Adventures of a well-rounded geek
Calla lily from a coworker First day without a job and I haven't done much. I remind myself that that's okay. I no longer, at least not right now, have to feel pressured to make my weekends full of productivity because every day is open to me now. I am curious to see how I…
Enjoying a picnic date Yesterday Gene and I went on a picnic date! We grabbed Chinese food and headed over to Garland Park where we plunked ourselves down at a really weird picnic table (it was very low to the ground and we had to stretch our feet out, it's hard to explain). We watched…
Bee and lion from Brenda As time ticks away to being jobless, my feelings flip between excitement and sadness. Over the years, the culture in my department changed from a fun, connected one to a negative, low morale one. I have not enjoyed going to work for a while. So I am thrilled to be…
Tetris lamp My job at DPS is ending as of this Friday. Did I ever officially say that? I got laid off in February and decided to not apply to other jobs in the district and instead go to community college in August to get an associate's degree in horticulture. Life is changing! It's been…
Gene putting together my shelf Gene found a good deal on a corner wall shelf the other day that I snatched up in hopes that in the near future it would hold houseplants and homemade art. It's smaller than I imagined so I will be limited in what plants and items sit on it, but…
Working at the community garden I volunteered at my community garden yesterday, raking out mulch and pulling weeds. Only two other ladies were there when I came over so it was nice and calm and quiet. We ended up sitting at the picnic tables and visiting for a bit which was also fun. And before…
BBQ pork dumplings Yesterday Sidney turned 30 years old!! We had to celebrate, of course, so we took her to Superstar Asian Cuisine, a dumpling restaurant that Elisabeth found. The staff cart around plates of food , stopping at each table to see what guests want to eat. A variety of dumplings, noodles, vegetables, and…
