I've always wondered....

[silverfoxninja]

I know it's been a long while since I have posted anything on LJ. I've been incredibly busy with finding a job, getting myself adjusted for school while teaching my daughter at home. The month of May was hell

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[smithsassistant]

Wow you really have been swamped these past months. It is nice to see you post on here though and happy that you are ok. I have not been as busy as you are but I am also looking for work and I have been volunteering at Sicsa. My mom and I have adopted Ivy from Sicsa and she is a great cat if you can get past her using furniture as a scratching post lol. My mom will be getting her declawed after family leaves. We are having our reunion this weekend and my aunt and uncle are visiting and will be staying with us for 3 to 4 days. Keep in touch as much as you can.

[silverfoxninja]

What I found that works great for my cats not scratching up on the furniture is using a scratching post that has a large base. The problem with some of the scratching posts that are bought in stores like Wal-Mart or the cheap ones that you find at Petsmart are not sturdy enough for a strong cat to use. Once they tip over, the cats avoid them like the plague.

Try spraying catnip on the newly purchased one to entice the cat to use it. I also recommend using SCAT which sprays air and it uses a sensor so when the cat passes by it, it sprays a puff of air at the cat which deters them from going near the surface. It works great on mine. I don't recommend declawing an older cat since they tend to get infections in the paws that could become potential problems later in life. Try the large base scratching post first before reverting to declawing.

I'll try to keep in touch. It's been pretty hectic lately for me. Thanks for the response. XD

[dark_age_pearl]

Interesting to see the last six months all listed. You left a few major lifestyle changes out, but I'm not sure if that's because it slipped your mind or you just don't want to talk about it to the Internet peoples. I should probably update my LJ, too. I haven't posted in quite a while, too.

[silverfoxninja]

It didn't slip my mind. I'm not willing to talk about it openly until I know that I can handle the pressure when my core classes come into play. It's not because of it being simple. It's far from it. I'm working on getting into the habit of not counting my chickens before they hatch. Once I'm solid in the school, then I'll go further in depth what it is I'm taking. I've only told a handful of people what I'm doing.

As far as my other stuff, I'm taking care of things one at a time. Oh, and the jobs I applied for fell through because I don't speak Spanish. I'm so ready to get out of this city. I hate it here but Kansas was by far the worst and I'm touching that state if I can help it. Pete suggested that come next year that I should try to look for work outside the city since they're the areas that are looking for specialists. I may have to do that.