Coming Up For Air

The last few weeks have been a crazy whirlwind. Work has kept me so insanely busy I don't even know how to describe it. I have worked Saturdays. I have come in early and stayed late. I put in a 17 hour day. 

And now, things are finally slowing down. For once, I came home with enough energy to clean my kitchen. I feel like a real person again. I can spend time on house projects. Maybe even make plans with friends. I could decorate for Christmas! 

It feels so good to slow down and catch my breath. I'm definitely not one of those people who can push themselves to their limits day after day. I like working hard, and I like to be busy, but I don't like my life to be taken over by one thing. Balance is key for me, so I'm hoping that this is a long-term change, not a short-term lull. 

Work Stuff

Sometimes, it just seems easier to put off work all week. It suddenly doesn't seem so easy when everything is due at once. Which is Saturdays now, because they changed my work week. 

Once I manage to get everything done, though, I instantly feel as though I can do anything. So then I set about trying to accomplish too many things on a Saturday night, and that never goes so well. But hey, now I can rest easy until Monday. 

In other news (but not really, since it still pertains to work and what I do with my time), I've been thinking more and more about my future, and what I want to do. As it turns out, I don't like thinking about the future.

Too Much TV Can Make You Want to Change Your Life

Maybe I've been watching too much Grey's Anatomy, but the idea of working in the medical field is starting to seem like a pretty interesting idea. I am actually considering it. If you heart stopped while reading that, too bad. I don't know how to work a defibrillator. 

I'm Stalling

I've been procrastinating all day. For anyone who knows me, this is not a surprise at all. Rather, it is just a normal Monday. In fact, it's how I get through just about every day. I did get the kitchen clean and the laundry done. And I worked out. But other important things haven't had the attention they deserve. I am trying, in my defense. It's just that my job isn't as fun as other things that I can think of that "need" to be done. 

I found this image here. I don't know if this is the original source. 

I've Made a Terrible Mistake

Alternate title: I Think I Might Be Dying. 

Alternate alternate title: Well, That Backfired. 

It's been about 6 months since I last went on a run. Okay, that's not entirely true. I went on one in August, when I had really bad insomnia and couldn't sleep. So, it's been 5 months since my last run. And about 4 months since I did any kind of hard labour {we rearranged the living room. Moving large pieces of furniture counts as labour, in my book}.

A word of advice: don't surprise your body by going on a run in December, when it's been ages since you last did any kind of exercise. Coughing hurts. As does breathing. I did not think I was that much out of shape. As an added bonus, I thought it would help keep me awake and focused on doing a bit more work. Now I'm hungry and I want to take a nap. 

What I'm Doing

Well, I'm still here, having a hard time getting stuff done. On the bright side, I cleaned my living room. I still need to do some writing, go grocery shopping, and do some dishes. And all I want to do is sit here and watch The Office. 

"Live Blogging" My Workday

I should start with this: I have no idea what live blogging actually is. Do you sent out multiple posts in a day? An hour? Do you just write it all down, then publish it as one big bundle of thoughts? Who knows. With that being said, sometimes I think of clever things while I'm supposed to be working. This is good, except these thoughts never relate to what I'm writing about. For some reason, I've decided to write them here. 

*Writing about fences is too hard. Plus, now 'fence' is starting to not look like a real word. 

*Writing about sushi is a lot easier 

*I need a break. Let's go light the fall candle I just bought. 

*Fall, fall faaaaaallllll. Lovely fall. Oh it smells so good. 

*Now it just smells like the craft store. 

*I need a snack. 

*I've only done two articles today. I really need to do some more. At least two. Maybe just one. Or maybe I'll just be done for the day. Or forever. 

I Work Now, Like a Normal Person

I started a new job. I'm a contract writer for an SEO company. I write short articles to help websites boost their search engine results. I get paid to write. I would go on and on about how my dream has always been to work as a writer, but that would just be sappy. So yeah, I'm STOKED.  And I finally feel normal.  After months of doing absolutely nothing, working sure feels good. Especially since I can work from home, and I don't have to go out in the snow. 

Since I have my work authorization card, I can travel now, too. So I get to home during Christmas break. Which is awesome. It's been almost a year and a half (since before my wedding), and I'm looking forward to every moment I get to be home. Except the moments when Ruby eats all my stuff and sheds on everything. Love you, Rubes. 

I guess that's all I really have to say. Mostly I just wanted to talk about my job. Cause it's pretty awesome. 

November...

I went on a walk in the leaves today.  It was warm out, and the weather was perfect. 

Also, I think I might have a job.

Funny Thing of the Day

I found out that nothing motivates me more than watching The Office. Earlier this afternoon, I was laying around, eating cake, and blog stalking. Finally, I decided that I wanted to get at least something done. So I turned on reruns. And lo and behold, the bedroom got cleaned up, dusting happened, the dishes got put away, and, well, that's about it, really. 


