I'm sure you're wondering...

Well I'm sure some of you have been wondering just what I've been doing with the plethora orf time on my hands. Well a few weekends ago I played in a volleyball tourney in North Liberty. It was definitely nice to experience the volleyball I've been missing for years and also ran into one of my friends I played volleyball with at Coe, weird how time passes and doesn't change some things. I also still play "volleyball" in Washington on Monday and Wednesday nights and go to Heat Kickboxing class Tuesdays and Thursdays, and even got Mom included in Power Yoga on Saturday mornings. I figured she should get some stretches in before her and Dad start their ballroom dancing classes on Monday nights.

I have been spending quite a bit of my time looking for that elusive job, and I feel more confident in my resume after many changes and improvements. I've also been looking for ways to make a few bucks when people aren't calling me for substitute teaching (which is a good portion of the time since the school have had 2-3 full days of school the last 2 weeks) and the solution... every poor college students "occupation" giving plasma! It doesn't pay as much as it used to, but it's some money and gives me something to do (especially since if I don't get a call I can still set up an appt the same day) and I ran into yet another friend from Coe that works there.

I've also been doing some catching up on modern electronics, PODCASTS! Since I do at some point plan to go back to school and have loathed my small vocabulary I recommend Just Vocabulary, it gives me 2 new vocabulary words to remember, and words that would actually have purpose in daily conversation and also helpful for the GRE.

I had started to dismantle my room recently. Three years ago I had packed my things away to move to China, now I had failed to remember what I even had and knew of things that needed to be released of their inactive cages. I've found a new home for my barely used snare drum, now a local resident of Lincoln Elementary School, I'm sure those kiddos at the school will enjoy drums that aren't popped, fall of their stands, doesn't make an odd rattling noise and that actually works! I can actually see the closet floor meaning more space for my shoes and out of the walking area.

I've also been given the position of Publicity Director for our local Young Professionals of Washington... which has seen it's numbers slip dramatically... now there are about 5 of us regulars and I'm hoping to change that!!! Which means we need to come up with a better "slogan" and "image" so if anyone has any ideas they would be appreciated! We've come up with quite a few good social event ideas and are hoping to help out around the community during some of the summer festivities.

I'm still working at The Icehouse on the weekends, I've been making pretty good money there the last few weekends, and they've hinted at wanting to train me for bartending so I can make more money so we'll see where that goes, if nothing else it will be good experience for later in life (only hopefully for a part-time job and not relied upon for most of my income)

Hope everyone is staying warm and bundled up!