Back to the blogosphere. Heck. Back to Life.
2011 was busy. And yet, I'm glad it's over. Wil and I got married, and now....we have even become homeowners. Despite our shoestring budget, however, I am bound and determined to make this little place a home. I am nearly done with my undergrad career.....only a year later then expected thanks to transfer confusion. I just ended a temporary job as a Part Time Sales Associate at The Saint Louis Art Museum for the duration of their fabulous exhibit of Claude Monet's Agapanthus, Water Lilies Triptych.
I will admit, my job did get in the way of church. I miss Sunday Mass, and quiet revelry followed by Brunch......yumm....Brunch. With only a weekend and night availability, that often meant getting my needed hours on Sundays....and my week was packed solid from Friday to Sunday at 5. I know.....bad Christian. If only weekday mass was later than 8am for weekend working night owls like me
I'm sad to see the job go, but I'm also relieved. I can go back to my life. I can go back to my Sundays. And I'll finally have the time to throw myself into the house project and finish my last two months of French class.....even though in the meantime I will be working to get a new job. Heck, I even now have the time to edit my Senior project for the upcoming Symposium essay contest!
I haven't been very theological or obsessed with art lately. Life has been getting in the way. And frankly, last year was the year of finishing my Art History classes and my Thesis project. All I need to do now is finish my French requirement and I'll be done.
In the meantime, I feel like I'm at a wall. Being a part time student means the need to get a job...to pay the bills and so forth. However, even being credits away from a degree means I can't go for jobs that need said degree.....or not being able to go for a secretarial job that would fit a 9 to 5 schedule. Conundrums. I'm limited to hourly work in retail....part times with hours that mean I don't see much of my hubbie. *sigh*
C'est la vie.
Well, I guess you folks get to read about my upcoming projects, though:
*In the spirit of interior decorating, I'm returning to painting. The best and cheapest custom art is the kind you do yourself! It is a good thing I have a strong studio background. I honestly think, however, that anything that puts me back into the studio will help my creative spirit, and I know Wil has been trying to get me drawing and painting again for a long while.
*Speaking of interior decorating, I need to post pictures. And get this rooms done. It's a fun project making a house a home! I'll try to keep y'all in the updates as I finish rooms.
*My New Year's Resolution this year is to learn HOW to live a simple Life. I don't want our new house to be an excuse to clutter. (Note: I am a HORRIBLE Clutterbug. I hate this about myself, especially after spending too much time on Pinterest drooling over beautiful interior spaces). As I have been unpacking I have already been going through the process of purging the unnecessary or the un-beautiful. (Limiting possessions to only beautiful or useful). It's gonna be a long painful process, but hopefully worth it in the end.
*Losing Weight. My weight has ballooned since I started planning my wedding.....meaning all the weight I had intended to lose for the wedding had returned with force plus some by my wedding day. The extra weight has contributed to other problems: asthma mainly. I am, though, also frightened of diabetes later in life or when I have kids. When it comes to food, I love to eat.....hey, I was raised by a couple of foodies, one of which is also a wine nut. When I do cook, something I love to do, Wil and I tend to eat healthier anyway. However, we both still have bad food habits that need to go. (Lent project, perhaps?) Wil found an online contest sponsored by one of the local supplement stores that is offering a large cash sum for dramatic weight loss stories told well. There are 12 chances to win (one for every month THIS year). Sad but true that money is the motivating factor that may make what I have been putting off a reality.....
*Um.....let's see how fast I can land a new job. I hear the zoo is hiring. And I would take being a blue-sweatered Gallery Attendant over not being at the St. Louis Art Museum any day!
