Ignored

The cat really has no interest in me. She has ignored me all day. I think it all started when we were playing with her ball on the string first thing this morning. Somehow the string snagged on a tooth and pulled it out. She's been losing baby teeth this week, an I'm hoping that one was supposed to go. But I don't think it was a very pleasant experience for her.

I was indeed sore from yesterday's work, and I didn't have to wait until today for it to kick in. I woke up in the middle of the night and my arms ached terribly. I couldn't find a position for them that would ease the pain. I took some ibuprofen and laid back down again, on my stomach with my arms under me. That seemed to help a bit. My Mr. said it's because I was squishing the lactic acid out. They weren't bad today, I guess my night-time medications helped a bit.

I was back at the restaurant today. I made some progress, but of course, not as much as I hoped. And I am frustrated with the interactions I had. The work I'm doing (manual, heavy, physical) is not usual for women to do here, especially not foreign women. So, when I went to hammer some nails into a board, a guy came to take my hammer and do it. I told him no, that it was my job and he should just do his job. He kept trying to pick things up and move them for me and I kept telling him I could do it myself.

Later I started busting up tiles for the mosaic. About 3 people rushed in to see what was going on. I guess it sounded like glass breaking, so I shouldn't have been surprised. But I asked what they wanted. 

I enjoy this kind of work. I just want to be left alone and allowed to do it. But I also want to be nicer to the people around me. sigh.

We had two other adventures tonight: the doorknob to the front door of our apartment broke, and we were unable to open it. We were stuck in our house. My Mr. took the door knob apart from the inside, and our landlord took it apart from the outside, and they finally got it open.

But that made us late for our second adventure: we helped chaperone a youth event that involved tuk-tuks (two-wheeled carts pulled by a motorbike) photos, videos, and running through a fountain. I was surprised Mr. agreed to do it, but I think we both enjoyed it more than we expected.

We got home past 10, and it's now rather late, so I need to get to bed. I hope to be at work on the restaurant early-ish. Although the cat has just curled up on my lap, so I'm conflicted…