LESSADVENTUROUS

I just found this little puppy on Kijiji.com, and am bummed that she's so young.  I really don't think my apartment managers would let me have her, since she's only eight weeks old, but look at that face!

Dachshund puppy

Dachshund puppy

I started looking for a dog again, this time on Petfinder.  Here are my findings:

Tomi, a terrier/spaniel mix

Mocha, a mutt

I've been shopping on Etsy all day long.  I decided I needed some new earrings, so that's what most of the purchases were, but I got some other goodies as well (including an earring tree because all of mine are currently sitting in a pile on my counter). 

From esdesigns

From hollygems

Vacation in India

From mybellacosa

Green Vase

From marymeestudio

Earring Tree

From TimothyAdamDesigns

I also got some earrings from another website, that are gold and hoop-like.  Now I just need some more spring clothes and a pot for my gardenia, and then I'll be all set for April!

Here are some other items I've been eyeing as well, for future purchases.

I forgot to put up these pictures when I took them, but a few weeks ago I ordered these prints from this Etsy seller.  I think they look pretty good, but it's true that I'm quite a nerd.  I also got this Life Aquatic one, but haven't framed it yet.

Dwight

Angela

Art and Shelves

TV on DVD in 2005

I've decided not to get a dog at this time.  I was kind of stretching my budget to make it happen, and I should probably just wait until that's not an issue.  Not to mention the fact that I'd feel so horrible leaving her at home most days.  Maybe when I stop looking, the right one will find me.  Maybe?  But I get to see Charley in Arizona in less than three weeks, so that's exciting.

In the meantime, I've been spending too much time finding ways to waste my money.  I got a new book yesterday, despite the fact that I have at least three to read before it.  Then today I bought a new moleskine, and a Timbuck2 bag.  For quite a while I'd been meaning to find a smaller bag to take to work as an alternative to my Acme Made laptop bag, which just isn't working for me anymore.  Aside from its size, I tend to throw everything into the pocket that runs along the flap, causing it to get really bulky and heavy (this week it contained my wallet, keys, key card, gloves, headphones, reusable shopping bag, and a book).  So today I spent several hours trying to choose between their different models and fabrics (I almost got a hemp one), and I finally decided to build a small messenger.  It looks like this:

Timbuk2 Messenger

I hope I like how it turns out, because it's kind of hard to tell how it'll look in person.  Their website doesn't let you view close up pictures of their products, which I think is kind of weird.  Simpleshoes.com has a great spin and zoom feature that I like, and Timbuk2 should look into it.  Anyway, if I do like the bag, someday I might get their Commute model to use for my laptop. I looked at it today at REI and it was pretty nice.

In other news, the weather was crazy in Seattle today.  First cloudy, then sunny, then downpour, then hail, and then sunny again.  Spring is great!  (It is spring now, right?  It was about 60 degrees a few days ago, so I think it is.)

This is the sixth entry in which I've discussed my hunt to find the perfect Havanese.  Will it ever end?  I hope so.

Keeper

The breeder gave the puppy to her sister today.  Back to the hunt...

Ellie?

Tomorrow my sister and I are going to look at the puppy from my last post.  I'm excited!  In fact, I'm so excited that I just might decide to bring her back with me, instead of having the breeder keep her until the end of March.  (And if Stephanie has her way, that's exactly what will happen.  She keeps saying she's a great convincer and that I need to be spontaneous.)  That would mean the dog would have to come down to Arizona with me, though, which might be more of a hassle than it's worth at $150.  Charley might have fun with a new friend down there, though.

Darn, the puppy I posted about before has now been placed.  Now the breeder is communicating with me about her friend's six-month-old female.

Puppy, from the front

She's awfully cute, but I was hoping to find a dog with darker coloring.  I know, that's not a very important factor, but I'd rather have a dog that doesn't look so much like Charley.  We'll see, though.  I'm going to try to drive down south this weekend to see her and try to make a decision.

Also, I think I'm nearly decided on the name Eleanor (Ellie).  Any other suggestions?

One more picture:

Puppy, from the side

I may have had some partial success!

Puppy