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Good lord, that is a big gap between posts! Much has changed again...
Dogs
Not long after my last post, Romeo needed spinal surgery again just as he had in 2011. :( It was frustrating and devastating. There was no hesitation this time around and we got him back to Saskatoon as quickly as possible which lead to a shorter recovery time. He was out there for a full day and we drove back to get him, basically a weekend trip. His walking is pretty wobbly and his weight is mostly in his front legs. I blame that on the fact that we have no carpeting in the house and the floors are too slippery for him to feel steady. The important thing is he is walking. The vet cautioned to not let him do stairs again, no more jumping on/off furniture, etc. Let's hope this never happens again. Seriously.
Day Job
Was a complete and utter clusterfuck. The lawyer who owned the firm was an alcoholic and would not bother to show up for work. I had to make excuses to his clients for his absence. I caught him drinking vodka straight out of the bottle in his vodka and walked in on him passed out in his chair. The paralegal who was supposed to teach me real estate was horrible. She would intentionally only give me partial instructions (knowing full well I had never done real estate law) and when I would inevitably fail, she would throw it in my face and tell everyone what a failure I was. There was a lawyer there who was smug, thought very highly of herself even though she would never get back to clients and was generally a complete cunt. Nothing was ever good enough for her.
It didn't take long for me to reach my wit's end with all these layers of unprofessionalism and flat out mean-spiritedness compounded by the fact the firm was financially sinking (there was constant frenzy around payroll clearing or not). After much deliberation, I confided in Andrew that I wanted to leave and focus on trying to grow my yoga business. He was extremely supportive. The firm was closed for a week during the December holidays. I wanted to give my notice as soon as I got back, but Andrew suggested waiting a week or 2 as it would be a dick move to quit right after paid time off.
Serendipity strikes!
The first day back from holidays, the owner pulled me aside and told me my "career there was over". It took all my power not to burst out laughing. Instead, I replied with a shrug and said, "Okay." Offended, he asked me why. I said, "Sure, why?" He explained that he couldn't afford to keep me. I told him I knew that and it was fine. He knew my thoughts on the paralegal and bitchy lawyer so there was no point in me bringing up again how he wouldn't be able to retain staff because of them (the girl before me quit because of those 2).
Yoga
Growing a business is not an overnight process. It takes time and patience and I have to remind myself of that. Though I teach every day of the week, my days aren't full-full. As word spreads, I'm garnering more interest which is good. That's how things happen and, again, it takes time and patience.
I'm also teaching dog yoga group classes, right now that's the only group class I teach. People bring their dogs so they can all play together while the humans do yoga. It's complete chaos with the dogs charging around, but everyone finds it to be a lot of fun and that's what matters.
I'm also selling sassy yoga shirts. I have an online store and I'm getting a design printed locally for my dog yoga clients.
I completed a physiotherapy yoga teacher training course in December and I'm in another teacher training now which will go on for several months as it's only like a weekend per month. I'll also be taking a Thai massage course next month. Busy learning and evolving!
Home
I'm working on painting and still unpacking from the move. I enjoy painting; I don't enjoy unpacking. It really does bubble up anxiety as I get overwhelmed with what to do with stuff, where it should go, on top of the fact Andrew's parents left a fuckton of stuff behind so it's dealing with our stuff and theirs. No wonder my anxiety spikes.
This time has allowed me to explore my mental health and work on healing. That, too, takes time and patience. I'm learning my introvert energy levels, something I often ignored or didn't fully comprehend. I'm learning to express/explain myself in more positive ways. More learning and evolving!
Dogs
Not long after my last post, Romeo needed spinal surgery again just as he had in 2011. :( It was frustrating and devastating. There was no hesitation this time around and we got him back to Saskatoon as quickly as possible which lead to a shorter recovery time. He was out there for a full day and we drove back to get him, basically a weekend trip. His walking is pretty wobbly and his weight is mostly in his front legs. I blame that on the fact that we have no carpeting in the house and the floors are too slippery for him to feel steady. The important thing is he is walking. The vet cautioned to not let him do stairs again, no more jumping on/off furniture, etc. Let's hope this never happens again. Seriously.
Day Job
Was a complete and utter clusterfuck. The lawyer who owned the firm was an alcoholic and would not bother to show up for work. I had to make excuses to his clients for his absence. I caught him drinking vodka straight out of the bottle in his vodka and walked in on him passed out in his chair. The paralegal who was supposed to teach me real estate was horrible. She would intentionally only give me partial instructions (knowing full well I had never done real estate law) and when I would inevitably fail, she would throw it in my face and tell everyone what a failure I was. There was a lawyer there who was smug, thought very highly of herself even though she would never get back to clients and was generally a complete cunt. Nothing was ever good enough for her.
It didn't take long for me to reach my wit's end with all these layers of unprofessionalism and flat out mean-spiritedness compounded by the fact the firm was financially sinking (there was constant frenzy around payroll clearing or not). After much deliberation, I confided in Andrew that I wanted to leave and focus on trying to grow my yoga business. He was extremely supportive. The firm was closed for a week during the December holidays. I wanted to give my notice as soon as I got back, but Andrew suggested waiting a week or 2 as it would be a dick move to quit right after paid time off.
Serendipity strikes!
The first day back from holidays, the owner pulled me aside and told me my "career there was over". It took all my power not to burst out laughing. Instead, I replied with a shrug and said, "Okay." Offended, he asked me why. I said, "Sure, why?" He explained that he couldn't afford to keep me. I told him I knew that and it was fine. He knew my thoughts on the paralegal and bitchy lawyer so there was no point in me bringing up again how he wouldn't be able to retain staff because of them (the girl before me quit because of those 2).
Yoga
Growing a business is not an overnight process. It takes time and patience and I have to remind myself of that. Though I teach every day of the week, my days aren't full-full. As word spreads, I'm garnering more interest which is good. That's how things happen and, again, it takes time and patience.
I'm also teaching dog yoga group classes, right now that's the only group class I teach. People bring their dogs so they can all play together while the humans do yoga. It's complete chaos with the dogs charging around, but everyone finds it to be a lot of fun and that's what matters.
I'm also selling sassy yoga shirts. I have an online store and I'm getting a design printed locally for my dog yoga clients.
I completed a physiotherapy yoga teacher training course in December and I'm in another teacher training now which will go on for several months as it's only like a weekend per month. I'll also be taking a Thai massage course next month. Busy learning and evolving!
Home
I'm working on painting and still unpacking from the move. I enjoy painting; I don't enjoy unpacking. It really does bubble up anxiety as I get overwhelmed with what to do with stuff, where it should go, on top of the fact Andrew's parents left a fuckton of stuff behind so it's dealing with our stuff and theirs. No wonder my anxiety spikes.
This time has allowed me to explore my mental health and work on healing. That, too, takes time and patience. I'm learning my introvert energy levels, something I often ignored or didn't fully comprehend. I'm learning to express/explain myself in more positive ways. More learning and evolving!