Things have been crazy busy, what with packing, moving, my birthday, my mom's birthday, updating my portfolio, looking for a job, unpacking in our rental place, trying to sell our house, finishing up some design work, and learning a new city.
We've had no luck on the house-sale front so far, so we're going to lower the price again and see if we can entice someone to buy it. That would be really nice. We've had one viewing in the past month it's been on the market. It's a bit discouraging to not have anyone want our house, since I liked it so much.
I was Ikea shopping for a few pieces to make our basement suite liveable when I ran into a friend I hadn't seen in several years. I now have one friend to hang out with in Calgary, which is much better than none. Huzzah for friends!
Jer's new job is going well. The first week was quite difficult, but it's apparently getting better as he gets used to job expectations and figures out how everything works there. I'm glad it's going well, and hope it continues to get better.
That's all for now. I'm going to have a snack and get all cozy with a book in bed. Mmm. Bed.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Geese take over the pond
I was driving home today and saw a flock of geese converging on this pond. Apparently they're resting before the rest of their southern pre-snow flight. I'm sad they're leaving, because it means the cold is coming soon. But it was fun to run home to get my camera and have a quick photo session. You win some, you lose some.
I also went to Jos' baby shower tonight. It was really quite lovely, in a laid-back-visiting sort of way. There was this fabulous light cheesecake, an espresso machine, and a lot of visiting. I just wish I'd remembered to take my camera for a few photos!
I also went to Jos' baby shower tonight. It was really quite lovely, in a laid-back-visiting sort of way. There was this fabulous light cheesecake, an espresso machine, and a lot of visiting. I just wish I'd remembered to take my camera for a few photos!
Friday, October 1, 2010
crazy but true
Cade and I were hanging out at the park today. And a moose walked through the playground. Seriously. This massive brown animal with antlers. Or horns. Or whatever they're called on a moose. It was crazy.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Moving?
Our house has been on the market for about a week and a half, and we just had our first viewing. We'll hear back from our realtor on how it went in the next few days. While I don't expect the first person to ask to see our house to buy it, it's encouraging to know someone thinks it's worth checking out.
I've managed to come down with a cold - my first in quite a long time, actually - probably a year. So I have all the joys that go with sinus problems, achiness, fatigue, and a general sore-throat-cough kind of thing. Fabulous.
Jer's got this week off, which is great. He starts his new job next week, so he's using this week to get things done and get packed up. He's also helping me around the house and watching Cade a bit, which is lovely.
We woke up to a thick fog, not so unusual, but it's stuck around most of the day - which is definitely unusual for here. I had fun going to a few spots in town and taking some photos. The fog was starting to lift by the time I had a chance to snap away, but I'm still happy with several of the pictures I got. Huzzah!
I've also been working on a logo for Colin over the past few weeks, as I have time, and as drafts get sent back and forth. I think it's pretty close to finalized, which is great! After that I'll get to fix up the rest of their website and add the logo. It's been really good doing work for him so far. He has a clear picture of what he wants, and was able to give me samples to show me what that is. That makes my job as a designer a lot easier, and also makes him much more likely to be happy with the finished product. I'll post a link once the site is done.
I haven't had a chance to do much else lately, other than prep for moving and watch Cade, so that's about it for this post!
I've managed to come down with a cold - my first in quite a long time, actually - probably a year. So I have all the joys that go with sinus problems, achiness, fatigue, and a general sore-throat-cough kind of thing. Fabulous.
Jer's got this week off, which is great. He starts his new job next week, so he's using this week to get things done and get packed up. He's also helping me around the house and watching Cade a bit, which is lovely.
We woke up to a thick fog, not so unusual, but it's stuck around most of the day - which is definitely unusual for here. I had fun going to a few spots in town and taking some photos. The fog was starting to lift by the time I had a chance to snap away, but I'm still happy with several of the pictures I got. Huzzah!
I've also been working on a logo for Colin over the past few weeks, as I have time, and as drafts get sent back and forth. I think it's pretty close to finalized, which is great! After that I'll get to fix up the rest of their website and add the logo. It's been really good doing work for him so far. He has a clear picture of what he wants, and was able to give me samples to show me what that is. That makes my job as a designer a lot easier, and also makes him much more likely to be happy with the finished product. I'll post a link once the site is done.
I haven't had a chance to do much else lately, other than prep for moving and watch Cade, so that's about it for this post!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Wowzas. What a lot of work.
In the past week I've painted the entryway, cleaned/organized/staged and photographed the whole house, and done a few little upgrades (hardware, removed the glass shower doors) to the upstairs bathroom - with some help from Jeremie and a babysitter, of course. Phew. I'm glad that's done.
Oh, by the way, J got the job he wanted, so were moving to Calgary. That would be why we were getting the house ready this weekend. I meet with the realtor tomorrow, and our house will be on the market ASAP. This whole move seems to have come out of the blue. J found a posting for his dream job about 3 weeks ago and applied. 3 weeks later we're getting ready to sell the house, looking at real estate down south, and throwing our whole lives upside down. But hey, you've got to do a bit of that for a dream job!
That's about all I've had time for lately - working, working, and more working. I think it'll slow down for the next bit though, until we sell the house - at which point packing begins and the work picks right back up. Fabulous, no? But all the work does mean that I don't have much more to blog about. C'est la vie.
Oh, by the way, J got the job he wanted, so were moving to Calgary. That would be why we were getting the house ready this weekend. I meet with the realtor tomorrow, and our house will be on the market ASAP. This whole move seems to have come out of the blue. J found a posting for his dream job about 3 weeks ago and applied. 3 weeks later we're getting ready to sell the house, looking at real estate down south, and throwing our whole lives upside down. But hey, you've got to do a bit of that for a dream job!
That's about all I've had time for lately - working, working, and more working. I think it'll slow down for the next bit though, until we sell the house - at which point packing begins and the work picks right back up. Fabulous, no? But all the work does mean that I don't have much more to blog about. C'est la vie.
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