Heard from Storm's dad earlier.

Heard from Storm's dad earlier. He and mom made it in around 10 last night. He's been getting along great with his new siblings (a small dog and a cat), and he even napped on the bed today! Talk about a life of luxury! 🙂 I am so happy that he's finally got the life he deserves. ❤❤❤

Storm made it home around 10 last night.

Storm made it home around 10 last night.  They left Anniston around 7.  What a long day!  But I hear that he's getting along great with his new family, so that is awesome news!  🙂

If any of you are interested,

If any of you are interested, Celtic Sun is the only neon yellow nail polish I've used that didn't stain my nails. I always use a base coat, but most of them stain right through regardless. So, I'm super happy with that polish. 🙂

In other news I missed a call from Storm's dad. It was late already and I didn't see it until 40 minutes later, so I sent a text in case they'd settled in and gone to bed. I know that Storm and mom hit some bad weather and got off the road for a while. I'm not sure if they've made it home yet or not, but I know it was a long day for all involved, so I'm sure that they are tucked in safe somewhere. Hoping that I hear some great news early in the morning. Paws crossed!

Just dropped this precious boy off for his ride home.

Just dropped this precious boy off for his ride home.  He was seen off by a former neighbor, who he DEFINITELY remembered.  He enjoyed all the loving from the ladies last night, but I think he might have been a little overwhelmed because he didn't quite open up like this yesterday.  He went right to this guy and pushed into him - he honestly looked like he wanted to get in his lap!  After a minute he threw a paw up, and before you knew it, it was a full-on Storm hug!  It was a beautiful moment.  I wish I'd had my camera handy, but I think his new mom got a few photos.

Anyway.  I had a few tears on the drive home, but I gotta say - it's a lot easier to send them on another fun car trip (thankfully, he likes to ride), than to send them on a scary transport.  (I loved the transports I worked with, but I know those are stressful for the animals.)  I will always do what I have to do to get them where they need to go, but this was MUCH easier on both me and Storm.  I can't thank you enough, Jim, for allowing him to come home this way.

So.  Precious cargo en route!  I hope they have a safe trip home.  I'll be anxiously awaiting the message that they have arrived safe and sound.  Happy life, Storm!  ❤

Did my nails last night.

Did my nails last night.  Again, not super creative, but with working so much and school I'm just throwing down something fast that doesn't require a super lot of thought and planning.  I'm not usually a neon kind of girl, but I bought this yellow for a specific reason (to do a thing that I don't yet have time to do) and thought "What the hell?"  So I put it on.

I tested a few stamping polishes over it and I liked the pink the best.  But it just wasn't sparkly enough, so I stamped over it with a holographic to give it some sparkle.  Holos aren't meant for stamping, but some will do it pretty well.  This one would have been kind of sheer without the pink stamping under it.  You can see where I didn't line the stamps up perfectly (I wasn't trying to - I wanted it to have a little depth), but I was more off than I wanted to be on my middle finger.  You can probably see it if you look close.  It wasn't bad enough that I felt the need to re-do the whole nail.  LOL  Who has time for that these days?!

Anyone interested in the polishes used?  Almost no one asks me, but most people write it out, anyway.  Here you go, just in case.  Not a bad habit to get into.  😛

• Base: China Glaze - Celtic Sun

• 1st Stamping: Born Pretty - Stamping Polish # 11

• 2nd Stamping: Color Club - Miss Bliss

Just got back from meeting Storm's new mom and aunt!

Just got back from meeting Storm's new mom and aunt!  I feel sure that he remembers his aunt because he gave her a boop on her nose with his nose.  I love it when he does that.  🙂  I bet he's never been so doted on in his whole life!  ❤  He got a new collar and halter, both of which look great on him.  He and mom will depart for home tomorrow morning!

Gotta tell you - all that loving must have worn him out.  I don't know if you saw this, Carol... I know you were trying to get Dutchess in the car, but he was so exhausted that he couldn't even get in the car by himself!  LOL  He put his front paws up in the back seat, then pitifully looked over his shoulder at me and waited for a boost.  😃

This kid cracks me up so much!  I'm definitely going to miss him, but I know he's going to a great home and I couldn't be happier for him.  He deserves all the love and spoiling in the whole world.  I'll be a wreck tomorrow up until the very moment I've heard that they've made it home safe.  But then I'll be a thousand happy.  🙂

Thank you, Jim, for not giving up on him.  I'm sorry it has taken so long for this day to come, but it's finally almost here!  🙂

Apparently, I'm so white...

