New Job Details...

I got a new job!! YAY!! It's just what I was looking for too! I know I promised details sooner, but I learned the hard way that when you have had the luxury of sleeping in for 6 months straight, waking up in the (GASP!) 5's or 6's to then work 10 hours, you are FLAT OUT exhausted when you get home!! I have been to bed before 10 since Sunday night, and I had to force myself to stay awake that long so that I could be social to MY Kahlua and Two Two and you know spend some time with my sweet husband! That being said, here are the details from my first week of work at Charleston Animal Society.

I work in intakes in the shelter. This means I process all animals brought into the shelter whether it's a stray or owner surrender. This is a pretty neat place to be. We take in lost animals and do our best to locate their owners. One thing I have learned is the importance of microchipping your pets. Whether it's an indoor only animal or indoor/outdoor. You NEVER know when your animal can get out, and it's a great way to find your lost pet. If your pet is taken to a Vet, Shelter, Animal Medical facility, or even picked up by Animal Control, it WILL be scanned, and you will then be able to be contacted. Enough of that soapbox...

I also see stray animals brought in, I have seen ferrets found in the dumpster, kittens found in the recycling bin. It's sad, but we are here to help! It's amazing to be a part of that.

I am responsible for caring for the stray cats that are in our care. I clean cages in the morning, love on them throughout the day, and give them a little tuck-in at night. There are some sweetie pants kitties in there. I am in love with my little tabby cat that talks to you from the moment you walk in the room to the moment you leave. She is always purring, and frankly just wants to love. I know once she is old enough to be adopted, she will make someone a lucky Mom! I also have seen two stray cats grow from being scared when you reached in towards them, to being right at the door wanting to love on you and each other! Happiness in the form of tuxedo kittens.

I'm LOVING every day of it! I have been getting more familiar with the building. The back of house is a maze! I feel like I get lost every day.

I'm still finding my groove, but everyday I get more and more comfortable. It's also nice that my weeks are only 4 days long, so I still have time to run errands, make appts and I dunno, SLEEP IN!! Oh yeah, I also get to wear scrubs (YAY FOR MANY REASONS). It's like wearing pajamas to work!! It's also nice I don't have to go buy dress up clothes for an office job, AND I'm not getting poo on my own clothes!!

I'm really looking forward to my 2nd week at the shelter. This is the job I have been hoping for, thank goodness it came. I was applying everywhere... I didn't really want an office job, but I'd take it. I didn't really wanna wait tables, but I'd take it.. I just wanted a job that made me feel fulfilled at the end of the day, and I certainly got it.

Now, off to a weekend of reading. Just got in the new Sophie Kinsella book "Twenties Girl" and "The Wedding Girl" written by her given name of Madeline Wickham! I'm also planning on getting my house back together. Seriously, you'd think if I didn't have a job, I could have kept the house clean!! Not so much the case apparently!

Happy Day!

Lisa

NEW JOB!!

I start a new job tomorrow at the Charleston Animal Society!! I'll tell you more about it tomorrow, but I couldn't wait to share the good news. I start at 7 AM! Earlier than I've woken up in awhile, but it's going to be SOO worth it!

Happy Day!!

Lisa

YIKES!

So today I learned a few things about myself. The first, recipes are only as good as the cooks preparing them. I just got a fabulous cookbook, Barefoot Contessa Back to the Basics. It's filled with recipes that are not only delicious looking, but the recipes seem to be fairly easy. So tonight, I took on the Easy Sole Meuniere. It's comprised of Sole (I substituted Flounder based on the seafood counter's reccomendation since they do not carry Sole), Flour, Salt, Pepper, Butter and Lemon. How can I screw this up, I mean really? How hard can it be? So, I was ready, flour ready to dredge the Flounder in, butter browning in the pan, lemon juice and lemon zest ready and waiting. I put the first two pieces of Flounder in the pan, and well, it appeared to be cooking, I flipped it two minutes later, as per the recipe, and it appeared to be cooking. It wasn't as brown as the picture showed, but I still had hope for it. Then the hard part came, taking the fish out of the pan, and keeping it in one piece. No, I don't have one of those cool wire flipper thingys, but this might make me go and get one! Cause it came out in pieces and looked like MUSH! I can assure you, this is not as Ina intended for the fish to be treated! Ok, so that was my first shot. I have 4 fillets and have 2 more to cook. I follow the recipe again, only to find that the results did not change. It tasted ok... But, I guess even a simple dish like this is not as easy as the title may let on. I think I'm going to stick to Lisa classics for the next couple days if I don't want to lose my husband. He's super supportive, but the man likes to eat!

So how did I follow up that winning meal?? I thought hey, I usually take Kahlua on a walk after dinner, let's take all the dogs. I'm currently babysitting Lucy, (the adorable Chihuahua mix) and Annie (the sweet Choc Lab puppy). I asked Joe if he wanted to go for a walk with us, and he said no. He usually doesn't so I thought nothing of it. I then got everyone set-up on a leash, get my iPod and get some poop baggies. We then take our first steps out of the garage and into the real world, well at least most of us began walking. Lucy, wasn't so much into the whole "walking" thing. With a little sweet talk, she finally began the walk, and then Annie crossed in front of me, wrapped around my legs... Kahlua got caught up in her own leash. It just kept on for 2 blocks! Apparently this wasn't one of my smartest decisions. We were all one big blob when we walked (Lucy gave up on that "walking" thing) back home. I then went to tell Joe about my experience and he wasn't surprised. You'd think I'd have a husband who could have informed me of my poor decision BEFORE I took three dogs on a 30 min 2 block walk...

Now, I'm exhausted and hoping to have a relaxing rest of the evening!

Happy Day!

Lisa

Welcome to my Blog!

So, I decided to start this Blog as a creative outlet. I am a scrapbooker, card maker, and well, I really just enjoy paper crafting! What can I say? I walk into a craft store and get giddy around rubber stamps, paper, and don't even let me near anything Cricut (a super cool crafting machine).

I also started this because I realized I have these thoughts on life that I wanted to share. They aren't something you necessarily bring up in conversation, though my Mom can tell you I do call her just to mention some of these thoughts (Sorry Mom! I hope this keeps the random calls down).

So, I hope you enjoy. I hope this turns out to be a fun point in everyone's day!
Happy Day!

Lisa