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Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Well a month and a half later I finally have a job offer that I'm going to accept. I think.. lol. Well I'll definitely accept one but I don't know which one. I had 4 interviews this week and last so far 2 job offers, 1 request for a second interview and 1 that I'm supposed to hear back from by Friday. Decisions..... Oh well at least I'll have a job.
Just moved into a new place. My boyfriend's cousin has a 3 bedroom house that she rents out the rooms in so now I live in a house with a yard for my doggies to play in. They are slowly getting the hang of the doggie door. Umm.. there really isn't much going on to talk about. Life is going pretty good. It's been kind of nice not having to work although I blew through all of my savings and now have to start over but that's ok. Well now I'm gonna go buy some food because I have no food at my new place. Let me know how you're doing and what you think of life after college.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

So some things have changed since I last talked to you and i might not be building a cabin ( actually I can't remember if I wrote about that yet or not but I was going to build a cabin on my parents property) but now I might be moving to the Kenai Peninsula. And by might I mean after my lease runs out next week I intend to go up and sleep in my tent until I find a job unless I change my mind.

MORE IMPORTANTLY:
I found out yesterday that my grandma (that just moved up here this summer) has a tumor in her heart and will be having open heart surgery tomorrow. SO please be in prayer for her. My uncle is traveling up here tonight and my Great Aunt will be up here next week. The doctors seem confident but as with any open heart surgery there is a large risk of anything going wrong.

Well I'm at the coffee shop and I have to go home and let my doggies out and start packing so I'll update more later at some point.

Friday, May 09, 2008

Well I just found out that everyone has already graduated! What?! It doesn't seem like it could already be here. It makes me kind of sad but I am very happy for you all. I finally had my last day at my old job on Wednesday and I am still looking for a new job. However, I have a very promising interview on Monday that I am hoping will turn into a full-time job.
In other news!!! I am very excited to say that I am going to be building myself a cabin on my parents property. The initial intent was to build it and rent it out as a recreational rental (for weekenders coming out to Pt. Mackenzie to fish, snowmachine, etc...). That plan has changed a little in that I will now be living in it for an unknown period of time. And then after I move out I will then turn it into a rental. It is going to be very cute. A traditional A-Frame with a pretty large loft. The cabin will be 12 x 12, which is a little on the smaller side but with the loft it will be fine. Eventually there will be a good size deck on the front and a doggy door with stairs coming into the loft : D. Yesterday I made my first purchase towards the cabin. I found a sink in the paper for $20 which was in great shape and then Mat and I went to Home Depot (where he knows the plumbing manager) and got a sink faucet selling for $190 at a wopping....... *drumroll* (wait for it wait for it) ..... TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS!!!! It is beautiful! Some day soon I will hopefully remember to take a picture of it and put it online sometime when I have access to internet. My new cabin will have cold water plumbed in through a garden hose but thats it. And no electricity, so it will be fun! I think it will be manageable though. And my dogs will love being able to run around without being on a leash. YAY!
Ok well thats enough for now I suppose. That's just an update on my life at the moment.

Monday, April 28, 2008

Life is moving very fast. There are so many decisions to make about the future and I'm not entirely sure what to do with them. Do I want to pursue an interest of making food for a profit? It would be difficult but I am thinking of trying to sell some stuff for lunches or some something or other like that. I have always been curious and interested in using my love for cooking as some sort of business. I will never know if it would work unless I try, but I'm not sure if I have the a) guts b) money to try. But it is a possibility. Pursuing this option would mean getting a part time job and limiting my money outflow for a while.
Or I can continue looking for another full-time job that I have absolutely no desire to work at. I'm really tired of working, but unfortunately such is the nature of the beast.
I could also talk to my current job about having them outsource the website to me, since I have been working on it here and the new gal taking over my position doesn't want to work with it. If I wanted to really get into that I could get some training and start my own little business developing websites as well. Which could work alongside of the other self-made business. However both of those options will take time to develop and I'm not sure how to actually get started.
Well life is as always a little crazy. How is life for you? Graduation is coming very soon for a lot of you! I'm excited for you and I want to hear where you are going and what you plan to do. : ) Don't forget your little Alaskinian friend!