Apparently, I'm so white that my skin tone doesn't change when Shadow wears the glasses. LOL But he has noticed a difference in Shaun and everyone else.

Also, his new favorite color is periwinkle blue. 🙂

I'm really loving that this evening has been punctuated with phrases like "Wow, that's so pretty!" and "I love these glasses." and "This is awesome!"

GrandMeta, you've made his summer. 😃

Shadow's EnChroma glasses came in.

Shadow's EnChroma glasses came in.  I have several minutes-long videos, but they probably aren't all that interesting to anyone who isn't us.  LOL  The glasses can take some time to adjust to, so unfortunately, not everyone has that crazy, emotional "HOLY WOW" moment full of tears and all that.  We would fall into the less exciting group of people on this as his transition seemed to be pretty gradual, but none the less interesting.

Shortly after putting them on we went into the house from the porch to see if he could play his video games without colorblind mode.  He definitely could, so that was awesome.  After playing around and looking at different colors on the TV screen we decided to go and eat.  Had Los Arcos for dinner and checked out the menus and the light fixtures (stained glass).  Then came the real fun:  Brightly-lit, full of color, WAL-MART.

I can honestly say that I've never been more happy to spend an hour walking around in Wal-Mart.  He said that things were really "popping out" in there.  (His glasses are almost as dark as sunglasses; they are meant to be able to be worn both indoors and outdoors, but the more brightly-lit indoors works best.)  So, the brightly-colored summer clothing, the nail polish, the yarn, the flowers, the cereal aisle - we hit them all.  😃

When we went in he was still confusing some colors (keep in mind that he's having to re-learn colors now, basically), but by the time we left he was doing pretty well at telling blue and purple apart, which seemed to be giving him the most trouble at first.  At one point he said that he felt a little overwhelmed, but he likes his glasses so much that he said he never wanted to take them off.  It's definitely made a difference for him.  He said that everything looks less drab and flat with them on.  I'm so excited that he finally got a pair.  I really can't thank GrandMeta enough.

I CANNOT WAIT TO GET HOME TODAY!

I CANNOT WAIT TO GET HOME TODAY!  Shadow's EnChroma glasses will be arriving!  Super thanks to GrandMeta for making it happen.  😃😃😃  Really hoping that they make a difference for my Man-Cub.  ❤

Storm Summary:

He was a neglect case that was finally surrendered to Cheaha after a few good neighbors made a stink and wouldn't let his mistreatment go. He'd been put in the yard with no human contact for I think 3 years. He didn't always have food, water, or shelter, and he was sick with a horrible ear infection when he was turned in. He wasn't doing well in the shelter. He was shutting down, and getting aggressive with the staff when they tried to treat his ears.

When he came here, Shaun and I had to drug him in order to muzzle him in order to treat his ears. That was twice a day, every day. The problem was that he was so smart and he didn't like being drugged, so he started to pick everything we tried to feed him apart. Thankfully, he started to realize that we didn't want to hurt him, so we started being able to hold a treat in front of him, treat his ears, and then give it to him, no drugs or muzzle needed. He never liked it, but started tolerating it.

He's been a work in progress. I wasn't too sure about him at first. His face isn't as expressive as my dogs, and he doesn't have a tail, so he was hard to read at first. He also can't hear well due to damage from his ear infection, and I'm honestly not sure he can see well, either. So he's a weird one, but he's come a long way in 6 months. We just take precautions when doing new things to him.

He would honestly be a foster failure for me, but one of the people who were involved in his initial rescue wants him, and they went through a lot to find me, check on him, and arrange the adoption. Since I have so much going on between school and work, it would be nothing short of wrong to deprive this dog of the good life that is waiting for him in Virginia. The wife is flying in Tuesday and driving him home on Wednesday, if that tells you how badly they want him.

