Changes
Things have certainly changed since I last wrote here. The biggest change is that I quit my job a few weeks ago. I had been there about a year and a half and while it wasn't the worst job imaginable (and I do, honestly, miss the lack of stress when compared with what I'm doing now), it was going nowhere and I needed to get out. So I did.
And now what? I'm finishing up my coursework for my master's degree and teaching Women's & Gender Studies. That's the entirety of my occupation right now. It's pretty amazing have school as the main focus of my life right now; I feel like this semester is a tremendous gift. I will however be glad when a few weeks have passed and I'm more comfortable with my new routine. It's a difficult adjustment.
Not too much else is going on right now. (Isn't that enough??) Neil has gone back to school as well, getting a second bachelor's degree in graphic design. I think he's a little stressed out because he's still working full-time on top of school, but I'm sure he'll adjust.
Last week we went down to Gulf Shores for our annual week of utter laziness. It was wonderful and I wish we could have stayed longer. We ate a whole lot of seafood, read on the beach, floated in our tubes in the Gulf, played miniature golf, went to the movies, went outlet shopping, and generally did whatever we felt like whenever we felt like it. I think that health insurance should cover our week there as mental health care. It's amazing what a difference it made for both of us. We're trying to hang onto that feeling in the face of all the stuff we have to do now.
Since I have a little more free time now, I'm hoping to add some stuff to the site soon. More entries in my woefully incomplete Guide to Louisville, and a better way of arranging photos. I'll post where when/if I update stuff.
For the anonymous commenter who asked about my Passion Party: the first one went very well. It was a lot of fun and I sold more stuff than I expected to. I kind of put the whole thing on the back burner after the first party because I had a gig as a teaching assistant through most of July, and that plus my full-time job left little time for anything else. Now that that's out of the way I'm ready to get going on the parties again. I have one booked for next month already and I have several other people who are interested, so I'm optimistic about it.
And now what? I'm finishing up my coursework for my master's degree and teaching Women's & Gender Studies. That's the entirety of my occupation right now. It's pretty amazing have school as the main focus of my life right now; I feel like this semester is a tremendous gift. I will however be glad when a few weeks have passed and I'm more comfortable with my new routine. It's a difficult adjustment.
Not too much else is going on right now. (Isn't that enough??) Neil has gone back to school as well, getting a second bachelor's degree in graphic design. I think he's a little stressed out because he's still working full-time on top of school, but I'm sure he'll adjust.
Last week we went down to Gulf Shores for our annual week of utter laziness. It was wonderful and I wish we could have stayed longer. We ate a whole lot of seafood, read on the beach, floated in our tubes in the Gulf, played miniature golf, went to the movies, went outlet shopping, and generally did whatever we felt like whenever we felt like it. I think that health insurance should cover our week there as mental health care. It's amazing what a difference it made for both of us. We're trying to hang onto that feeling in the face of all the stuff we have to do now.
Since I have a little more free time now, I'm hoping to add some stuff to the site soon. More entries in my woefully incomplete Guide to Louisville, and a better way of arranging photos. I'll post where when/if I update stuff.
For the anonymous commenter who asked about my Passion Party: the first one went very well. It was a lot of fun and I sold more stuff than I expected to. I kind of put the whole thing on the back burner after the first party because I had a gig as a teaching assistant through most of July, and that plus my full-time job left little time for anything else. Now that that's out of the way I'm ready to get going on the parties again. I have one booked for next month already and I have several other people who are interested, so I'm optimistic about it.
