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louiseluxI was up at 1.30am scrubbing the kitchen down with a 3:1 water vinegar mix because a cat sprayed *somewhere* in it. I couldn't identify the exact epicentre of the catty stench but it's nearly completely gone this morning.
So that was fun.
My job search goes on - I didn't get an interview for a job I really wanted this week - but to tell the truth I'm sort of enjoying my period of unemployment. I've been working with a friend on a business idea she has and it's very exciting! I've been making things. More news on that at some point in the future, if it works. I've got over my initial need for lists and developed a more natural routine. Another friend, who has been unemployed for more than a year, tells me: "Time is the most precious thing you have, Louise." He's the sort of person who can say that kind of thing and manage to not only not sound ridiculous but also kind of inspirational. I've been letting myself do more of the things that I haven't done much of for a long time: more creative things, more socialising with my friends, more exercise, more cooking, more reading, more things around the house.
The only thing that has really suffered is my writing routine. It's gone out the window and I want it back. There's no reason I can't manage 1-3 hours a day, like I did when I was working, but it's so easy to turn away from it and do something else. Admittedly, the house is looking hugely better than it did two months ago.
How are you all?
So that was fun.
My job search goes on - I didn't get an interview for a job I really wanted this week - but to tell the truth I'm sort of enjoying my period of unemployment. I've been working with a friend on a business idea she has and it's very exciting! I've been making things. More news on that at some point in the future, if it works. I've got over my initial need for lists and developed a more natural routine. Another friend, who has been unemployed for more than a year, tells me: "Time is the most precious thing you have, Louise." He's the sort of person who can say that kind of thing and manage to not only not sound ridiculous but also kind of inspirational. I've been letting myself do more of the things that I haven't done much of for a long time: more creative things, more socialising with my friends, more exercise, more cooking, more reading, more things around the house.
The only thing that has really suffered is my writing routine. It's gone out the window and I want it back. There's no reason I can't manage 1-3 hours a day, like I did when I was working, but it's so easy to turn away from it and do something else. Admittedly, the house is looking hugely better than it did two months ago.
How are you all?
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Date: 2009-06-12 02:37 am (UTC)I can relate. My elderly rabbits (10 years old) have started to puddle randomly in "their" room. Luckily it's just the one room, but even though it has a tile floor, I think the damage may be permanent. A large bottle of distilled vinegar and a roll of paper towels are now fixtures ... .
I love reading your stuff ... whatever happened with the Saiyuki vampire story?
(I wish you all the luck in your job search, once you're ready for it.)
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Date: 2009-06-26 10:00 am (UTC)Oh I had big plans for my Saiyuki vampire story, with a sequel to the one I wrote. I still have them, really. It would be like vampire noir, with intrigue and gay kissing and running around early 20thC London. Part of the problem is that everything looks so shiny and enticing and I get distracted so easily.