Purchased: Boots Made For Walkin'

This morning I woke up at 10am and actually felt rested! Now, for those of you that get up at the crack of dawn to go to work, please don't hate me. I have had trouble sleeping over the past week. I'm exhausted when I go to bed, but I cannot for the life of me fall asleep. My brain keeps going over various things - some important, some just useless and random thoughts. I've done everything to help me turn my brain 'off.' I've counted each inhale and exhale, used the TV, even tried my mom's method of having a few glasses of wine or beer to help encourage sleep. Yet, I fall into bed exhausted and end up laying there for hours. It sucks! This morning, however, I got up and felt like I was rarin' to go!

I made my daily trek to Starbucks, then took Mops to the park to throw the ball. After half an hour of standing out in the freezing cold while it was flurrying, as well as trying to get my ADD ridden dog to pay attention to the ball instead of running to an fro sniffing the messages other dogs had left behind, I headed home. A few hours later I went to review my employment contract with my attorney which was pretty successful. Luckily, he and I saw eye-to-eye on everything and we made some solid changes to the contract. Hopefully it passes with the contracting company with flying colors.

THEN, I decided to treat myself. I went shopping at one of my favorite department stores - Nordstrom. If you know me, you know I love to shop. However, without a job, I have no money and without money I cannot make extravagant purchases. Today, however, I felt I deserved a treat. Besides, I don't have any brown boots and I definitely needed some brown boots.

The boots I ended up getting are freaking terrific! They're Paul Green. I had never even heard of Paul Green shoes prior to being introduced to them by Chez Krass last week, who told me how comfortable and wonderful they are. Another factoid about me: I keep up with trends, fashion, designers, etc. How on EARTH had I never discovered Paul Green before?!?! The boots I bought are so comfortable, stylish, warm and, I must mention, practical. I mean, I could have bought the 4" heeled boots by another high end designer but no, I decided on practical. And I'm not usually one for practicality - I will pick fashion over comfort any day. I believe this choice is a sign that I'm growing up (rolling eyes). I loved these damn boots so much I wore them directly out of the store. Okay, I have to be honest, I did love them but I also had massive blisters on my heels from the shoes I'd worn all day, and the thought of putting my cute little ballet flats back on almost had me in tears.

So while I was shopping for brown riding boots, I figured that I might as well look at some black ones too. That only makes sense, right?! After trying on a bazillion different black boots, I decided on a pair that were a smidge too big. I thought if I wore some thick socks that they would fit. However, when I got home and put on said thick socks, the boots were still too big. So, back to Nordie's they must go.

While I wanted to continue shopping (because I normally can't just stop at shoes), I bid the Salon Shoe department a fond farewell and went up to Nordstrom's Cafe for the bestest tomato soup in the world. After enjoying the soup, I headed home. On the El - my effort at being cost conscious after spending a ton of money on two pairs of boots. Because normally I would have spent $20 on a cab ride home to forgo the $2 train with 'the common folk.' All in all, it was a pretty damn good day!

The Picture Says It All...

I'm back! I needed to take a week and a half off from blog world to get my real world all squared away. And finally, I feel like my head is above water! Hmm...where to start...

Mopsy - She's doing much better. Each day i'm so thankful that she's alive and recuperating. I'm not a super religious person, but I do believe in God and I've never prayed so much to Him as that day. I know my last two posts have been about her, but you have to understand. I've had her since she was not even 8 weeks old - that's almost 5 1/2 years. She's been with me through my work troubles, crazy project travel schedule, my ankle surgery, moving to Boston, my parents' divorice and my recent move to Chicago. I've nursed her through allergic reactions to shots, jumping out of a shopping cart at PetSmart when she was a puppy and cracking her noggen on the sidewalk, being attacked at the dog park, etc. She's the closest thing I have (and want to have - at least any time soon) to a child. So, in case you didn't get the gist, Mops is extremely important to me and I don't know what I would have done if she had died as a result of the accident. Thankfully, I don't have to worry about that. She's back to chasing squirrels in the park and running after her ball!

