New Familly Member!

Meet Hermione, our new cat!

(Finally, I have a cat named after a Harry Potter character! YES!)

She's approximately 8 months old and according to her medical records, she's a Maine Coon. Not really sure if she's purebred or not (We don't really care if she is or not). We adopted her from a local animal rescue team. We adopted Sophie from them too.

So far, she's been awesome. She's a purr and headbutt machine. She chirps when she plays. She's exploring the condo as of the moment and trying her best to stay out of Sophie's way. Sophie on the other hand, keeps stalking her and keeps eating her kitty kibbles.

Excuse the messy background in the pictures. Hermione is living in our messy office right now. I'm trying to do the whole "cat introduction" thing but it seems pointless because Sophie just barges in the office and crashes the party. Oh well.


Can't you tell I freaking love cats?

I wish I can take a couple more cats into our home but it's going to be super crowded in our condo if I did. There's a couple older cats I fell totally in love with too. My husband said he doesn't mind taking another older cat in if we have a bigger place. Right after he said that, I kinda wished we're still getting the house! Oh well.

I hope the older cats find a loving home soon.

Anyway, this is all for now. I took a bunch of pictures during the weekend and I'll be posting them as soon as I can. Thanks for reading and looking!

In Memoriam

"For love of country they accepted death..." ~James A. Garfield

I'm a bad blogger but I have pictures and updates.

I was doing really good with the blogging too but this month, I hit a wall!

I mean, I try to think about what to write but nothing comes to mind.

Okay, let's get on with the updates.

Update on the House: Well, we decided not to get it. It really sucked at first and I think I was little bit depressed (hence I haven't been blogging and doing much). I think it's for the best. We're perfectly fine with our condo for now anyway.

I'll probably update a few things around the condo though. We never really painted the walls because we thought we're not going to stay here that long. I'm pretty sick and tired of the white walls. They have to go.

I might work on maximizing the space in our walk-in closet and the laundry room but we'll see.

Update on the Job: I have been in touch with the HR department and I got selected for the job so technically, I got the job. They're just waiting for the director to sign the paperwork so they can call me and officially offer me the job but shit, it's been almost a month now. I guess that's how it is when it comes to federal jobs. The process is just super-slow. It is how it is.

But you know, I'm not in a hurry since we're not getting the house anymore. I really don't need to work but if I don't work, we're staying in this condo forever and my husband and I are not too fond of the idea.

PICTURES: Well, I have been slacking in the department too. I've been super lazy. The weather is improving and we're going to start traveling again so hopefully, I'll start posting more.

Here's a few pictures for now.

I'm pretty obsessed with cherry blossoms this year.

Let's give it a try in black and white.

A trillium.

I really need to get the hell out and take pictures of other stuff besides flowers and nature.

That's all for now.

OMG, I neglected my blog!

Life has been crazy hectic lately and I really don't feel like going into details when it comes to stuff because I don't want to jinx anything.

Yeah, we're still dealing with the house. We are in the process of re-negotiating the price because of the horrifying stuff we found during the inspection.

I was selected for that Seattle job and I'm waiting to HR to call me. So far, no call yet.

Anyway, I have a couple of pictures! I've been slacking off in the picture department lately.

My husband and I baby-sat our friends' cat for a couple of days and I took some pictures of them.

They're so awesome and I miss them already.

Here is Luna. She chirps when she plays! I can't handle the cuteness sometimes!

And here is Mikan. He's so chill. I freaking love him!

Well, that's all for now. Please send me some good vibes. I really need it. There's going to be a lot of changes ahead and I am not sure if I am ready for them.

Hah, Never Mind

Well that was quick. Let's go back to the regular programming, shall we?

Minutes after publishing the blog post below, I got a call from one of the interviewer who interviewed me last Thursday.

He asked for more references because there wasn't one in the application packet I turned in. I immediately thought "Way to go, Michelle. You're an idiot!" but then, he said they were very impressed with me!

That's a good sign right? Yes?

I think the fire is back, people. THE FIRE IS BACK!

I hope I get this job. Please, please, please, please!

Nervous Breakdown Anyone?

Still no call from the job I had an interview with last Thursday.

I have no idea where else to apply. It seems like there's nothing out there.

Still no peep from the bank selling the house we want.


I just wanna cry and curl up in a ball someplace dark.


I'm a planner. I like planning my life. I like routine.

I am so sick and tired of uncertainty.

Really need to work on my patience...

...because apparently, I have NONE!

And yeah here's a warning: I am going to sound super-whiney in this post!

Still no paperwork from the bank/seller of the house. All we have from them is a verbal agreement but come on, we need that piece of paper so we can get on with the next step. It's been an effing week! Even our realtor thinks they're taking too long! We really want to bring in the inspector and a remodeling/renovation contractor so we can have an idea on how much work needs to be done to the house and how much money is going to be involved.

I just wanna shop for stuff already! I wanna pick out flooring, carpeting, countertops, kitchen cabinets, windows, patio doors....whatever. I also wanna pick and paint colors and I wanna paint, paint, paint, paint. I love painting!

Oh and I got an interview last Thursday for that job in the Seattle hospital. I really, really, really, really, really want that job. I hope they loved me and I hope they'll hire me. I swear, I'm going to cry like there is no tomorrow if I didn't get that job. My spirits will be crushed like no other and my heart is going to feel like a horse stomped all over it.

Okay, enough of that. I can't stand hearing myself whine and complain either.

Anyway, here's a picture for now. Roller coaster of emotions for me lately.

Sorry I've been slacking in the picture department. My allergies are driving me crazy and I can't stay outdoors for long periods of time.