Is Irritability One of the Dwarves? in Everyday Ramblings

Holding onto Frida’s leash while gazing I tried to take a quick shot of this lovely leaded glass feature in the top of the gate to the back garden of a yard in north Portland. You can barely see it. Sigh.

Still… the whole yard presentation is nice. I enjoy the details.

If I don’t come back in my next life as an ice skater or wildlife photographer I’d take landscape architect. I outgrew wanting to be a fashion designer fairly early but I was serious enough about it to try a power sewing program when I was 18.

Today walking back from the bank midday I saw a young woman with a cart full of sewing machines. They were pastel colors and almost looked like full sized toys.

I have had a couple of days recently of extreme irritability. Not sure what is up with that but the cats are a factor. Diego in particular has been driving me slightly batty. He has been periodically nipping at my fingers when I try to type or use a mouse. And he keeps throwing up even though he is not ill in any visible way. His appetite and energy level are good.

But I worry and wonder if I should take him in for a checkup. There could be something underlying going on and in so many ways Diego is special.

Usually irritability is a sign I am fighting something off.

Kes and Most Honorable are relaxing and having a getaway for a week at the beach. The place where we stay periodically changes something and this time it is the living room furniture. I got pictures.

Because they are staying there now the owner generously gave us our four-day stay this year in late October for free! That is so cool. Only 7 weeks, not that there is any counting going on…no.

And this time next year this stupid job will be history!

It is of course a major factor on the irritability scale.

There are a bunch of new items on my things I don’t want to do list.

The woman at the church that puts out the Adult Program Guide “forgot” to put my class in the fall edition I found out Sunday so there is marketing in my future.

I used to be good at marketing. I got some great scores in terms of creating interest with things I did in San Francisco when I had my own business. I got on local radio and television and was featured in our local newspaper. It is not like I have a lack of ideas or enthusiasm for what I am teaching… It is more a lack of energy.

Last night I was thinking it sure would be nice to get some help.

And I don’t mean from Facebook. I have ideas, I have leads, I have a logo, it is the execution of all this and setting clear limits on what I am willing to do. No twice a week blog or podcast. I plain don’t have the energy for that and that and teaching online classes and heavy Instagram usage seem to be what most teachers are doing.

I need to set small manageable goals and get my yogic derriere in gear here. I am behind revenue wise from last year and the urgency has been easy to ignore with all the unnecessary drama with the job and my health. Not having to pay rent for the room is a factor as well.

Has anybody watched Diagnosis on Netflix? The episodes are relatively short and I found them completely riveting. And they certainly put anything I might be going through into perspective.

As a person who for years had an undiagnosed condition I totally could relate to these strong people. It makes a body think…ya know?

Last updated September 05, 2019