Low

I feel a bit low today. This is in part due to the weather (I always get depressed in the Winter) but also because I realized I miss working. I just don’t miss working my ass off at a job that isn’t fulfilling and feeling stressed out most days. I was browsing some job postings but it’s difficult finding something I’m qualified for that I would also enjoy. I really don’t want to end up in a soul-sucking job just for money but I do miss the socializing and learning new things that being employed brought to my life. I’m sure it’s just a matter of time before I find what I am missing in my life but I’m impatient so I would like it to happen soon.

In the meantime here’s another cute photo of the foster kitties.

Friends

48 Questions

I got these questions from Kapgar.

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?

No, but I was nearly named Heather instead of Nicole. And for some reason people sometimes slip up and call me Michelle, even people I’ve known for years.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?

Yesterday when watching the movie, The Help.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?

Not anymore now that I don’t write often.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?

Oven roasted turkey. When I was a kid it was Polish ham.

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?

Two step-kids but none of my own (and that’s fine by me).

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?

I think so.

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?

Do I?

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?

Yeah.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?

Hell no!

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?

Honey Nut Cheerios.

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?

Never.

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?

Emotionally, yes, physically, not so much.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?

It used to be chocolate peanut butter but now I’d say Oreo Cookies and Cream.

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?

Whether or not they have any manners.

15. RED OR PINK?

Pink.

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?

I don’t want to talk about it.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?

My maternal grandparents. We were extremely close and even though they passed away many years ago I think about them often.

18. WHAT IS THE TECHNIQUE THAT YOU NEED TO WORK ON THE MOST?

Tolerance for stupidity. I have none.

19. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?

Currently black if by currently you mean lately since I do not wear shoes in my house.

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?

BBQ beef brisket. It wasn’t good. :(

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?

My husband swear at his video game.

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?

Midnight blue.

23. FAVORITE SMELLS?

Garlic and olive oil, my husband, and this candle called Beach Grass from Bath & Body Works.

24. HOW IMPORTANT ARE YOUR POLITICAL VIEWS TO YOU?

I hate politics.

25. MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAY OR BEACH HOUSE?

Beach house.

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?

None, but if i must, baseball.

27. HAIR COLOR?

Auburn.

28. EYE COLOR?

Brown.

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?

Yes.

30. FAVORITE FOOD?

Meijer-brand chicken Kiev over a bed of jasmine rice or egg noodles.

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?

Never been a fan of scary movies, so happy endings.

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?

Flight at home, Parker at the movie theater.

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?

Purple and Gray.

34. SUMMER OR WINTER?

Neither. I like Spring and Fall.

35. FAVORITE DESSERT?

Ice cream.

36. STRENGTH TRAINING OR CARDIO?

Cardio.

37. COMPUTER OR TELEVISION?

What? I have to choose? Fine, computer.

38. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?

Collide by Shelly Crane.

39. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?

Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer.

40. FAVORITE SOUND?

A kitty meowing.

41. FAVORITE GENRE OF MUSIC?

80’s and electronic.

42. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?

London.

43. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?

I used to be a natural at the piano when I was 7.

44. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?

Chicago.

45. WHERE ARE YOU LIVING NOW?

A Chicago suburb known as Glendale Heights.

46. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR HOUSE?

Grayish blue.

47. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR CAR?

Atlantic Blue.

48. DO YOU LIKE ANSWERING 48 QUESTIONS?

Sure, why not? There’s not much else going on at the moment.

Quiet

It’s really quiet in the house at the moment – the dog is snoring in her bed in the loft, the kitties are sleeping on the couch, and outside it is steadily raining. Yep, I’m bored.

Sleepy Kitties

Myagi

Since there’s not much to write about having not left the house since Monday, I present to you pictures of Myagi. He’s such a cutie. I really wish he’d relax more and enjoy being out instead of hiding so much. These were taken about an hour after I brought him downstairs before anyone else came home (since then he ran upstairs and hid under the bed).

Myagi

Myagi