Time to make some noise…
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a child is born!
Well, not really. But hey! Guess what? I made a website yesterday! That’s right, I’m officially the proud owner of http://www.jennychristen.com!
It’s a work in progress (and always will be), but there is a thing or two available to view. I need to read up on CSS/Html coding and make it all snazzy and stuff (aka nerding out). Keep checking back, there’s bound to be changes!
I hope you enjoy. I feel all grown-up and stuff.
hairs
of yesterday
My new mortar & pestle, a sweet find at the Asian Market:
Perusing the Asian Market for dinner ingredients:
From my walk to school this morning. It began to snow the moment I stepped out the door. So quiet and beautiful.
I’ve been MIA because 1) I worked every stinking day, all weekend B) This is going to be a ca-rrrrrrazy week at school and I already want to crawl into a hole rather than surrender myself to the homework police that are out to get me.I worked this morning with a new client, a 17-year old, who had the day off from school. We went to a bridal store to look at prom dresses — something I haven’t done in years and years! It brought back a rush of high school days…
I really need to push myself hard this week and press on! Everything’s going to work out.
Prepping dinner on what little counter space I have in my teenie tiny kitchen!
Yogurt cilantro sauce
I MADE DINNER TONIGHT.
As in: I made a plan, a list, went to the grocery store, bought everything on the list, came home, prepared the items I bought, cooked, and ATE IT. It felt amazing! Lentil and walnut burgers and spinach salad. It was just what I needed!
Then I cleaned the apartment, which also felt amazing. I haven’t had any time to do either of these things and it was SO soothing. I mean, I was actually looking forward to cleaning my bathroom. Really. That’s how often I’m not home!
I’ve been photographing here and there with my phone. Here are a few from the last day or so:
My car…the last one standing in the school parking lot
Night in the design department…quiet and eerie
Cutout letters nearly ready to be assembled to my sign!
Right now I’m DIVING into several new projects, including a few packaging systems (my favorite!!). I’m so eager to get rolling on things that sometimes I forget I have to sleep at some point…such as now…
hip with it
I actually got to SLEEP IN this morning…it was naughty and I shouldn’t have, but I did. I woke up at 9:30 and took a hot shower while pondering what I’m going to work on first when I arrive at school. My work needs to be as close to show-ready as possible for a review with my professor tomorrow.
Well, I’m still sitting in my bathrobe (yes, the one my mom gave me for my 16th birthday), eating breakfast in bed and doing my Internets stuff. There’s a nice spray of sun coming through the window and people are rolling through the street on their way to class.
Oh, and I’m listening to Justin Bieber. No judges.
Quite the morning, we’ll see how long it takes to get my buns out of bed again…
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Also, I bought more Apps for my iPhone last night. Hipstamatic (used to take the two photographs in this post) lomolomo, and several others! I’m having too much fun with this!
carrying on
So, it’s not the end.
I’ve decided to stick around school for yet another semester and work toward my BFA degree. It was a really hard decision that all came down to several things:
01. I don’t feel ready yet (will I ever feel ready?) to jump into that real thing called the “real world.” I’m always looking for more experience and I think another semester will do me good. I will feel regretful if I don’t at least try.
II. I missed the graduation application deadline. By a month. Whoops. And I took it as a sign that I’m supposed to stick around.
More school can never hurt and I know I can have a successful semester. It’s at my fingertips, and I’m working this semester to make everything align for the future — scholarships, ideas, confidence. I even have a summer internship at my fingertips…something I thought I wouldn’t be able to say this early in the year!
It’s going to be hard. I don’t want to be here right now, especially after I’ve tasted other places. But I know I’ll get back there as soon as I’m done, sooner or later, I’ll return to where I’ve been…and it will be worth the wait! Good things come to those who wait.
I recall a quote by John Burroughs that I know I’ve posted before, and will repost. It reminds me that there is happiness and opportunities everywhere, if you only find the optimism within your surroundings:
“The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. Do not despise your own place and hour. Every place is under the stars, every place is the center of the world.”
Last night I took these screen grabs from a map of the route from Minnesota to California. Where I want to be right now is 1785 miles away, and I’m going to find it again someday!
Now I’m gathering up patience to sit still and, with hope, succeed. That’s something to feel really good about.
Decision was made,
dreams still wait like paused surprises
A half smile
Wishes and kisses and
adventure swinging midair
ready to run.
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