Update

I thought I'd take a moment today and give you an update on what's been going on in my life lately.

For those of you still waiting for the Before and After pictures of my office, please stay tuned. I've been holding off on taking the After pictures because I've been waiting until I get the bunnies in their big cage, which may take a little while, because on the bunny front there have been some new developments. First of all, they're doing great. They are ever so slowly losing their fear that I'll eat them, and have even climbed up on my lap a few times. We still have a ways to go before they'll be giving me as much affection as they give each other, but I'm being patient. Speaking of the love they have for each other, I've actually had to put them in separate cages. I'm not entirely certain of how old they were when I got them, but around now is when they should be becoming sexually active, if they aren't already. I haven't caught them humping each other, so I'm remaining positive that my little Poppet isn't pregnant, but I decided it was better to be safe than sorry. I'm calling the vet today to get her opinion on when I should bring Widget in, and then hopefully I'll be making an appointment. Because although their cages are right next to each other, it still makes me depressed every time I go in there. I feel like the evil jailer keeping two lovebirds apart. Not my style.

I"m still loving the office job, and my writing is progressing nicely. The April Platform Building Challenge is going well and I'm feeling pretty good. Overall, things are holding steady. I've also started eating healthier and bringing my lunch to work. It's amazing how much better I feel. My husband doesn't notice a difference as much, but I really have. Apparently all it took for me to wake up in the morning is vegetables. Who knew?

For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about when I refer to the office, the bunnies, or the April Platform Building Challenge, feel free to check out the links below. As always, please feel free to follow this blog, as well as myself on twitter @MelanieKCole. Your comments are always welcome!

The Big Surprise
Introducing...
Too Busy
Oh The Horror!
Office Reno Update
The Quest for a Lamp

Too Busy!

Today was a crazy busy day. Normally, my job is very relaxed and orderly, but today everything just seemed to go haywire. Simple tasks that normally took no time at all took up most of my day. Of course it had to be on a Monday when I hadn't had very much sleep the night before. When I got home from work I had to clean the house and run to the grocery store, as my parents were coming over to meet my two new baby bunnies. We had a really great visit, and afterward as I was hoping to crawl into bed I remembered that I needed to wash my husband's work pants for tomorrow, as well as write a blog post.

So, I ran downstairs, threw in a load of wash and plopped down on the couch to hammer out a quick post, only to get hung up in the world of editing for another project. It's now an hour past my planned bedtime and here I am, finally getting to my blog post. You'll have to forgive me if it feels a little thrown together, because it is. I had no idea what I would write about until I started.

Honestly, I don't mind the business. It's exhilarating to run around and get things done, just so long as it isn't on a constant basis. I've also started a month long platform building challenge (which you can read about here), so that's fun and exciting. I love opportunities to learn more about writing and all that goes into it. To top it all off, I heard back from an editor about a pitch from a few months ago, so keep your fingers crossed for me!

That pretty much sums up my life at the moment. I still haven't named the bunnies (still waiting on suggestions for that!), who are doing great and really starting to get comfortable in their new environment. It's fun to watch them flourish, to watch as their curiousity takes over and they begin to explore and introduce themselves. I'm loving every minute it of it. Maddie's had a few more encounters with them and so far she's doing marvelously. I'm so proud of my baby girl!

Stay tuned for news on the baby bunnies future monikers, as well as the Before and After pictures of my office. (That's right, I haven't forgotten. I was just sidetracked by bunnies). In the meantime, I'm rewarding myself with some much needed sleep.

The Big Surprise!

I know you've all been waiting in breathless anticipation of my big announcement (there's no sense in lying, I know you have), so I won't make you wait a moment longer.

Two days ago my husband and I got in the car and drove out to a farm about a half hour outside the city. Why did we do this? To pick up the two newest members of our family. Yes, you heard that right. TWO. I am the very proud mommy of two adorable baby bunnies!! I wish I could tell you their names, but to be honest I haven't decided them yet.

I wanted to take pictures and tell you all about it that same night, but the babies were still pretty terrified of me and their new surroundings and I wanted to give them the chance to come out of their shell a bit before assaulting them with the camera. Two days later they're adjusting beautifully and starting to get really curious. I'd taken over Maddie's old dog crate and re-purposed it into a giant rabbit cage with cardboard box castle for them to play and hide in, but unfortunately they're still small enough to fit through the bars. (Surprised the hell out of my husband and the bunnies when he came in and they were loose in the office). So, Georgie's old cage has been hauled out of storage until they get a little bigger.

I know you must be wondering how Maddie is getting on with our new additions, and so far so good. I'm keeping them apart for now until the bunnies are more adjusted, but Maddie is being very good in the few encounters they've had so far. I brought out the towel they rode home on to let her smell and I'm confident we'll have them used to each other in no time.

And as a special reward for sitting through all my ramblings please enjoy these adorable pics of my cute new babies! And if you have any name suggestions, let me know!