Today We Are Insane

It is days like today that really make me question my sanity. I don't understand why people are so hateful to others. Especially when they are wanting something from you. Point in case, the rescue took in a HUGE amount of hamsters in one day. I used every cage I had to separate these guys and started looking for homes immediately. I did something I will probably never do again and that was adopted them out without charging an adoption fee, simply because I too many to care for properly. I was able to find homes for all of them, except the one who had babies and she will stay for another few weeks. 

Today, I get an email from someone who submitted an application that I did not receive. I looked through all my application back to January and there was not one from her. But, in the email instead of stopping at I submitted and application and have not heard back she adds in "Guess you don't really want to find homes for them!" What the hell. Being snarky is certainly the way to make me want to adopt one of our hamsters to you. One thing I wish people would realize about a rescue group is that we are picky and we have every right to be. We don't adopt to just anyone who sends an email and asks for one. I turn people away all the time, because they don't seem sincere in their efforts to adopt a hamster. Most of the time people just want one because they are free or they have an extra $20 lying around.  I get bitched at all the time because I won't adopt a hamster for someone's 2 year old. But that is my right as the rescuer of the hamsters. 

90% of these guys come in already abused or neglected. They were allowed to reproduce because of families who don't want to pay attention to them or take the time to separate them. I feel that because they only live 2 years or so they deserve the best and just because you want one does not mean you can give them the best.

Will she get a hamster from us, probably not. The pet stores have plenty of them, she can buy one from them. 

Okay my tyraid is over I will step off my soap box now.

The New House

I have been in the new house for 2 weeks now and I can say with all honesty that I love it. I am still unpacking boxes and trying to find a place for everything but it is all coming together. The new house is so much bigger than my little apartment. We have 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, a living room, den and the clincher was the huge backyard.

I am enjoying my time doing all the girlie things to my house that I love. This move is so much more different than when I moved last time. Of course, I am not in a suicidal depression like I was last time. I am in a wonderful frame of mind which make a whole world of difference. The first thing I did when I got there was try to figure out where the heck all the animals were going to go. 

My original thought was that they would get one of the bedrooms and I would use the den as my "man cave." This would be a place I would have my computer, TV, and other crap that I collect. But, immediately we put the rats in there so they would be part of the house and not locked in the sanctuary. Then the critter room quickly filled up and the gerbils ended up in there because their aquariums did not fit in the room. As the days moved on I discovered the difficulties of having the hamsters in the room next to mine. It is noisy in there at night. So now we will move them into the den and I will use the 3rd bedroom as a guest room. Since the master bedroom is large enough I have my computer in there for now. 

My next chore was to get window treatments. The apartment did not have many windows and the house has lots of very large windows. This was fun deciding what colors and what style to put with my furniture.  But with Phyllis' help we bought sheers and curtains, rods and hooks and all the windows now have curtains.

My first major purchase for the house was a washer and dryer. It did not come with one, so I had to make that major purchase. One thing I can not and will not live without is a washer and dryer. I could do my laundry at the mortuary but that is just yucky. This is the first major appliance I have ever bought and no matter how much I love my washer and dryer I was not spending $1000 on custom colored huge machines. I am happy with the lovely heavy duty ones I have. You can actually wash more than 2 pairs of jeans at a time.Which is a thrill for me.

Before the move I purchased a new bed. I gave up the giant king size bed for a much smaller full size bed. Then I bought a vintage wicker bed from the 1930's. It is wonderful, except when Midnight (the cat) decides to sharpen his nails on my headboard. Then I am not a happy camper. I am rediscovering my love of vintage things. I love having things around me with a history that look like they have been used and loved.

Once in the new house, the next thing was to purchase an entertainment center that matched my furniture. There is not a lot of cherry Queen Anne style in New Mexico but I found the perfect entertainment center. It is gorgeous and matches everything to a tee. I was concerned that I would have to move pictures I had already hung up but I didn't it fit right there among the photos.

Now the next thing to do is furnish the guest bedroom and work on the backyard. I don't want to do much to the yard, because I hate yard work. But there are a few things that need to be done, to make it livable. I have to get a new BBQ grill, because it was too much of a hassle to move the old one so I left it. I miss my grill, but it won't be long before a new one comes along.

As changes come and things fall into place I will of course write about it.

So for now,
Blessed Be,
Cyn

My Life in a Nutshell

For those of you who do not know it, I run a hamster rescue called Haven for Hamsters Rescue & Sanctuary. I take in unwanted hamsters that people have and find them loving homes. If that was not crazy busy enough, I also work 2 1/2 jobs. I work full time for a Marketing & Political Research company and then part time for a mortuary. I work evenings and weekends at the mortuary and answer the phones at night for them. So I am pretty much working everyday. But taking care of so many animals requires a lot of money.

At the moment we have 3 Syrian hamsters; 14 gerbils; 4 rats, 3 Mice; 6 Black Russian Hamsters; 6 Campbell Dwarf hamsters, 1 white dwarf and 1 albino dwarf hamster, 2 guinea pigs, 3 dogs and 1 large black cat. I just moved into a home that is larger (much larger) than before to give the critters and me more room to move around. 

Josh has been living with me since last summer, however, sadly he will be returning to Wyoming in a few months to finish school. It will be lonely with him gone. But, he has to follow his own path in life. 

I have been dating someone for a few months now. A very nice gentleman that is a nice change of pace from what I have been subjected to in the past. Unfortunately, my schedule makes dating very hard, since I am never off and if I am I am still answering the phones. But, we are trying to make it work as best as possible.

So for now that is the abbreviated version of my life. As you know it changes on a daily basis and is never boring. 

Stay tuned for more details and thoughts as I try to figure out if I am sane or insane.

Blessed Be;

Cyn

Introduction

As I said in the introduction to this blog. I am always wondering what the official level of insanity is. Are you considered insane just because you don't follow life's rules? If so, then I am certainly insane. There has not been a day in my life that I have followed anyone's rules other than my own. Which could explain a lot about why my life is the way it is. 

I am a single girl simply trying to make a place for herself in this crazy world. I have done the marriage act, a few times, but it was not for me. I do better as an individual than as a couple. My guess is because I have no idea how to be a couple and no one has ever taken the time to help me figure it out. I will admit this is mostly my fault, I have been independent since I was 12 so it is hard to rely on others when you have not been able to do so most of your life. 

But on to better things. I did a blog for a few years that mainly focused on my life as I went through the process of divorce and reestablishing myself in the world as a single girl on her own. That is so over now, I am established, happy and having the time of my life. That is what this blog will be about. Join me as I hopefully, entertain you with my odd adventures, weird lifestyle and the nuts that live in my house with me. Comment when you like, bitch you need to. However, be sure to laugh at yourself at least once a day. It's good for the soul.

Enjoy the day,
Cyn