Thank.Goddess.It's.Fabulous.

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It’s Friday; thus, it’s back to the 80s in the music department, courtesy of my “80s New Wave” CD I found under a pile o’ stuff today. I did love the 80s; at Brandeis, I loved volleyball, Bitsy (my dearest friend), and my first boyfriend, Robert.

Once I graduated, I loved working at Digital. There I met Skip, Suze, and fell in love with Quinn, Nathan’s Dad, and cycling because of Quinn. The 80s were very good to me because of all that. And, as I listened to my CD, I thought, “Thank Goddess, it’s fabulous!” ♥

Kitty Milestone

Today, Plume ventured down to the first floor to eat with Liam and Thunderbolt. She also went down to the basement to use the litter box. Given that when she first arrived, she couldn’t get beyond Nathan’s room, this was a big deal. And, I thought, “Thank Goddess, it’s fabulous!” ♥

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Dust Kitty Milestone

When I was employed, I had someone to clean my house once a week. It seemed grandiose then, but it was the only way I could work and feel good about going home.

If truth be told, I hated giving up cleaning the house. Cleaning the house had always been cathartic for me. It gave me a sense of order and control when I sometimes felt there was none.

But now, because I was unemployed, I got to clean the whole house…and Iz’s room. Today, I threw away two bags of stuffed animals, which she never missed upon arrival home, vacuumed the upstairs, and then I vacuumed the downstairs.

And while I vacuum once a week, I’m still not sure how these dust kitties evolve. The ones I found were huge. They were almost as big as Liam and Thundie. Okay, no, they really weren’t. But, they were the size of Plume’s tail, which was pretty scary!

Anyway, by 3pm today, my whole house was clean. If I had a job, it probably would have taken me the whole weekend to clean it on my own; however, it was stellar now, and I had the whole weekend to not clean the house. And, I thought, “Thank Goddess, it’s fabulous!” ♥

Job Hunting Milestone

Out of the blue, I got a bite on a contract tech writing gig through someone I worked with 10 years ago. He called me today. He asked if I had ever seen “Pay It Forward.”

I said I had. (And, I also like to say that I believe in saying it forward.) He told me how when job opportunities came by, he liked to find people in his past and offer them these opportunities. I thought that today I should consider myself fortunate to be paid forward.

And, I swear when he said "screen captures" on the phone, it was like he was talking about a dearly missed old friend of mine. Screen captures! How I longed to see them again!

I have to talk to him next week about the details, but I can’t tell you how much just the thought of having a potential job motivated me. When I went to the gym, it empowered me. I ran 4.5 miles in 40 minutes, though the 80s new wave soundtrack was hugely motivational, too. And, I thought, “Thank Goddess; it’s fabulous!” ♥

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