I Knew This Would Happen
I guess some things don't change, but there's little I can do about it.
edited to add: I was wrong.
Anyway, today was a decent day at the barn. I was still there for a little over 2 hours, but I guess that's just how it's going to be. I took a little extra time to brush each horse before I took them out to the pasture just cuz I feel like I don't know them very well. Afterall, 99% of my morning is spent not interacting with them. So that was good. Spirit, who's not very trusting of people, didn't even run away from me after I took his halter off. Normally, the second you pull the strap over his ears he turns and gallops away; today he didn't even move away at first, and when he did, he just trotted for a few steps.
I also took my radio/CD player into the barn while I cleaned the stalls. Music made the time much more enjoyable.
Another cool thing was that, when I was walking back to the barn after dumping out the first wheelbarrow, I saw 2 deer happily grazing side by side with the horses. They were fairly close to the fence, but they didn't even lift their heads when I walked over. I couldn't linger for too long, but it was a small moment that helped make the morning a good one.
I went to school to buy my books for the semester and-- just as I thought-- I have a total of *10* books between my two classes. Six for the history class, four for the philosophy. They all look interesting though, in fact I kinda wish I could start reading them now! But I'll have to suppress my inner nerd for a little while longer. Besides, I haven't even gotten past the intro of Looking Backward, which I had been hoping to finish *before* school starts. Maybe I will. It's a short enough book, hehe.
Nevertheless, I really think I'm gonna have to cut back hours somewhere, either at work or at the stable. I won't make any major decisions until I see what my work load is going to be like in each class, but I can't quite see myself happily juggling the schedule I currently have planned. It's not a huge deal, but you know how I like planning far ahead. :p
Well, that's it for now. I probably won't write another entry in this particular blog tonight. Tomorrow I'm working, both at the barn and 1-9 at Brooks, Saturday Rich and I have the Green Day concert, Sunday I'm just working at Brooks, and Monday I have to work at the barn *and* move into the apartment! Busy days up ahead. . .gah.
edited to add: I was wrong.
Anyway, today was a decent day at the barn. I was still there for a little over 2 hours, but I guess that's just how it's going to be. I took a little extra time to brush each horse before I took them out to the pasture just cuz I feel like I don't know them very well. Afterall, 99% of my morning is spent not interacting with them. So that was good. Spirit, who's not very trusting of people, didn't even run away from me after I took his halter off. Normally, the second you pull the strap over his ears he turns and gallops away; today he didn't even move away at first, and when he did, he just trotted for a few steps.
I also took my radio/CD player into the barn while I cleaned the stalls. Music made the time much more enjoyable.
Another cool thing was that, when I was walking back to the barn after dumping out the first wheelbarrow, I saw 2 deer happily grazing side by side with the horses. They were fairly close to the fence, but they didn't even lift their heads when I walked over. I couldn't linger for too long, but it was a small moment that helped make the morning a good one.
I went to school to buy my books for the semester and-- just as I thought-- I have a total of *10* books between my two classes. Six for the history class, four for the philosophy. They all look interesting though, in fact I kinda wish I could start reading them now! But I'll have to suppress my inner nerd for a little while longer. Besides, I haven't even gotten past the intro of Looking Backward, which I had been hoping to finish *before* school starts. Maybe I will. It's a short enough book, hehe.
Nevertheless, I really think I'm gonna have to cut back hours somewhere, either at work or at the stable. I won't make any major decisions until I see what my work load is going to be like in each class, but I can't quite see myself happily juggling the schedule I currently have planned. It's not a huge deal, but you know how I like planning far ahead. :p
Well, that's it for now. I probably won't write another entry in this particular blog tonight. Tomorrow I'm working, both at the barn and 1-9 at Brooks, Saturday Rich and I have the Green Day concert, Sunday I'm just working at Brooks, and Monday I have to work at the barn *and* move into the apartment! Busy days up ahead. . .gah.
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