Hello there! šŗ
Itās been a minute so let me catch you up.
New Dog
We finally got a dog. Granted, we have June the Destroyer but she hasnāt quite yet reached the assignment of ādogā as a classification yet.
So we got a 100% D-O-G and I almost returned him because he was NOT chill and laidback as advertised.
And he had a āhumpingā problem.
But he really turned himself around overnight and so now we have Baezy āChonkersā (he arrived fat) and June.
Itās weird to have a Real Dog. He is massive and annoying and a fierce watch dog and a killer.
But Iām learning to love him.
And now we have two dogs and our house is in a constant state of shambles. And the dogs now both stare at me all the time.
Oh well. Sometimes I drive around after work so I donāt have to go home but this just tells me Iām now normal.
Old House Still Haunted
Or at least itās still occupied by weirdos.
The boy and I drove past our old house in Madison, Wisconsin and the skeleton which friends had reported
now sits on the front porch is still there.
Itās nice to see the new owners make sure the skeleton is warm, safe and dressed for spring (unless they know green is simply its color).
Change Is Afoot
Things are weird. The other day, it looked like there was a blue cooler sitting across the street, staring back at the blue cooler which was on the floor in our house.
It was like our blue cooler was looking at itself in the future.
And the future doesnāt look like it has been kind.
Similarly, I find myself at a crossroads in my professional life.
This is because a corporate entity is in process of extracting myself and my team of Medicaid social workers and nurses from our non-profit organization.
As a result, we will be losing our non-profit, our office space, our team, out culture, our office equipment, our colleagues, our donation bin and our contact information.
We are told this transition wonāt affect our caseloads or work but Iām pretty sure a corporation will not run things like a small non-profit and the transition itself is producing an incredible amount of disruption and change.
But corporate take-overs are part of modern life.
Perseverance
So Iām not quite sure what the future holds (besides destruction and terror), but all we can do is take it one day at a time.
Like the furry white monster I continue to see, even when we feel like discounted versions of ourselves
Itās important to know it is likely to feel worse before it gets any better.
But thatās okay. All we have to do is hold on tightly and not let all the nasty ways of the world change who we are.
Unless we were already nasty because then I guess weād be all set for the world and its ways.
And itās now Party Time.
Hope everyone is staying safe and being good.
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Brain Wars!!! 
Am I just not computing or is that not the north street house???? Oh madison, I miss it so. But it felt different this last time I went back. No one I know and love is there anymore, favorite restaurants have closed down, my favorite gay bar is now an arcade bar -.-, etc.. š¦ I drove past my old homes too and things have deteriorated a bit. Sad.
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The old house my heart! Isnāt it sad to drive by our old homesā¦ and yours is now deteriorated a little? It was so nice. š„ŗoh honey
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Miss you both!
Nice to know we are not the only ones battling chaos – your posts are hilarious.
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Oh dear, a SECOND dog!!?
Madison, I’m beginning to think you like to live in chaos.
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Haha I donāt want to live in chaos. š„ŗ WordPress wouldnāt log me in and I was somehow blocked so I had to write this post on my phone on a browserā¦ the formatting is atrocious. My job is chaos and I justā¦ long forā¦ a change thatās needed but I donāt know what that is yet.
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Iām so glad that Chonkers will be a role model for June and show her how to be a real dog. This makes my heart happy. I love the way they stare at you. They are truly a weird pair. I hope the corporate takeover isnāt all Wall Street bad and you can keep your current client relationships. Hey, at least they didnāt fire you and hire all new staff. Hang in the friend.
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Thank you so much dear Naomiš They certainly are a weird little pair! I guess Iām their world and love them dearly. Baezy wags his tail when I sings and sits at my bedside until I go to sleep. š And June couldnāt have more of a DOG to help her evolve. š
Aw. I hope itās not too Wall Street-ish too! And youāre so rightā¦ still have a jobā¦ I think, so they say. But I am really nervousā¦ COVID is āoverā and a bunch of people will lose their Medicaid coverage andā¦ I just donāt think I can do this job virtually. I need the in person support and consulting time. Last week a client was sobbing and telling me about all the horrible abuse he and his sister suffered as children andā¦ it caught me off guard butā¦ itās a really tough job for someone like me (trained as a counselor and researcher) as people just open up andā¦ š„ŗ
Iām any case, it will work out how it works out! My colleague and I were recently thinking about how nice working at a florist shop soundsā¦ š
Hugs and love to you and yours!
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ššššš to you dear Simon!
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June looks pleased (2nd photo).
So, actually, I feel better having seen this post. I’d been away when it dropped, hadn’t heard hide nor hair in too long, got a little…antsy.
Glad you’re hanging in there. “I’ve found that just surviving was a noble fight.” Billy Joel
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