I feel accomplished. Shaun and I bathed Storm.

I feel accomplished.  Shaun and I bathed Storm.

Unfortunately, since he's so strange sometimes (hey, if you were neglected of most human contact for 3 years you might be strange and sometimes a little wary, too), that we weren't too keen on picking him up without a muzzle.  Decided that it might be better to bathe him out front with no muzzle (it's plenty warm enough), rather than lifting him into the dog tub.  That was a big, fat, NOPE from him.  🙁

Since we had him leashed (easy to do because that means he's going somewhere, usually, which he enjoys), we marched the half-wet, angry dog back through the house and muzzled him.  Shaun put him in the raised dog tub and he promptly started thrashing, so then I tied him at the collar for safety.  Once we got started he settled down.  I guess "wet petting" isn't as horrible as he thought.  🙂  He got plenty of treats and love afterwards, so maybe he won't hate being bathed forever.

To avoid freaking him out further, and because he was muzzled, and because I didn't want to risk getting water in his easily-bothered ears - I did not wash his face.  Maybe I'll go and pet him with a baby wipe later.  LOL

Turns out he was plenty dirty, which is not surprising to me.  Cheaha bathed him for me the day he came here (back in January), and he hasn't been washed since.  We had other issues to work out with him, so what he smelled like was the least of our worries.  Anyway, I guess since he was left alone outside for so long he's very comfortable being outdoors, keeping an eye on things.  Since we have a doggie door, he comes and goes as he pleases.  He's more than happy to spend time with us if we're around, but when I'm at work and school all the time he's got plenty of long days to lay around in the dirt.  Maybe he won't get too funky before his mom picks him up in a few days.  🙂

I am up WAYYY too early for it to be a Saturday.

I am up WAYYY too early for it to be a Saturday.  I should still be asleep until at least noon.  LOL  I had to take Shadow to Crystal Springs for a birthday party, though, so I'm awake!

I think I'm going to give some reptiles new dirt today.  And maybe give Storm a bath if he'll let me.  LOL  I might have to call in Shaun on that one.  And then I think I will do my nails.  😃  Sounds like a good day to me!

Oh my gosh.

Oh my gosh.  For the last few days Storm is killing me.  LOL  He's always been more subdued in his attitude, but the past few mornings I get my hug, then he exuberantly bounces off me and makes some happy little circles.  That's new for him!  I think someone knows his life is about to change.  🙂

Today is the first day all week...

Today is the first day all week that I haven't woken up with a terrible headache.  Woohoo!

Also, my hat and driving gloves were waiting for me when I got home yesterday.  I just got my sunblock and the stuff to put on my car.  Just in time to keep me from getting sick again!  Maybe I can be ok now.  🙂

So... I tried another gradient!

So... I tried another gradient!  Diagonal this time.  And once again I ended up with all of my nails the same.  I think I have been getting so into what I'm doing that I forget to not do all of the nails.  Also, I have felt like crap, so my creativity is not at its peak.  Anyway, to switch it up a little I added a few stones. The two on the nail were not enough - I had to go off-nail this time!

I SUPER LOVE the way the stone on my skin looks.  I just used nail polish to adhere it temporarily, but they make some eyelash glue that is flexible and would probably hold for longer.  I've also had a run-in with some semi-permanent eyelash glue... that stuff is no joke, (just trust me), but that's what I'd use if I wanted this stone to stick all day.  😛

Just spoke to Storm's new mom.

Just spoke to Storm's new mom. She is picking him up next week! It's bittersweet for me because I will miss him, but I cannot deny him an awesome home. I can tell that he will be well cared for and loved. I am so happy for him. ❤🙂

I'm finally about to leave the house.

I'm finally about to leave the house.  The sun is less up, so I'm barely even sad about it.  LOL, but it's not really funny.  😕

I just spent some time on Amazon ordering things to sunblock my car.  They have this weird mesh thing I can put on my door to block the sun, but still have my windows down.  It might look weird, but I am beyond caring about that right now.  If they turn out to not be crap I'll order some for my back windows, too.  It would be a nice way to have the windows down with the dogs in the car, but I wouldn't have to worry about them jumping out.  (I know, doggie seatbelts, but I don't think any of mine would like that.)  Also, tinting my windows or putting a film on them is not out of the question, but for now I need sun protection even when my windows are down.  I'm going to be thinking about those things and trying to figure out my best options.

