The only exciting thing that happened today was taking a trip to Target. We got some necessities like shampoo/conditioner, Matt's prescription, and a few grocery items. I managed to keep it under $50, which was a feat considering it was Target and I usually can't get out of there spending less than $100.
I also did a few loads of laundry this morning and have just one last one to do tomorrow. I'm suspecting I'll wake up with Matt when he gets up for work at 6:15, so I will get it done early and spend the rest of the day working on that whole job search thing.
Ozzie has only had one true accident today (he's marked a couple times, but less of that than usual as well), and I'm assuming it happened when Matt and I were taking care of the Target trip and putting things away. I'm noticing that the tactic of "immediately leash out of the crate and straight outside" is working amazingly well, so that may just become the norm until he learns some potty control. Other than that, both he and Mirabelle have been incredibly sleepy today. My guess is it is from the heat: Matt and I haven't been able to get our apartment down under 80 all summer long, even with the "air conditioning" running. I can't wait for fall. Being a northern gal I get miserable when temperatures hit 85 or higher, and it has been consistently in the mid-90s most of August. I'm most happy when the temps are in the mid-60s... jeans and light-weight sweater weather. We've talked casually about moving somewhere more temperate like Oregon, but we will have to wait and see.
I found a job posting this afternoon that I am hoping to apply for: it showed up on the Colorado Workforce website today, but it is not up on the employer's website yet, so I can't apply yet. It is for a basic receptionist job in the HR department at the University of Denver, and I'd surprisingly be making more than I did at my previous job. It's an easy bus ride from here (or, if I got really ambitious, it'd be a 3 mile bike ride) and it'd be pretty easy work. It's by no means a dream job, but it'd fill that financial void between now and whatever I decide to do. And who knows, maybe the job would provide me with a reduced tuition should I choose to go back to school... although even with a discount I'm sure DU would still be much more than other programs in town! My goal is to check the DU hiring website a couple times each day till it pops up. I am going to a campus visit at the Iliff School on Monday... it'll be interesting to see what their tuition is like and what their program is all about. I haven't heard a word from UC-Denver about their program... and I requested information last Sunday... sounds like they need someone in their office to respond to prospective student requests... HIRE ME!
As I mentioned, I went out with a girlfriend last night, although the night didn't go according to our plan. She ended up getting a flat tire on her way here, so I met her at her place and we went to Old Chicago in southern Aurora instead of downtown. It was so nice to sit and catch up with her (we hadn't seen each other in about two months), and she was so kind to buy my meal (which completely threw my diet out the window: two beers and two slices of pepperoni pizza... oops). She then came back to our apartment to meet Ozzie. Our next goal is to set up a puppy play date with her, her yellow lab/husky mix Jack, and Angela & Loki. Hopefully it won't be another two months from now!
I talked to my mom a bit tonight about their upcoming trip to Denver for the Great American Beer Festival in September. I always love when my parents come to visit. I feel very lucky that they come every year... it makes it easier to be so far away from home. Maybe it's been the constant job switch and our moves but Denver just hasn't felt like home to me. I mean, I love it here, but it's been so hard on us since we got here three years ago. I know that most of it has to deal with the economy and those types of factors but it is still a bit tricky to stay positive when everything goes to shit. I'm not quite sure what to do with them other than the festival... we'll have dinner out a few times, and we're going to a brewery tour on Friday, but what else? Matt and I just really don't do a lot... and I know my parents aren't into the hiking/climbing stuff (Matt and I aren't much, either, to be honest) so I just don't know what to do.
So, basically, it's been more of the same. I'm setting some goals for my day tomorrow, including (FINALLY) picking up my junk all over my computer desk, taking out the recycling and cleaning up the dining room/kitchen, and spending time with the puppies. I also want to spend some quality time with Mirabelle and take her on a walk... one, so I can get some exercise and get out of the apartment, and two, because she's been getting a little jealous of Ozzie. She needs to know she's still Queen Bitch in our house.
I've been unemployed for a full week now, and I have to say I am incredibly bored. My days consist of getting up, taking care of the dogs, watching "It's Me Or the Dog," job searching, breakfast, job searching, lunch, facebooking, job searching, dinner, watching more TV, and going to bed. So terribly exciting. I've got to start doing something before I go completely out of my freaking mind.
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