Dark skies in the desert behind my house
Naturally, I would like to curl up in my favorite reading
chair, wearing my sweats, and grab the nearest book. What a great luxury this would be as I listen to raindrops hitting the window.
I’m off today, so no work to get ready for and customers to deal with.
Raven helping me with the litter boxes
But there’s always housework and laundry staring me in the
eye. And my two cats scolding me, as if
to say, “mama, when are you going to change our litter box?” So I changed the cat boxes, did four loads of
laundry and changed the sheets, etc. Now
there’s just all the dusting and vacuuming to do, which will have to wait for
another day.
I ran to the store for a few items just as it was beginning
to drizzle. It’s windy and chilly here
today at 44 degrees. I’m counting the
days until spring. I’m very tired of
being cold, although I know there are many places in the country that are
colder than this, but I don’t live there either by choice.
I hadn’t done any Valentines shopping either, so I got that
finished before the last minute.
I’m also filling out job applications to see where that goes. I love the people I work with, but wearing
four layers of clothes to stay warm is really getting old, along with cooking
from a stainless cart and serving the hundreds that come by daily for free
food.
McLean Falls New Zealand courtesy of Joshua Scripps Photography
On another note, my neighbor has gone to New Zealand for a
month. I’m glad she found another friend
to house sit and take care of her cat. I
have my hands full at work and with trying to heal myself from the flu and pneumonia. I feel so sorry for her cat who is alone a
lot of the time. At least this time
around she has someone in the house with her.
I know my neighbor has wanted to go to New Zealand for the longest time,
so I’m happy she’s able to cross this off her bucket list. I look forward to seeing her pictures when
she returns.
Until next time, stay warm and well everyone.
