Allergies, Zombies, and Other Evils

I love having the windows open when the weather is nice outside. It's something my mom did when I was growing up, and it's something I do almost involuntarily. My Love, however, does not like the windows open. Yesterday was such a beautiful day, I had the windows open while he was at work. I was enjoying every moment that I had them opened, anticipating that he would want them closed the moment he got home. However, he took me by surprise and allowed me to keep them open! I slept with the windows in our bedroom open last night. It was glorious ^_^

The down-side to sleeping with the windows open is that the dogs can see/hear/smell everything outside, so they got rowdy this morning much earlier than they normally do. I actually was so desperate to sleep that the four of us piled into the closet so I could sleep a little bit longer. Why I didn't just close the window and resume sleeping, I have no idea.

Whether it was sleeping in the closet, or whatever, I'm not sure, but when I woke up, I had been dreaming that I was fighting in the zombie apocalypse. It didn't help that I woke up in a dark, confined space. It took me a few minutes to remember why I was in the closet, and convince myself that it was safe to open the door :)

Upon exiting the closet, I realized that my head was stuffy, I couldn't hear well, and my eyes were swollen. Ah, allergies, how I despise them so.

For the remainder of the morning, I tidied up around the house, flat-ironed my hair, watched a few episodes of "Rate My Space," and listened to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on audiobook. Basically whatever I could to keep busy, and keep my mind off of this afternoon/evening.

I don't think I've even mentioned it on here, but I got a new job! I'm a part-time, after school art teacher! I can't believe it. I really can't. I've wanted something like this for so long, and I really needed to start bringing in some income for us. I asked our small group to pray for guidance and discernment for me in my quest for a job, and that night I stumbled across the job posting on craigslist. :insert heavenly choir singing:
I applied, was interviewed, gave my references, and was hired!
Just recently, I was playing bunco with my mom and her friends, and was able to answer the question "So, what do you do?" with "I'm an art teacher at an after school program" for the first time. It was amazing! ^_^

So, the big deal about this afternoon/evening is that it's my first time to teach this class (which is really two classes, back to back) alone, and I'll be observed by the owner of the business! O.o I'm totally terrified. These classes are huge, and rather unruly, and I'm very nervous. But, I've got to power through and get it over with, and just pray that it goes well.

I'm sure you noticed that I mentioned "tidying up." In general, having the house on the market has really strengthened my ability to maintain a clean house, which I'm grateful for. It really soothes my inner OCD, and makes me more relaxed. But, it's still on the market. As I think I've mentioned, having a clean house and having a show-ready house are two completely different things. And having a show-ready house requires A LOT of work. I'm kind of bummed that the house is still on the market. Granted, it hasn't been that long, but it's EXHAUSTING trying to maintain a level of organization and cleanliness, and still live in the house. I'm struggling a lot with getting discouraged, but I know that we'll sell our house when we're supposed to, and find the perfect home for us after that. I'd just like a tiny hint as to when that will be ;)

Yesterday, I was able to work on some art projects that are long overdue. I made two Jesus paintings and a starfish heart painting. I am extremely pleased with one of the Jesus paintings, but the other is somewhat "anime," unintentionally, of course. I'm trying to decide what, if anything, I can do to salvage the painting. His eyes are just slightly too big. I just don't want to be known as the girl who paints the cartoon Jesus. Nor do I want to enter someone else's home who has purchased one of my works and think every time I see it, "Bleh." So, we'll see what comes of those. I plan on working on more paintings on Saturday.

I had all these big, audacious plans to get done sorting through our storage unit this week which, of course, didn't happen. I've had some stomach issues lately, and those kept me largely unproductive this week. I haven't been able to eat pretty much anything for almost a week, and I think that is the reason I'm more tired than usual. (I feel compelled to add: NO, I am NOT pregnant. Just in case that thought entered any of your minds.) So, the storage unit will have to wait...along with several other things.

Now, it's about time to get my supplies together for class, and get ready to roll out! Wish me luck! :)