Not so funny, I really like sitting on my bed this time of day. The light comes in through the window, and it's bright and happy. I'm usually not an afternoon person, but it's so awesome that's it's almost 5:30, and the sun still has about 40 minutes left before it goes behind the mountain. Life is good. 

Busy Busy

There's a lot on my to-do list. With two jobs, and two classes, a feature length script to write, a house to maintain, an email inbox to empty, and the internet to browse, all my time is accounted for.

Life Rocks Because:

-it's cold, and I can wear my cute sweaters and scarves from London.

-the sci-fi movie that I worked on so hard is going to be AWESOME when it comes out in January!

-my friends are awesome!!!!!

-my family is awesome!!!!

-like it or not, midterms will be over by Monday

-I got free cookies at work today

-the world isn't as awful as it seems (check here)

-my boy is fantastic! I am so lucky to have him.

-this is my 50th post!

Back to School....

Well, I have returned to school. I love it so much! All my classes are great, I'm loving my work as a TA in the Religion department, I'm starting work on a BYU sci-fi film, and I get to see all of my friends who are now returning home from their missions. Life is grand.


With one week of school down, and about 13 more to go, I figure now is a good time to set some goals for the semester. And if I write them down here, people will read them, and then I'll be accountable. So, without further delay, here's what I hope to accomplish in the next four months:


1. 4.0 GPA for all of my classes.
2. Read four books outside of class/just for fun.
3. Work on a student film (check!)
4. Develop a daily habit of prayer and scripture study.


I figure with four goals, that should be more than enough to keep me busy.


Also, I feel like I should record what classes I'm taking this semester. Here's my fall line-up:


TMA 185-Basic Film Production. Basically it's like film boot camp.


TMA 105-"lab" for 185. Here's where I do a bunch of hands on stuff, like using the camera, editing, that kind of stuff.

TMA 114-Basic Narrative Construction. We're discussing the various types of films and story lines, with lots of film application (aka, I watch a movie a week!)

SFL 100-Marriage and Family Living. I took this class as a recommendation from Lauren, and so far, I have not been disappointed. The prof is great, plus it correlates with my research!

REL C 333-Teachings of Living Prophets. I started out not taking any religion classes, but that just felt strange. So here I am. Essentially, we're studying General Conference talks, and the men who give them.

WS 392R-Women's Studies Colloquial. Twice a month, the Women's Research Institute has a guest lecturer come in, and give a presentation. All are invited, so you should come! You won't get points for coming, but I will!

HLTH 450-Women's Health Issues. This class is great! It deals with health issues facing women, including eating disorders, body image, cancer, and other diseases. It's an elective for my WS minor, which is why I'm taking it.

Well, that's it. That's my schedule. I'm pretty busy. But I love it, and wouldn't prefer it any other way.

Manual Labour

Yes world, I live on a farm. And today I had to go and move pipe. Let me tell you, I'm SO glad that I don't have to do that every day. Today is harvest day, so irrigation pipes must be moved in order to get the swather through the field. Although lifting long, heavy, dirty pipes is not what I wanted to be doing this morning, I'm about to enjoy the sweet smell of fresh-cut alfalfa. It does not get much better than that, my friends.


Coincidentially, this first harvest is why my stay has been lengthened. My dad needs another pair of hands around the farm for a few more days.

I Still Blog, Calm Down

Gasp. It's been a whole 4 days since I posted last. Now, I'm still new to this whole blogging thing, but I think that going longer than 2 days without a post is the equivalent to being inactive. But I'm not sure....


So, to update you all (and by all I mean the handful of you who actually read this), I'll give a quick recap of the past few days.


It snowed on Sunday. Lauren came back from Cali!!! Looking much more tan than I did. But she brought me presents, so my coveting gave way to shiny things.


Monday was full of errand running. I look forward to the day when I own my own house, and no longer have to deliver rent cheques. I suppose that day will be a long ways away, as there seems to be this elusive thing called a "mortgage". Then I trip to the grocery store, and a switching of utilities into my name. I feel so grown up, I now get bank statements AND utility bills. What joy.


Tuesday was the day I decided that I actually need to be a productive member of society. So I started doing some Hardcore Research, and looking for a "real" job. I say "real", because the most I can do is a campus job. I found a decent one. All I need to do is convince them that my lack of the Chinese language will be okay. The position is for a receptionist in the Chinese department of something. Also, this is the day I ran into two really good friends: Zach and Nate-dawg!


Today has been pretty slow. More Hardcore Research. Oh, and David nearly pounced on me (David=another really good friend). Now I just need to find a way to pass the time until I can't keep my eyelids up any longer. Perhaps I'll go on a walk. It's late enough that I won't sunburn myself (again).