life is full

lots to say today. buckle up.

update on her highness. visiting the porch is going very well. she actually will sit or stand patiently to have her collar put on. (she's hovering over me right now. she wants to play and i'm ignoring her) ok, so the hovering wouldn't stop. she had to have her play time. i'm back. and, really? she's a small animal and 10 minutes of her day is complete with play time. that is not too much to ask to satisfy a companion. speaking of satisfying companions - her highness got a new toy yesterday. a small shark stuffed with catnip. a good toy that has a velcro opening to put new catnip in. 

she loves her cat nip

work wise, i was contacted by a recruiter. i don't think anything will come of it but a) it made me feel good about my qualifications, b) i really had to push myself with getting my cover letter tightened up. it's odd to me that employers are still looking at cover letters - but, there you go. 

every morning i review all of the emails i receive for job openings. another hint about job hunting - signing up with a good website that continually monitors all job offering sites - like indeed.com, ziprecuiter and even the old myspace version of job websites, monster.com. anyway, lots of emails to review. worth repeating - looking for employment is a full time job. 

home wise - having wood floors. woo ee you see so much dirt and hair. both princess and i shed lots o' hair around here. one of my quirks - emptying the vacuum every time i use it. i like seeing how much stuff is collected since my last cleaning. this is the end condition of cleaning the floors yesterday,

it looks better than it actually was - and that's not even a week

did some more decorating - bathroom - how? 3M mounting stuff. way cool

 i can't tell you how much i love my kuerig. thank you, meredith! 

i know it's not 'cheaper' than a coffee pot ...speaking of..

i remembered that i brewed a pot of coffee the first week i was here

um, yep. groody. 

person wise - working on making new habits while my schedule will allow me. i went to one of my meetup groups last night. singles country western dance - with lessons at the beginning. first, let me say that they dance the two step differently here. and it's not my favorite style. however, i am doing the beginner's stuff because my goal is to dance. not be stubborn about having it my way and never being able to dance. they even have a local dance the 'progressive two step' -- yes, it's regional but apparently very popular and has to go on the list to learn. the sunday night meet is the west coast swing. i've been wanting to learn that for quite awhile. 

second, again, i have not met (yet) a rude person here. which makes it really easy for me to introduce myself and meet new people. have to get my social butterfly quota in or i begin to wither. i will not be going to this sunday's dance lesson, because.....wait for it!.....

I'M GOING TO SEE GRACE!

i absolutely adore that i live within 6 hours of my bestie. and, soon, my father unit will be there as well. i'll be visiting him this month, too, as he will be in grace's back yard. how cool is that?? 

so i said i would tell you about the lack of photos (personal ones, that is). for the past three weeks i have felt so much of my age. i gained 10 pounds since the beginning of this adventure and in my world ten pounds is a lot! my fitbit is on - have the goal to get my 10k steps in every day - drinking water (blech) eating better and cutting back on the glass (or two) of wine. in the photo above i finally felt like i was getting back to myself. 

and i colored. 

blog you later. well, soon. i leave to see grace tomorrow!