And then a year went by
For those of you keeping track, it has been about a year and a half since I posted anything here. Several reasons: I’ve been busy, I didn’t want to take the time to update, I’ve been depressed, and I wasn’t sure I was even going to keep this going. Looks like I am.
Backtracking:
June 2007: I had a piece (Three Crows) accepted in the Lynnwood Arts Commission Library Gallery show “Orange Crush.”
July 2007: I sold L’École des Mystères at the Mukilteo show! I was absolutely stunned. My first real sale!
September 2007: Got the great new job at restaurant company. Despite a few stressful days, I LOVED it. I loved my boss, I loved the company, I enjoyed my work, and I liked my coworkers. I continued to work part-time for the old company doing some bookkeeping. I liked the extra money and I actually liked the work.
January 2008: Participated in a collaborative event with where the Collage Society created collages to go with poems written by members of the Cancer Lifeline writing group. It was a wonderful experience. I showed Grief, which, I am told, almost won a prize.
June 2008: Showed and sold Spinnaker at the Lynnwood Library Gallery themed exhibit “Mellow Yellow”.
August 2008: My daughter moved to Seattle! Now I get to see her fairly regularly.
October 2008: One of my kitties had to be put to sleep. He was 17 and pretty sick. It was an extremely difficult decision and I miss him terribly. I cried like a little girl for days.
November 2008: I got laid off from my terrific job. I was devastated and still feel very sad about it.
December 2008: Went back to work full time at present job, which is the former job I had in 2007. Nothing has really changed except the economy has affected us here, too, so the stress level is even higher. But at least I’m working.
Also December: Daughter married her sweetheart. He is a GREAT guy and I’m really glad she found him. They are blissfully happy.
January 2009: K & I adopted a dog. She’s a beautiful yellow Lab. She’s gi-normous, but very sweet.
So, still working (thank the gods), still making art, still hanging on and rolling with the punches.
