Tuesday, April 5, 2011

An A-ha Moment

It's official.  I've more or less actually tried being what I've threatened to do for a number of years.  I gave an honest go to being a hermit.  and I have failed.  miserably.

 I can't handle it.  Absolutely, positively, cannot fucking do it.  Too much silence, too much alone time, no contact with a variety of people or other beings, either gives me the fidgets or freaks me out.

..and here I thought I was an introvert.  Maybe not.  Perhaps I'm an extrovert masquerading as an introvert?  If that's the case, then, why?




So I got into the car to have a think & drive about this.

Where do I wind up, but at the animal shelter.  It was open.  I walked in, and immediately felt like I'd come home, walking amongst the creatures.  Puppies, adolescent dogs, old dogs, naughty dogs.  Cats, kittens..all ages, stages and temperaments.  Being me, I went and said hi to everyone of the 4-legged variety.  There were a few creatures I'd have brought home if I didn't have to contend with the reaction of Lou. 

..and it hit me, once again.  What I want most of all is a cats-only boarding facility.  It's not like I don't have the handling skills and the love for the animals and the work.  I do have the handling skills, and they've been honed over many years with the young, the old, and the weird.

It's my dream, to have that in my home.  I would be happy, I could be as soft-spoken as I wanted to be, and it would be just noisy enough that I wouldn't get the creeps.  Plus, it pays well, and I'd definitely be all set with that.  I'd just have to make sure Lou didn't mix with the boarding kitties.

I shall have to look into this further. :)

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