Coming Home
There's something so great about coming home after you've been away. It's not that my life is really easy, it's just that I really love my life here at home.
I met Brian for lunch yesterday and we just had a normal conversation over burritos. Yummy. Then last night, we went out to dinner (no food in the house!) and played with the puppy outside for about an hour. After that, we waited in a really long line to wash my car and then came home and sacked out on the couch, catching up on the shows we Tivo'd.
I just love the normal, somewhat mundane ebb and flow of my life. I love the normal things we talk about--taking care of Mara and Moxie, stopping at the grocery store on the way home for coffee and cat food, taking fifteen minutes out of my work day to write a couple of emails to friends, talking about our plans for the weekend over morning coffee. I know it's not particularly exciting, but there's such a comfort in the rhythm of it. I feel so safe in my own life. And that's SO great.
Marigold, on a slightly sad note, is sick. She's got a parasite in her intestines that is giving her really bad diarreah and making her very uncomfortable. She's also got a double ear infection. So not only do we have to give her pills and salves and such, but we have to put these drops in her ears that she HATES. She gets scared and confused and panics. Oh God, it's awful. It's not like I can explain to her that this is for her own good, you know? I just have to do it to her and then hold her for a while afterwards. Last night she totally freaked out when we put the drops in her ears. TOTALLY freaked out. She was running away from us and whining and crying. I almost started crying myself. But then I got her into my lap (which she's almost too big for now) and just talked to her in soothing tones and pet her really gently. After about twenty minutes of that, I couldn't get her out of my lap! And to be honest, I didn't really want to. It was such a gift that she just let me hold her and be with her. God I love my dog!
Anyway, today is my first real live demo with a customer. It's at ten and I'm pretty excited! I have to practice a bit, but I'm confident that the practice demos I've done have prepared me well. It'll be just me and the customer on the call, so I don't have to worry about the added pressure of my boss listening in. That's good.
I guess that's about it. I'm getting a massage this afternoon. yippee! My feet and back are killing me from standing in heels all day, every day, since Sunday. I'm in sweats and a t-shirt right now, which feels great. Working from home rocks.
I met Brian for lunch yesterday and we just had a normal conversation over burritos. Yummy. Then last night, we went out to dinner (no food in the house!) and played with the puppy outside for about an hour. After that, we waited in a really long line to wash my car and then came home and sacked out on the couch, catching up on the shows we Tivo'd.
I just love the normal, somewhat mundane ebb and flow of my life. I love the normal things we talk about--taking care of Mara and Moxie, stopping at the grocery store on the way home for coffee and cat food, taking fifteen minutes out of my work day to write a couple of emails to friends, talking about our plans for the weekend over morning coffee. I know it's not particularly exciting, but there's such a comfort in the rhythm of it. I feel so safe in my own life. And that's SO great.
Marigold, on a slightly sad note, is sick. She's got a parasite in her intestines that is giving her really bad diarreah and making her very uncomfortable. She's also got a double ear infection. So not only do we have to give her pills and salves and such, but we have to put these drops in her ears that she HATES. She gets scared and confused and panics. Oh God, it's awful. It's not like I can explain to her that this is for her own good, you know? I just have to do it to her and then hold her for a while afterwards. Last night she totally freaked out when we put the drops in her ears. TOTALLY freaked out. She was running away from us and whining and crying. I almost started crying myself. But then I got her into my lap (which she's almost too big for now) and just talked to her in soothing tones and pet her really gently. After about twenty minutes of that, I couldn't get her out of my lap! And to be honest, I didn't really want to. It was such a gift that she just let me hold her and be with her. God I love my dog!
Anyway, today is my first real live demo with a customer. It's at ten and I'm pretty excited! I have to practice a bit, but I'm confident that the practice demos I've done have prepared me well. It'll be just me and the customer on the call, so I don't have to worry about the added pressure of my boss listening in. That's good.
I guess that's about it. I'm getting a massage this afternoon. yippee! My feet and back are killing me from standing in heels all day, every day, since Sunday. I'm in sweats and a t-shirt right now, which feels great. Working from home rocks.
posted by GirlRy at 8:45 AM
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