Mama's Without Kids ~NEW~ 2009 Thread - Page 4

[jlutgendorf]

Did you survive your training? I don't know if I'll survive this cold!

I'm so stuffed up and the only thing helping is hot showers. bah!

~Julia

[BurtsGirl]

Yea, it wasn't so bad. It does put more responsiblity on me but we'll see how it plays out. Sucks you aren't feeling much better. Are you taking anything for the congestion? I've heard the netty pot works well, although I haven't tried it because the concept scares me. I'd totally drown myself, .

I finally started my period but now I feel like a cow and have craps. BLAH! Good news is pottery class tonight! YAY! Just hoping I didn't miss too much last week.

I was hoping to get some newbies to join our tiny group here but doesn't look like we picked up any. Hmmmm. Just you and me, babe, for now.

[wannabemoms]

Blarg, I made a big long post and it's not here.

Oh well. I'm still around, in spirit if not in practice.

I'm super-busy at work, and trying to get the nerve to start contacting potential PhD supervisors in my "spare time" (ha ha). I'm seriously considering a program that would involve me spending 4 months of the year away from home. Not, like, in a different city away from home. Like PANAMA away from home. I'm frightened.

[BurtsGirl]

Yay, Crystal, .

Wow panama! Is the a career move or is this with the going back to school thing? Sounds exciting. Bet you'll get a nice tan while you're there.

[wannabemoms]

This would be back to school. One of the schools I'm looking at offers a Neotropical Environment Option as part of grad studies... I can't help but think how kick-@ss it would be studying insects up in the canopy of a rainforest (call me crazy, but hey). I did a short stint (3 weeks) in the tropics of Belize a few years ago and always wanted to work in that kind of environment again. But being away from home, and Kim, for 4 months at a time is pretty intimidating.

[BurtsGirl]

Tough call, Crystal. I'm sure you'll make the best decision for you and Kim.

I'm down today. My period has come on full force and it's not fun. Blah! Can't we just get rid of these things if we aren't going to use them anyway?

So, what's everyone's weekend shaping up to look like?

[Scribe]

Hey all, I'm still in OR, just checking in quickly. Things here are going well, if a bit stressful. Busy busy. Sorry everyone is feeling crappy here!!

[jlutgendorf]

Wow, you have some tough (but really interesting) decisions in front of you Crystal.

Sorry you're feeling crappy Rachel!

I'm feeling a little better. less congested, though now my nose feels all dried out and crispy. fun!

This weekend, the biggest thing will be participating in the Rail Arts District Studio Cruise: http://www.mudfire.com/RAD-Studio-Cruise-2009.htm

We'll be at our studio doing Valentine's Day photos. We wanted to find a cut out of Obama and let people have their picture taken with him, but we couldn't find one that would get to us fast enough. So hearts and lace it is!

~Julia

[jlutgendorf]

Originally Posted by avengingophelia

Hey all, I'm still in OR, just checking in quickly. Things here are going well, if a bit stressful. Busy busy. Sorry everyone is feeling crappy here!!

oh hey Grace! I'm looking forward to hearing about your trip when you get back and are settled in!

[BurtsGirl]

Grace! . Hope your trip is going well. We miss you!

Julia, that RAD cruise looks awesome. Wish we didn't have plans this weekend already. We'd love to have done the tour and stop in your studio for some pictures!

Friday, my sister and I have a date. We're going to dinner and then to see "he's just not that into you". Should be fun. Sat we are going to the b-ball game and then taking my dad to lunch for his birthday. After that we're going to have the nephew and we're thinking of doing a small hike with him since it will be warm. Sunday we'll run the usual errands and pittle around the house.

[jlutgendorf]

How was everyone's weekend? Grace are you back home?

Ours was good. The event turned out well. Started out rough, but we were packed by the end of the night. I'll write more about it in the blog (along with embarassing photos of myself!).

Here's the portraits we took: http://eyeonlinemedia.smugmug.com/ga...6_PwgdE#P-1-12

And we were smart and we got EMAILs this time. So we can get back in touch with everyone. It's a learning process!

