I warned in an earlier post that I was moving, and that the process of finding a place, packing, and settling in would take me a while. I hoped to be posting about twice a week once more in no time, but that hasn’t happened. The past 6 weeks have been an incredible upheaval, in the best possible way. I moved in with S, got a fantastic job, adopted a kitten, and have had three guests from out of town! I am fairly pooped today, but it’s sunny and beautiful outside, and my life is in a place that I can’t help but enjoy.
our delightful kitchen
The transition to a new home worked out so well, since I only had one more week of my old unemployment routine. Within seven days, I had an offer that was pretty much a dream come true. The type of position that put me solidly on an advancing career track, in the field I wanted, with substantive responsibilities, and a salary I could live on. While I have worked more than 100 hours in the past 2 weeks, it’s exciting and challenging and exactly what I want to be doing.
We decided that Caprica needed a companion after the move. He wasn’t getting as much exercise with the dog he had lived with before. He was bored and lonely. He was also alone a lot more often, as I was finally out of the house during the day. So last weekend we adopted a kitten. S picked her out, and, I suppose, if we ever “divorce,” she’ll get Gemma and I’ll get Caprica. Yes, Gemma. We named her Gemenon, to match Caprica. She’s so tiny you can’t help but giggle at her head and she is a total hell-raiser. Within 12 hours she was trying to body slam Caprica! After about 4 days he has decided that he’s not going to demand that she leave, but he wants us to know that she is annoying. She definitely makes S happy, so even if she weren’t adorable I’d love her. But she is adorable:
Caprica fills 90% of the volume of this carrier. Gemma fills about 10%.
Anyhow, I haven’t made time to post here, despite rolling several ideas around in my head, because I’ve been busy, tired, and distracted for some truly wonderful reasons. New goal is to post once a week from here on out.
