This is Bob the Sea Lion...
Ok well this was actually last summer, and I wrote about Bob. He was on the beach and really sick. I sat with him for 4 days and on day 5 he went back to the ocean. The pictures with Hazel were when Bob was not feeling well; and both my dogs (Sam the lab & Hazel) were very careful around him, very quiet, and sat next to him. Hazel and Bob communicated nose to nose. Sam came over to sniff and then lay down next to Bob.
Somehow they knew that Bob was sick. A lady I met on the beach and I sat with Bob all week. On day 2 the marine veterinarian for the beaches came out and gave Bob 2 shots.
And on Friday Bob went back into the ocean.
Ok fast forward to today. I was dancing on the beach- the weather is fabulous right now, warm with clear blue skies, and I was feeling very positive because Tuesday I weighed myself and had lost 2 more lbs! Yep I'm up to 48 pound lost. I'm hoping to make 50 by March 31. I was also feeling great because I was on my way to talk about a part time job after I exercised- which is why I was dancing for an hour on the beach this morning and not rushing off to the "senior stretch" class after a half hour of dance...Anyway! The tide was out and I had lots of flat sand to dance on so I was jumping all over the place. I always face the water, I am so lucky (!), I can exercise and watch pelicans fly over me, watch the waves lapping the shore, sometimes dolphins are going by. This morning, I looked over to my right, and there was a big seal sitting at the edge of the shore! He was really big- in fact I'm not sure he was not a sea lion, hey- maybe it was Bob!! So I danced over a few feet so I was right in front of him; he can't hear the music since I was wearing headphones, and I didn't get right in his face, so he didn't leave.
(With Bob, I sat next to him for hours before I touched him. I talked to him and he got used to me being there. Then we pet him and poured water on him. When the vet came she warned us not to get to close, that he could be dangerous- I laughed and said he was my friend. She saw how calm he was with us....we told her we were not leaving him....and she didn't warn us anymore)
Well I have this belt clip for my Iphone which I have only used a couple of times because I usually wear these old shorts when I dance on the beach and put it in the pocket....but today I wore actual workout clothes so needed the clip. Ok so I took the phone off my hip and tried to take a picture with the sun behind me and thought I couldn't see anything because of the glare. So I just kept snapping ha ha- as it turned out that clip has a solid back...so the camera was not taking the picture. Uhhhh DUH what a dope I am! I was even thinking about posting the photo here to show what amazing days I've been having this week. ha ha poor me. And the seal...(or Bob) slowly turned and went back into the ocean. I went back to exercising and danced a little longer than usual to make up the time.
So it looks like I got a part time job starting next week! Yipee...I don't know which 4 hours a day I'll work but I'll have to schedule my workouts around it. Since I've been doing it almost a year I'm confident that I will find a way to make it work. In the beginning I had to stayed really structured to make sure I did it every day. But now, I look forward to my workout, my day always goes so much better when I start it with a workout. I may have to get up a little earlier....and that may be just for a while until I get the hang of the workload. Get the feel of it. I can actually work from home since it's online and telephone mostly, but the office is the same place where I teach English, and probly at first I'll want to be there- to avoid panic mode ha ha. It's working for a company that takes people on these awesome fishing trips on this island off the Baja coast south of here. Once I am working maybe I'll tell the company name and hey- encourage readers here to check it out if they like to fish, right? But I think I should wait. Anyway I will be managing the reservations, customer service type stuff...more on this later.
Ok so a couple of days ago I had such an amazing day. First thing was I had lost 2 more lbs- aha so it must have been Tuesday...an "offical" weigh day ha ha. Then I called HR Block to see about my taxes and she told me I was getting a refund! WOW I haven't gotten a refund in about 100 years! (ok maybe not that long). The weird thing is it has to do with Obamacare. Because I told them what my income would be for 2014...which was only the rental income from the Petaluma house...I was eligible for the credit, but they said since I actually made less than I stated, that they made my premiums to high so I was getting a refund. What?? The weird- or uncomfortable part- is that the way I understand it is I now have a huge monthly payment, but I get the credit so I only pay a small amount. However- the gov't pays the fucking insurance companies/drug manufacturers the difference! This has been my problem with it since it started last year. I don't like it- the insurance co/drug mfgrs are still raping the country! I know I've ranted about this before here....once we moved to Mexico and I saw how cheap medical care is! How cheap medicine is! That's when I realized the whole healthcare system in the states was screwed up. I was happy they were trying to change it. I don't like how it is now, but at least it's a start. Wow here I am off on a rant again...ok back to the good stuff!
