Martha's So-Called Life

more paint + words

I'm in love.  With words...and paint...on paper.  

Who knew that painting words could be so much fun. Big words, small words, whole sentences.  I love just the black and white, but it's been fun to add color too.  I got some different paint and have had much better luck getting things to look the way I want.  

The good news is, I will never run out of words.  I might run out of paint and paper...but there will always be words.  

There's something much better about writing words with a paint brush.

Now go make something...

happy wednesday

I survived my six days almost in a row of working.  This morning I was rewarded with sleeping in until 6am (I've been getting up at 4:30am)...and two hours of homework.

I managed to finish my entire to do list before 3pm!  I even managed to have a coffee date with one of my BFFs.  Holy productive day!

We are headed off to LA tonight to catch our cruise tomorrow.  I'm looking forward to a nap on a chair by the pool.  Blogging with be sparse over the next week...I always mean to have something scheduled for while I'm gone, but never seem to be able to get my act together to make that happen.  

Happy Wednesday!

paint + words

Playing with words and paint...

I'm going to end up with a house full of pages of words.  The problem with having no official art education (other than what I got in elementary school) is that most everything starts with experimentation.  I know that's a lot of what art is, but I have no knowledge about how certain mediums and materials behave, so I just have to dive right in and try what I think will work!  It's both frustrating and exciting.  

 

stuff + things

Whew!  We got home from Vermont on Tuesday afternoon and then I worked Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.  I had Saturday off, and then will be working Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.  Then we're going cruising in Mexico! Yay!

While the prize at the end of this endless stretch of working is great...it's still hard to work six out of seven days.  

On the subject of work...things are changing in that department for me.  I recently accepted a new job at a family practice office as the nurse manager and triage nurse.  It's a relatively small practice (two doctors and a PA at the moment), but I think it will be a great fit for me.  

Why the change?  It was just time.  There was some major drama at my current job, combined with some other realizations that led me to the conclusion that I am just done working in a hospital.  I will miss my co-workers dearly, but I'm looking forward to new things!

I will be working five days a week (which scares me a little bit) from 7:30am until 4pm.  While I think I will initially miss my endless days off, overall I think I will be less tired and be able to actually do something other than work, eat, and sleep on work days.  Working three 12 hour shifts is great, but it is exhausting and hard to get anything else done on work days.

My last day of work at the hospital is November 22, then I'll be off to Chicago with John and my dad to visit my grandma for Thanksgiving.  My new job starts December 1.  

I spent my one day off this week trying to get ahead on school work since it will be difficult to use the internet while on the cruise.  I also managed to work in some work on a new art project that has me super inspired and wanting to just do art all day long.  Too bad that won't pay the bills right now...

I can't believe that October is almost over...but I'm totally ready for November!

i love vt

// one // two // three // four // five // six // 

Loved spending time in a state that acutally has fall.  Heading home tomorrow for a marathon of work before heading off on another adventure! 

meanwhile in vermont....

What a whirlwind week its been!  I got home from San Antonio (which I still haven't written about) early Tuesday morning, worked Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, ran errands all day Saturday, attended the Arctic Valley auction on Saturday evening, and then got on a plane for the East coast late Saturday night.

Now we are hanging out with John's dad in Vermont, where the weather has been unseasonably warm.  It was almost 80 degrees today!

Yesterday we went to the Todd Lincoln house just outside of Manchester, VT.  My favorite part was the gardens.

Today we went to a nearby town and walked around the reservoir that's there.  It was a nice walk in the fall colors. 

My favorite part about being here is all the local food we get to eat.  Yesterday my breakfast was made from Vermont eggs, Vermont cheese, Vermont bacon, and my coffee had Vermont half and half.  So tasty!  I'm currently trying to convince John to move here.  I think the house next to his dad's has been for sale for 5 years...

The forecast for the next few days is for rain, so we will likely be helping John's dad with projects around the house (and by we, I mean him and his brother...I'll be reading...or knitting until they really need my help).  

new in the shop // shell cowl

Last week, in preparation for chilly temps, I listed this cozy cowl...

The yarn is super soft.  The leaf button is just for decoration but it adds a nice little pop of color while keeping the overall look neutral to go with your favorite outfit!  I have one more button in a different color, so I'm working on another one of these...hopefully I'll get it listed before the snow flies!

fall travel plans

Tonight, travel season starts (my seasons are summer, travel season, and ski season).

I'm headed to San Antonio for the weekend for a conference.  I'll be home Monday night.

The rest of travel season is as follows:

Oct 12-21, Vermont
Oct 30-Nov 9, Mexico Cruise
Nov 10-19, Maui 

There's potentially another trip to cram in at the end of November, but that is TBD.

Happy travel season!