ladybug hat for michayla
suki with a cone
hat and booties for victoria
hat and booties for audrey
Real life update:
I don’t have a job yet but things are looking up. I’ve found at least two postings that are willing to hire a new call, and one emailed me back after I sent my application Friday afternoon, saying they would be in touch next week. I am dropping off the second application on Monday. Other than that, it’s still a lot of cold resumes and emails and calls and hoping and praying.
Having nothing to do and unable to afford a gym membership (if I could I would work out six hours a day but instead have to find something else to fill my time), I decided to re-learn how to knit, and hopefully accomplish more than I have in the past when trying to knit. I purchased “Knitting for Dummies” at the suggestion of my sister, and mastered several new things right away. Thus far, I’ve managed two sets of hats and booties for friends’ babies, and this week finally learned how to knit with more than one colour (see hat above). I have wanted to learn how to knit like this for at least 15 years after watching my mom create countless beautiful, intricate sweaters. I never really had the time or the patience before, and as much as being unemployed can suck, it is giving me time for things like this which I am grateful for.
Also related to not having a gym membership and not having a job, I’ve been getting out a lot in the city. I have more of a tan than I remember having had in years and it’s just from exploring. I’ve even started riding again. Hopefully it will stop raining for long enough to let the trails dry out and I can check out the trails close to the city. I’m feeling good and my clothes are even starting to fit again (woohoo!)
Lastly, we (well, mostly I) finally gave in and took our cat to the vet because she was overgrooming to the point of having sores on her sides. The vet diagnosed anxiety from the move and prescribed anti-anxiety drugs. I was surprised how readily I agreed to them, having said the night before that I would never put our cat on anti-anxiety drugs because she’s just a cat. They weren’t very expensive though so I agreed to give them a try. She also got a cortisone shot to help with the sores on her mouth and they’re completely healed now. The downside of this visit is that the cortisone shot lowered her immune system, allowing her side to get infected and she got a bit of a respiratory infection, leading to a call to the vet, a prescription for antibiotics and a cone on her head. The cat is most displeased but at least she’s finally (hopefully) on the road to recovery.
