Well, I have a new job! And yes, it was all thanks to the very nice cable guy. Shortly after my "interview" where they really did most of the talking I was called in for my orientation. There was one other girl getting hired with me. The owner came in at the end (who was the person that the cable guy told me to call). She said that they had looked at thousands of resumes, did a bunch of interviewed and picked TWO people to hire. She looked right at me and said "as soon as I heard that Robert told you to call me I said 'call this girl now, because Robert knows what he's talking about'". I really truly got my job because of the cable guy.
I met my first client on Christmas eve. Had my first shift on the day after Christmas sleeping over until Sunday. She was very nice, very funny, and appreciative of me. It felt nice. I don't think that direct care is for me, but God put me here for a reason, so we will see what's in store for me.
I will really only be working 2.5 days a week through January :( And as soon as E gets into the academy I won't be able to do overnights because I can't leave my puppy locked up. Which is fine with me because I'm such a homebody that I really need that time to come home and just relax.
This month will be tight with neither of us making many hours, so we would appreciate prayers. Still no word from the troopers for E. Although we know the background check is done. We are basically just waiting for someone to look at the report and make an offer. Yay!
E seems to really be enjoying his job at Starbucks for now. He comes home often just rambling on and on excitedly about all that he is learning. He brought me to the store he works at on Sunday and kept referring it to as "his" Starbucks. How sweet. I'm happy for him that he is enjoying his time.
Lately I have been doing some problem solving with the pets. First, with Katniss I was just so tired of that dusty stinky clay litter. It smelled bad, I really disliked scooping it, and no matter how often we swept it still got everywhere. Because we live in a small apartment there is no convenient place to hide it, so it has to sit in the bathroom. A friend of mine recommended a kitty litter alternative. It has pellets which are big enough that they don't track, the urine goes into the bottom where there is a removable tray and a pad. You replace the pad every 1-2 weeks (probably closer to 2 with our tiny kitty) and replace he pellets every 1-2 months. It's no more expensive than what we were doing before and there is NO MESS!! NO STINK!! I LOVE it. Our bathroom will no longer feel like one giant litter box. How wonderful.
As for Harper, I finally decided to start getting serious about her crate anxiety. She's been having a hard time going to bed and in the morning when we wake up before we have a chance to get out of bed. She whines and barks a little (the shock collar doesn't work very well). She also hates it when we leave. We had been keeping her crate in the spare bedroom mostly to keep it out of sight, but also thinking maybe it's better if she's more isolated and can't see us when we are up before we get her out...wrong. I moved the crate to the living room. This way it will bother the neighbors less (if they were bothered at all) with her whining all the time. It also gives me a chance to teach her that the crate isn't a prison. I have been putting treats and toys in there and even feeding meals in there (upon the advice of a friend in vet school). Last night I also decided to give "down" another shot. She never really had been able to grasp the concept of laying down on command. She always backed up or stood up. Maybe being a little older and able to focus and problem solve helped because we got it down solid in 15 minutes! Now we are excited to start trying other commands. She recently has gotten very good at fetch. She loves it and will play for hours if you let her. A couple of nights ago E brought the laser out for the first time in a long time and Harper LOVES it. We wore her out good this morning running around the apartment. So good to see her happy.
Harper likes to chase Katinss, mostly Katniss will just swat at her face to see if it will make her go away, but sometimes Harper is a little too persistent. I felt bad that I had to take away all of Katniss' toys because Harper finds them and swallows them whole. So I got her a kitty play mat that you can put catnip in and has little mice an feathers attached to it. She was in love right away. I'm glad to have found something to keep her entertained. Harper got a Kong for Christmas. We are going to have to get more creative to get stuff stuck in there though, she's getting fast.
I almost forgot to mention some of our Christmas gifts! We had a lot of help this Christmas in purchasing a dresser. Oh how wonderful it is not to live out of Ikea bags on the floor of our closet. Our room is much cleaner and it's so much easier to find stuff. I will never take a dresser for granted ever again. It is a huge blessing. E and I also got some help purchasing rain jackets! Now we can be proper Washingtonians with our rain gear. We have gotten some good use out of them already taking Harper for walks an exploring. We had a quiet Christmas and hope to see family next year.
I have to say that I am glad that the holidays are almost over...It's been kinda hard this year not seeing family, especially in the middle of the stress. It would have been nice to see them again.
Today is sunny, like yesterday. There is actually frost on the ground today...The radio said it's 36 degrees out right now...this is maybe the coldest it's been here so far. But it means you can see Mt Rainier from our window!
Tonight I will make copycat Panera bread bowls to go with the Panera broccoli cheese soup I picked up yesterday. Yum!!
I suppose I'm done now. I did a lot of rambling on and on this time. Oops.
Until next time!
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