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Updateroo!
So... today was hokay. I lost a few more pounds, though I was told I should be losing more. I tend to agree, since I haven't been doing my YBB. Yarn was acquired for my Grandma's shawl, and it tickles me pink that the colorway is called "Burbon." The biggest YAY of the day was that the MetLife money has come in, and it's about $1K more than I was anticipating. I've decided how much I am dedicating to wiping out some of my credit card debt, and how much is going to be reserved for House Get. Which happens after Job Get.
Which brings us to the usual purpose of these posts. Or so it seems for the past few months. The NIH Editorial Assistant job I applied for is still in the "reviewing applications" stage. Thus, I am still hoping for a call and any good thoughts in that direction would be appreciated. However, I'm also a bit of a realist. So, I'm going to be hitting the Job Sites harder. ...especially since my parents have been saying they know I will have a job by October. ...I don't know where they're getting their information from, but ok. O.o The goal is at least 2 resumes out a day. That will give me at least 12 applications per week. ...what? You're not expecting me to do this on Sunday, are you? Child, you must be outside your head. XD This house be CRAZY on Sunday.
Other than that.. well. Things are going a little better. I've continued work on the sock, though it goes slowly. The family and I are interacting a little better... how, I don't know. But I'm just glad we are. I think having knitting in my hands when I'm downstairs with them helps. XD Although, I have two projects that I've decided to start. Project #1 is the Family Cookbook. I am really tired of emailing/calling my mother every time I want a recipe of hers that I should know. So, I'm raiding her recipe box/books and typing up all the recipes I want. Eventually, they'll be printed out and put in a 3 ring binder. Project #2 is... well, a little harder to explain as to why I want to do it.
In September, the church is having a Fall Festival. A bunch of local artists and artisans and cooks are getting together to hawk their wares... and the idea sort of came to me. I'm calling it The Giving Heart Project. I'm going to knit 100 of those little felted hearts. You remember? Scroll back a few entries if you don't. Anyway. 100 felted hearts, some filled with scented beanies if I can find them. I'll be selling them for $2 a piece, for use as rear-view mirror danglies, pens, or potpurri kind of things. All the money will be donated to a charity... that I have yet to pick. I plan on making one experiment heart to show my mom, since she would be able to tell me if they would actually sell or not. But yeah... like I said, I don't know why I want to do it... I just do.
And that's pretty much where I'm at for the moment. :D See you on the flips!
So... today was hokay. I lost a few more pounds, though I was told I should be losing more. I tend to agree, since I haven't been doing my YBB. Yarn was acquired for my Grandma's shawl, and it tickles me pink that the colorway is called "Burbon." The biggest YAY of the day was that the MetLife money has come in, and it's about $1K more than I was anticipating. I've decided how much I am dedicating to wiping out some of my credit card debt, and how much is going to be reserved for House Get. Which happens after Job Get.
Which brings us to the usual purpose of these posts. Or so it seems for the past few months. The NIH Editorial Assistant job I applied for is still in the "reviewing applications" stage. Thus, I am still hoping for a call and any good thoughts in that direction would be appreciated. However, I'm also a bit of a realist. So, I'm going to be hitting the Job Sites harder. ...especially since my parents have been saying they know I will have a job by October. ...I don't know where they're getting their information from, but ok. O.o The goal is at least 2 resumes out a day. That will give me at least 12 applications per week. ...what? You're not expecting me to do this on Sunday, are you? Child, you must be outside your head. XD This house be CRAZY on Sunday.
Other than that.. well. Things are going a little better. I've continued work on the sock, though it goes slowly. The family and I are interacting a little better... how, I don't know. But I'm just glad we are. I think having knitting in my hands when I'm downstairs with them helps. XD Although, I have two projects that I've decided to start. Project #1 is the Family Cookbook. I am really tired of emailing/calling my mother every time I want a recipe of hers that I should know. So, I'm raiding her recipe box/books and typing up all the recipes I want. Eventually, they'll be printed out and put in a 3 ring binder. Project #2 is... well, a little harder to explain as to why I want to do it.
In September, the church is having a Fall Festival. A bunch of local artists and artisans and cooks are getting together to hawk their wares... and the idea sort of came to me. I'm calling it The Giving Heart Project. I'm going to knit 100 of those little felted hearts. You remember? Scroll back a few entries if you don't. Anyway. 100 felted hearts, some filled with scented beanies if I can find them. I'll be selling them for $2 a piece, for use as rear-view mirror danglies, pens, or potpurri kind of things. All the money will be donated to a charity... that I have yet to pick. I plan on making one experiment heart to show my mom, since she would be able to tell me if they would actually sell or not. But yeah... like I said, I don't know why I want to do it... I just do.
And that's pretty much where I'm at for the moment. :D See you on the flips!