Pablo needs some attention

he just walked by and told me. He's been going missing from time to time which I don't like, I prefer to keep him safe and warm here in the house. But he's a wild thing and needs to go out and fight, hunt and generally prowl. He's a most meow-ey guy who will eat just about anything - and in record speed. Really, he's that fast, the other kitties have had to start eating faster lest Pabs gets their food before they are done. He's the kitty formerly known as Oliver; sometimes being called Pablover and Pueblo by his uncle Tones. Awwwww... we miss Uncle Tones!

Finally!

A president who doesn't make me ashamed to be an American!!! YEE HAW!

vote!

dig the wig!

Download.... and Vote!

Download the Obama Mix by DJ z-trip...and vote people!

VOTE!

Ok people, I haven't signed in for a while and I don't have many words for you this time except please please please get registered and VOTE! Thanks.

triathlon, check. job, check. kitty health, check!

Check it out! Yes, I finally did the triathlon. So watch the video! It was about a month ago and let me say it was one of the hardest things I've ever done! and it was a mini one! .5 mi swim open water in a lake (hello - i could have gotten sick from inhaling so much water?!?!); 18 mi on the bike (ouch) and a 5k run. I finished in the top 3rd for women in the swim but it all fell apart on the bike where I ended up in the bottom third (ok, the top of the bottom third!!) and stayed there for the run. I couldn't believe how much the bike kicked my ass. Guess I'm not really about speed on it - after the first 3 miles of torture (seriously - after the swim, transitioning was so hard!) I started to sing and enjoy the scenery (think AIDS ride) & folks were passing me left and right (well hopefully on the left). Anyway, it was a good experience overall and I may be doing another in a few weeks tho I haven't been training.... triathlon check!

The new job is fabulous. I can't say enough good things about it. The MDs are incredibly helpful and supportive of me in my role as NP. I'm learning tons and thoroughly enjoying the challenge of my new career. I chose well - career and job wise! Check! Check!

Kitty health hasn't been optimal lately. Abu turned up Thursday eve a little drooly (technical term) and I just assumed he was being a messy eater. But Friday AM (4th of July) he is really drooling all over himself and I took him to the Kitty ED. 4 hours and 400 bucks later, we find out he has an ulceration on his tongue that occupies approx 1/3 of the surface area of it. Poor thing! This would be like a canker sore that takes up almost half of your tongue! No idea how he got it tho I suspect it was some green thing (nettles?) outside that he ate (he loves his greens -just like his mama!) that caused it. We came home from the ED to our 4th of july party (just what he needed!). Since then he's been on antibiotics and pain meds and he appears to be healing up well. He's eating and drinking again which are good signs. Back to the vet tomorrow to follow up. Kitty health, check!
UPDATE: Abu has no infection in his mouth but does have an inflammation of his peninsula. he's been 'peninsula tongue kitty' since he was a kitten and cut his tongue on some glass. He had to get little kitty sutures on his little kitten tongue! o can you imagine?! Anyway, he's always had a little chunk of tongue missing (hence the peninsula) but apparently it became infected from something (did abu bite his tongue? the mystery of it!). I gotta go pick him up from the vet and see the pics they took of his tongue. good news: no more meds for him for now!!! you can check is old blog detailing his first kitty ED experience (dx: constipation!) here and check out his primitive kitten site: abuNation! If he weren't so lazy he'd make himself a new site since his technical skills are so much more grown up but he'd rather sleep...
Namasthe!

Finalmente!

I have found a job that I want that also wants me! I wish I could find a photo of the Celo health center on the web because it's a beautiful, warm, inviting building - looks like Grandma's house, with a front porch overlooking the S. Toe River. A little about the Celo Community

still searching....

for that perfect fit of a job. It's my main focus these days.... but I'm also trying not to freak out & to have faith that I will be lead to the right place at the right time. I've decided that in addition to my personal makeover (inside & out!) that I'm training for my first triathlon! I'm not sure when or where but it's going to happen... I've been wanting to do one for years! This being said, I've spent a bunch of time at the gym this week which feels good after about a month no gym. Which is not to say no exercise! During my two and a half weeks in SF I was biking & walking all over and doing karate three times a week as well as tai chi & yoga. But now I'm focusing on swimming, cycling and running in addition to yoga and some new martial arts tricks I'm learning - in the very beginning stages of learning anyway. My spiritual makeover includes getting back to my daily meditation practice which I decided to jump start last weekend by doing the Shambhala Warrior Level II training which was FABULOUS! So life is good, really good, except the fact that my car may be dying....but that's really just a minor irritation and possibly problematic since I have no income currently. But to keep it positive: one of the best things that's happened is the fact that Hannibal, my delicious road bike (featured below) has arrived from SF. Thanks Youngblood for putting him together for me! Can't wait to get out on the road - maybe tomorrow when the weather warms up! Meanwhile, still spending a few hours a day on the 'puter looking for the right job. I've got a lot going on but I feel happy and healthy. Praises!

now what?!

So here I am. Family Nurse Practitioner. Certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and I can't get a bloody job here in Asheville! I'm considering moving but really don't want to leave my sweet house and this nice town but I may just have to. Meanwhile, I may be taking a road trip with an old friend to help out her dad who has cancer. Is it going around or what?! Maybe a trip to the ashram in the next couple of weeks just to get away. Not that I just got back 2 weeks ago or anything. :) But I feel like I should take advantage of the time I have free now b/c it won't last forever. I'd love to go do another Vipassana 10 day retreat (am I crazy or what?! I call it 'vipassana prison'!!) but there aren't any near by enough for me to get to. Who knows, meanwhile, trying not to stress about money and cultivate other parts of myself. I have a lot to do - the relationship I just ended really showed me that! But this I will go forth and do GENTLY. Peace, love & light.