I also got a clingy thing that I'm going to cut and put at the top of my windshield.  I am entirely too short for a visor or the tinted part of the windshield to always make a difference.  Still might get a visor extender thing, but not right now.  It was surprisingly expensive compared to the other stuff I bought.

Also, there is a difference between sunscreen and sunblock.  I didn't know that.  But now I have a highly-rated tube of Blue Lizard Moisturizing Facial Sunblock coming my way.  All of these things should be here on Friday.  My driving gloves and my hat should be here tomorrow.  Maybe by the weekend I can leave the house without getting sick!  A girl can dream...

I finally slept last night.

I finally slept last night.  I slept late, but I needed it.  I still don't feel great.  My head hurts despite the Ibuprofen I took when I got up.  I still have chills.  My eyes hurt.  I still feel tired and run down.  I'm also getting close to tears just thinking about going outside.  I desperately don't want to!  I don't even feel all the way better and I'm afraid that I'll be sent back into migraine / nausea territory for going back out.  🙁

Shaun brought over his new sun block, so I will slather that on and hope it works.

I ordered some UV protection gloves on Amazon last night.  Also, a big floppy hat with the fabric that hangs over your neck.  They will both be here tomorrow.  I might look crazy when I leave the house from now on, but I don't care as long as I don't get sick.

Anyway.  Wish me luck.  I don't think I can hide inside my house forever, unfortunately.  🙁

I don't know if I will make it out of the house tomorrow. 🙁

I don't know if I will make it out of the house tomorrow. 🙁 I still feel like utter shit. I have every light in the house off and I'm on the couch with Shadow. I've put The Office in the Xbox. Maybe I can sleep and feel better, but I'm not holding my breath.

Shaun is talking about taking me on a date to the doctor. We'll see. I might give in if I don't feel better soon.

I'm not having a great day.

I'm not having a great day.

Made an 87 on my first biology test.  That was WITH being able to use notes for part of it.  Seriously, shoot me now.

Not only that, but here is a thing that's been building for a couple of weeks:  I'm sick.  The sun is trying to kill me.  🙁

Literally - I'm wearing long sleeves and pants, as usual.  I've also been sunblocking my hands and face and neck with SPF 100, but my face and neck are all itching on the left side and my left hand IS BLISTERING UP.  My lips are also slightly sunburned even though I used SPF whatever lip balm.  All of this is from DRIVING and the few minutes it takes me to get from parking lots to inside buildings.  Since I'm going so many places right now I guess it's adding up and I'm not having a chance to feel better before I get more sun.  🙁  I just took some Excedrin Migraine to head off what I have come to know as being sick from too much sun.  I'm itchy, I have a fever and chills, and a terrible headache.  I am miserable and I don't know what to do.

I know this sounds crazy, but just as when I'm around smokers and my face gets itchy I feel that way in the sunlight.  I can feel it on me and trying to get inside me.  I hate it and it makes me want to hide and sometimes I feel like just crying if I can't get away from it.

Shaun bought me gloves last night to drive with and I rode around with my hood on my jacket up today, despite the heat.  I have no A/C in my car (well, I do, but it makes my car run hot and not work, so I can't use it), so that's not super fun.  Shaun mentioned that he saw some cheap window tint at Wal-Mart.  If it blocks UV, I'm buying it.  Aside from that I'm at a loss as to what to do.  I've always been sensitive to the sun, but this is by far the worst I've ever been affected.

If any of you have some clever suggestions as to how I can survive this summer, please tell me what to do.  I know this is probably not normal, but I don't have health insurance anymore, so going to the doctor is not likely going to happen.  Thanks in advance.

This turned out much more subtle than I intended...