Job - A friend of mine here (a shout out to Shmee's brother) forwarded my resume to one of his contacts at a software company. Luckily, my resume wasn't lost in a pile of others - it actually was forwarded to the Services Group of the company, which turned into a phone interview. I couldn't believe it - it was the first job that I was truly excited about since I interviewed for a consulting firm in DC this past summer. The job and company seemed perfect, and they seemed to feel the same about me. So, I am now gainfully employed!!! Yay! I have so many plans for my new found income - high end label shoes and bags, new clothes, college tuition for my sister, and maybe even a bit of savings.

Home - When last we met, I gave you a brief synopsis of what's going on with my living situation. Well, the owner called me early last Saturday and said (and I quote), "I wanted to let you know that I told the realtor I wanted to put everything on hold until I spoke with you. Since you have done a lot for me, I wanted to check with you to see if you're still interested in renting the unit through December. Or if you want, we can stick with November 30th, but I wanted to extend that offer to you." WHATEVER, BIATCH! Your Dec thru May renters never even came to view the unit, and fell through. So now you're scrambling to see if I'll take it through December. Lady, I'm no fool; I can see straight through your plan. Obviously, I told her I'd already made other arrangements and will be vacating the premises on November 30th. Which, for the record, was true. I found a beautiful one bedroom loft to live in until Spring. My plan is to live in this loft through the winter, and when spring is sprung, I'll lease an apartment and have my belongings shipped out here. So I'm officially going to settle down in Chi-town. Hell yeah!

Love - No update. Well, nothing of real interest. I joined eHarmony with the hopes I'd have better luck with that than Match.com, but so far not much has come of it. On Match.com, the only guys interested in me are the ones I would never consider dating. They're just not my type both physically and personality-wise, based on their profiles. However, I did receive a wink today from one rather interesting fellow, so we'll see where that goes. Something's gotta give!

I think that about covers it. Good times, all around. Literally! It seems that things are coming together and I hope that they continue on the upswing!

She Made It and Is On The Road to Recovery!!!

Well, Mopsy made it through. I just can't believe it, given how loud the sound was when the car ran into her. That little girl is like rubber and has more lives than a cat.

I picked her up at the ER Vet yesterday morning, took her to the regular vet for a follow-up, at which they said she looked better and could go home. It was a rough day yesterday for both of us - Mopsy was in pain, didn't want to go outside to do her business and couldn't sleep for more than 20 minutes at a time. However, she is her mother's daughter in that she certainly didn't lose her appetite in the accident. The little one ate a whole boiled chicken breast and a half cup of frozen greenbeans. That girl - she's an eater!

This morning she seems much better. She's alert, gave me kisses, barks when she sees people outside, did her bid-nez in the grass and continued to eat plenty. She's even bearing more weight on her injured legs!

Other than that, things have been quite since Wednesday...mostly because I've been playing nurse to the Noodle. I've had a couple of phone interviews, one which I'm really excited about. I'm also moving out of my current sublet into another one...long story, but basically the owner of the unit has decided she was going to go against our agreement so she could get someone in that is willing to sign a 6 month lease. Don't get me started.

All in all, things are looking up!

I need to give a shout out to my Chez Krass friends - they were there for me all through the trials and tribulations of Mopsy's accident and I couldn't have made it through it without them. A girl couldn't ask for any better friends!!!!!

Please Noodle, Make It Through...

My poor little Mopsy was hit by a car around 6pm this evening. We were going inside after a quick walk (for Mops) and smoke (for me), when my neighbor and I started chatting. Mopsy was hanging out right by us when suddenly she darted off into the street. I saw a car coming and called for her, but just as I did, I heard the car smack right into my little noodle.

I rushed her to the vet where they were optimistic and had me transport her to an overnight ER. There they weren't optimistic but they weren't pessimistic. The doctor said that the next several hours are critical and it's a waiting game. I *hate* waiting - I want immediate results and to know exactly what my Mopsy is up against. I just called the ER and they said she's looking better and more alert. Please, say a prayer to whatever higher power you believe in, for my sweet little Mopsy.

I had originally started this post to tell you about my Halloween and to talk about the election, but it's going to have to wait. All my concentration is focused on Mops.