Mother's Day

Another busy week. I managed to reschedule my job counseling appt.s to the same day the Employment Support Group is on. I also have my dentist appt. next week on the same day. That's going to be one long day. I wonder if bad luck is catching. I wonder about stuff like that. Or good luck too. I turned in the Runes 4 homework today. I go deep when I do readings. I mean, I really have to concentrate to do these readings. I'm still learning. Mother's Day is Sunday. I didn't really get my mom anything, just some chocolate. Me and my brother are going to make her lemon bars too. I'm on a new schedule, still getting used to it. Star's computer is screwing up, so she's upset about that. Don't blame her for that. I finished writing my poems for the April PAD, just have to type them up. OK, so I'm a little late! :) Got my Divination group moved to Google Groups. It's different, you get emails when someone posts a comment. But it's not as confusing as Yahoo Groups. I could never get the hang of that one. Listening to Bob Seger on Last.FM, "Turn the Page". I like the Metallica version better, like both of them actually. I'm so glad I got my appt.s on the same day. Two days in town was really messing with me. All for today! bye

Unwell

So I'm not going to my employment counselor appt. or the Employment Support Group meeting this week. This new drug kicking my ass, up one side of the street and down the other. Mostly nausea, but a couple other side effects as well. I'm not good with stomach pain. I already have acid reflux so this is in addition to that. Take pills for that too. Well, enough about that.

I still have to finish my application for Peer Counselor Training. Will probably get to it sometime today and mail it off tomorrow. Went to a NAMI meeting last night. Lots of personal politics. I guess people without mental problems still like drama in their lives. Kind of disillusioning. The parents outweighed the consumers last night.

Indy wants her treats. I usually give her some kitty treats around noontime. As far as Nature U. goes, Runes 4 has started. We get to do readings for others and ourselves too, with Runes. That should be a good time. The only other person who's posted a question/query is another student, Glenda. I wonder what happens if no one does a reading for you. I guess you just do your own reading and call it good. I haven't done many Rune readings so this is all pretty new to me.

Not making much progress on Prehistory. I guess feeling like shit isn't conducive to getting things done. I was gonna write about something else... Oh well! All for now! Bye

My Whacky Week

What a week I've had! I spent most of Tuesday and Wednesday in town. I hadn't taken the bus for a long time, but that was OK. The S-curves got to me though. I'm listening to a French Pop DVD that a guy in the Employment Support Group gave me. It's not bad! The singer in the first videos is called Priscilla. I just learned that free NING networks may be a thing of the past. We'll see. With over a million social networks, I wouldn't want the whole web to be mad at me. My little network isn't active right now, but I'm not worried about it. When I have time I'll develop it more. Hmmmmm.

I have injected myself twice now with my new Diabetes drug. It didn't even hurt, just a sting. Kind of complicated process, but I'm sure I'll get used to it. Supposed to help my blood sugars, A1c levels, and maybe lose weight too. It's not insulin.

My "give a damn" button is broken. I don't care much about anything right now. I guess I'll get it together one of these days. I got some dishes done today, that's about it. I guess I'll type up some poems for the April PAD challenge. I'm getting back into writing from 9 to 10pm. So I wrote three random poems last night, not for the challenge.

I ordered some more embroidery supplies, so I can embroider on dark fabrics and a couple books too last night. I got a commission to embroider a baseball hat, so I'll be working on that in May. Shouldn't take too long. I've been working on Mom's tote bag today, keep getting distracted. Mom came by and visited for awhile today. I guess my brother has the flu. I'm making clam chowder tomorrow and chicken cacciatore on Sunday. That's all for now! Bye

Happy Easter!

I'm eating my dinner in front of the computer, beans and weenies. It's really good, but I may have put too much brown sugar in it. Oh well! I saw two good movies this week, Up in the Air and Precious. I didn't like how Up in the Air ended, they left us "up in the air". Hee hee! I cried in the middle of Precious. What a powerful movie. Understatement.

Went to Olympia yesterday. Bought a nice skirt and dress pants. Still need comfy flats and maybe a jacket. This is so we don't look like total slobs when we go around to different companies. I'm talking about the Employment Support Group I'm in. Plus they are possible interview clothes.

I also went craft shopping at Joann's. Maybe I'm involved in too many crafts now. Seems like it. My life feels unbalanced. Well, not today, nothing like doing a lot of housework to make you feel balanced. Just maybe too much on the creative side of things. I even got a keyboard! It's a used Yamaha keyboard from 1993. It's really big, Jean Jeanie gave it to me. Not that I know how to play, but I can learn.

I started the April Poem a Day challenge on the 1st. I wrote my first three so far. I'm posting them to my poetry critique group's Google Document page. I had the idea to make merit badges, like in Girl Scouts for our group. We'll see if I get that done. Sometimes I type before thinking. Often.

Not a lot going on for school. I think I'll do a meditation tonight for Ancient Rites. Forgot to put meditation days on the April calendar. I've got more laundry to do. Back to it! Happy Easter everyone!

bye

The Road More Traveled

Still crafting like mad. I am embroidering a geometric flower pattern onto a $2 tote bag. Embroidery is an inexpensive hobby compared to crochet. Well, actually I used the transfer twice and one of the smaller versions of the flower on it too. It's turning out to be more work than I thought it would be. I had a crafternoon today, just doing the outline for most of the afternoon.

I'm under some stress. I realized I want to be a counselor. I'll have to start as a peer counselor, if I can get into that program. I will talk to my job counselor this week. I printed out salary lists by city from the department of labor for the Employment Support Group, here, Olympia, Seattle area, Tri-Cities. I thought at first I'd work 20 hours a week and ease into working full-time. Now I'm wondering if I could have an actual career. I've only worked sporadically since college because of my mental illness, which I've had loads of trouble with. The past 10 years have been OK, and recently I've been doing a lot better mood-wise. A lot better!

So that's what I've been mulling over. I know working will affect my schoolwork, but we'll cross that bridge later. I mean, I haven't been doing much classwork lately anyway. My radio is telling me the news, on the hour. Not that I'm interested. It's mostly bad news. I'm not into the news, it just angers me. Lies, more lies, and the liars who tell them. Geez! Tomorrow I'm going to church and then we have our adult youth group that evening. I'm bringing sandwich fixings. I have to call everyone and tell them there's a meeting. Well, all for now! bye

Alice in Wonderland

Star and I went to see Alice in Wonderland in 3-D. It was an experimental approach to the book, not linear or traditional at all. Still, it was pretty good; didn't take advantage of the 3-D effects though. Our visit was cut short when she got sick just after lunch. Got a ride home with Bean.

I really like Star's keyboard, it's a Logitech light up one. I have the same brand, a Wave keyboard, and like mine too. And I love my little red mouse, also Logitech. Free computer accessories tips!

I slept most of the afternoon away today. Stayed up late last night and got up early to go to the Employment Support Group. It was nice meeting people in the same boat as me. I think that will be a worthwhile group and a good use of my time. When I think of doing interviews I get stressed out. I guess I'm not alone in those feelings.

I did a little embroidery tonight on a beige baseball hat. I used a mushroom iron-on on it. I'm not using a hoop, but the fabric is heavy enough that it's working out OK. I'm almost done with the fourth floursack towel, just have to finish the border. Haven't touched my punch needle kit since the first time I worked on it. Guess I need more patience for that than I have right now. That's all for tonight! bye