The girl who forgot how to blog...
Seriously. I haven't forgotten about my blog – on the contrary, I think about it everyday. And every day that passes greets me with more PRESSURE that I don't have a handful of photos and interesting commentary on my life. Let's just relieve that pressure now with a short list of things going on around here, and call ourselves even. Of course, twitter, facebook and flickr are ways of following my incredibly mundane happenings in between posts.
Shall we? Bullets, please!
- At the end of January I was laid off from my full time job. I was given notice of my "job eviction" the first day I went back to work after California. Welcome back, the economy sucks, Friday is your last day! I worked with some great people who organized a dinner on my last day, gave me flowers and chocolates, and a lunch the next week for those that couldn't make dinner.
- I've been devoting my time to Rye Designs, research, brainstorming, and finding all sorts of cool things online. I wake up every day, wipe off my wet cheek from Merry's wake-up-call licking, open up all the blinds and let sunshine fill the house with light. I figure out what's for dinner (you can call me Betty or Martha or somebody), work on the biz, and enjoy it all. I know that my resume needs to be finished (thanks for the constant reminders, Dan). I know that I need to apply for some part-time jobs, I know, I know. BUT THIS IS MY DREAM COMING TRUE and I don't want to turn away from it now. Our bills, however, have a different idea of what my dreams should be and I'm not amused.
- Valentine's Day was a nice, low-key day. Just time at home together, that's how we roll. Dan went into work that day and I had a special dinner and dessert planned, and I decided to throw together some framed California photos for his desk at work. Mucho easy, and I was happy to devote the day to him. Of course, he walks in with an ice cream cake for me. Chocolate is always appreciated. And he always knows how to surprise me.
- Remember Becca? I showed some of her headshots a couple months ago? Well, we also did a blog re-design for her and it went live recently. Check it: Sweet...with a side of Snarky. Tell all of your snarky friends.
- This year's all-church 6-week journey has started. It's called Reset and we're on week two. It's all about resetting your thoughts, assumptions, and myths about Jesus and truly learning who he is and what he's about. I heart these journeys and the learning/friendship that can develop from being in a small group for six weeks. I miss being in a group with Scott and Mary Ellen – hope you guys are loving your new group!
- New music I'm digging: Griffin House and Charlie Mars. GH is from Cincinnati and he came to play in Newport last month. Charlie was his opening act.
- I was feeling a little sentimental last weekend because it's been a year since we closed on our house. I still look around and feel the need to pinch myself. Picture from last year after our offer was accepted...
Those are the big things of February. I still don't feel like I'm caught up, but that's okay. I'd like to squeeze blogging into my daily schedule somehow – stop laughing – but I'd have a better chance of giving blood, or not covering my eyes from a puke scene on tv. I'll see what I can do, though.
I almost forgot! Since more people have been visiting our website recently and our old mess was staring them in the face, we posted this today...swoon.
After some heavy consideration, our services will stay the same but will no longer state "websites | photography | stationery." Rye Designs will now be a photography, design & development studio and I'm really excited about that. It gives us room to take on various types of projects and expand in the future.
Now that I've gone completely off my sleeping schedule the past couple days, and it's two in the morning, it's time to say goodnight.
Goodnight.
