work was early, way too early. eloise whined and whined as i left making it even harder to leave. tears in the car on the way to the shop. then, minor chaos as i felt i was single-handedly baking off double the amount of bagels, prepping alone that which usually takes two (sometimes three), helping out up front due to a busy first day of school in edina, and staying an hour later than scheduled thinking over and over how much eloise was in need of a walk.
traffic home was offensive, people cutting in and out and slowing down and seemingly had no regard for my little saturn. rent was dropped off late, construction delayed my home return, eloise had wet her crate and my feet were tired.
the two of us played in the garden, keeping up on one of my many forgotten hobbies. she dug up an onion and was thrilled at it's unexpected spice and oblong shape, causing it to roll this unexpected way and that. on our walk she found herself a dead bird. it was completely consumed before i recognized that feathers are not grass clumps. please don't get sick little girl!
more errand running in the car with a sleepy puppy in tow, and then some good ol' quality couch time just us girls. napping in my lap was nice and comforting. is it bad that i like her best when she's sleepy?
unexpected phone calls change my mood. or rather, long-awaited and significantly too short phone calls change my mood. i decide to tell the only face in the room all about it. eloise stretched out on the couch in a half-sleep, half-awake sort of daze, liz positioning herself nose to nose and vocally recounting her day's experiences. this prompts a little bleary-eyedness, which i soon halt since the dog to whom i'm talking requires yet another romp outside. roommate turned canine in 60 seconds or less.
on the agenda for tonight: put on something upbeat and motivating, mental note to create a 'pump me up mix' for just such occasions. dinner for the pup. cook real food for myself for the first time in weeks, making sure to prepare enough for later when this determination fades. spend some quality time re-organizing my living room, which has been a shambles since half its contents were recently removed.
i realize my own pathetic state but thats how life goes sometimes.
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