okay, i guess it's time for a little update and some pictures... i guess i'll start with the pictures. so before i started this temp job, i hurried and finished some knitting projects.
first, my sweater! it's the big sack sweater from stitch 'n bitch:
i really wanted to finish this blanket before i started working again, cuz it was so timeconsuming. but just as i was almost done, i ran out of yarn and couldn't find it anywhere! finally found it and was able to finish last week. so here's W's crocheted plaid blanket! you can't tell from the pic, but it's HUGE. and that's not where we usually have it. the lighting is better in the living room, and the family room's a mess right now...
and last, here are the snowflakes i crocheted for christmas. i didn't get to use them to decorate our house cuz we left for the bay area and by the time i returned, it was just 2 days til christmas. but i wanted to finish them anyway, so here they are! they're crocheted then soaked in fabric stiffener, then pinned on parchment paper. very timeconsuming, but i love the way they turned out!
in other news, i ate something bad last thursday for lunch and my stomach has been really unhappy ever since. of course, i'm not helping it by eating mexican on friday night and pizza on saturday (oh, and honey chipotle bbq wings!). so now my stomach is doing somersaults and to add to it, i've developed a headache that won't go away. grrr... not happy.
yesterday we spent a whole lotta money to do some work on our guest bathroom, preparing for some visitors coming in the next few weeks. i'm so excited, but it's gonna be a lot of work (including sanding off the horrible matte paint they used in the bathroom, which anyone who's painted a bathroom knows you don't use matte in a humid room like that, and then painting the ceiling and walls). also replacing all the hardware and faucets and lights. eventually we'll put in new tile and get nice new vanities and sinks. but for now, this will be it. i think it will make a huge difference!
and the temp job. well, it sucks. seriously, the ppl there are super swamped with work, so much so that they don't even have 10 minutes to spare. so i can't do my work without knowing what i'm supposed to be doing. instead, i spend a lot of time playing online, and pretending to be busy. i helped the contracts administrator with some things, and the A/P lady has a little data entry project for me to do. basically, i want out. what to do? i'm "committed" to this project til they're ready to let me go. i want to just talk to my staffing person and tell her that this isn't what i signed up for. i don't mind helping these ppl out cuz they obviously need it, but my skills far exceed data entry and filing. i might just talk to my temp boss and tell him that i don't mind helping them out, but i really need to look for a real job, and this ain't it. as much as i want to help them and my staffing agency, i really need to look out for me first and foremost. right? so now i'm rethinking/restrategizing my job search, and hope something good comes from it. but in the meantime, i won't complain about my $xx/hour. :)
okay, that's enough for now. here is a little funny i found while reading the sunday paper...LOL
first, my sweater! it's the big sack sweater from stitch 'n bitch:
i really wanted to finish this blanket before i started working again, cuz it was so timeconsuming. but just as i was almost done, i ran out of yarn and couldn't find it anywhere! finally found it and was able to finish last week. so here's W's crocheted plaid blanket! you can't tell from the pic, but it's HUGE. and that's not where we usually have it. the lighting is better in the living room, and the family room's a mess right now...
and last, here are the snowflakes i crocheted for christmas. i didn't get to use them to decorate our house cuz we left for the bay area and by the time i returned, it was just 2 days til christmas. but i wanted to finish them anyway, so here they are! they're crocheted then soaked in fabric stiffener, then pinned on parchment paper. very timeconsuming, but i love the way they turned out!
in other news, i ate something bad last thursday for lunch and my stomach has been really unhappy ever since. of course, i'm not helping it by eating mexican on friday night and pizza on saturday (oh, and honey chipotle bbq wings!). so now my stomach is doing somersaults and to add to it, i've developed a headache that won't go away. grrr... not happy.
yesterday we spent a whole lotta money to do some work on our guest bathroom, preparing for some visitors coming in the next few weeks. i'm so excited, but it's gonna be a lot of work (including sanding off the horrible matte paint they used in the bathroom, which anyone who's painted a bathroom knows you don't use matte in a humid room like that, and then painting the ceiling and walls). also replacing all the hardware and faucets and lights. eventually we'll put in new tile and get nice new vanities and sinks. but for now, this will be it. i think it will make a huge difference!
and the temp job. well, it sucks. seriously, the ppl there are super swamped with work, so much so that they don't even have 10 minutes to spare. so i can't do my work without knowing what i'm supposed to be doing. instead, i spend a lot of time playing online, and pretending to be busy. i helped the contracts administrator with some things, and the A/P lady has a little data entry project for me to do. basically, i want out. what to do? i'm "committed" to this project til they're ready to let me go. i want to just talk to my staffing person and tell her that this isn't what i signed up for. i don't mind helping these ppl out cuz they obviously need it, but my skills far exceed data entry and filing. i might just talk to my temp boss and tell him that i don't mind helping them out, but i really need to look for a real job, and this ain't it. as much as i want to help them and my staffing agency, i really need to look out for me first and foremost. right? so now i'm rethinking/restrategizing my job search, and hope something good comes from it. but in the meantime, i won't complain about my $xx/hour. :)
okay, that's enough for now. here is a little funny i found while reading the sunday paper...LOL
posted by joyce at
12:18 PM
<< Home