Catching Up

There are a lot of blog entries I've been kicking around and planning in my head lately, and then I never get around to writing them.  So here are the title and condensed versions, just for the sake of record keeping.

Benji
I don't know if I ever mentioned it but I did get Benji's ashes back, and they're sitting on one of my bookcases next to a framed photo of him.  It's his little memorial corner.  I miss him so much but it's getting easier.  I know he's always with me, anyway, and it's comforting.

Max
March 16th was Max's Adoptionversary or Gotcha Day or whatever you want to call it.  He's been my dog for a whole year now.  I was going to write a full entry about it but I just don't feel up to it.  Max has definitely had his pain in the ass moments since I adopted him but I definitely love him.  He's a good little dog and he's made tremendous progress in the past year.  He's much healthier and happier than he used to be, and I'm glad to have helped him to that point.

Work
Work was insane last week.  Two people on vacation, my boss in transit from AZ to FL for most of the week, and some less than fantastic experiences with a couple of co-workers made for an unpleasant 36 hours.  Last month (just after Benji died) I was asked to take over DME prior auth. for the sleep department, and it has kept me insanely busy.  I love it.  Before last week I was just at the edge of being overwhelmed with work, and that's generally when the point where I function best.  Last week I was genuinely overwhelmed and I'm looking forward to my normal workload this coming week.

Fitness/Diet
I've been doing better in this area lately.  I did cancel my gym membership, because I'm just not using it, and there's really no point in paying the $40 a month for it.  I'm still working out at home and that's actually going pretty well.  I just need to be more consistent instead of hit and miss.

Literally The Bitchiest Thing Anyone Has Ever Said To Me
This actually happened almost 2 months ago and I wasn't sure if I wanted to write about it . . . but I think it deserves a mention.  It was one of my late stay days in February (for my super fun special mail project) and for whatever reason, I got to chatting with a co-worker.  She said something about my honey missing me since I was staying late, and I laughed and said I was single.  And then I joked about how I'm hopelessly single, and she said that she was too.  But I know for a fact that she has a live in boyfriend so why she said that was beyond me.  I said, "No you're not."  And then she laughed, with this little condescending chuckle, and said, "You're right.  I'm not."  I was literally speechless and more or less just walked away after that.  Seriously, so bitchy.  So incredibly unnecessarily bitchy.  And really kind of disrespectful . . . if my longtime live in S.O. randomly told people he or she was single I'd be livid.  I just don't get it.  This particular co-worker also once invited me to a Zumba class when she saw me eating a brownie at work last Halloween, so she definitely has a track record for this kind of stuff, but still.

Dancing With the Stars
DWTS started last Monday.  I'm super excited for this season.  Plus both my mom and my sister are watching too and that makes it more fun.  They both mentioned something during the premiere about it being unfair that two of the contestants are gold medal winning ice dancers and kind of have an advantage . . . to which I pointed out that Derek Hough has literally won the contest with a professional dancer.  Seriously.  Definitely a facepalm moment.

Hollie
Is the newest member of my little family, and I will write more about her later.