This turned out much more subtle than I intended, but overall I'm not mad at it.  This was my first try at a radial gradient and I guess my colors (holo pink and holo purple) were so similar that you almost can't tell them apart.  😕  Also, you can't really see the fade because of the print I stamped on there, so I may as well have saved myself the trouble of sponging the colors on there.  But I didn't, so I guess I got some practice in.  LOL

I'm not usually one to make all of my nails the same, so this is rare.  I think I was too tired to be creative enough to put together a theme.  I just honestly REALLY REALLY wanted to do my nails and try something new.  Mission Accomplished.  😃

Stamps on point thanks to my new stamper - The Big Bling by Clear Jelly Stamper.  If you are new to stamping and having issues with lining up / centering your stamps, or finding a good stamper that picks up well, I'd say definitely give this one a shot.  It's super clear and so squishy that I had a much easier time stamping my entire nail.  My C curve is strong enough that I usually have to roll, and ain't nobody got time for that!

My dad and his other daughter...

My dad and his other daughter - a stray that came to his house and never left. 🙂 Happy Father's Day! ❤

As many of you know it's been a rough year for dad, but he's doing ok, thankfully.

Scooter hasn't been licking the floor since starting his antacid.

Scooter hasn't been licking the floor since starting his antacid. Yay for him feeling a bit better! 😃😃😃

Took my old man back to the vet.

Took my old man back to the vet.  He's been licking the floor and stumbling, and his appetite is disappearing.  🙁

On the bright side he gained 4 lbs so that's great.  I can still feel his spine like there is only skin over it, though.  🙁  I asked the vet if he could have myositis all over and not just on his head, and that could be a possibility - especially with him stumbling now.  Another plus was that his blood work came back great, so that was a huge relief for me.  So, we are sticking with the myositis diagnosis for now.

We are upping his Prednisone to twice daily and he's also got an antacid to see if that helps with the licking.  I really hope he feels better soon.  I hate looking at my puppy and being able to tell that he feels like a pile of turds.  I've been there.  When my arthritis flares up and I can't walk too well I hate life.  I do not want him to feel that way.  🙁

Anyway.  The blood work being ok was a huge chunk of stress off of me.  I'd been worried that they were going to turn up something really bad.  Maybe we can get him eating and walking a little better for now.  I feel like I'd be lost without my Scooter.  I'm not ready to think about what happens if we can't make him better yet.  🙁

There are not enough stickers...

There are not enough stickers on all of Facebook to properly express my excitement right now. MY ORDER NOT ONLY ARRIVED TODAY, BUT IT HAD FREE PLATES IN IT, TOO!!! AND CHECK OUT THAT FUCKING PRECIOUS PACKAGING, OMG. 😳

I'm so excited.

I'm so excited.  (This is nail art stuff, so if you don't care avert your eyeballs now.)  Tomorrow, my new stampers will be delivered.  I can't wait!  Woohoo!  NAIL MAIL!!!  😃😃😃

I've been wanting the super squishy clear stampers for a while now.  The two that I bought from Ali Express a while back are clear and that's cool, but they aren't very squishy and don't always pick up the images well.  My nails have a pretty strong C curve, so I have to roll more rigid stampers across my nails.  That just leaves more room for error, in my opinion.  You are more at risk of distorting your image or breaking the polish altogether if you do it the wrong way.  I know it's JUST nail polish and it's not super important to most people, but once I've invested so much time into a paint job (up to several enjoyable hours, at times), messing up a layer of stamping can really ruin my day.

Anyway.  I've been wanting a clear squishy stamper.  I'd seen these in one of the nail art groups I'm in, but the shipping from Canada was wayyy too expensive and those stampers aren't cheap, either.  But they emailed out a survey recently that gave you a coupon code upon completion and I went for it.  Since shipping was still the same no matter what, I ordered two.  Figured I might as well make the postage worth it.  LOL

So, they should be here tomorrow and I'm pumped!  They are not only clear and squishy, but they come with lids to keep the fuzz off.  One lid is even full of crystals, which does nothing except look pretty, but that's ok with me.  Hopefully, they will work as well as the reviews say they do.  Ahh!  So excited!  😃

https://www.clearjellystamper.com/

I was about to brush my teeth this morning...

