I'm Baaaaaack

Sooo, shortly after my last post I lost my boyfriend and gained a fiance!!!! =D Then shortly after that I lost my car (in that it died *sadface*) and gained a new job!! So, yea. Lots going on this year. Wedding planning, adjusting to a new (very different!) job, and did I mention wedding planning and adjusting to that new job...?

Being a crafty, DIY kinda chica I of course want to hand-make EVERYTHING!! Though not completely realistic, I will be making A LOT of things in regards to my wedding. Starting with really crazy, intricate, handmade wedding invitations. A booklet that needs to be sewn into the pamphlet thingy and all the pages are handwritten. It looks kinda like this:

The first one was wicked easy to make! Times that by about 100... Yea. Thankfully we have a kick ass MOH (that's Maid of Honor for those of you not down with your wedding lingo) and Groomsman who came over and just showed that red cardstock who was boss! Woot! Next up will be centerpieces, then cupcakes, and all sorts of decor and other things inbetween. The next 3 months will be full on crazy pants!

My new jobby is as a group therapist in an inpatient setting. 8 hours a day. When I am done I am done. I don't take work home with me. I have a life outside of my job. I am able to relax and enjoy my nights and weekends. I am also on track to have my LMHC and ATR by Sept/Oct 2012... a few months later than I was hoping, but not that far off track. Phew.

That is more or less what I've been up to for the past 11 months. That and a shit ton of knitting! For now I am off to enjoy my air popped popcorn and Say Yes to the Dress. Here's to getting back on the blogging wagon...

(Also I'm a year and almost a half into my 30s and I'm still loving it.)

Work Woes

I have decided that I want a desk job. This therapy stuff is intense. The fee for service is what makes it the most intense. As if being a therapist isn't crazy enough (no pun intended) add on the stress of the ffs business. I need a vacation. Well, I need a new job, buuuut, it's looking like a vacation would probably be more likely at this point.

As I reflect on my career path I have set upon I wonder how far along I'll go on it. I am one of those Jack of All Trades kinda people. I have had many ideas for career paths. However I do not necessarily feel like I have had "one true calling" or even that I could settle down in one job. Currently I just want to open a yarn shop and do needle work all day while running the store. That and to be a mom. One day maybe I'll get there but for now the debt I have incurred from all my higher education keeps me working at not my own business jobs. ...And honestly who knows what I'll want to do in a year from now. Who am I kidding it'll be something artsy.

One of these days I will fully embrace my artsy desires and run, run, run with them. Maybe during my so-called forties.