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Another Summer Update

Monday, August 8th, 2011

I can’t believe it’s August already! It’s been a busy summer!  Here are some highlights from the last month:

  • July 1st – Canada Day :) Carl and I went to the fireworks together with friends of our and Kari & Jordan joined us with their kids.
  • July 16th – Matt & Tracy’s wedding! I was in the wedding party. The weather was ridiculously hot and the entire wedding was outdoors but we had a blast anyway. Congrats Matt & Tracy!
  • July 29th – Pioneer Day Parade – Ariel was in the parade with the  Humane Society and Rayelle was at camp this week so Kahlan was the only one with me for the parade. We went with Carl, my mom, two of my sisters and 3 of my nieces/nephews. Afterwards we went out for lunch at Portokalos and my dad joined us.
  • August 6-7: This weekend we headed out to Falcon Lake for the weekend. The kids came with us on Saturday and my parents took us out on the boat for the afternoon. It was a little chilly but not to bad. After a bit of time on the beach, the kids headed home and Carl and I enjoyed a cell phone/computer free evening. It was a nice quiet break from the hectic summer we’ve had. Sunday we came back early and spent the afternoon relaxing at the pits.

Other then that I’ve been working, hanging out with the kids and working some more.  Work has been going really well – this weekend I launched the three new websites that I’ve been working on – check them out here.

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New Design Project

Friday, March 18th, 2011

I’ve been working recently on some graphic and web projects for a friend’s business. I redesigned his logo and business cards a few months ago and yesterday I finished designing custom gift certificates. These ones are for a fundraiser he is supporting for the upcoming Relay for Life and in the future it will be able to be customized for other fundraisers and special events as well.  It’s a trifold gift card design.

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Let The Job Searching Begin

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

So I mentioned in my last post that I am looking for a new job.  For those who aren’t already in the loop – I’m currently on leave from my current position and I am supposed to be returning this month.  It’s not a secret that I love a lot of things about my job. But it is also a very high stress job and, as a contract/commission worker, doesn’t include any of the regular perks of employment like EI, benefits, predictable paychecks, etc.

When I returned to work, my youngest was just starting kindergarten and while my job gave me a great deal of flexibility to work around their schedules, it still meant a lot of time away and a very tired mom in the evenings.  The stress levels haven’t been great for family life either.   Anyway – Dave and I are also currently working on plans to add to our family  – which makes the lack of benefits and EI (aka Maternity Leave) that much more important.

So – here is what I am currently looking for:

  • A job that will allow me to work only 3-4 days per week with hours that can accommodate Dave’s work and the kids’ school schedules, pays hourly and offers the opportunity to qualify for mat. leave/parental leave when the time comes.

Yeah – that’s about it lol.   In the mean time, I am also working on a few other at home projects that will allow me to suppliment my income so that I don’t need to work full time.

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