that day has come, kitten tales, and J

1 I knew the day would come when I'd be passed in seniority because, well, I just didn't want to chase the seniority list. And now that it's happened I'm filled with mixed emotions. Part of me wants to be angry for letting it slip away and now I'm left with less shifts, but a bigger part of me is happy about my choice. I didn't like how it felt to be that hungry, and that cutthroat. Don't get  me wrong, I like this job but I like feeling good about myself more. My tool, "Radical Acceptance."
2 Our little Tula is much more playful off of her pain medications. She attacks legs and ankles, chases her play mice and toys balls and is basically full of beans. Exactly like a wee kitten should be. 
3 J calls and we make our arrangements for her visit. She's here with just us for a few days in February so we want to make the most of it. What are the plans? Lots of touring about, house and foreclosure looking, dinners, hikes and yes, definitely we need to go to the spa! I'm so looking forward to hearing about her latest shenanigans! 

workload, driving Mrs P, and shine!

1 A very long 12 hour day of work. Or rather two works. I spent the better part of the day at the Public Works job fielding calls from rather angry people wanting immediate or better than expected service.. sigh The second job was loads of people, smiling faces, and shenanigans! Love my peeps!
2 Mr P was my cab driver today. He ferried me about from one job to another in our diesel four by four. Not that he used that feature much. He had much more fun skidding and sliding. He's fun that way.
3 She asked me to help her choose a word for the year, for her intention. For Sam, it's shine. It describes her perfectly.

shineSHīn/
verb
1 (of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light.
"the sun shone through the window"

synonyms:

emit light, beam, radiate, gleam, glow, glint, glimmer, sparkle, twinkle,glitter, glisten, shimmer, flash, flare, glare, fluoresce;

2.be very talented or perform very well.
"she shines at comedy"

synonyms:

excel, be outstanding, be brilliant, be successful, stand out

noun
1.a quality of brightness, especially from reflected light