I'm excited and worried for this week to be over with. I'm excited because it means that I will have time to explore my other skills and talents and find some new ones this summer. I'm making some goals for this summer and one of them is to become more comfortable in front of the camera. Luckily I've got some good friends who are photographers and hopefully that will help me get over the phobia of being in front of the camera. I have no issues being behind the camera and I really enjoy doing that but I've been told that I need to be more comfortable with being in front. I'm also excited to be working on a few different projects. I really enjoy sewing and designing clothes . . . at the moment anyway.
I've got an interview for another job Wednesday. This job is at another school in the district and I think it is a bit of a step down, but we'll see what comes of it. I've also got my resume at every school district within an easy driving distance, so we'll wait and see what comes of everything. I guess that is what I'm a bit worried about. I don't have a solid job for the fall and I don't have summer work at the moment. I'm hoping to get a few film jobs or possibly a local job, but I just don't know. Many people I know are in the same boat--looking for a job--so the market is saturated. Not as saturated as other places, but still getting there.
Jakob will start his student teaching in January and will "graduate" (again) April 2011. I don't think he's going to walk again, but we'll be happy to have the teaching license and then it is trying to find a teaching job for him as well. The state isn't doing well with teachers so we'll have to take what we can where we can. We can't go out of state so we've got to stay within the metro area. Luckily enough Jakob's current work isn't going anywhere and he's starting to check with them about taking a break for the duration of his student teaching, finding an evening job that can help with the bills, then go back once his student teaching is over with.
We've got some fun summer plans coming up. Jakob's younger brother is graduating so we're heading back up to Seattle, plus we're going down to St. George a couple of times; once for a event which we haven't gone to before and another time with a set of friends. I've got a couple of workshops that I want to go to in order to make me more marketable. Then 4th of July weekend, we've probably got the booth set up again at the Freedom Festival downtown, but after that, I've got some time to "chill". I actually like being busy with stuff I want to do instead of what I need to do.
I'm watching Sadie and Jimmy just chill out on the floor in the sun. You'd think with all that fur on they'd not want to be in the sun, but they love laying on the carpet in the area by the window. We have this ledge of sorts from the loft over the front room and they like to go up on that ledge and look down over everyone. Kind of a "king of the castle" type look out. They make me smile.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Salt Flats Book
So, a couple of years ago I was part of a film shoot out on the Salt Flats. The pictures were lost for a while then they showed up, so I got a copy of them and decided to create a book. It's still in the editing phase, but here it is!
Yeah, it's still a little rough, but its getting there. You can also click on this link to see the book in more of a "book format".
Photo BookYeah, it's still a little rough, but its getting there. You can also click on this link to see the book in more of a "book format".
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Rain
It seems like the seasons around here are beginning to shift over. We've got rain scheduled for the next few days. That's okay because it means I don't have to water my lawn and the fertilizer I laid on the grass hopefully won't wash away. But it does hamper the ability to get my back lawn killed off and my garden planted back there.
Plus the rain at the moment matches my mood. More and more things are coming to light about my job and I'm not liking any of it. A slap in the face is the best way I can describe it.
Plus the rain at the moment matches my mood. More and more things are coming to light about my job and I'm not liking any of it. A slap in the face is the best way I can describe it.
Monday, May 10, 2010
House chores
I really don't mind cleaning my house. I usually stick in a movie and have that playing in the background as I'm moving around. I don't mind folding laundry or putting it away. I like to vacuum and I don't mind dusting when I have the extensions on the vacuum. The one place that I really don't care too much for is the bathroom. I've had issues using cleaners before so luckily I have a great hubby who--when he's home--cleans the bathroom for me. We've started using white vinegar for a lot of our cleaning stuff, so I'm able to do more of it. We've had some issues with drains being clogged (but the house came with really bad drains) so we've been using a fun science experiment to help clean the drains: baking soda and white vinegar. Pour about 1 cup of baking soda into the drains and add hot white vinegar and cover the drain. Let it sit for about 5-10 minutes or until the bubbling has stopped, then rinse with hot hot water. It's been working rather well. I've also used baking soda and hot water (when I ran out of white vinegar). Check out Vinegar Tips for more uses.