I was about to brush my teeth this morning so I could go and tutor when my clumsy fat sleepy arthritis hands dropped my toothbrush in the sink. Without any other thought aside from "Eww!" I threw the now irreparably-soiled toothbrush in the trash. IN. THE. TRASH. This toothbrush was now so soiled that it wasn't even allowed to join my stash of "Now used for Housework" toothbrushes. THAT. SOILED. I mean - everyone knows that the bathroom sink is just the mouth toilet, right?

Then I went to grab one of the other toothbrushes from my stash of emergency backup toothbrushes. (When you know you are crazy you keep a stash of toothbrushes, right? Because at any moment you could decide "That's not going back in my mouth." so you need to be prepared.) Only, I was out of emergency backup toothbrushes. 🙁 Also, I was out of money. 🙁🙁 (Yes, I was paid Friday and it's only Monday, but this is my life right now. The mortgage was hungry.)

So... I swished some Listerine and decided to deal with this later. Got on with my day. Ended up scrounging up $12.50 so I'm gonna be toothbrush shopping tonight! I will not only buy a toothbrush that I love (#treatyoself), but also a pack of cheapies in case any other mouth toilet accidents occur. Phew! Crisis averted.

The End.

I have been pretty quiet on here...

I have been pretty quiet on here, but I guess it's just because I feel about socialized out lately.  I'm not sure what it is, but I have a feeling that it's because I'm going everywhere and doing everything all the time.  This is my schedule right now, for realz.  This is me trying to make my ends meet.

Monday - Tutoring from 10 - 5 (SCM is closed on Monday for now, which is the norm in the summer)

Tuesday - Class from 10 - 2, work at SCM after

Wednesday - side job doing website until 12:30, then work at SCM

Thursday - side job doing website until 12:30, then work at SCM

Friday - SCM all day

At some point during all of that I have my kid and my ani-pals to take care of, chores, an online class, etc., to deal with.  Granted I'm not as stressed as last semester (yet!), but I just feel really anti-social.  In what little free time I have I've been watching nail art tutorials and nail art tool reviews on YouTube and lamenting my lack of time and money.  🙁

What I did for fun this weekend was stay holed up in my bedroom working on my Access database for Polish All the Things.  I learned a few things and it was cool.  Then I accidentally deleted part of it, but opened an older version and fixed my idiotic mistake and now I have a backup because I nearly had a heart attack when that happened and it was just super dumb to not have a backup.  Lesson learned.

Just finished my ethics homework for the week.  I think it's time to take a shower and then either work on my database some more... or possibly even paint my nails.  Nails is probably a safer bet because that ends.  I could sit here endlessly tinkering in Access.  😂

I hope you had a nice weekend.  I have no complaints.  🙂❤

I know that I'm probably preaching to the choir here...

I know that I'm probably preaching to the choir here because most of my friends that pay any attention to me know the truth of the matter, but in case you don't:

"The ugly truth of the animal shelter isn’t the workers pulling up the syringe of pentobarbital... It's you."

https://www.facebook.com/DrAndyRoark/posts/1044669735610567

I didn't get a chance to update about Shadow's braces situation...

I didn't get a chance to update about Shadow's braces situation yesterday. Poor kid.  He has a mouth full of gear now.  He will probably think I'm making fun of him if he sees this, but I'm not.  His Herbst appliance (which looks kind of like pistons on each side of his mouth) makes mechanical sounds when he opens and shuts it.  LOL  He sounds like a robot to me - so that's weird.

Since his bottom jaw is a little small and he has an overbite they have his Herbst set to where it is holding his bottom jaw so forward that his bottom teeth are sticking out farther than his top now.  He kind of looks like a little bulldog.  That seems like overkill to me, but I'm just gonna trust that Dr. Benton has a good reason for it.  Also, they have a big thick wire along the inside of his bottom teeth and I think it's meant to apply pressure in a way that will encourage his jaw to grow.

Needless to say - he's in some pain.  And on top of that, he's throwing up today.  Maybe he picked up a virus when he was back there with his mouth wide open for hours while getting his teeth done.  😕  I don't know.  But I hate it when he feels so bad.

Anyway.  I'm ridiculously tired and super ready for the weekend.  I hope y'all are hanging by more than a thread!  ❤

Been here for 2 hours...

Been here for 2 hours. Herbst today, for realz. Wondering what all they are doing to my little boy back there...

