WONDERFUL NEWS!

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You might need to sit down for this!

I hired someone!

I interviewed a girl on Monday and she seems very nice and very mature.

I think she must be in her early twenties but she possesses a sense of calmness and confidence,

She came in and I showed her the place on a Monday while it was still a mess from so many dogs going home.

Dirty kennels, dishes in the sink and laundry going and also in a big pile

and she seemed to take it all in and be fine with it.

She's going to work Friday nights and Saturday and Sunday mornings!

That's right!

I will have weekends off once she's trained.

I tried to remain cool and collected

But inside my head I was screaming and jumping up and down in JOY!

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I then called the high school girl that had stopped in the end of last week.

I was hoping to have her cover a few evening hours when the other girl (who's given me so much trouble), ends up quitting.

Unfortunately the high-schooler said she already found another job.

I'm not so sure if I believe that because of the way she kinda hemmed and hawed but that's OK.

I'd rather her realize that she doesn't want to do the job before she starts

than have her train and then a couple of months in, quit.

Now with this new Hire and my other new perfect girl....

things will eventually work out.

It's a good thing because this last weekend about just did me in.

I was there forever trying to get it all done and I never got to leave on schedule.

Then this Monday rolled around and I had so many dogs that were going home and yet more coming in

that I felt like I was mentally going to lose it.

It was just too much for one person.

My friend from Sweden, Christer, had let me know that it's illegal in Sweden to work all work every day,

even if it's not a full day of work, without getting a full 24 hours off at some point.

So Monday when there was a bit of a break in the action I went up to the lab room where the vet techs were gathered in a group talking.

One of the head techs was standing in the group so I walked right up to her

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and I said - 

"It's ILLEGAL for me to work 7 days a week, I need some help, I need a day off, so figure it out!"

and I walked away.

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So now I will have Wednesdays off for a while.

Later I interviewed this girl and suddenly it looks like things are going to finally fall in place.

Then I got a call from my temporary Saturday night help.

She had needed this coming Saturday night off and was wondering if anyone had volunteered to do it.

Of course no one would work it for her so I said I'd cover it, (although I already work Saturday morning).

She felt bad that I would be doing a double shift so she volunteered to take my Thursday this week!

That's right!

I am currently having 2 days off in a row!

Yesterday, Wednesday, the first thing  that happened was that the power went out.

A transformer blew a few blocks away and 1800 people were without power, including me.

So I started cleaning house and rearranging furniture.

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I got A LOT done.

I moved almost ever piece of furniture in the house and it looks like a new floor plan.

All my art supplies, table, shelving and desk are on the main floor.

Most in the kitchen area but some in the living room area.

I don't care that it's not traditional looking.

I don't want to have to pull out my supplies from upstairs, carrying them downstairs

 and then worry about putting them away so that every thing appears like most homes.

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My Art isn't going to be something that I TRY to find time for.

It's not going to be a hobby.

It's going to be a major part of my life

and taking center stage.

Finally the power came back on and I was able to go outside and cut the grass

(I have an electric mower)

Then of course I started transplanting some flowers and I planted a tree that I had found on big markdown.

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Then I came inside and made everyone dinner and started laundry.

I still have housework to finish but I spent a big part of time catching up on blogs.

I'm feeling EXCITED

and I'm going to go full tilt on creating.

Paintings, prints, cards, calender's and COLORING pages!

(More on that later). 

and Halloween and Day of the Dead pieces.

So many things to do! LOL!

But I'm pulling out of this funk and remembering that my job is not my life,

it's just my job.

I will always worry about my boarders but once I get the right people in place

I can relax and just go crazy with my Art.

And finally, I must say how APPRECIATIVE of all the support my blog friends here have given me.

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Your invisible hands have held me up when I've been so tired

and your positive energy has cheered me on when I felt so beaten down.

Thank you so so so much!

You will never know how much I value your friendships!

Thanks for being there.

XOXOXO

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THIS!

(I've tried to post this last night but something is going on with Blogger. It keeps changing the font, the size of my text and breaking in the middle of words. I just wanted you to know why this text is looking a bit odd and how it's not a result of me whacked myself in the head with the dolly...)

But talk about POSITIVE BELIEVING...

(I have other results of positive thinking to tell you about)

but I must tell you what JUST happened.

The second girl came in for the job interview.

She was so UP and cheerful.
I showed her the cat room and introduced our clinic cats.

She made over all the cats and asked if she could pick up "Bird".

He's the 18 yr old cat that follows me everywhere and he's the one I worried about, back when I took a few days off.

(He's in Renal Failure and he's a little old man of a cat.)
The girl took a moment with each cat and while holding Bird told me 

"This might sound weird but I'm always drawn to the old or disabled".

I just smiled as she told me about her blind cat and her old dog on heart meds

and how she adopted them because they needed her to.

She said "Who else would have adopted a blind cat or an old dog?"

I don't even know her but I said, "Just you!.....or me".

We walked around then and I told her about the job.

She's already doing some kennel work at the job that she currently has so she knows what's basically involved and she stated that she actually enjoys cleaning.

This will be a part time job for her and she's hoping for evenings especially Sundays.

(Sunday night is the shift I had trouble getting coverage for.)

We walked out to the play area as she told me about how she loves all of
her dogs but that she has one who is her soulmate.

She said that she usually doesn't tell people that kind of thing because they think she's crazy.
We talked about the job but we also talked about our dogs and how we got them.

Then I asked if there are any dog breeds that she was uncomfortable handling and

she said No.

She loved all breeds... But she probably loves poodles most.
I looked at her and asked if someone told her to say that and I laughed.

Then I told her I have three!

She said she didn't have a big family (except for her pets of course) and her family didn't live close so she would be willing to work every holiday!

And she added that she drove a 4 wheel drive so she could always make it to work.
I told her she was hired.

Then we walked up front and I went to introduce her to Doc.

He was surprised and laughed because he knew her.

He gives her dogs chiropractic adjustments and he said

"Hey! You will get a discount! You'll save a lot of money!" 
I could tell he was happy to hear she was the new kennel girl.
Isn't this freaky weird?
Or not really.... Right!

OK, one more thing that happened.
I was driving home the other night and it was early evening.

I slowed down as I came up the the wooded area behind the church parking lot.

It's just a habit because there used to be deer that would come out of the woods in that area.
But no deer. 
There were hardly any cars as I drove down my street and I glanced around at the front yards.

No deer.
Last year there were always deer sightings.
I wondered where they were and what happened to the one that stopped in my yard a few times.

I felt almost ... Sad? Wistful?

Then in the middle of the night, well almost morning, I woke up because Blue was up.
He was looking out the bedroom window and down to the street.

He didn't bark but rather made this low rumble in his throat.

I got up quickly and peered out.
Walking down the middle of the street was a deer!
Blue looked at me and walked away and laid down.

I got back in bed and just felt amazed at the coincidence.
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Then today after I got home from work, I let my dogs out on the patio and

then I went to water my plants.
When I finished I walked towards my backyard and looked down the hill.
It's so overgrown, completely taken over by weeds and I don't care.
I'm letting it be. 
Letting the wildlife have it. 
I had my phone in my pocket and I quickly snapped a photo.

Do you see it?
I walked closer...

Yep, Life is Good.