Four More Days of Work and Counting---
Hi There!
Tomorrow is my last Friday on the job. Then I'll just have Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday left. And Wednesday will be a short day--we're all going out for a late lunch before I depart. I'm leaving my job with mixed emotions--a little like leaving a long-term marriage. It hasn't been all bad by any standard, but recent years haven't been very good. My boss and I are getting along quite well now that he's not worrying about how to get rid of me without insulting me.
I'm spending most of my time at work trying to catch and tie up all the loose ends. There's so many it seems. Of course, I'm going to be available via phone to answer questions, but I'm trying to leave things so the number of questions is reduced somewhat.
I'm sooooo excited about the new website and my plans. If any of you have been checking back to see what's happening to the site, you've probably discovered by now that the answer is -- nothing. I decided to slow down and stop beating my head against the wall trying to put up more pages while I'm so exhausted every night. Instead I've been doing lots of researching and reading. I have a timeline showing what I plan to accomplish each of the first six weeks. I'm going to be busy, but without spending 3+ hours in the car every day, I expect to accomplish a lot more with less frustration.
I just found out my cleaning lady is ready to come back to work starting week after next. Hooray! She's great helping me move things and figure out the best use of my space. We have a deal--she's supposed to keep the health department away and I'm supposed to keep the fire department away. She's much more successful than I am -- I'm a natural-born packpig, which, if you don't already know, is a packrat that is terribly messy. I hope that once my son has moved (about May 15 he leaves for Idaho) I'll be able to reclaim the areas he's overrun and get control of the place again. I guess only time will tell.
I've been drooling over some of the most recent Stampington publications (my very guilty pleasure) but still haven't been able to do any art. (However, I did get my taxes in on time and they have to pay me!!!) I'm really looking forward to Memorial Day weekend because my friend and I are going to have an art play weekend while her family is out of town. We have made any final decisions about exactly what we'll be doing, but it will artistic and we'll have fun! Who knows, maybe I'll even manage to finish something that I can photograph and post in my Gallery.
I seem to be having trouble holding my eyes open, so I think I'll close this for now and head off to bed. Hope all of you are busy creating lots of wonderful things. When you get bored, stop by my website (http://www.lifecoachingforchristians.com) and see what I've done so far. I plan by two weeks from now to have at least double the number of pages up. Also--I'll start sending out my free e-zine twice a month (I know--I used the word "bi-monthly" on the site--but that will soon be corrected). The e-zine is going to have articles about life-coaching, self-improvement, small business, and lots of different problems that we encounter on this journey of life. Each individual issue will have probably 3-5 articles and perhaps some other little surprises. I'd love to share it with anyone at all interested. You can always unsubscribe if you don't like it or send it on to someone else you know who may get something out of it. I promise not to put anyone on the spot and demand to know why they unsubscribed.
As much as anything else, I'd love to have feedback about the site and the e-zine. I'm new at lot of this and I'd like to hear what you think--no strings or repercussions from my side.
Hope you all have a WONDERFUL week and I'm going to try to get back to posting weekly!
Now, go forth and create gorgeous art!
Linda