so, self, it's been forever since i've sat down and typed at my feelings. why's that, self? is it because you were too busy? too bored? don't those contradict each other? geeze, self! it was really cold and then really hot. this radio silence covered the snowpocalypse of february and the heat wave of june. very epic weather here in our nation's capital.
at any rate, here are the facts since the end of January:
Greg moved in. The apartment looks really nice. I did it up right. There are pictures on Flickr if you're interested:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50756284@N00/page3/ I'm still at the same job & my boss is pregnant. she'll be on maternity leave from August til November. It'll be a wild ride. i've knitted that kid so many awesome blankets, he'll just be spoiled from the get go. i'm really excited to meet my first newborn! how weird is that? that i've never met anyone just born. anyway, it's got me thinking a lot about life and friends and family, and i just love watching her enormous belly grow every day.
oh, right. work. uh. it's fine. i should probably get on with myself, but every time i browse jobs i just get so bored and intimidated and definitely not sure what i want to do next. our convention went well, and now we just have to get through the rest of the year...easier said than done. our major flagship publication got a huge overhaul and redesign, so i think that we're in a really good place. i've been feeling really positive about the work we're doing, so all the little negative day to day stuff is easier to swallow. but my main question is: why do people have to be grouches? like, really, people? get. over. it. i've been trying to stay positive, but people seem hell bent on reminding me the billion things to be angry about.
i've been day dreaming more and more about just being on my own, without a job, just doing things i want to learn to do and going to stuff and visiting all my friends. i would love to take a year off and just have it to myself. it's probably the most selfish thing i can think of, but am i really serving any purpose just by working?
my mom's at a CISV village right now (hi mom!) and my parents sold their house in Iowa. They're moving into a rental with a two year lease, and hopefully by that time they'll have their next dream house picked out somewhere who knows where?! i'm going out there next weekend to help dad and go through all my stuff. i'm going to put some records on and read all my old journals that existed before the internet! i'm really equal parts excited and dreading that. do i keep journals from middle school? do i really want to hang on to that? we'll see. i'm definitely hanging on to the records. i want to decorate my room in a new way, too. i really like that idea. Iowa has such great stuff!
All of my friends are doing well. I'm particularly proud of my baby Joanna for making law review! she's studying hard and moving in to a new place soon. Everybody else is doing great. Greg's hating his job, and who knows how much longer he can take. If anybody knows of an open position for a great admin/researcher/writer/analyst, let me know! here are his requirements: must pay more than $14/hour and not have a heinous manager who gives him (literally) four people's work to do. three people have quit/gotten fired and they haven't hired anyone else to help with the load--it's all my poor baby. i make dinner and try to make it better, but there's only so much a little ol girl can do.
speaking of which, my egg timer widget just went off and it's hot dog time!
until we meet again!