She did help clean up the stuffing.
Monday, April 18, 2016
The 20-minute toy
My sister came over the other day so I could do her taxes. She brought a toy for each of the dogs. As I did the taxes, she watched Bogie destroy the hedge hog. She was laughing and I think he was showing off.
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Attitude is all (or most)
So after my really bad day, the next day turned out to be even worse.
Let me just say I found myself car-less, after the rental car places were closed, and after a half mile walk, my sister didn't answer her door.
I had a mini-meltdown. Turns out she was home after all, but the doorbell doesn't work. She was able to give me a ride home.
During the drive, she wondered why all this was happening to me now. I off-handedly replied, "17-year-old car, 17-year-old house, 8-year-old dog."
But I wondered if maybe it was more involved than that?
I firmly believe that you get from the universe what you put into it. And I realized I have been floating a boatload of negativity towards the universe. Mostly because of my job.
It’s only reasonable that it would come back to me. And I resolved to stop looking at the negative in all the situations.
And almost immediately, problems became more manageable. I was able to sleep better. And I returned to my cheerful, former self.
And I swear my luck changed for the better.
The car was fixed and ready to be picked up the next day. Although I ended up taking it back twice more, they didn't charge me any additional money. I did have to rent a car for one more night, but I got that one from Hertz and they treated me much better.
The smoke alarms will take a little bit of work to replace, but that’s the cost of owning a home. Things need to be fixed or replaced periodically. Alarms are supposed to last 10 years. These were installed when the house was new, seventeen years ago.
And a co-worker had already done the research on good replacements. I have them now, waiting for me to get around to replacing them. Supposedly, they are easy to replace.
And Angel will get better with time. She is in a good humor, so not in a lot of pain.
And work bothers me less. I even got an unexpected day off, with pay.
My attitude change has made it easier to deal with work and the various travails that life throws at me.
And I daresay, I'm more pleasant to be around now.
Let me just say I found myself car-less, after the rental car places were closed, and after a half mile walk, my sister didn't answer her door.
I had a mini-meltdown. Turns out she was home after all, but the doorbell doesn't work. She was able to give me a ride home.
During the drive, she wondered why all this was happening to me now. I off-handedly replied, "17-year-old car, 17-year-old house, 8-year-old dog."
But I wondered if maybe it was more involved than that?
I firmly believe that you get from the universe what you put into it. And I realized I have been floating a boatload of negativity towards the universe. Mostly because of my job.
It’s only reasonable that it would come back to me. And I resolved to stop looking at the negative in all the situations.
And almost immediately, problems became more manageable. I was able to sleep better. And I returned to my cheerful, former self.
And I swear my luck changed for the better.
The car was fixed and ready to be picked up the next day. Although I ended up taking it back twice more, they didn't charge me any additional money. I did have to rent a car for one more night, but I got that one from Hertz and they treated me much better.
The smoke alarms will take a little bit of work to replace, but that’s the cost of owning a home. Things need to be fixed or replaced periodically. Alarms are supposed to last 10 years. These were installed when the house was new, seventeen years ago.
And a co-worker had already done the research on good replacements. I have them now, waiting for me to get around to replacing them. Supposedly, they are easy to replace.
And Angel will get better with time. She is in a good humor, so not in a lot of pain.
And work bothers me less. I even got an unexpected day off, with pay.
My attitude change has made it easier to deal with work and the various travails that life throws at me.
And I daresay, I'm more pleasant to be around now.
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