, Fidget and I were in the kitchen, trying to get a grocery list together. Both cats were with us. Our kitchen was comically crowded ( Read more... )

So after the maniacal cleaning that happened yesterday, I decided to look at YouTube videos and relax with Sadie. Socks had taken up residence underneath the bookcase. When it was 0130, I realized I should probably go to bed as I had a 0900 client this morning. When I turned off the downstairs light, the cats began their bedtime routine. Socks ( Read more... )

I am yet again being held out of the call center. They're having "technological issues," so we haven't had work since last FRIDAY. I got another phone call this afternoon saying they're closed for the rest of the week. I am so, so done with this contract. I spoke with my temp agency representative and said that I was considering my contract ( Read more... )