Making good use of my time, at least. Did all of the reading and video-watching for my ethics class. Yay for WiFi and technology!

So clever.

So clever.  I wish more brands would do helpful things when advertising.  How awesome would it be if it became the norm for companies to compete for business by doing good deeds?

Tried something new this weekend.

Tried something new this weekend.  Instead of water marbling and dipping each finger I made one design, let it dry on the water, carefully took it out, and then cut it up and used them like decals.  I don't know if I would always be able to make that work, but my nails are so short and nubby right now that it went just fine.  I liked doing it that way because you *USUALLY waste less polish, and it's *USUALLY much less messy.

However, this time it was a huge mess.  I spilled not only hot water on myself, but 3 open bottles of nail polish.  EPIC FAIL.  I was sitting there saying to Shadow (in an attempt to elicit help from him) "HOT WATER!  NAIL POLISH!"  Those are about all the words I could manage for a minute because I could not believe what I'd just done.  He just looked at me like I was crazy until I screamed for him to get a towel.  LOL

I'm usually much more calm and prepared when doing my nails, but I had a "dying vole on my porch" type of situation to handle, so I found myself suddenly chatting with Wild Mammal Care in the middle of my nail-doing.  They asked me if she'd moved and when I got up to check I spilled everything everywhere because I am awesome.  Also, my little porch vole didn't make it.  🙁  I'm not super surprised, though, because you don't see them out usually unless something is wrong.

So yeah.  Nubs for now.  That is what happens when I go a month without polish.  My new nail / cuticle oil is doing a great job on keeping my nails from peeling, but having some layers of polish on is really what protects mine from breaking.

Also, pardon all the bubbles in my topcoat.  It was getting too thick, but I gave my polish thinner to a friend, so I just had to deal with it.  LOL  I gotta put thinner on my list of things to buy ASAP.  Those bubbles drive me crazy!

He's asleep AND...

He's asleep AND dumping out his water at the same time. Boy's got talent.

You know the days when...

You know the days when you have lots of errands to run and have a thousand things to do and it exhausts you and drains your life force?  That's been my whole year so far.

I had been looking super forward to my 3 weeks off from school, but instead of having any down-time, I took an extra job because I needed to.  I have to start back tutoring tomorrow - which I'm honestly not looking forward to.  Classes have started so now there's that.  Storm is being adopted so there are appointments to be made and a list of things to make sure I've done.  And I'm just tired.

I feel like a shit friend, but I have a lot on my plate.  I have messages piling up and I have no intentions of answering them right now - maybe not even for some days.  I feel like I am being pulled a million directions and I'm just done.  I love you all, but I need some space. I can't solve problems and I'm not interested in conversing right now.  I just can't.  I don't have it in me and I just can't.

I hope that anyone who is trying to talk to me will understand.  I'm turning notifications for Messenger off for a while.  I will probably still show as "Active" pretty often because that's mainly how I talk to Shaun and Shadow, but unless something urgent comes up please don't expect a reply.  I keep notifications off for the Facebook app, but I will check in because I have to approve posts for Happy Tails Lost & Found Pets of Calhoun County.  Other than that I'll start talking when I feel like I can.

It's not personal.  I love you all.  See you on the other side.  ❤

Pardon my tubby little mitts...

Pardon my tubby little mitts, but Anansi was making it much too easy to show her size just now. Not that my hands are big or anything, but you probably get the idea.

Also painted my nails (more like nubs right now) last night for the first time in months. Better pic and story of that coming later. Was unfortunately not uneventful. 😂😂😂

Random things I feel like sharing with you.

Random things I feel like sharing with you.

I miss those days.

"Chlamydia is not a flower". FYI, y'all. LMAO
This was in with my Certificate of Appreciation showing that I had completed an Abstinence Education Program. In December of 1998. I had a baby less than two years later. I guess their scary pamphlets didn't work.

First job. Seems like ages ago.

Going through my filing cabinet, where I keep my valuables. Got an original poem in mint condition from 1999. 😃

Treasure! I still don't know what it says, though. ❤❤❤

More treasure - A Sketch Original! I think I have one with color, as well. I didn't realize that I had two! ❤