This is going to be a hodgepodge blog especially since I’m a tad secluded due to unemployment.
I really should’ve posted a blog during the week of Jan 20th. I couldn’t come up with the words. I watched the Inauguration from the time they got to the White House in the morning until the last dance and the last ball. It was an exhausting and exhilarating day. I couldn’t help but weep when President Obama was sworn in. What a moment. I had a friend over that night and we watched the Obamas first dance. I started getting teary again and turned to her to apologize only to see that she was teary, too. It’s heartening to have an eloquent President again. I know he has a long, hard road ahead of him but I am much more hopeful about the state of things than I was 6 months ago.
Thinking about the Inauguration makes me remember something I read in a FB friend’s 25 Random things. The number one thing on the list was that this individual isn’t registered to vote and the first thing I thought was, you’re proud of being apathetic? My second thought was that this person feels that they are so very smart and educated but I can’t think of anything more ignorant and less educated than choosing to ignore what’s happening in the world around you. I truly feel that it is every Americans duty to vote once they’re of age, especially women and minorities, who’ve fought to the death for the right to have a say in their world. Not voting is like flipping the bird at the Minute Men, Suffragettes and Dr. King. I admit that I lost some respect for this person over this. It’s more because they seem so proud not to be registered to vote. I don’t care if you’re for the other side as long as you’re for something outside of yourself.
So part of this “seclusion” is due to the shitty weather. I know that I live in New England. And I also know that I moved to the ” snow belt” with my eyes wide open but this is ridiculous! Ivy and I are going stir crazy! I can’t give her a real walk due to icy sidewalks that haven’t been cleared. And it has been damned cold! Right now it’s about 15 degrees with a -4 wind chill factor. For those of you who don’t know, the wind chill factor is how it FEELS when you’re outside. Yay. Ivy doesn’t mind the cold but I do! I’ve been taking her out on a 30 foot leash so that she can run around the yard and tunnel through the snow drifts. We stay out until I can’t feel my face and feet. It’s not really enough for her but it’s better than nothing.
One of the things that I’d get to talk about if I had more human contact is why can’t people leave Michael Phelps alone? So he smoked a little weed, big deal. I’m sure he’s not the first Olympian to do so and I’m also sure that he won’t be the last. He’s a kid! I believe that he’s embarrassed that the picture was published and if I were he, I would find the person who took and sold that photo and beat the ever living shit out of them, but it’s not like he was shooting up and he wasn’t competing. He tested clean throughout the Olympics and that’s what matters. I guess things are slow out there in the news.
I’m trying to stay positive about the job market but it’s becoming more and more challenging. I don’t mind being home but if we’re ever going to get ahead in life, I need a job and one that pays more than minimum wage. One of my friends suggested that I just try to get my foot in the door and work my way up. Sure, I can do that but I’ve already done that twice and really don’t want to have to go through that again. I’m willing to pay my dues but there has to be someone out there willing to pay for my skill set. I won’t work for “cheap” but I will work hard. I still feel lucky. I’m not in danger of losing my home, I have great health benefits thanks to a hard working husband and we’re both healthy and happy. That’s a lot to be thankful for.
Last but not least I want to shout out to my fabulous friend Michelle. Her kindness and love are incredibly appreciated and I know will be returned over and over again.
