1. Mondo and Seeley really are in love. They are so in love that I fear for their separation. Last night I asked AM, "Do you think that before Seeley and Mondo met they would dream about one day meeting a dog and falling in love and then suddenly here they are, in love?" and I followed that up with a "You complete me, Seeley." I admit to being a bit of a weirdo.
2. Walks are great. They are awesome from sunup to sundown. They are great, though a little cold, from sundown to 10pm. Once you go out after 10pm, you run the risk of finding people having sex in the park.
3. Don't leave anything valuable in the car. Finding your broken car window at 9am is not much fun (not my car, MK's). We thought the thief got away with just a charger for the GPS unit and a pack of cigarettes, but then yesterday afternoon I was walking Mondo and two blocks from home I found two bags I recognized from the car. The thief dumped them when he/she realized little boy's underwear and dog park toys probably wouldn't catch a good rate on the streets.
4. Add ten minutes to my previous driving time estimates. However, if there is a ton of terrible traffic, don't go at all. On Friday I sat in traffic for two hours. Two freaking hours. On the plus side, I listened to the Black Keys album twice and played some awesome Scrabble words. Don't high-horse me about cell phone use while driving. If you have not moved in five minutes, you are really just parked.
5. I live in the Foster-Powell neighborhood. I don't really know what this means, yet, but there is a library just down the street and a park at the end of the block.
6. Though it was one of the selling points of moving, I'm finding that having a backyard is awesome. Mondo gets to pose for super cute pictures and I get to sit outside and drink my coffee while he does his business.
7. Sharing a house with a 3 year-old is a learning experience for both Mondo and I. Wiener (the turtle) is adjusted, though I think I am a bad owner that I did not notice IK (said 3 year old) put Mondo's toy frog in the turtle tank. I am positive that Wiener cuddled with said frog for a day or so before I realized what was going on. In fact, when I changed the turtle's water one morning, he was laying on top of the frog.
8. I've figured out how to get more sleep and to manage my time. Because there is more space and because I am by and large not responsible for the majority of the day to day operations of this house, I find that I have a lot less stress. It has been so easy to spend the morning drinking coffee and reading and then crafting or writing in the afternoon. I can't explain the difference, but I'm doing the things I wanted to be doing on unemployment. I set up a crafting and painting spot in the garage. I'm writing more. A weight has been lifted. I am not worried about money (as much), I'm keeping organized (for the most part), and Mondo is pretty happy (hello Seeley). I do miss living with AA, but I also think, because we have similar personalities and we are both unemployed, it is easy for us to feed off each other's dark thoughts and there was no motivation to be productive.
9. I don't need soda! I didn't really learn this in the past two weeks, but I have not been keeping soda in the house and therefore am not drinking it. Yay.
(I posted a followup to the bully blog. click here to read the post.)
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