Unemployment Day 2

Got up at 7 a.m. and made sugar cookies. Ate too many of them for breakfast.

Did more looking around for jobs.

Posted some neat necklaces on the etsy shop.

Spent like an hour putting the plastic over the large sliding glass doors to winterize them. Not fun.

Made fettucine alfredo from scratch (besides the noodles).

Went to the post office to mail a couple of packages.

Decided to completely rearrange workspace/office/craft area. Had to buy an extension telephone cord because my computer is too far away from the ONLY telephone outlet in the apartment. Go figure. Luckily the hardware store across the street sells them. It took me quite awhile to get everything situated where I wanted it because i moved everything around more than once. But now my office area is more practical.

Laid down because my back was hurting, fell asleep for about an hour. Doug came home so i made dinner, consisting of Aggkaka (egg dish), bacon, and a bottle of champagne from Stacie.

Watched 90's movie Can't Hardly Wait. Wow, that movie has like every actor/actress in it. Thought it was funny that Peter Facinelli was one of the lead characters because I only knew him as Carlisle in Twilight. haha.

End day 2.

Unemployment.

For those of you who are used to seeing me everyday at the office, you can read what I'm doing on my blog, now that I'm unemployed.

Monday, November 2nd
I got up around 7 a.m., which is when Doug gets up. I used to get up around 5:45 every morning so it was nice to sleep in.

Made a list of things to accomplish this week. I tackled the first item on my list: Apply for unemployment. Looked around online for jobs and found a couple of interesting ones to apply for. Also found a neat flower shop boutique advertising for handmade goods. I called the contact person and she is going to look at our website and get back to me.

I worked on a freelance project that I'm doing for a friend, which consists of designing a logo. I got stuck on that and am having a difficult time getting exactly what I want.

I paid the rent.

I paid the water bill.

I made a couple of appointments with friends.

Called Moxie to push my hair appointment back, in case I can't afford it.

Canceled our membership at the YMCA.

Did a little supply shopping for Heads Twogether.

Tidied up the apartment.

And lastly went to Maren's to watch Heroes. Which was a very not-so-great episode. Ugh.

Hopefully today will be more fulfilling. I'm going to make some sugar cookies and start on a new blog banner.

After weeks of suspense I found out that I did not get the job I applied for. So, my contract is up in two weeks. Anyone know of a fun design/art/craft job opening that pays the bills?

Catching Up.
I woke up to a snow-covered balcony. You can't blame the cat for not snoozing by the chilly window anymore.


Puz was at the window yesterday when it was nice and sunny.
Steph made a sign to cheer on her dad during the marathon last sunday. It was Bryan's 20th marathon, #1 and #20 run at the Twin Cities Marathon! Quite an accomplishment. I can't even say I've run one marathon.

Last saturday Maren and I participated in the Handmade Market, at a local coffeehouse. We made a decent number of sales per shopper. Met some fun , crafty gals, too.



That is all for now.

Handmade Market this saturday!
Here is a little blurb that was written by my old roomie for Vita.mn.

Steph & Andy are married!

Doug's baby sis got married last saturday. It was an exciting and fun day. The couple was so cute during the ceremony and fun to watch dance and sing karaoke at the reception.

So happy for them! Plus they moved to Richfield and are a lot closer in distance, so we'll get to see a lot more of them in the future.



On another note, I ran into my college friend Becky H. at the grocery store today. What a pleasant surprise. Running into familiar faces at unexpected times always makes my day.

Crafting

I just made like a bazillion necklaces for the handmade market, which is coming up October 3rd and is at the Beat Coffeehouse.

Here are some up my "upcycled" necklaces made from vintage parts.