Some questions from Portia.
1) What's your dream job, and are you doing it, and if not, why not?
I honestly don't have a dream job, I don't think. I've been through a million dream job possibilities, both in reality and in my head, and nothing quite works out. Right now, the closest thing to a dream job I can come up with is freelance writing from home. I think I'd like the variety of that, setting my own hours, working from home...but I can't stand financial insecurity, so I don't know that I'd actually take the plunge and do it.
What I'm doing right now (technical writing) isn't my dream job, but it's not my nightmare, either, and I'm happy enough with it for now. Jobs are really "for now" enterprises for me, I think.
2) What's next (after painting) on the list of stuff you want to do to your house?
There are actually two lists--one of big, long-term projects we'd need to save for/need professional help with, one of smaller, cheaper things we can do ourselves. On the first list, the big thing for me putting down a hardwood or laminate floor (we currently have sisal carpet). After that, it's converting two big windows (one in the dining room part of the kitchen and one in the office) into bay windows. On the smaller, more likely to get done, list, the first thing is to replace the ass-ugly ceiling fan in our living room.
3) (Corollary to 2) How long does that giddy, omigodthisismyhouse! feeling last?
I'll let you know when it goes away. Hasn't faded much so far. :)
4) What's your predominant emotion when you think about The Phoenix?
Depends what day it is. There's love, of course, but there's a lot of resentment, anger, and especially disappointment as well. Sadly, I'd say it's more often disappointment than anything else.
5) Hot weather or cold weather?
Hot weather. I don't get comfortable until it's over 75, an I'm pretty good up until the mid-90s. Hotter than that and I want a cool drink and some AC, but it still beats snow.
Comments (2)
Hey, if you're thinking about flooring, and since I have floors on the brain...My cousin is currently doing her dining room and living room in laminate flooring that she says it's "mucho easier" than what I've been doing, and it looks pretty good, too. She says it's about as hard as putting together a puzzle. Time consuming more than anything, and inconvenient, but not hard, and it seems to be moving pretty fast.
Posted by Scand79 | May 20, 2005 10:08 PM
Yeah, what she said! A friend of mine did hardwood floors in her house that way, and it took only minimal cutting/fitting with the edges and whatnot. I'm with you on the job thing, definitely. They always say 'find what you love and a way to make a living doing it,' but it seems a lot more difficult to put it into action. I hope you can come to a better feeling about what you've made. I think it's meant a lot to a huge number of women, and that's something. A big something. :)
Posted by portia | May 24, 2005 10:52 AM