So, weight loss, tax refund, then a call with our friend down south and she says the people are still interested in the Playa Ventura house; they're just involved in something right now and expect to come back around the 1st of April. So there's hope the darn house will sell. So pretty good day, eh? Well I was thinking about it, and the day before, I kinda let go of a resentment I was carrying around, and maybe I freed myself up to receive some positive energy. You know what? I just wrote a big long thing about what the resentment was....it's a long story and not worth repeating. Anyway the end of the story is my sister was supposed to send my mom's ashes to my daughter Drew so when I go up there I can take them to Yosemite to spread them. (my mom died in 2011) I have been upset about it. But I suddenly realized: I have a very small amount of my mom's ashes. I decorated a little jar with sane and shells and she sits nearby. I just wanted her near me...but the truth is (for me) that my mom is with me as long as I keep her in my heart, as long as I think of her every time I see a full moon, every time I look at my arm where I have a tattoo of a penguin with her name under it and her funny saying of "oh well", as long as Everardo and I talk about her, when he brings up how whenever she got ill and the paramedics or firemen had to come transport her to the hospital she would flirt with them. So the fact is, I have ashes to take to Yosemite. I don't have to fight with my sister, I know my mom wouldn't like that anyway. The relief is huge.
Oh in case you read my previous post, my daughter figured out her issues and their lives are back on track. Ha ha and no news on the younger daughter front. I love her and always wish she is happy. Ok so life is good. That's why I wanted to post this evening. Looks like things are gonna change a little, I'm both excited and not about working ha ha. I've read about 8 books in the last month...the weather if getting really nice so my hammock is starting to make little noises to get my attention. I took a small corner in our tiny yard and put my big Buddha statue in it and dragged some really nice huge rocks from down the road, and some pretty pots that we have nothing growing in right now and made a little serenity spot. Life is good, change is good, Mexico is really good! Viva
Somehow they knew that Bob was sick. A lady I met on the beach and I sat with Bob all week. On day 2 the marine veterinarian for the beaches came out and gave Bob 2 shots.
Ok fast forward to today. I was dancing on the beach- the weather is fabulous right now, warm with clear blue skies, and I was feeling very positive because Tuesday I weighed myself and had lost 2 more lbs! Yep I'm up to 48 pound lost. I'm hoping to make 50 by March 31. I was also feeling great because I was on my way to talk about a part time job after I exercised- which is why I was dancing for an hour on the beach this morning and not rushing off to the "senior stretch" class after a half hour of dance...Anyway! The tide was out and I had lots of flat sand to dance on so I was jumping all over the place. I always face the water, I am so lucky (!), I can exercise and watch pelicans fly over me, watch the waves lapping the shore, sometimes dolphins are going by. This morning, I looked over to my right, and there was a big seal sitting at the edge of the shore! He was really big- in fact I'm not sure he was not a sea lion, hey- maybe it was Bob!! So I danced over a few feet so I was right in front of him; he can't hear the music since I was wearing headphones, and I didn't get right in his face, so he didn't leave.
(With Bob, I sat next to him for hours before I touched him. I talked to him and he got used to me being there. Then we pet him and poured water on him. When the vet came she warned us not to get to close, that he could be dangerous- I laughed and said he was my friend. She saw how calm he was with us....we told her we were not leaving him....and she didn't warn us anymore)
Well I have this belt clip for my Iphone which I have only used a couple of times because I usually wear these old shorts when I dance on the beach and put it in the pocket....but today I wore actual workout clothes so needed the clip. Ok so I took the phone off my hip and tried to take a picture with the sun behind me and thought I couldn't see anything because of the glare. So I just kept snapping ha ha- as it turned out that clip has a solid back...so the camera was not taking the picture. Uhhhh DUH what a dope I am! I was even thinking about posting the photo here to show what amazing days I've been having this week. ha ha poor me. And the seal...(or Bob) slowly turned and went back into the ocean. I went back to exercising and danced a little longer than usual to make up the time.
