So tomorrow brings another change in my working life... yes, I'm "going back to work" ~ for someone else! As I keep telling Dan, I already DO work ~ for myself! But the livelihood of a Self-Employed Interior Designer in today's economy, is, unfortunately, a bit like NOT working at all!!
So the time has come for me to let someone else tell me what to do for awhile! It actually won't be so bad... I'm going to work for Thomasville Furniture, as a Designer. This is what I did for Ethan Allen as well. It's basically doing what I do now, only getting paid for it! The cons ~ restrictive hours.... I'll have Thursdays and Fridays off, but will work the other 5 days, including every Saturday and Sunday. But Sunday is only 12 to 5, so that's not too bad. The pros ~ getting a regular paycheck (!) and also, getting benefits, which start immediately! Medical, Dental, and 401K with a company match ~ you can't beat that! So I'll transition out of "my time is my own" ...into, "my time belongs to someone else".... but hopefully, it will be worth it, and this decision will be a very good thing in the lives of Dan and Lynne ;-) Wish me luck, and I'll certainly keep you posted on how it goes....
"IN OTHER NEWS" .... Wow, what an active couple of weeks it has been! Many of you know my sister Jan and I travelled to AZ to meet up with sister Chris, and the 3 of us gave a serious facelift to our Mom's kitchen. I"ll post a photo album later today (hopefully) with lots of pictures, but here's a quicke "Before and After":
Stripping wallpaper, new paint, light fixture, window treatments, art, ... it all added up to a good time and a great "new" kitchen for Mom!
While I was gone, we got an e-mail from Jake and Rachel, letting us know that poor Luke ended up with a broken ankle when Rachel took a slip on the stairs while holding him! Rachel got a nasty bruise on her back as well. Hopefully everyone is mending nicely, and Jake wisely sent a picture to calm our hearts with this news... look at that cute kid, he's a trooper! Finally, we had friends over last night, we figured it might be the last time
we entertain for awhile, until I get used to my new hours on the job. Plus, we have that great fireplace, and it's been raining for 3 days and in the 30's here!!! Where is SPRING?
But we are making the best of it with fires in the fireplace. We had a nice time last night, it was good to enjoy each other's company.
Dan, they all promised NOT to talk politics!