Category:Life in General

Well the week has started out with a bang! I had to ship 5 domestic and 2 international packages. This shipping wasn’t bad because I used the USPS. Much cheaper than the private shipping companies. What I can’t believe is that it took me all day to get everything boxed up and notes written and sealed up and postage labels printed and stuck on. Wow! Who knew it was a full time job?
Hubby has been sick since Sunday. So for the most part I have been a single parent. I’m trying to let him rest and recuperate.
I have also been trying to figure out why my server is still shutting down at random intervals. Well, not quite as random as I first thought. It appears there is a problem with some automated tasks. I have no idea how to fix them. So, I will be doing much research on the prob.
I’m also spending the week as a day person. Not something to which I am accustomed. I forgot how bright the sun is. Shame it’s so cold, I would like to work in the yard.
This weekend is the local cultural festival. Not only that, but first Friday is this wk. So, have lots of plans for this wkend. It’s going to be warm, so maybe I will get to make my yard look like some one actually lives here.

In order to keep from making more permanent lay offs, the company I work for is making temporary lay offs. Consequently, I’m off for a week starting today. I go back to work on March 8th. I feel ambiguous toward the time off. I’m glad to have it – there are things I look forward to doing. Like editing manga for Aerandria and spending time upgrading my PC. But at the same time, I won’t be getting paid. I’ll get unemployment, but it will be a fraction of what I would normally receive. We recently bought a new oven, so getting the cabinet ready for it will also take up some of my time. I am a night person; my schedule is soooo going to be messed up… Oh well. The time spent with the family will be worth it.
I should probably see about cleaning up my office… I have empty boxes everywhere. I think there is a floor in here somewhere, with carpeting even!

There was this awesome special on them and I was elegible for an upgrade. We had the money so… NEW GADGET FOR THE GADGET LADY!!! YAY!!
So far I love it. It’s a 8350i. Has alll the bells and whistles. To and including mobile versions of Word, Excel, and Power Point. It came with a 1gb MicroSD card too. So I have plenty of space to store the 2mp pictures I can take with it. So, I’ll keep using a bb instead of buying myself a laptop. Lord knows it’s cheaper and smaller. Pretty much all I need 🙂

OK.  It’s probably just the little girl in me, but, I really think this is cool.  I work nights, so I have to sleep during the day.  Nothing surprising there.  But, since my hubby only works on the weekends, he’s usually home during the day when I’m asleep.  So when I get home from work, we spend a few minutes chatting and what not – and here’s the kicker – and then when I’m ready to go to sleep, he tucks me in.  YEAH!  He really does 😛 .  Isn’t that just awesome? It’s soooo nice to be tired and sleepy and to just go in and lay down and have someone tuck the covers up around your chin, and then hug you and kiss you good night.  I sleep really well all day!  And such a wonderful way to end the day,  ya know?  I really miss it on Fridays when he is at work.  Amazing how something so simple and short (cause it doesn’t take long) can make such a profound difference in how we wake up.  And I think he kind of enjoys it too… :^^:

Yikes, been a while hasn’t it?

It’s been an interesting few weeks.  I’ve spent a fair amount of time doing things around the house, taxes and web related stuff.  Spent the first week of Feb. laid off from work, and it seemed to last forever.  Kind of odd that, usually time off flies by.

We are getting a fair amount back for our income tax refund this year and have decided to buy a new oven.  Looking forward to being able to bake properly again.  To be able to bake both layers of a cake at the same time… sigh.

My hubby is back at work as well after having spent 12 wks on medical leave.  Nice to have two incomes again.  Hopefully the layoffs at my job will stop soon.  We have seen an increase in orders.

I’m about to become very busy on my computer very soon.  Aside from the three websites that I own and maintain, I have been asked to be a contributing member/ admin of three other sites as well.  Not to mention the photoshop editing that I am trying to fit in between work, family and sleep.  At least two of them could make me some cash, which would be nice.  I need to do more reasearch for at least two of them as well.  Posting and uploading information is going to be interesting.