I'm published!

I joined a RAK (random act of kindness) group over at the Papertrey Ink forum. This RAK group was formed after some of the forum members were posting about what to do with all the cards they've made. I have made cards when the need hits, like for a holiday or a birthday, but some people make cards when the mood strikes and so end up with a lot of extra cards, I guess. Anyhoo, the first RAK group challenge was to send cards to someone in your state or a neighboring state. At the time, the closest members were in Pennsylvania and Ontario. After receiving my cards, a couple of the recipients posted pictures of them on their blogs. You can see them here and here. It was a lot of fun.

We're taking Bear to the vet tomorrow because he's had some greenish drainage from his right eye for the past couple of days. I have been putting some antibiotic ointment in the eye but it hasn't seemed to make a difference so to the vet we go. He also feels really thin to me although I have not noticed a change in his appetite. He doesn't like treats like the others do and so really only eats his dog food. He's never been hefty so I'm sure I'm worrying about nothing but it will be good to have the vet take a look at him.

I'm sorry that I haven't been in more of a posting/picture taking mood lately. Not sure why - just kind of in a funk. I'm so ready for the warmer weather so I can get out at lunchtime. I've never, ever taken lunch breaks since I switched careers and don't mind at all eating at my desk while I work. However, the culture of the office where I work now is that you take a lunch break so that's what I've been doing. I'm sure that if I wanted to, I could just work straight through it with no problem but truthfully I have the time to take lunch. So I eat in the cafeteria with some of my co-workers most days. Man, do I miss my alone time. It's not that I'm not social because in previous companies I would go out to lunch with people I worked with and have a great time. It's just where I am now, there's no one I've really made a connection with. Sitting at lunch trying to think of topics of conversation is painful and I'd rather avoid it if possible. When the weather was nice I would take off to a nearby spot, park my car and read while I ate. It just made the day better. Hopefully soon.

I promise to be better at sharing what's going on. I'll give you an update on Bear probably on Thursday. Tomorrow night is Book Club night so I won't be home until later. We're reading The Glass Castle. It was a very easy, quick read but I was ambivalent about it. I thought that the author didn't tell her story with emotion so it felt flat to me. Plus she starts out the book talking about accidentally burning herself when she was three. She relates the entire episode of being in the hospital and talks about her interactions and conversations with the nurses and her family while she's there. I have a hard time believing that she has such a detailed memory from such a young age.


Night all!