The one household chore that I really despise is bringing in the groceries and putting those away. I don't know why, but I really hate it. I love to eat and cook, but bringing in the groceries is not on my happy list. I love shopping for food and I know where all the deals around town are and which days to go and get the freshest produce. My mom is on first name basis with the owner of one of the markets and he lets her know when they've got some good deals coming through. There has been a new grocery store that just opened up (WinCo Foods) so when all the hype dies down I'd like to go in and take a look at just what "deals" they've got. I usually don't like dealing with chains because you just don't have the local knowledge of where things are coming from.
The one household chore that I really despise is bringing in the groceries and putting those away. I don't know why, but I really hate it. I love to eat and cook, but bringing in the groceries is not on my happy list. I love shopping for food and I know where all the deals around town are and which days to go and get the freshest produce. My mom is on first name basis with the owner of one of the markets and he lets her know when they've got some good deals coming through. There has been a new grocery store that just opened up (WinCo Foods) so when all the hype dies down I'd like to go in and take a look at just what "deals" they've got. I usually don't like dealing with chains because you just don't have the local knowledge of where things are coming from.
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Star Wars Day and stuff . . . .
Yesterday was Star Wars day (May the 4th be with you) along with being my anniversary. No, I swear we didn't plan that. In fact we didn't really realize the connection until one person from our wedding party came in the room and said that phrase. That is when we started laughing and realized it was.
Jakob and I celebrated a little bit yesterday. We didn't really have all that much time because both of us worked until late, then he had a workshop with some of my students to help them with their fight stuff for their film. So we decided to go out to dinner at Red Robin on the way home then watch some tele (poor Jazz!). But Jakob did surprise me by doing the dishes and sending me this while I was at work:
Cute huh? He wanted it to come while I was in class but the timing was off by 5 minutes. The flowers arrived 5 minutes after the last bell rang. Although the ladies in the office had a good time with it. Jakob's name when he doesn't want to sign his own name is "Scruffy" so he puts that on cards. The ladies read the card (since it wasn't in an envelope) and they wanted to know who Scruffy was. But it was nice to get a surprise and a smile like that after the last few days that I've had. And I know the picture isn't the best but those roses are super super dark red in some parts they are almost black (my favorites).
Life continues to plug along. Jakob has his show so I don't see him as much, but now his work schedule is a little back to normal I will get to see him a bit more. I'm on the job hunt yet again. I don't feel as angry as I did last week because I'm choosing to look at this with a positive outlook. I've been so negative in the past week because of the way my "surplussing" was done now that I realize that I've got other opportunities and some of them involve starting my business back up and doing film costuming a bit more full time. We'll see what the summer has to hold.
Jakob and I celebrated a little bit yesterday. We didn't really have all that much time because both of us worked until late, then he had a workshop with some of my students to help them with their fight stuff for their film. So we decided to go out to dinner at Red Robin on the way home then watch some tele (poor Jazz!). But Jakob did surprise me by doing the dishes and sending me this while I was at work:
Cute huh? He wanted it to come while I was in class but the timing was off by 5 minutes. The flowers arrived 5 minutes after the last bell rang. Although the ladies in the office had a good time with it. Jakob's name when he doesn't want to sign his own name is "Scruffy" so he puts that on cards. The ladies read the card (since it wasn't in an envelope) and they wanted to know who Scruffy was. But it was nice to get a surprise and a smile like that after the last few days that I've had. And I know the picture isn't the best but those roses are super super dark red in some parts they are almost black (my favorites).
Life continues to plug along. Jakob has his show so I don't see him as much, but now his work schedule is a little back to normal I will get to see him a bit more. I'm on the job hunt yet again. I don't feel as angry as I did last week because I'm choosing to look at this with a positive outlook. I've been so negative in the past week because of the way my "surplussing" was done now that I realize that I've got other opportunities and some of them involve starting my business back up and doing film costuming a bit more full time. We'll see what the summer has to hold.
Monday, May 03, 2010
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