...I Will Love You...

...Trapped in the past for too long, I'm moving on...

First off, I'm moving!

It's actually not that exciting. My mom & I are moving in with my aunt, uncle, and baby cousin for awhile to try to get all of us back on our feet financially. It's a 2-bedroom 1-bath place. Oi. But we're turning a chunk of the garage into our own little space to make it easier, since we all really like our space. I'm not sure how this is going to work, but you never know, right?

Second, I'm making major changes in my life. (I guess the move could count for this, too...)

I'm starting to lose some weight; it's happening slowly, but happening nonetheless. I'm hoping to be at least one size smaller by my birthday, but that's coming up sooner than I care to remember, so we'll see what happens. But I'm getting new running shoes (yay!), keeping my iPod charged for such things, and Mom & I will be taking belly dance classes down the street for our birthday presents to ourselves. On days when I'm not dancing or running, I plan on at least going out with Grandma (she can spend 3 hours wandering around Walmart) or taking a walk in the new neighborhood.

Once we're officially in the new place, I'll be looking for a job in the area. I'm really keeping my fingers crossed for either Mother's Market or a clothing store, but I need the money bad enough that I'll take just about any job I can get.

I'm starting to work on more crafty stuff. Turns out the "Kiss Me" signs I made for the ren faire are a big hit, so I'll be making more to see if they'll sell on Etsy. I've also gotten to the point where I'll take old clothes, frames, jewelry boxes, etc, and refinishing them and whatnot to turn around and re-sell. I'm hoping it all works out and gets me a little extra cash to start putting towards Phoenix Awakened (the subculture craft venture I've started with my mom & aunt) and another little project I've started working on (but that one's a surprise, so I don't want to unveil it until I get everything all worked out).

Anyway, I better get to sleep. We're moving the furniture tomorrow, so I need the rest.

~Amanda,
aka Lady Phoenix

posted by Amanda @ 11:08 PM