Blessings of St. Brigid

Things seem to be working their way back under control, thank goodness. TGIF… Thank God it’s February. Everyone else may find it horrendously dreary and gray and long for spring, but I can’t help feeling some affection for my birth month. Today, for instance, is gloriously sunny and bright.  A little chilly perhaps, but I’m sure it’ll warm up soon.  Punxatawney Phil saw his shadow, but I don’t put a lot of faith in a ground hog. Especially one that predicts 6 more weeks of winter when there are in fact, 6 more weeks of winter… actually closer to 7. So happy Imbolc or Candlemas or St. Brigid’s Day for the more pagan of the community.

Hopefully I can stop hemorraging money for a while. We had what is hopefully our last cat-related expense yesterday getting Karma spayed.  Fortunately, it wasn’t too expensive because we did it at the TEAM Mobile Cat Unit where it stopped at the New Haven Animal Shelter.  She’s been very sleepy and cuddly since we picked her up, unlike Aladdin, who wouldn’t stop pacing after his surgery. At least Karma seems to know what’s good for her. When she wasn’t tucked in under a blanket with us on the couch, she was in a little cave of sorts amongst our luggage in back of an armoire. Not a bad idea considering Aladdin kept hissing at her.  He seems to have gotten tired of that by now. He hissed a bit when I went into the bedroom just now, but it seemed to be just for show because they’d been sitting on the bed together for at least 10 minutes.  He did enjoy his Karma-free day yesterday and spent a good hour on my lap under a blanket, purring his fuzzy little brains out.  Still, I know he loves his kitten.

I should be able to start work soon. I have an appointment for a physical and TB screening tomorrow, so yay.  A little money in my pocket would certainly not come amiss just now.  Especially considering we’re paying the minimums on the credit cards and I should like very much to pay them off entirely. I’m tired of being in debt.  Besides, I need them for emergency sorts of situations and they’re way too close to maxed out for that.  Given that we’re not spending money for the year, I should be able to save everything that doesn’t go to bills and food.  And as long as I don’t put more money on the cards and pay more than the minimum every month, I don’t foresee much problem getting them down to reasonable levels… hopefully even lower than the goals I set myself in my 101 Things.

Of course, I still have to get a shower gift for Lisette… then a wedding present and then presents for Jen and Jay, but those can wait a little while.  Lisette’s shower is towards the end of March.  I just got the invitation yesterday.  And I still need to order my dress for Jen’s wedding. ::sigh:: Little bit by little bit.  Starting work will help a lot.

Anyway, I should probably get the day started.  I’ll most likely finish The Island of Dr. Moreau before the day’s out, and that warrants a trip to the library.

~Liz