For a huge laugh.....

I was browsing Amazon today, looking for a photography book for Hubby for Valentine's Day and I came across this one. Definitely not going to buy this! Just follow this link for a HUGE laugh!

Sun Angel Creations blog...is gone.

I have deleted the other blog I was working on. Let's face it, it only had one post!
I made a major decision yesterday and my hubby agreed with me. I am not going to pursue crafting as a viable business. I am going to treat it like a hobby and if I sell something, more power to me. I will just post pictures of what I make here. I am also going to set up an Etsy shop online but maintaining two blogs was too much.
I had to do something because of what else is going on in my life. I am trying to get more instructor jobs with other local colleges and I am trying to pay off some credit card debt and I cannot do this while trying to force myself to create! I spent all day Wednesday, running around trying to get things done and was not able to do everything I needed to in order to accomplish all my goals.
Crafting to me is something fun and when I tried to put a time table on it, I got irritated. By making it a "job", I unconsciously applied my "job" work ethic to it. I put a time table in head and when I was unable to create or I had work from my real job that interfered, I was mad at myself. I cannot "create" under pressure!
This was actually brought about by some good news that I received on Tuesday. I drove to the next largest town, 60 miles, for some help on my state income tax and while I was there, I went to the Education Center on the Army post and talked to the school representatives there. The education center brings together everything needed for the military to go to school in a non-traditional setting such as night classes, shortened terms and usually, transferability between the various universities represented.

Anyways, I talked to the reps for three colleges that night and 2 of them are interested in having teach a course or two for them. I don't know the pay and I know it would be at night, plus a 120 mile round trip commute, so is it worth it? I think so, just for the resume value. I need to build my experience points so that eventually I can get hired full time, somewhere. I want the local state college that I teach at now to offer a position but I don't know if that is ever going to happen.
So anyway! Keep me in your thoughts and send out good karma thoughts that this works out and my family does not disown me for taking on too much!

Repeat of a conversation...

On Monday, after the greatest football team in the world did it AGAIN, my darling daughter wore her Steelers jersey to school in celebration. At PE, the following conversation took place"
Coach (a man, of course): Are you wearing that because the Steelers won last night?
Cee: No, I'm wearing it because the Steelers won for the SIXth time, last night.
Coach: Bet you don't even know who the quarterback is.
Cee(turns around and points at her back): Big Ben (I don't know if that's what everyone calls him, but that is our nickname) and I know who Palamalu is too.
Coach: Who's the Steelers' play last night?
Cee: Some bird team, but does it matter?

I can just envision the body language going on here. Cee is almost 5 feet tall but weighs less than 80 pounds, the coach is about 6 feet tall.
I would like to say that he is really a nice guy but this ain't the heart of Steelers country here. Its all Oklahoma and Texas college football. There was literally no football decorations available. I would say that most people were rooting for that bird team anyways.

What do you expect down here in the middle of steer country?

My awesome Steelers cake.....

I made this! Ok this was much harder than I thought.....