Thankful and Reflective

I am just so thankful for this amazing weather. It has been a very, very hard winter for me, and all this sun and warm weather is just filling me back up. There was a nasty storm very early this morning, but no harm no foul, the sun is bright this afternoon.

I have been saying a prayer of thanks almost every time I go outside, that's how grateful I am.

I think I ate my way through the last two or three months to keep myself going, and it is not pretty. Almost nothing I own fits, and if it does, it looks like crap.

I'm telling you this in hopes that if you're going through something similar, you won't feel alone.

I was very lonely in my pity party, and I pushed my husband away a little. It was very wrong of me, but I couldn't help myself. Now that the weather is looking up, I've exercised a little, and I'm eating less. I've pulled my husband closer and hope that I can keep it up.

Don't ever let dark and cold get the best of you, it will turn you into a person you don't like very much. Not only did I gain a lot of weight, I broke out with zits from eating too many unhealthy foods. I've been feeling very ugly and unproductive.

On a different note, my quilt top is almost done from the shop hop in Feb, I've been posting pics on my facebook and flickr. I may be starting a civil war reproduction, depending on my finances in July. It's another hop, with four stores this time instead of 6.

I'm also trying to use up some of my jewelry supplies, and selling off unused scrapbook supplies on Yardsellr.

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Jobby Job Job Tips

Write a resume, even if you think you don't need one.

Dress decently, even if you are just asking around for applications.

Don't apply for jobs you don't want.

When a prospective employer asks you what type of work you're looking for, don't tell them anything. They know for a fact you are lying. There is SOMETHING you are not willing to do.

Be Polite! You never know who you future supervisor is.**

**Story on this: My friend's desk used to be outside her boss's office. Everyone assumed she was the secretary, and usually ignored her, or treated her very rudely. As soon as they either left, or were let into the inner office, she would e-mail/call her boss and let her know what this person is like.

Always be on your best behavior inside, and outside a prospective employer's office.*

*Story on this: We had someone that was not only late for orientation, he also didn't bring his paperwork. He had been referred by someone we trusted, so we were going to give him a second chance UNTIL. UNTIL... He went out in the hallway and started swearing loudly. NO JOKE! Swearing loudly in the hallway between our office and the doctor's office next door. We were so shocked we called our contact that referred him and they appologized profusely and told us they'd let him know he wasn't being considered.

Big Fat Bowl of Stupid-O's

So I must have eaten by bowl of Stupid-O's this morning... Some towels were put through the wash about a week ago. My husband did not tell me they were in there, nor did he change them out into the dryer. A few days go by, and I'm wondering what that smell is... Another day or two goes by and now the smell is unbearable. I finally realize I should look in the washer, and there is a load of towels, getting mustier by the minute. I wash them again. They still smell. Roomie washes them again, then pops them into the dryer when they're done. I just opened the dryer, and not only did they still smell, they didn't dry all the way last night. Okay, here it comes... I spray some febreeze in the friggin dryer. Why? I have no clue!!! I then proceed to turn the dryer on. After about two minutes, I realize what I have just done, and stop the dryer, then search the back of the Febreeze bottle to see if it is flammable... Now my dryer smells like singed flowers. Ugh.

You Can't Always Get Whatcha Want...

I am sitting here in the computer lab at ITT Tech, waiting for my next class to start. I've been thinking about the silly program they use to enroll us students into classes. I call it silly, because it is only as smart as the person who programmed it. I am a bit concerned about the fact that we are all put into classes that most of us either need to switch out of, or find a different time that it is offered. I'm assuming (yeah, I know, ass=u&me) that the teachers give their availability, then the roadmap decides where we all are in our degree and what courses are the next for us to take. Then it plops so many of us into said class until it is full, or if there aren't enough, then drops the class from the schedule.

This is where my problem is.
(I started as a part time student I almost typed stupint by accident, is that stupid and student mixed together?)

I started part time my first few quarters, and then I have been re-arranging the given schedule so I attend one day a week instead of three days a week, one class a day. Then they stopped offering afternoon classes. So then I did two in a day and one online, or two online and one on campus. Now we're getting to the nitty gritty and I'm wondering how many other students are in this same shuffle, and more because the program doesn't know what's going on rather than actual schedule conflicts. Not all classes for a certain degree are taught each quarter. Which is fine, but I want to know how they know which are going to be taught, and which aren't? Is that also left up to said program? If it is, that is horse shit. Am I the only one seeing the flaw in this, or the only one who doesn't know how easy it is to just leave things the way they are?

End Rant.

Sewing Old Frontiers?

So about a month or two ago, I decided I was going to start quilting.

Quilting has been turned into a stereotypical thing of an old lady.

Decades ago, quilting was for women of all ages. My cousin and I are quilting, and when we enter the quilt shops, we get a mixture of welcome and disdain. Some of the women look down on us, and others let us know how happy they are to see "young people" quilting. When did such a pastime get turned into a hobby reserved for older people?

Anyway, on my quilting journey, I've learned that I can't do other things while I'm quilting. For example, I was half watching tv, half participating in a conversation, and I realized as soon as I was finished attaching a square, that it was upside down. I laughed my butt off for a few minutes, then decided to take it apart and move along. The hijinx weren't over yet though..
I was starting to seam rip the upside down piece, and I realized I was seam ripping the right side up piece. DOH! So I quickly sewed that side back up and went to work on the other side.
I suck. =)

I just thought I'd share my folly in hopes that you'd get a quick laugh, and maybe feel that you have a commiserate in your own follies.

Monthly Make: March

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This is my monthly make piece for March! I may have more for March since it's so young.

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