RedJen's Rearview Mirror

Things have been pretty blah lately.

I've tried not to bore everyone with the frustration of having my house on the market. Assuming I get an offer on my house, I've identified the townhouse I'd like to acquire. If the house doesn't sell by the end of this month, it is going to come off the general market. I'm sick of living like I'm in a hotel where I'm both the guest and the maid. I want to be able to throw all my laundry across the kitchen without worrying about what I'll do if someone calls to see the house.

Blue and Mya are going through a tough spot. Every time I think I've figured out which one of them is upset, the other one proves me wrong. I'm hoping that they are just upset about their birthdays this month and being cranky, but I'm pretty sure that's wrong.

I spent Friday at a work seminar and the first speaker said something that really hit me. "Just because I bought the ticket does not mean I have to stay for the second act."

Blue & Mya are now sporting pretty collars with jingle bells on them. After a few tries getting Mya's adjusted correctly, everyone seems to have settled into wearing them without too many complaints. I've gotten a few more requests for neck skritches, but I'm happy to oblige. Blue seems to have calmed down a bit. Her collar means that Mya can no longer ambush him. He's still a bit on edge, but more playful. My fingers are crossed on this one.

I realized today that I've officially reached my numb phase. Hopefully two long weekends will give me enough of a break. Otherwise I may have to spend some vacation time to vegetate. It isn't like I need to horde the time off, just that I hate spending it to do nothing. Not like I could really get there for a few weeks yet anyway. Until the end of the month I'm gong to be on edge regardless of what I'm doing. There is much to be said for apartment living. Not having to deal with selling the apartment when you want to move being at the top of the list.

I have a new toy. BlackBerry has added some nice new features in the last 8 months. I think I'm going to like it.