Mornin' Quickies!

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~ Have a little bit more time before I have to get to work.  I'm using some time I had to take this pay period.  I took Fernando to the vet.  LOVE the 8:30 slot for him:  it's quiet; no dogs in waiting room; he gets right in; he's a lot less cantankerous...we get home w/out blood.  Vet says he looks like a cat in excellent shape--except, he's lost 3 lbs.  Down from 13.2 (was in the 14 range at one point)...  It may be just life adjustments--was he competitively eating w/ Biggun?  Etc.  But we did bloodwork to make sure there's not a bigger cause.  I'd noticed he'd dropped weight.  Milinda had too.  We'll see.

~ Last night, on Fernando and my walk, there was a huge bank of white clouds coming in at an angle, which made it look like we were in a quaint mountain town and that was the snow covered mountain rising up over town.  The moon was just above it, like it was coming up over the mountain.  I just stood and stared and realized how much I miss winter in the mountains. 

~ That being said, a good friend tore up his knee skiing last week and is in for surgery soon.  Yikes.  Would I still ski?  Sure--but I'd probably take it pretty easy.

~ I've somewhat landed in the title company section of the county clerk's office--right now, mostly doing e-recordings and mail, but some walk-throughs, etc.  We had a big mix-up of people--shifting people around to different sections.  Not everybody, but a lot.  Apparently it's the pattern in the office.  It gets everybody cross-trained in all sections.  So, there's good and bad about working in title.  I miss the customers, but at the same time, I like the predictability of it.  Get into a groove and go.  You don't suddenly have 5 TABC filings, which can disrupt your day.  Yet, there've been some crazy days there too.

~  MLK Weekend:  The start of the post-holidays, new year!  Yes!  I'm looking forward to a weekend of writing and three practical things:  1. trips to HEB/Costco.  2. Thin out my clothes/closets. 3. Buy new tires for my car.  But mostly I'm looking to write.  So I'm planning to just get into that space and see where it takes me.

~  I've been missing my writing.  So far, it's not working with the job thing, but the jury is still way out on that.  Meaning:  I started on the 16th of November and there's been an incredible amount to learn and shortages of staff as people took time at end of year/holidays and end of year business/rush.  Coupled with when I came home it was holidays and all that entailed.  So this weekend starts the test period to see how compatible these are.  Overall, I like the job.  Let's hope they mesh.

~ Only in Austin:  Didn't have to mow all summer because of the drought, but the yard needs mowing now!  The weeds that used to come in March, but had been coming in February the past few years, crept up in December this year.  And about all those leaves, which I take as they're named: leave  them on the ground!   I was hoping it would freeze last night and kill some of those weeds, but that fabulous bank of "snow" clouds killed the freeze instead.  (after all that work prepping for it!)

~ The day before was the first day of 2012 that I got out of the office on time and it was mid-70s and fabulous.  So I took a bike ride--my first in a couple of weeks.  Really enjoyed that!  My tummy is getting puffy with all this sitting and intermittant exercise!  Yikes.

~ You add work into the day of a single person and a lot has to slip.  I'm trying to dish it around evenly, but it includes:  exercise, writing, journalling, blogging, house cleaning, yard, the marketing, seeing plays, socializing, phone calls/chats, etc.  Yikes.  I was pretty dang spoiled.

~ LOVE my iPhone!  Easiest phone to use ever!  And does so many cool things.  If you need me during the day, text me on it and I'll get it every now and then.     

And with that, I must wrap up and head to the office. 

Cheers!
,m