~Julia

[Scribe]

I am back, and first day at my new job! Exciting stuff all around.

Portraits are so cute! Looks like a really good time.

[BurtsGirl]

Loved the pictures, J! Glad you guys are having some fun with all this work stuff. And I want to know when the next cool show is in advance, missy! I wanna come!

Our weekend went as planned. We did finish the entertainment center. It's awesome! Got in a hike with the boy and sunday just pittled around the house and yard. It was freakin gorgeous here!

Grace, glad to have you back. Hope the new job is treating you right.

[Scribe]

I have a little internet privacy problem, so please note my new user name.

New job is good. Learning a lot right now, training to get up to speed. I think I'm going to enjoy it.

[jlutgendorf]

Sounds like you had a nice weekend Rachel!

I hope your new job is going well Grace, sorry that you're having privacy issues.

Not much new here. i am completely unmotivated to work. i'm in a funk of sorts i guess. I was even being snippy with Robert yesterday. i hate being like this, where i know i'm being obnoxious, but i don't care. hmmmm maybe i'm due to get my period!

~Julia

[Scribe]

Fun challenge: help me decorate my new cube! I need some color and life in here or I'm gonna go nuts, but I need to keep it professional, too. I'm thinking a letterpress calender is a good start, but what else would you suggest?

[BurtsGirl]

Julia, sorry you're so ack! I hate being in a funk. I haven't been very motivated to work much either this week, instead I've been planning out our vacation this year, which is a lot more fun.

Grace, I'm thinking about your challenge, I'll be back with some ideas and more things I want to share when I have some time after lunch.

[jlutgendorf]

huh, just checked my fertility friend calendar and I AM due to have my period soon. I'm actually a little over due, but my cycles have been getting wonky lately. Last one was 48 days, when normally I'm 29-33 days.

Well, at least i'll be less bitchy soon!

[BurtsGirl]

Ok, a little more time now.

Grace. I don't got much. I tried googling cube decor and it was not a pretty sight. I need a cube makeover myself so I'm not much for advice in this department. I've actually never thought about decorating my cube in a mindful way. I've just sporadically thrown stuff up there and it's not all that cohesive. Since you brought this up though and I am looking around the cube I am definitely going to do a make over. My only suggestion is to add an office plant. It's really awesome to watch something grow in your cube and I high recommend it.

We've had somethings going on lately. We had to call a plumber out to the house today because the washer was backing up. Fortunately it wasn't too big of a deal and he was done in 30 mins. Just a really big clog.

We also got some bad news last week about Terri's Step dad. He was diagnosed with lung cancer last year. They did a surgery and chemo and we thought he was in the clear. Turns out in Jan they found out it spread to his brain. Terri was a wreck. Mostly because of what her mother has gone through lately. Her mom lost her parents in 2005 & 2007. She's been caring for a very sick much older brother and her husband. She can't seem to catch a break and it's heartbreaking.

Terri and I discussed what we would need to do if he passed before our planned trip up there in June/July. Terri really wants to be there for her mom so we're at the very least going to fly her, if not both of us, if/when the time comes. At first I wasn't sure if our planned vacation up there would still be on or if we'd try to put it on hold but Terri wanted the two events to be separate so that's the way we're treating it. Her mom didn't tell her how long the step dad has but they are going through Chemo again. If that doesn't work we're not sure what will happen next. It's hard to be so far away when we know her mother must feel so alone in this.

[jlutgendorf]

Originally Posted by Scribe

Fun challenge: help me decorate my new cube! I need some color and life in here or I'm gonna go nuts, but I need to keep it professional, too. I'm thinking a letterpress calender is a good start, but what else would you suggest?

Do you have room/the right kind of walls to put up some art? i remember from your blog that you got some really colorful art for xmas, anyway to put something like those pieces up?

and i love letterpress. it's like graphic designer porn. but we have poor clients so we never get to do any jobs that use it.