So this week has been going well in terms of things to do! Last week I worked on staining 4 table leaves for a couple's table and they were very pleased with what I did. So much so, that they paid me more than the total I quoted them! I'm hoping that they can get the word out and recommend me to people who need stuff done. This week I have been working on refinishing a hutch/china cabinet for a woman in town. It is probably 5' x 4' x 1.5' and has glass that somewhat moves around (making it more difficult to paint). Yesterday I started by sanding down the whole thing, which took about 2 hrs and my hands were very stiff, sore, and rough by the end of it. Today I wiped it all down and put the first coat of primer on it. It is a bit challenging because the two shelves inside can be lifted up and moved around, but not taken out. I am hoping to be done with this project by Friday, doing a few hours work each day (one step at a time). Another woman might also want me to paint a rocking chair in animal print/pictures for her pregnant daughter, so I'm hoping she calls me back with that!
I am finally done with school for the summer, and turned in my final two Sundays ago. I managed to get an A- in the class despite my crazy summer moving and doing everything else. I now need to sign up for fall classes, which I'm hoping won't kill me. Only 4 classes left to go by May graduation and then I will have my Master's degree! At this point, I don't think I will have any brain power left to continue on to a PhD....not that I have anything I want to go for in that anyways. Still, I have a month left of summer to enjoy with no homework or mandatory reading.
Don't worry though, without many friends my age here or a TV, my library card is getting plenty of use. I probably read about 2-4 books a week, mostly fiction, and have been reading recommended authors' books. If you have one you think I would enjoy, let me know! I also borrow movies here, and have probably watched some of the most ridiculous foreign films out there. Mamma Mia is my top pick (seen about 5 times already) as ABBA is one of my top favs for music. Oh if my life were a musical, I would have fun singing ABBA!
I know the weather around the country had quite a hot spell for awhile, and it was warmer here than usual (or so I was told). We only had a handful of days over 90, with 93 degrees being the highest, but with a low humidity it is not as bad as in the midwest for sure. Mostly we have had rainy afternoons or evenings from the monsoons on the west coast. This is great for our desert-ish landscape though so it's not minded too much. I can't wait for fall to come and I hope there are some trees out here that will change colors.
It is also less than 2 months until my 25th birthday! I almost laughed and cried last night at the fact that I am getting older and not a young kid anymore. I feel that there are many changes, big changes, coming up soon that God has been preparing me for and I can't wait for things to get going! I have already been here 2 months and time is flying by for me to do anything worthwhile before I am a hunched-over retiree hehe. I am still babysitting the 3 kiddos in town, and have found the substitute teaching here will be a no go. I am looking forward to what August brings though, as I know great things are still in store for me. As always, I will keep you in my prayers...just keep me in yours too!
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