Well it's Easter today. I found out about it yesterday when I was at my friend Bob's surprise birthday party and he was talking about what they had to cook for the next day. I've been agnostic for quite awhile now, but atheist for only two years. It's weird though, after years, heck, my entire life, there is a family ritual regarding this day that on some level I'm part of. This year, nothing. I know there's a family dinner, I know that there was something this morning before everyone left for church, yet this year I was purposefully not invited. I'm not upset over it, more curious than anything about how we're (Dan and me) regarded by my family.
I also don't celebrate Christmas but I do give gifts to my family, and I seem to be the only one who puts some thought into what people would want/like, unlike my religious brother and sister-in-law, whose standard gift to us seems to be a gift certificate to Outback - a place where Dan and I don't eat (for as fat as we are, it's due to laziness, not a propensity to eat salty red meat), so it usually goes to my parents afterwards.
My sister's wedding is in 6 days. I was lackluster when invited by my sister to attend the bachelorette party on Friday night. I did say that we would go, but didn't know where it was. Amy never called so instead of getting drunk at a stranger's house with people much younger than us, Lani and I went shopping for a dress for her for the wedding. I actually broke down and bought a dress for the wedding too. I will have to return it, doesn't fit right over the boobs. Just placed an order online and found out that the website where I bought the dress and replacement is 6 miles from my office, so I may see if I can go over this week to return and not have to pay shipping.
Besides taking a short break here at work to write this, there's little more happening in my life. I've been working on earrings for a few weeks and have around 50 pairs to show for it. Chris came over yesterday and was really impressed by them and wants to buy some for his female co-workers for presents. What's funny about Chris is how cheap the man is about buying gifts. I have no problem spending $150.00 on the perfect gift, cause it's perfect. Yet, he freaks out if he has to spend $20.00 to pitch in on a gift, and was trying to haggle me when I said that most of my earrings I'm going to charge $5.00 - $10.00 a pair. I think most people up their jewelry prices too much and I'd rather get rid of the earrings than have to hold on to them for weeks/months/years.
Must run to the bathroom and then get back to work.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Board or bored
I know, title not very creative, but there's little to do here today and tomorrow due to our board of trustees here. All the bosses are in meetings or waiting to go into meetings so the minions putz around, look on-line for things we need or articles to keep us from being bored and wait.
Most of the items for my sister's wedding have been bought, in fact the only thing left is to take her to get her hair and nails done. I have a couple outfits that I can wear if I want to, or I can go shopping at Macy's with the credit card so I'm not terribly worried. I have a new obsession that's begging me to spend money on and that's jewelry making. I love it, in a couple minutes I can make a pair of earrings that look pretty good. I'm able to look at a pair of existing earrings, deconstruct them and replicate, and now all I want to do is make more and sell on etsy.com.
Of course my savings account is nothing compared to what it was a few months ago and my goal is to have $3,000.00 come Christmas time so I have no fiscal stress. This being said, I also have gifts that I want to get for friends, like a custom bobble head for my good friend Bob, whose birthday is next week. Ugh, I hate money.
Besides the quite, there's little to talk about. Tonight going over to Lani's for dinner and hang out while our husband's go out to see a movie. This weekend I'm going to come in and work till I'm blind to make sure that the software programs that I use are up to date with all our contracts and other data and to do inventory on all toners and other boring stuff that takes a little more concentration that I can't seem to muster when the phone is ringing all day long.
Most of the items for my sister's wedding have been bought, in fact the only thing left is to take her to get her hair and nails done. I have a couple outfits that I can wear if I want to, or I can go shopping at Macy's with the credit card so I'm not terribly worried. I have a new obsession that's begging me to spend money on and that's jewelry making. I love it, in a couple minutes I can make a pair of earrings that look pretty good. I'm able to look at a pair of existing earrings, deconstruct them and replicate, and now all I want to do is make more and sell on etsy.com.
Of course my savings account is nothing compared to what it was a few months ago and my goal is to have $3,000.00 come Christmas time so I have no fiscal stress. This being said, I also have gifts that I want to get for friends, like a custom bobble head for my good friend Bob, whose birthday is next week. Ugh, I hate money.
Besides the quite, there's little to talk about. Tonight going over to Lani's for dinner and hang out while our husband's go out to see a movie. This weekend I'm going to come in and work till I'm blind to make sure that the software programs that I use are up to date with all our contracts and other data and to do inventory on all toners and other boring stuff that takes a little more concentration that I can't seem to muster when the phone is ringing all day long.
Friday, March 7, 2008
What to do
This week is almost over. Nice and quiet Friday afternoons here. A few meetings going on in the afternoon, but really, just a time to sit down at the computer, look out a window and type whatever semi lucid thoughts come to me.
Now that the shower is over with, in the next week or so my checking account will start to grow back. Currently all bills are paid, but the cushion that I've come to expect is gone. I feel 17 years old again, and not in the vibrant-I-have-my-whole-live-before-me-way, but in the do-I-have-enough-cash-to-eat kind of way. It's not that desperate, but its close.
One thing that I did stupidly with my money this week, was go to a jewelry class. When I arrived, the instructor just started putting stuff into my basket, so when the class ended I had the initial purchase of $35.00 but there was another $80.00 in merchandise and most were things that I didn't even use for the class.
So now I have lots of earring making stuff and a need to making earrings. Now, the earrings that I made were simple at best. 2 stones and a spacer in between, but the combinations and styles available are endless. Of course what I got were wires and other technical things, things like flat, round pliers I didn't get. Nor did I get any more gems to play with. I know if I go out I'll spend the last of my checking cash and that is something that I don't want, but I can't stop the little voice just wanting me to go out and buy.
