Passin the Time

So, over the last week, several things have had the chance to change. I'm hoping things continue to change for the better, quickly. I've hopefully landed a new job with Lutheran Social Services as a night counselor. I hope it's exciting. It will be good expedience, for sure. I hope to pick up a second job to make ends meet quicker.

I'm also learning to follow Grandma's sage advice, even if it means that her own advice... Well, nevermind this rant.

The beagle continues to love Wisconsin, save the massive storms we've been getting. I've been trying to take her running while I rollerblade, and it seems to keep her only slightly more calm. She gets all shaky and pants like a crazy beagle. I understand that she might not have had the greatest past... but... I'm worried that her little heart might explode if she doesn't learn to calm herself!

I've found some people here to spend time with... but I keep getting lectured that I apparently don't have enough female friends, and that I'm apparently lacking in the motivation department... which isn't true. I'm totally motivated and have been trying to find my way out of what is a bad situation... Jobs aren't coming to me easily, but I've at least got the Lutheran Social Services thing...

So, the last few weeks haven't been the greatest. Bailey the beagle appears to have adapted to Wisconsin quite well. She seems to enjoy the added attention that comes with living with my mom. She does, however, appear to be struggling with learning to remain in the yard, and seems to hate the changing weather. Bailey doesn't eat when it's too humid or too hot... nor when it changes so fast to the chilly. Grandma has been giving us meat scraps- she seems to be enjoying those. Bailey found a dead fish by the Fox river today, then proceeded to roll in it. The, she jumped in the Fox. I'm quite surprised she's still beagle-colored and not glowing funny shades of green. (The Fox has been polluted with toxins from years gone by, when the paper industry was Appleton's main source of fundage...)

My mom has noted that she's getting tired of having me home, but the beagle is wearing on her. Bailey is very hard to love, in fact, and it is very hard to dislike her. She's so freaking cute.

Moving on, the work front hasn't been as awesome as I've been hoping. I worked as a temp. for a short while at JanSport, the backpack place. It didn't last long, but that's ok. I'm working on the remaining optimistic thing. Also, I have a second interview with Lutheran Social Services this week- I'm crazy excited. Will post later with updates as they arrive.