February 23, 2006

• Quick Update.

  Hello all! I have gotten a job, and today was my first day. I am a grooming assistant at Petco. Basically I wash, dry and brush puppies, answer the phone, make appointments, and fill out paperwork. It makes me want to get another dog really soon, possibly when I get an apartment around school (and a steady income – I am planning on getting at least a parttime job when I am back at school, possibly Petco because I will have connections at a different store). All the puppies are so cute! There was a little Pomeranian there today, and she was absolutely adorable. I want to get a little lap puppy. Either a puppy or a kitten. I love animals.

  
  

  Anyways, I have been trying to write a lot lately. Every night when I am relaxing or watching television with the family, I am either writing down phrases that come to mind or I just start writing. The other day I filled three pieces of paper with one word, or few word phrases. I am attempting to branch out and write different things. I might start writing straight dialogue for an entire scene, without any descriptors. I want people to read the scenes and then have them take a guess at what is going on.. who the people are, their relationship to each other, what is going on between them. I am also working on getting a portfolio type thing going for all the things I have written in the past two years that I think are worth being looked over and critiqued. I need to start writing 500-1000 words a day, especially on the days that I do not work. I looked over a Master’s program at the University of Tennessee the other day. As soon as I finish my Undergraduate degree (wherever that may be), I am going to apply to UT. It is an hour from where Anthony lives, so that is good… and I want to finish the 24 credit hour program in a year, even though they say to finish it in two years. It will a lot of hard work, but totally worth it. I hope to finish my undergraduate in two more years, maybe less if I work harder than before. I guess being home is a wake up call – and I need to get my stuff done, and then just.. yeah.. get a job, live in Tennessee (this is the plan still), and be with Anthony. If something happens that ruins this plan, I will just try to go with it. We will see, but for right now, this is what I have planned, and I hope it works out.

  
  

  I finished reading The Time Traveler’s Wife last night. It is a different kind of book, but I absolutely loved it. And! I cried close to the end of the book, which I wasn’t expecting. Maybe I read it more with emotion than with a critical eye because I fell deep into that book. I was really into that book, and it carried me with so many waves. I am reading a James Patterson book next – I have books lined up to read, and I am excited that I have the time to read every day now. I really hope to read at least an hour a day, because it is something I love as equally as I love writing, so along with writing every day I am trying to make sure I read every day. Also, reading gives me some inspiration and a safe escape.

  
  

  I also plan on doing more artwork – drawing and stained glass work. I have glass sitting in my closet begging to be used, so I want to do projects such as mosaics or decorative windows or maybe even another lampshade or another glass jewelry box. I have this gorgeous blue glass that is still in its sheet. I really want to work on my drawing, and I might take a drawing class uptown in the Spring. I want to do some more cross-stitch or get into knitting… something domestic that I find relaxing and fun at the same time. I miss when I was younger and I would do all of these things. I loved cross-stitching and it seems to have fallen off my map of things I love to do. I think I still have a cross-stitch project somewhere that I planned on doing for my grandmother… I should try to find that or start a new one so I can mail it to her for Christmas.

  
  

  Anyways… the point is that I am going to try to keep myself busy between work, projects, reading, writing, and the like. Keeping myself busy and productive is good for me. I become irritated and annoyed when I am idle. I am going to make sure I get in bed at a good time and get up (at the latest) by eight a.m. every morning, so I get myself into some kind of schedule. I actually had two banks call me today about jobs, but I am not sure if I can juggle two jobs – it depends on the amount of hours I get at Petco. I would have to work parttime at the other job if I actually decided to take up one of them on their offer for a job. I will talk to Mom about it and see. I want to have time to do other things too (I need to go see my bestestest friends in Missouri, and see Anthony in Tennessee – which will both require time off – I do get paid time off after four months at Petco [4 days] so that will be fabulous).

  
  

  I work tomorrow at ten a.m., but for right now I am going to go read, watch television, eat some late lunch, and work on some writing. I will try to post some of my writings here when I get around to it and when I think something is worth being read. I hope everyone had a great day!

  
  

  Kate

  
  

  P.S. I *really* like this new weblog entry box. It makes me all happy. I really enjoy the statistics at the bottom, where it tells you how many words you wrote… and the fact that you can strikeout words… and I just really really like it!

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