Happy Halloween!

I love Halloween. I think it is fun to dress up and be someone or something else for a day. Unfortunately, I haven't really dressed up or gone out anywhere fun for a long time now! :(

My fiance is not into dressing up or Halloween. That is definitely something I wish I could cure him of. Anyway...at least last year I dressed up and went to work as a dead person, with a nice big cut down my face.

This year I am not doing anything....so sad!

Anyway....on to something good.

I actually have a new found friend that is now following my sad little blog. Her name is June and she herself has a wonderful blog. http://juneshindesigns.blogspot.com/.

She also makes beautiful and sells it on her etsy site. I encourage you to go check it out and buy yourself something nice!
www.juneshin.etsy.com

Thanks for following me, June!

Well, lets see....I went and voted yesterday. I wanted to go ahead and get it out of the way. And, I got lucky somehow. I only waited in line for about 45 minutes! I thought that was pretty awesome. I have heard some people are waiting in lines up to 6 hours long!

I am struggling at the moment with my graphic design stuff. I really need to work on my skills. Or, really, I just need to get some skills. I really need to practice. And, I am having a hard time motivating myself. I should be practicing now and here I am blogging.

Well.....I think I will do more practicing - I need it.

Happy Halloween all!!

Tuesday Fun

I feel like I have a million things to do, and yet here I am blogging!

I took some clothes to the consignment store earlier. I was feeling all good about it. Clean up and out and maybe get some money from it. This was my first trip out there. Man, they are frigging picky. They won't take Levis, nothing for the home unless it is Christmas themed for now and you can't bring in anything in a bag. You have to bring stuff in in your arms! How dumb is that? I walked in with a ton of stuff and walked back out with like 80% of it. They actually kept an old Braves jacket that has never been worn and about 4 pairs of blue jeans. So, the next time the Disabled Vets are coming this way, they are going to get a great donation from me!!

I need to work on putting my marketing packets out. I am trying to get contract graphic design work. I have realized that working in a "corporate" environment is not for me. Actually, what I really want to do is to be able to make a living making and selling things in my etsy store. But, right after that, I would like to be a contract graphic designer who works from home and sets my own schedule. I know I can do it. I can't wait to get my certification from Emory. Then, I really will feel like I can do whatever I want to do!

It has taken me a long time to figure myself out - career wise anyway. I have a wonderful life that I love in all other aspects. It is just my career that is lacking and basically always has lacked. I suck at corporate games. I am not really that great working with a lot of women. I learned both of these the hard way. I am just a creative person who needs to do creative work. Whatever that may be. And, I am going to make this graphic design thing work if it kills me!

Ok - I do have other things I need to get to today. I have the second part of my InDesign class tomorrow! So - I will ya'll out later!

Rainy Friday

So, I am not as good at keeping up with this blog as I should be. I blogged on Monday and now it is Friday.

Well....this blog is basically for myself anyway...no one else seems to be reading it and that's ok!

Just went and dropped off some paperwork for a temp agency that has a job that could actually be cool for me. It is a marketing/graphic design position here in Peachtree City. It is a small office and I would get to run the whole show in terms of marketing and design. (At least it sounds that way). So, that could be cool!

I take my InDesign intermediate class next week. Actually it is Monday and Wednesday to be exact. I am looking forward to it. I have my new iMac and I am enrolled in the certification program for graphic design offered through Emory University. Now, the last thing I waiting on is my Adobe Creative Suite 4. I should have that in the next few weeks. Then, I will really be good to go! After 5 more classes, I will have my certification. Then, I hope to either find a really cool job as a graphic designer somewhere or maybe just find enough jobs here and there that I can be a contract player. Then, I could just work at home. That would be cool!

Man, it is already noon. How did that happen?

I started reading "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" and it is cool so far. Of course, it is Dickens, so what else would you expect? This is the last novel he wrote - well...he actually didn't finish it. Unfortunately, he died before he could finish it. Needless to say, this has caused a flurry of people to try and figure out how the ending of the story goes. Or, what they thought Dickens had in mind. I have to say it sucks that he didn't get to finish it. I would really like to know what he wanted to do with it.

Anyway....seeing as I have already missed half of the day, I have some things I need to do around the house.

Have a great weekend everyone.

P.S. - Please Dear Lord, let my Cowboys win tomorrow against Texas.
Go Pokes!!