cause for celebration

Boys and girls, a month from today will be my official first day of freedom. Yahoo! Then, three days later, I will start class and babysitting and homework and jewelry marketing and neighborhood exploring and FUN SUMMER FUN!!!

I won’t be working full-time in the traditional sense, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be working full-time. Here’s what my schedule is looking like so far:

Weeks of June 22nd – July 13:
Mondays: Nanny 9:00-3:00, class 4:45-8:00 (Abnormal Personality. Sounds fun, huh??)
Tuesdays: Babysit 1:00-6:00
Wednesdays: Nanny 9:00-3:00 class 4:45-8:00
Thursdays: Class 11:45-2:50 (Intro to Counseling), Babysit 3:30-5:00, Babysit 6:00-10:00ish
Fridays: OFF AS OF NOW but probably spent marketing jewelry and doing all that fun stuff

Weeks of July 20 – August 17:
Mondays: Nanny 9:00-3:00
Tuesdays: Babysit 1:00-6:00
Wednesdays: Nanny 9:00-3:00
Thursdays: Babysit 1:00-5:00, Babysit 6:00-10:00ish
Fridays: OFF

Now, in addition to my educational and childcare commitments, I also want to delve into several creative projects and generally do the sorts of summery city things that I did not really get to do last summer while I was here. If you remember (and it’s okay if you don’t), I got here July 28th and was promptly offered a job the morning of the 29th. Then, because of paperwork and red tape and people generally taking their sweet, sweet time to get things off the ground, I did not start working until August 27th. So I had a month in which I practically did nothing. I mean… nothing. I woke up around noon, padded around the house, and chatted online. Sometimes I braved the bus, but I was so intimidated by the bus system that I rarely went anywhere unless Brian was available to drive me. Ah, those were the days.

Anyway, my jewelry business is obviously one huge endeavor that I have – but I also need to get back to into other things I used to do, like writing. It’s high time for a new ‘zine, as it’s been… like almost three years! I had a great idea yesterday for a Portland-themed ‘zine, and summertime will be the perfect time to research it.

Oh yeah! And I hope to have enough money to go visit Lisa in Edmonton. Last time I checked, flights were about $300. Not bad, eh? (See? I’m practicing my Canadian. Hahaha) She’s moving into her brand new house TODAY! and I’m so excited to see it and hang with her in her hometown.

Yay yay yay!! Summer!!!