So it looks like I got a part time job starting next week! Yipee...I don't know which 4 hours a day I'll work but I'll have to schedule my workouts around it. Since I've been doing it almost a year I'm confident that I will find a way to make it work. In the beginning I had to stayed really structured to make sure I did it every day. But now, I look forward to my workout, my day always goes so much better when I start it with a workout. I may have to get up a little earlier....and that may be just for a while until I get the hang of the workload. Get the feel of it. I can actually work from home since it's online and telephone mostly, but the office is the same place where I teach English, and probly at first I'll want to be there- to avoid panic mode ha ha. It's working for a company that takes people on these awesome fishing trips on this island off the Baja coast south of here. Once I am working maybe I'll tell the company name and hey- encourage readers here to check it out if they like to fish, right? But I think I should wait. Anyway I will be managing the reservations, customer service type stuff...more on this later.
Ok so a couple of days ago I had such an amazing day. First thing was I had lost 2 more lbs- aha so it must have been Tuesday...an "offical" weigh day ha ha. Then I called HR Block to see about my taxes and she told me I was getting a refund! WOW I haven't gotten a refund in about 100 years! (ok maybe not that long). The weird thing is it has to do with Obamacare. Because I told them what my income would be for 2014...which was only the rental income from the Petaluma house...I was eligible for the credit, but they said since I actually made less than I stated, that they made my premiums to high so I was getting a refund. What?? The weird- or uncomfortable part- is that the way I understand it is I now have a huge monthly payment, but I get the credit so I only pay a small amount. However- the gov't pays the fucking insurance companies/drug manufacturers the difference! This has been my problem with it since it started last year. I don't like it- the insurance co/drug mfgrs are still raping the country! I know I've ranted about this before here....once we moved to Mexico and I saw how cheap medical care is! How cheap medicine is! That's when I realized the whole healthcare system in the states was screwed up. I was happy they were trying to change it. I don't like how it is now, but at least it's a start. Wow here I am off on a rant again...ok back to the good stuff!
So, weight loss, tax refund, then a call with our friend down south and she says the people are still interested in the Playa Ventura house; they're just involved in something right now and expect to come back around the 1st of April. So there's hope the darn house will sell. So pretty good day, eh? Well I was thinking about it, and the day before, I kinda let go of a resentment I was carrying around, and maybe I freed myself up to receive some positive energy. You know what? I just wrote a big long thing about what the resentment was....it's a long story and not worth repeating. Anyway the end of the story is my sister was supposed to send my mom's ashes to my daughter Drew so when I go up there I can take them to Yosemite to spread them. (my mom died in 2011) I have been upset about it. But I suddenly realized: I have a very small amount of my mom's ashes. I decorated a little jar with sane and shells and she sits nearby. I just wanted her near me...but the truth is (for me) that my mom is with me as long as I keep her in my heart, as long as I think of her every time I see a full moon, every time I look at my arm where I have a tattoo of a penguin with her name under it and her funny saying of "oh well", as long as Everardo and I talk about her, when he brings up how whenever she got ill and the paramedics or firemen had to come transport her to the hospital she would flirt with them. So the fact is, I have ashes to take to Yosemite. I don't have to fight with my sister, I know my mom wouldn't like that anyway. The relief is huge.
Oh in case you read my previous post, my daughter figured out her issues and their lives are back on track. Ha ha and no news on the younger daughter front. I love her and always wish she is happy. Ok so life is good. That's why I wanted to post this evening. Looks like things are gonna change a little, I'm both excited and not about working ha ha. I've read about 8 books in the last month...the weather if getting really nice so my hammock is starting to make little noises to get my attention. I took a small corner in our tiny yard and put my big Buddha statue in it and dragged some really nice huge rocks from down the road, and some pretty pots that we have nothing growing in right now and made a little serenity spot. Life is good, change is good, Mexico is really good! Viva
