I’m working on the February Lady Sweater because I am ready for fall weather! I’m so tired of humidity…I just want summer to be over. Hurry up fall!

Yarn is Aslan Trends Invernal, a wool/angora/nylon blend. It’s very, very sheddy. At first I was really annoyed by it, but I just love how soft it is, so I’m carrying on.

Well, I did it. Last night I gave my two and a half weeks notice at my second job (the library). It is bittersweet because I really like working there, but it’s part time so I couldn’t leave my day job for it. Also, I’ve been working two jobs for almost a year and it has really taken its toll on me. In the words of my doctor (nurse practitioner, whatever), I’ve been “burning the candle at both ends” for a while now and “something’s got to give.” I was sick basically all of March and part of April (I got tonsillitis two or three times in two months). ok, ok, you win, nurselady! So, yeah. I’ll miss the extra paycheck but M and I should be just fine without it. And since I’m taking the fall semester off, I’m not going to do much of anything for a while…I’ll just go to work from 8:30 - 4:30 five days a week like other people. No more 12-hour workdays, YES! And now I have time to actually knit! And sew! And read! And um, finish unpacking the house we moved into back in June!!

Like I said, I have mixed feelings…I’m going to keep an eye on the job postings for the city because my boss gave me a heads up last night that some full-time positions might be opening in December. So keep your fingers crossed for that, because as she said, I can always come back! Also, she said that she’d be happy to give me a good reference, so that was really nice of her. But I’m mainly just relieved that I won’t be killing myself with work/work/school this winter!

Now that I no longer have homework to worry about, I’m trying to get more done around the house. I added a sewing table (and sewing machine!) to my craft room. Next weekend, I hope to actually get some sewing done since I don’t have to work that weekend. Also, I printed some photos that kc shared with me and framed them. I think they look good on that wall! There is so much color in this room, and I find it really warm and inspiring.

So, I’ve been emotional lately. I’m just weary…tired of everything, really. Personal stuff is going rather well–it’s just the work/school dilemma that causes me the most stress. Thankfully, though, there are some changes coming soon (I’ll be able to talk about them in more detail after tomorrow), changes that I think will make my life better in the long run.

Today I’ve basically holed up at home and knit on the February Lady Sweater that I started yesterday. Looks like I finally found my knitting mojo again, which is really nice since I basically hadn’t knit in several weeks.

I’ve also been listening to my personal Twilight playlist (yes I am still obsessed with Twilight overmuch). M just came in here a few minutes ago and said, “That sure is some SAD music you’re listening to.” I should post my playlist, but it really IS sad, haha.

Today I just realized that I’m not eligible for financial aid for the fall semester since I can’t take 6 credits or more. I am just NOW realizing this, rather than PRIOR to applying for financial aid and being approved and signing my life away on the loan documents and ALL THAT. Holy crap I am DUMB sometimes.

I learned all this today when I called the financial aid office to ask why there had been no disbursement, and the girl said I wouldn’t even GET any unless I enrolled in 6 credits. duhhhhhh me. So I had to cancel my financial aid stuff since they wouldn’t have paid it out for 3 credits, which is all I can take in one semester because I can’t afford financially to take more than 3 credits at a time.

sigh.

What it boils down to is that I am going to take the fall semester off from school, focus on paying off two of my credit cards–which have been charged up since we bought the house–and then I am most likely going to quit my second job. Once the cards are paid off, then I’ll be able to go back to school for the spring semester and not want to kill myself with two jobs + school workload (like I did this summer).

My life is just a mess sometimes, arg.

This morning I finished Breaking Dawn, the final book in the Twilight saga. I’m kind of sad about it, and am still marinating the books in my mind…I might post a review of sorts about my thoughts on BD, but for right now I’m consoling myself with thoughts about the upcoming movie, which releases in December. Also, Edward Cullen/Robert Pattinson is my new boyfriend.