Holee sheet, I quit my job. I am now in my two week wait, so to speak. Leaving this job is turning out to be much sadder than I thought it would be, considering how much I was dreading going back. The last four years really have been awesome, and I'm going to seriously miss all my coworkers. I know once I'm done I'll be so happy at home, but this prolonged goodbye is draining me.
On the crafting front...this Friday I am getting my first paycheck in two months, plus a bonus!! Most of it is going to savings since our credit cards are all paid, but I do have a husband-approved shopping list of necessities to get my Etsy store going. I've been scouring Craigslist for a printer - finally, 8 years after moving out of my parents' house, I'll have a printer again! It's such a silly thing to be missing, but I'll no longer have the luxury of printing whatever I need at work, and if sales take off (please take off, please!) there will be invoices and miscellanea to print. Once I have more free time crafting will be srs bsns. I'm also planning on getting some silk ribbon, wool interlock, hemp/bamboo fleece...lots of fluffy goodies!
I'm also on the prowl for a new wrap. I would looooooove a fische...either black or the natural tussah silk, so I can dye them. I definitely need to practice dying my osnaburg wrap before throwing an expensive wrap in the dye pot, though. A Didy Agave or Robert would be lovely too, but it's all going to depend what's on the swap board once I get mah moneys.
Back to fluffy plans...Friday can't get here soon enough.
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
frist!
First blog posts are always so awkward. I feel the need to explain myself, my motivations, my funny made up words... Future posts will be easier, once all of this is out of the way.
Well, I'll start with the made up words. Please reference this Dinosaur Comic. It was between that and...well...I've been stuck on coming up with a blog name for about two weeks now, to be honest. Each day, something awesome or silly or frustrating would happen and I would think, wow! I could turn that into a clever anecdote that someone might enjoy reading! But I didn't because I couldn't come up with a suitably unique name. Finally tonight I turned to my good old friends, suffixes. I considered -opolis, -opoly, -licious, and a few others, but then I remembered how much my good friend T-Rex likes -cracy.
Funny made up words: Check.
So me! This part will probably be boring, so I'll keep it short. I am a 26-year-old, married, heathen mama to two kitties and a 3 and a half month old boy (AKA Monster). I have an unhealthy addiction to lurking on baby forums and Reddit. Recently, as of the last oh, 3 and a half months, I've been absorbing ridiculous amounts of information on breastfeeding, cloth diapers and babywearing. I work in human resources because I *love* rules. No joke. I'll probably devote a whole post to my strange adoration for The Rules some day. In my spare time (har de har, spare time with a new baby) I dabble in the culinary arts, knit, sew, and play video games.
About me: Check.
And lastly, my Why. His name is Monster, and he is the most amazing little being I have ever met. I would do anything to be with him 24/7, so dammit, I'm going to try everything. And I need some motivation, so I am going to pretend that I have an audience hanging on my every word (you are hanging on them, right?) keeping me accountable in my endeavor to become a stay at home mom. The 9-5 just isn't for me any more, especially since my 9-5 is more like 8-7. My job is awesome and fun and rewarding, but it's nothing compared to taking care of my little man.
Motivation: Check.
So...that's everything. Me and my reasons. Follow along as I peddle my wares in hopes that some day, maybe, I'll escape corporate America.
-Jools
Well, I'll start with the made up words. Please reference this Dinosaur Comic. It was between that and...well...I've been stuck on coming up with a blog name for about two weeks now, to be honest. Each day, something awesome or silly or frustrating would happen and I would think, wow! I could turn that into a clever anecdote that someone might enjoy reading! But I didn't because I couldn't come up with a suitably unique name. Finally tonight I turned to my good old friends, suffixes. I considered -opolis, -opoly, -licious, and a few others, but then I remembered how much my good friend T-Rex likes -cracy.
Funny made up words: Check.
So me! This part will probably be boring, so I'll keep it short. I am a 26-year-old, married, heathen mama to two kitties and a 3 and a half month old boy (AKA Monster). I have an unhealthy addiction to lurking on baby forums and Reddit. Recently, as of the last oh, 3 and a half months, I've been absorbing ridiculous amounts of information on breastfeeding, cloth diapers and babywearing. I work in human resources because I *love* rules. No joke. I'll probably devote a whole post to my strange adoration for The Rules some day. In my spare time (har de har, spare time with a new baby) I dabble in the culinary arts, knit, sew, and play video games.
About me: Check.
And lastly, my Why. His name is Monster, and he is the most amazing little being I have ever met. I would do anything to be with him 24/7, so dammit, I'm going to try everything. And I need some motivation, so I am going to pretend that I have an audience hanging on my every word (you are hanging on them, right?) keeping me accountable in my endeavor to become a stay at home mom. The 9-5 just isn't for me any more, especially since my 9-5 is more like 8-7. My job is awesome and fun and rewarding, but it's nothing compared to taking care of my little man.
Motivation: Check.
So...that's everything. Me and my reasons. Follow along as I peddle my wares in hopes that some day, maybe, I'll escape corporate America.
-Jools
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