There's another reason to wait - I have the PERFECT present for my friend Bob for his birthday. A bobble head of him. He would love it and I would love getting it for him. Bobbleheads are not cheap - who knew. I think I'm going to have to spend $125.00 next week for the gift. But the gift is perfect. I guess this is one reason why I'm not really working too much today - I want to come in tomorrow for some OT so I can afford the perfect gift.
Now that the shower is over with, in the next week or so my checking account will start to grow back. Currently all bills are paid, but the cushion that I've come to expect is gone. I feel 17 years old again, and not in the vibrant-I-have-my-whole-live-before-me-way, but in the do-I-have-enough-cash-to-eat kind of way. It's not that desperate, but its close.
One thing that I did stupidly with my money this week, was go to a jewelry class. When I arrived, the instructor just started putting stuff into my basket, so when the class ended I had the initial purchase of $35.00 but there was another $80.00 in merchandise and most were things that I didn't even use for the class.
So now I have lots of earring making stuff and a need to making earrings. Now, the earrings that I made were simple at best. 2 stones and a spacer in between, but the combinations and styles available are endless. Of course what I got were wires and other technical things, things like flat, round pliers I didn't get. Nor did I get any more gems to play with. I know if I go out I'll spend the last of my checking cash and that is something that I don't want, but I can't stop the little voice just wanting me to go out and buy.
There's another reason to wait - I have the PERFECT present for my friend Bob for his birthday. A bobble head of him. He would love it and I would love getting it for him. Bobbleheads are not cheap - who knew. I think I'm going to have to spend $125.00 next week for the gift. But the gift is perfect. I guess this is one reason why I'm not really working too much today - I want to come in tomorrow for some OT so I can afford the perfect gift.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Finally Over
Saturday was my sister's shower. There were 36 people, enough food, and almost enough alcohol to make everyone happy. Chris and Lani were amazing and true friends and I owe them a very nice dinner soon to say thank you for all their help.
If it wasn't for them the shower wouldn't have been nearly as nice. Chris manned the bar and made a beautiful fruit display. Lani made her chicken and made sure that Amy had her picture taken with everyone there so we can include the pics with Amy's thank you notes.
The morning had Dan and me up at 5:00, grabbing my mom and heading to the flower mart to get the flowers. Its unbelievable how cheap flowers are there verses me trying to get flowers in a store. Mom got 26 orange roses for $10.00. We bought 50 gerber daisies for $40.00. Went to my parent’s house where I made the centerpieces and waited for the weather to clear so that I could start working on setting up the outside. The weather really was the worst part of the day. The clouds never lifted and a little before everyone left it started to rain, in addition to it being cold.
Chris arrived and was a friggin work horse, he got the tables up and running, linens on, folded all the napkins, got the china out with me and was indispensible making sure that everything looked great.
Lani arrived around 10:00 and finished making my veggie display and made sure that everyone was meeting each other and that she took their picture with Amy.
My cookbooks with everyone's recipes went over really well. I got a ton of complements on them and on how smooth the entire event went. The cake was pretty, it looked a little too neon orange for me, but everyone loved it and were taking pictures of it, so again, I can't really complain.
The only problem came when my father bullied my husband into not helping me, so instead of hosting the shower I was running errands for it, while 36 people were enjoying themselves. I was REALLY tempted just to go home and forget the entire thing or go over to where my husband and father were and really lay into them, but then it would have looked bad on me, so I sucked it up and went back. My mom tried to make me feel bad and Lani sided with me. The men were playing poker, the real event was the shower and if I needed something for the shower all I had to do was call. Instead I got a reverse Taming of the Shrew from them - I'm still mad about it and it's been over 48 hours.
Amy is still clueless about cost, or effort that her shower took and I'm tired of thinking about it, so hopefully I'll get over my father for being an ass and be thankful that this is probably the last shower I'll ever host.
If it wasn't for them the shower wouldn't have been nearly as nice. Chris manned the bar and made a beautiful fruit display. Lani made her chicken and made sure that Amy had her picture taken with everyone there so we can include the pics with Amy's thank you notes.
The morning had Dan and me up at 5:00, grabbing my mom and heading to the flower mart to get the flowers. Its unbelievable how cheap flowers are there verses me trying to get flowers in a store. Mom got 26 orange roses for $10.00. We bought 50 gerber daisies for $40.00. Went to my parent’s house where I made the centerpieces and waited for the weather to clear so that I could start working on setting up the outside. The weather really was the worst part of the day. The clouds never lifted and a little before everyone left it started to rain, in addition to it being cold.
Chris arrived and was a friggin work horse, he got the tables up and running, linens on, folded all the napkins, got the china out with me and was indispensible making sure that everything looked great.
Lani arrived around 10:00 and finished making my veggie display and made sure that everyone was meeting each other and that she took their picture with Amy.
My cookbooks with everyone's recipes went over really well. I got a ton of complements on them and on how smooth the entire event went. The cake was pretty, it looked a little too neon orange for me, but everyone loved it and were taking pictures of it, so again, I can't really complain.
The only problem came when my father bullied my husband into not helping me, so instead of hosting the shower I was running errands for it, while 36 people were enjoying themselves. I was REALLY tempted just to go home and forget the entire thing or go over to where my husband and father were and really lay into them, but then it would have looked bad on me, so I sucked it up and went back. My mom tried to make me feel bad and Lani sided with me. The men were playing poker, the real event was the shower and if I needed something for the shower all I had to do was call. Instead I got a reverse Taming of the Shrew from them - I'm still mad about it and it's been over 48 hours.
Amy is still clueless about cost, or effort that her shower took and I'm tired of thinking about it, so hopefully I'll get over my father for being an ass and be thankful that this is probably the last shower I'll ever host.
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