updates

First of all, i cannot believe it's almost 2009. Like wtf happened to 2008!? Secondly, i HAVE to post this super cute video of my niece, Elle, because it's too cute not to show. She was bouncing in her jumper (which she looooves to do) and watching the Doodlebops and all of a sudden i look over and i see her starting to nod off a little bit, which was cute in itself, but then she would like JUMP awake and keep jumping... it happened enough times for me to be like omg i'm getting my camera... she did it 3 more times for my camera, 2 of which are on this video... James says hello in it too :]

 

Lastly, i just wanted to comment on my job and how super awesome it is, especially during the holidays (even though i have no life b/c i'm so busy)... so here are the upsides and downsides to being a professional pet sitter that i've recently discovered and thought i'd share...
UPSIDES-
* super easy job... i pretty much play with other peoples' pets all day long
* exercise - a few of my regular weekly clients request decently long walks... one of which is around a nice lake, and it's so peaceful
* not only do i get paid per pet sit, but a lot of clients like to tip :]
* my last 2 paychecks (which are bi-weekly) were over $1100! not including the tips. i'm going to be even busier for christmas so i can't even imagine what my next paycheck will be!!
* so far for Christmas, i've gotten a $50 Macy's gift card from one client, a bottle of wine & $30 cash from another client, some christmas spray smelly stuff from another client, and i haven't even started a lot of the sits i'm doing for Christmas yet.. so we'll see!!

DOWNSIDES-
* i pretty much live in my car
* i sometimes drive over 100 miles a day
* i have to fill up my gas tank every other day (thank God gas prices are low again!!)
* when we're super busy (like holidays), i'm the busiest... so it gets depressing when i can't spend the whole day with my family like most everyone else
* a dog pulled out of its collar/leash one day to chase another dog that was loose, so i had to run around trying to catch her... not fun
* having to do those long walks for my regular clients when it's 30 somethin degrees outside is pretty brutal... i'm skinny, i get more cold than most people, and i absolutely HATE being cold... like it makes me wanna just kill myself to end the torture lol
* Fiona (my boss) accidentally left a pet sit on my schedule that wasn't supposed to be there, so i end up going thinking i'm supposed to be there, but instead i walk in to find the dog's owner laying in bed with a woman... haha talk about awkward!!! luckily they weren't naked LOL it was so funny though, and we all had a great laugh.
* i locked myself out of a house at 8pm tonight... dark, cold, nooo clue what to do... i tried to get the dogs to unlock the back door (b/c they know how to open it) but it wasn't happening... so i went to the neighbors cause i left my phone and keys on the kitchen counter (im such an idiot)... and we tried calling the owner's cell but it went straight to voicemail... and i was like omg i really dont know what to do... THEN i remembered that the owner wanted me to put their key in the backyard freezer after my last pet sit... so i went and checked the freezer and low & behold, a spare key in an envelope was there!! woohoo! haha don't judge me.

So there ya go. Some inside info on pet sitting. People may think it's a totally lame job, but this is like my ideal job! The money is awesome, the job is easy, and the downsides are things you laugh about when you're depositing your check and enjoying the tips/gifts owners give you haha! My dream is to one day live near Hollywood and pet sit for all the celebrities! I could totally do it! Watch me! 10 years from now, that's where I'll be! ;]

K, well, i have a pet sit @ 6:30 tomorrow morning for diabetic dog... i have to poke him to get blood to check his glucose level :( and then give him an insulin shot... poor thing. So anyway i'm going to bed. Sorry this was so long.