kittens and spinning and jobs, oh my!
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2eclipsewe have decided on names for the little beasties.
he is leto, named from the dune books, although we aren't sure whether he's named for leto I, II or III yet.
she is savil, named from the last herald-mage books.
the continue to be extremely cute, and extremely pesty. he's already broken a pot. they both drive madeleine away from her food...not because they over-power her, but because she is so disgusted with their presence near her food bowl. she has already needed a bath because eating madeleine's high-protein food is really too rich for a kitten. it doesn't do nice things for her system. enough said.
madeleine is doing very well and i'm proud of her. leto really doesn't want to leaver her alone and insinuates himself into whatever she's doing. it's quite cute. there is a lot of nose-touching and sleeping near each other and they are ALMOST playing together. i think they will be by the end of the week.
leto is officially a show-cat. one of the conditions for taking him home along with her was that i had to bring him to the show saturday - for which he was already registered. he actually took 2nd in one of the rings he was in, which is VERY good considering he was only 3 days past the age limit for being able to show. he was up against cats who were much more developed than he was and they are all judged by adult standards. he seemed to enjoy being shown and showed off a great deal for the judges. the cat lady is trying to talk me into showing him and maybe leaving him intact so that she can use him as a stud. ross and i agree that we could not do this for nothing. we would either have to get stud fees from her, or be free to stud him out elsewhere. and the minute he sprayed he would get fixed...but we didn't pay for a breeding price for him...so we would have a lot to work out with the breeder.
i got some spinning and plying done this weekend and wound up with 2 more skeins of handspun. i'd like to get 7 of them before i start my sweater...but i really should weigh them. the pattern calls for 2.2 lbs, but doesn't give any yardage.
also got some work done on the fawkes socks. it seems like every sock pattern i knit has a different heel and i don't know the names for any of them except that the wrap n' turn heel is one version of a short-row heel. i would like very much to have names to keep them all separate in my mind. i definitely like the short-rows. my feet are wide, but my heels are narrow, and i like the snug fit around them.
as far as the job situation goes, i go back and forth between acceptance of my situation and shock. i'm supposed to be training my replacement this week, but i haven't met her yet, and i'm not eager to do so. i'm doing it because i care about my co-workers and don't want them left to clean up her mess - not because i'm an altruist.
and i think about what i'm going to do next. i sent in an updated resume to the contracting company and applied for one position online yesterday. also found a couple of others that look alright.
the thing is that i've never found a job i like. and i went to seminary partly because i thought if i couldn't do something i liked, at least i could do something meaningful...but i'm starting to wonder, what if that's not enough. what if meaning isn't enough? what if i need to actually like what i do to find satisfaction at work?
i have kind a "grit your teeth and bear it" attitude about the parts of my job i dont' like. i get through it, but i don't like it and i have this crazy idea that i shouldn't have to hate what i do...or even a large part of what i do. and i can't help but wonder if this isn't part of why i haven't had more luck getting a job i want....because i'm never sure that it's going to be something i love - because i haven't done it before - and because part of what i hate is selling myself.
how do ya'll handle this when you are in that position? do you like what you do?
finances are a concern with me being laid off and i feel a lot of pressure to get a job NOW. the kittens were expensive. getting them fixed will be expensive. the medical bills from this summer and fixing ross's motorcycle and my car was expensive. plane tickets to dc are expensive. xmas is expensive.
and this morning my phone wouldn't turn on. i have asked ross to look at it while i'm gone today because he's amazing. if you have called me and i don't call you back - it is because it still won't turn on. i am trying not to worry about any of this and just not spend anything.
he is leto, named from the dune books, although we aren't sure whether he's named for leto I, II or III yet.
she is savil, named from the last herald-mage books.
the continue to be extremely cute, and extremely pesty. he's already broken a pot. they both drive madeleine away from her food...not because they over-power her, but because she is so disgusted with their presence near her food bowl. she has already needed a bath because eating madeleine's high-protein food is really too rich for a kitten. it doesn't do nice things for her system. enough said.
madeleine is doing very well and i'm proud of her. leto really doesn't want to leaver her alone and insinuates himself into whatever she's doing. it's quite cute. there is a lot of nose-touching and sleeping near each other and they are ALMOST playing together. i think they will be by the end of the week.
leto is officially a show-cat. one of the conditions for taking him home along with her was that i had to bring him to the show saturday - for which he was already registered. he actually took 2nd in one of the rings he was in, which is VERY good considering he was only 3 days past the age limit for being able to show. he was up against cats who were much more developed than he was and they are all judged by adult standards. he seemed to enjoy being shown and showed off a great deal for the judges. the cat lady is trying to talk me into showing him and maybe leaving him intact so that she can use him as a stud. ross and i agree that we could not do this for nothing. we would either have to get stud fees from her, or be free to stud him out elsewhere. and the minute he sprayed he would get fixed...but we didn't pay for a breeding price for him...so we would have a lot to work out with the breeder.
i got some spinning and plying done this weekend and wound up with 2 more skeins of handspun. i'd like to get 7 of them before i start my sweater...but i really should weigh them. the pattern calls for 2.2 lbs, but doesn't give any yardage.
also got some work done on the fawkes socks. it seems like every sock pattern i knit has a different heel and i don't know the names for any of them except that the wrap n' turn heel is one version of a short-row heel. i would like very much to have names to keep them all separate in my mind. i definitely like the short-rows. my feet are wide, but my heels are narrow, and i like the snug fit around them.
as far as the job situation goes, i go back and forth between acceptance of my situation and shock. i'm supposed to be training my replacement this week, but i haven't met her yet, and i'm not eager to do so. i'm doing it because i care about my co-workers and don't want them left to clean up her mess - not because i'm an altruist.
and i think about what i'm going to do next. i sent in an updated resume to the contracting company and applied for one position online yesterday. also found a couple of others that look alright.
the thing is that i've never found a job i like. and i went to seminary partly because i thought if i couldn't do something i liked, at least i could do something meaningful...but i'm starting to wonder, what if that's not enough. what if meaning isn't enough? what if i need to actually like what i do to find satisfaction at work?
i have kind a "grit your teeth and bear it" attitude about the parts of my job i dont' like. i get through it, but i don't like it and i have this crazy idea that i shouldn't have to hate what i do...or even a large part of what i do. and i can't help but wonder if this isn't part of why i haven't had more luck getting a job i want....because i'm never sure that it's going to be something i love - because i haven't done it before - and because part of what i hate is selling myself.
how do ya'll handle this when you are in that position? do you like what you do?
finances are a concern with me being laid off and i feel a lot of pressure to get a job NOW. the kittens were expensive. getting them fixed will be expensive. the medical bills from this summer and fixing ross's motorcycle and my car was expensive. plane tickets to dc are expensive. xmas is expensive.
and this morning my phone wouldn't turn on. i have asked ross to look at it while i'm gone today because he's amazing. if you have called me and i don't call you back - it is because it still won't turn on. i am trying not to worry about any of this and just not spend anything.
