Domestic Geek

Marcus got us a new shower head for Homestead South. When you have a dog that insists on rolling in things like dead raccoons, you need one that can act as a sprayer.

Even though it is only Saturday night, here I am having a panic attack at the thought of returning to work on Monday. I'm trying to be grateful this all happened as it has been a wake-up call of how little I'm valued despite having my 8th anniversary with that company just yesterday. I know better things are out there, I just have to stay calm before I do something stupid - I have a hard time biting my tongue.

On a better note, I've been purging my blog of paid posts. It feels good every time I select a few and hit delete. It's definitely going to take a while, though. It'll be nice to finally stop getting those stupid emails of companies trying to clean up their Google rankings.

Funny to think that these posts are what was supporting me back when I got my current job. This job was also only supposed to be fore a year while I got my crap together to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. I let a steady paycheck make me complacent even though I've been miserable almost the whole dang time I've worked there.

After the day I had, I needed a drink. I checked the beerfinder on New Belgium's website and it said that a relatively close store had my most favorite beer ever, Frambozen. Yay, they did! I'm having one right now. Looks like I'm going to be hitting a few liquor stores this weekend to hoard some as this stuff is only out a VERY SHORT time. I was bummed last year that by Thanksgiving, I couldn't find it anymore. Not happening this year.

So, I was put in my place at work today. Wish I could post details, but I can't. Job hunting has started in earnest. I'm going to probably have to take a major pay cut, but at least I'll be in South Dakota and can focus on starting my own side business that will hopefully eventually become my sole source of support.

The freaky thing was reading Maria Shaw's Starscopes Newsletter when I got home:

Mars will conjunct Pluto bringing some very intense power struggles and energy to the surface November 10 to the 14th. You could really feel like blowing off some steam. People, who have been getting on your nerves, will now push you too far. But it is a great time to get moving in a new direction and these energies may help you on a new path.
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November 12th brings a harsh and challenging aspect from Pluto and Uranus. Something out of the blue may unfold that forces you to choose a different path than you are already on. Expect the unexpected this week. This will be an interesting day because Saturn will also meet Venus and this can either bond a relationship or create an ending of some kind. If a relationship's foundation is shaky, it could crumble under this influence.

So, yeah...this coming week is going to be rough, but necessary to get me off the dead-end path I'm on and hopefully onto a better one.

Since I had to get out of work today for a while before I went off on somebody, I took a trip up to one of my favorite stores - Fancimats & More up in Littleton.The owner, Cindy, is the best and I always feel better after some cross-stitch retail therapy.

I've always loved these little pin cushion kits from Just Another Button Company, but they are a little pricey and I always talk myself out of them. Today I decided to splurge and picked up Betty Bee.

Of course, I went to put it together tonight and I have no craft glue or sewing needles here. I guess a quick trip to the craft store is in order for tomorrow or Saturday.