Interrupted

My Life Thus Far
2017-02-06 23:48:08 (UTC)

Seeds To Plant

Work felt like an absolute eternity despite the fact that I did everything in my power to keep busy. I knew it would be slow, but I hadn't anticipated just how slow. Western Washington doesn't get much snow in the lowlands, so the small storm that passed through today was enough to keep most people at home. Even the ones that should have been at work. We had 3 people call out, so I ended up working longer than scheduled to cover the lost bodies. Not that it was really necessary. By the time I left after 5pm, we'd only done a little over $1,000 and that was what we were goaled to do in the first hour!


Sale needed to be pulled from the floor, and there's always replenishment and recovery to do. So, that's what I did. Starting from Provocative (the front of the store), then working back to Everyday Sexy (room 3, Body By Victoria). I didn't make it to the cotton panty bar, but I got everything else done. Including boxing up the last bit of sale. Over the course of the day I did two fittings. Helped maybe four or five people. It was such a blissful moment when I closed out. It wasn't a bad day. It was just too slow for my liking.

I had such a great conversation with Kiki and Keenan tonight. I made them dinner (Tofurky and Daiya Provolone sandwiches with avocado, tomato, and baby greens on Tuscan Pane bread), then while they ate we had a very deep conversation about societal norms, veganism, human evolution, and a few other topics. I love sharing knowledge with them. You can see their little sponge-like brains absorbing everything, thinking critically about it, storing it away, and formulating questions for me. it's one of my most favorite parts of being a parent. Helping mold their little minds. Not telling them what to think, but giving them seeds to plant as they see fit. I always want them to come to their own conclusions. Whether it be about things I've told them, or the rest of the world. Question everything. Including the source. Most definitely the source.

Keenan told me his sandwich was "phenomenal". As silly as it sounds, I hold his opinion in high regard. Primarily because he doesn't lie to me about such things. I've caught him in a couple untruthful situations, but when I ask him for his opinion, he offers it freely. It feels good to see him thriving. For awhile I felt like he wasn't eating enough, wasn't drinking enough water, wasn't sleeping well. On top of that he had an ear infection that wouldn't quit and then a nasty cold. He's finally making a comeback from all that, and tonight he was hungry! He actually asked for a second sandwich, and that never happens. Progress.

On the other hand, Kiki is having a hard time. She too is getting over a cold. That's getting better, but due to her suppressed immune system she developed a canker sore on top of that. She can barely eat, and I can see that she's lost weight over the past week. She's always been our good eater. Never misses meals, always wants more, is hungry again in an hour. Not lately. She barely finished dinner. I'll be so glad when her canker sore clears up. And I know she will be, too. In the meantime, she's been doing a sea salt and hydrogen peroxide rinse that has always been very effective for me. And Keenan. Although I haven't had a canker sore since going vegan, and I wonder if the two are related... who knows.




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