A life of leisurely-er-ness

I've been done with graduate school for almost two months, and I gotta say: it's brilliant. I want to be done with school all the time! I like classes and I like learning, and I'll probably find myself going back one day because I imagine it's like child birth in that it sucks while it's happening but then you quickly forget how much it sucked and agree to do it again. But right now I still remember vividly how much it sucked, at least at times, and I'm very much enjoying the not-in-school thing.

Here's what I've been doing with all that extra time:

- Going to a hell of a lot of weddings, bridal showers, bachelorette parties and baby showers
- Taking an online Creating Web Pages class to learn a little more about how that whole deal works
- Trying to find a good volunteer fit (I have a meeting tonight with a cool place, fingers crossed!)
- Watching way too much Buffy the Vampire Slayer - we're currently cruising through Season 5
- Reading, reading, reading
- Working
- Brainstorming ways to afford my student loan payment in the likely event that I won't have a much better paying job by the time they start billing me
- Gaining weight - apparently the stress of school helped me keep it off (maybe I should go back for that reason alone)
- Attempting to get back into crafting - anyone need anything custom embroidered?
- Cuddling my so-fucking-cute cat
- Cuddling my so-fucking-cute fiancé
- Planning a wedding and documenting the process

Somehow I feel like I still never have enough time to do anything. How did I ever go to class and do homework while also doing normal life?

Comments

[Jane]

WOW! I love the embroidery. I wish I did need something custom embroidered. You have some talent.

I don't know if the memories of the crappy part of school will ever fade for me. It's been almost five years.

[Jess]

The creating web pages thing is cool. I'd like to know more. I did a Frontpage class and, well, I understood it while I was in the class then it slowly escaped from my brain.

I may just be hitting you up for some custom embroidery stuff for Christmas because you do awesome work!!!!

[Angela]

I want to order something embroidered from you for Little Miss. I haven't decided what yet, but I know I want to have her name on it and a date on it. I havne't decided what date. Should it be the date she moved in, the date of her placement (I'm thinking not since it has no significance except for that's when the workers agreed to make it official, but she had already been living with us for two or three weeks by then) or the adoption date when it becomes final. I want it to be something that she won't grow out of, but can treasure. Hmmmm..... I'm leaning towards the date she moved in. Do you have a price list?

[willikat]

I just have to say, I have a piece embroidered by Shan and it's amazing and sweet and she's a ball full of talent, and you should all have one, too.

[MonsteRawr]

I feel your pain in the opposite way. I went from being unemployed and having to invent ways to keep myself busy to working 12-hour days and working at my husband's job on my days off. Suddenly all these things that I invented to fill my time are overflowing my schedule, while I'm still trying to find time in my schedule to pencil in cleaning the cat box.
I guess what I'm trying to say is...lucky bitch. But I used to feel your pain, and now I miss it.
PS-You should make me a tea cozy. Not because I need one, or even know what it is, but because I adore that name. Tea cozy.