Normally for New Year’s one can make resolutions; to better
oneself, change up one’s routine, try something new, do something for the
greater good, etc. And I had these plans… I wanted to do more charity knitting (and
crocheting), do more charity type activities in general, go to places I haven’t
been (local counts), practice my crocheting and/or spindle spinning, ya get the
idea…
But life had other plans… As you all know I am an
archaeologist which can be an
unreliable field… .
And according to Forbes, an Anthropology/Archaeology degree is the least valuable
degree to get (beating out Philosophy!)
Archaeology I believe is greatly affected by current politics and what
projects will move forward that require our services. So what does this have to do with me
specifically? I was laid off in January
cause the company I was working for did not have enough projects to keep me
employed. And I wasn’t the only one,
other offices downsized as well and I know some of these people that were laid
off and they are good workers but if there is no work there is no work…
I have been working for a different company as a seasonal field tech
which means a lot of time away from home but I’m working in my field. I have been looking for a permanent job when
I’m home and exploring other options for my career life. As I said life had other plans... it did knock me down but after some wallowing (a weekend), I pulled myself together, figured out my finances and went from there and so far I'm doing just fine. Could it be better? Probably. Am I going to get hung up by this? Nope.
As for those resolutions I was planning for? Well I have been doing charity stuffs –
crocheted three snuggles for a local animal shelter; knitted a few
preemie hats and plan on knitting more.
And I’m sure there will be other charity items I will do…
I did add a
resolution of not buying any yarn as part of my new budget (this doesn’t mean yarn isn’t coming in…) and
really knitting from my stash. There are
a plenty of projects for me to work on and I’ve already gotten quite a bit done… I have been practicing my crocheting –
getting used to holding the yarn and getting the rhythm of it (see snuggles above).
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| The Mojave Desert! |
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| Awesome Arizona scenery |
Technically I have been to new places… (bonus
of being an archaeologist), last November I worked in AZ and that was some
stunning scenery I got to witness and currently been in new areas of the
Mojave Desert.
I have checked out
some local events here in Vegas that I haven’t done before, First Friday
for example which was quite fun. And
recently went to an Alpaca festival.
And I’ve made new friends which is always a good thing.
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| Alpacas! |
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| Alpacas look silly after they've been sheared |
Some other things have happened in my life but I'm not ready to discuss them in this forum yet so stay tuned!
