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So I was not feeling the Snowflake Challenge from yesterday so I opted not to do that one. That is ok - we don't have to do all of them. Best not to force these things.

I got good news at work - they are postponing the furlough program. It was supposed to start Feb 1 2021 and now they are going to start it next fiscal year which is July 1, 2021. It is a reprieve of sorts. That means that things are not so dire and looking better. So I will take that. I had already taken a furlough day this week but I converted that to a vacation day and that was that. I think a bunch of people had already started taking chunks of furlough time so I don't know what will happen with that. They will have to figure something out. But I am glad - my pay will not be reduced just yet. That is the good news.

I am really missing Teddy but I am trying to make sure my other kitty, Bear is ok. He seems to be. He is eating ok and I am playing with him a lot to make up for Teddy not being here. He needs stimulation and interaction. So I have to be his buddy now that his feline buddy is not here. So I am working on that and ensuring he gets good running around time here. Don't want a depressed cat here. So being there for Bear is very important.

That is about all I have - it has been raining here so I have not been able to go walking that much. We lost power one night this week so that happened. It was only for about 4 hours. Not too bad. It is pretty cold for the Bay Area so definitely trying to keep warm here.

That is about it for me. I don't know what to do with myself now that I have finished my MSV story. I posted that this week and it is done. No more stressing about it. I am happy with how it came out so I hope my person likes it. I can stress about that and worry about how it will be received. So I will do that.

Happy Thursday, all. Almost the weekend. Looks like we are getting good weather for a few days so that is looking up. Stay healthy there and stay safe.

For one week from today. It feels like a vacation but it is not. This is my away message at work.

**** is closed for the mandatory closure due to budget cuts from March 22 to March 26, 2010. We will re-open on March 29th . Your message will be saved and answered at that time.

A bit of reality for you.

*edit and explanation*
This is not a week of unpaid time. My pay cut is 5% this year and to cover the furlough I have to use my vacation time (3 days) and I will only have one day this month unpaid. The last day of next week is a Uni holiday (Spring Holiday). That is how it works. Those in different salary levels have higher percentage cuts etc going up to 10%. I just wanted to explain that so that I did not give the impression that all this time was unpaid. Thanks for all your comments. :)


by izabeth