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Hey Internets, how are you?
I've been kinda laying low, as I have been for the past year or so. Lots to do and lots think about at any given time. Max is back in Florida but we had a great summer together. He's at a fun age where us less-parental types can relate better. When he left I gave him a small antique key I had since I was a kid because he wanted to wear it as a necklace (like I used to). I hope he knows how much we love him. We may actually see him at christmas time this year - his mom has another baby on the way and delivery (and grandparents flying out) may coincide with the holidays, which would make transportation much easier.
So when is the house done enough to have a housewarming party? Do you know? It's stupid, but I've worked so hard on parts of it that I don't want those parts to be overshadowed by the many things still yet to be fixed. Yeah I know it'll never be perfect. So I'm thinking maybe combo party for our birthdays at the beginning of October. That's still under a year from move-in!
Still on my immediate house to-do list: Paint the moulding in the kitchen, paint the hallway (still has visible nicotine stains *bleah*), install a couple of lights, find a chandelier to restore on ebay, find a storage solution/printer stand for the office, hang more pictures... find frames for said pictures... it goes on and on.
In lieu of doing these tasks I spent the last week catching up on True Blood. And that's okay. I feel like my brain needs a certain amount of shut-down time to recalibrate. Being a parent for a couple months at a time makes for mental and emotional jet-lag. Also I feel like I'm coming to the end of my period of obsessively working on the house and soon I'm just going to live in it - which will free up a lot of time and creative energy and I'm wondering what I'm going to do with that.
The big answer is that eventually I want to be (at least partially) self-employed. There are lots of things I like to do, and some that I could get really good at - I only wish I knew which one a) I could be happy doing for a very long time, and b) people were most likely to pay me for. Tattoos? Illustration? Cafe proprietor? In related news I've registered for an intro to illustration class that I hope will shed some light on what I actually enjoy. I don't know. I'm just starting to feel a little bit old to still be so far away from the answers. If you have any opinions on what I should do, I'd be happy to consider them.
I've been kinda laying low, as I have been for the past year or so. Lots to do and lots think about at any given time. Max is back in Florida but we had a great summer together. He's at a fun age where us less-parental types can relate better. When he left I gave him a small antique key I had since I was a kid because he wanted to wear it as a necklace (like I used to). I hope he knows how much we love him. We may actually see him at christmas time this year - his mom has another baby on the way and delivery (and grandparents flying out) may coincide with the holidays, which would make transportation much easier.
So when is the house done enough to have a housewarming party? Do you know? It's stupid, but I've worked so hard on parts of it that I don't want those parts to be overshadowed by the many things still yet to be fixed. Yeah I know it'll never be perfect. So I'm thinking maybe combo party for our birthdays at the beginning of October. That's still under a year from move-in!
Still on my immediate house to-do list: Paint the moulding in the kitchen, paint the hallway (still has visible nicotine stains *bleah*), install a couple of lights, find a chandelier to restore on ebay, find a storage solution/printer stand for the office, hang more pictures... find frames for said pictures... it goes on and on.
In lieu of doing these tasks I spent the last week catching up on True Blood. And that's okay. I feel like my brain needs a certain amount of shut-down time to recalibrate. Being a parent for a couple months at a time makes for mental and emotional jet-lag. Also I feel like I'm coming to the end of my period of obsessively working on the house and soon I'm just going to live in it - which will free up a lot of time and creative energy and I'm wondering what I'm going to do with that.
The big answer is that eventually I want to be (at least partially) self-employed. There are lots of things I like to do, and some that I could get really good at - I only wish I knew which one a) I could be happy doing for a very long time, and b) people were most likely to pay me for. Tattoos? Illustration? Cafe proprietor? In related news I've registered for an intro to illustration class that I hope will shed some light on what I actually enjoy. I don't know. I'm just starting to feel a little bit old to still be so far away from the answers. If you have any opinions on what I should do, I'd be happy to consider them.