Well, it has been almost exactly 2 months since I last posted. I want to get back in the groove!
My parents just bought a condo, and I will be living in one room and renting out the other. Now that I'll have my own space, I cannot WAIT to get my organic garden started! I am going to start composting, and I'd like to eventually build a koi pond somewhere on the patio. I am helping my mom renovate the condo, and am trying to use as many environmentally-friendly products as possible. We are planning to install tile flooring, and I am in charge of painting the walls, so I plan on buying no-VOC paint.
I have been drinking a lot of (iced) tea lately, and have become pretty good at discerning what herbs and such are contained in it. When I go to the cafe I tell them to "surprise me" with what kind of tea they make for me. I love the guessing game that follows! I am becoming more interested in the medicinal properties of herbs.
I am trying to decide if I am going to spay my dog. She is a beautiful dog, and I would LOVE to have puppies around for a couple months before sending them off to good homes, but she is a pit bull and I worry that, despite my best intentions, her puppies would not necessarily be placed in loving environments. Also, the pounds in the Bay Area are incredibly overcrowded, and because the chances of pit bulls being adopted are pretty slim, I worry that her puppies may end up in one and inevitably be euthanized. Seems pretty selfish of me to want to breed her. However, I can't bring myself to sterilize her. As a feminist, I've read a bit about involuntary sterilization of women in developing countries and even low-income minority women in the US, and I think involuntary sterilization of ANY creature is tragic. So, until i resolve my moral dilemma, my dog will not be spayed, but I won't breed her either.
Once I have a bit more room, I am going to start making more of my clothes. I'm not very much into fashion, but I do enjoy sewing and being self-sufficient, so I plan on making some simple skirts and stuff.
I am currently looking for a job that is within 20 miles of my home, and have had some success thus far with obtaining interviews. I had one two days ago and will attend another one tomorrow. During the course of my job search, I came across a listing for... wait for it... an order fulfillment position for a LOCAL, ALPACA distribution company! They basically warehouse products made with alpaca fiber, and need someone to fill orders and ship them out. I could barely contain my excited and sent them an E-mail right away. I heard back from them last night, and they will be conducting interviews next month, and will stay in touch with me. While I do hope I have a full time job by then, i think it would be AWESOME to work with alpacas, even in a remote way.
I hope to post more often, especially once I'm in the condo and can get started on all the things I want to do.
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