I have decided I need to blog more. I don't mean to sound conceited, but I enjoy writing and consider myself to be a decent writer, and looking back over my 500+ posts, there are some things that are interesting to go back and read. And I want to have those going forward.

Update on producing

Today I'm reading a book about producing, and tomorrow I am meeting with the Sheridan Street team to look at their stuff and see how I mesh with the other creative partners. I'm kind of hoping this works out because I'm getting excited about it now!

Well, here I sit breathing in paint fumes and listening to the sounds of Matt cooking in the kitchen. We just demo'ed the office closet to make way for the new trim we'll be putting in (including brand new closet doors! yay!). We're also building a custom closet thingy for our office to store all of the many, many things we have crammed into the nooks and crannies of this place. Right now there is junk spread all over our office and living room waiting for a place to go. It's going to be a while until we can put them all back in their place... this might annoy me.
But... it is exciting to be remodeling again. The office is our first step since it's one of the smallest, simplest and least visible rooms in the house. It's also supposed to double as a guest room and in its current state it's under prepared. So I'm glad we've finally found some time to work on it.

In other news, I had fun last night with the girls but I learned two valuable lessons. One, wearing a wedding ring is not as obvious a deterrent as you'd think (so many people don't even think to check). And two, I cannot stomach Guinness. I've had it on two separate occasions now and both times was sick afterward. I know I wasn't overdoing it so I've concluded it must be something about that particular beer that my body just doesn't go for. Which is sad because I like the taste.

Anyway, I'm being called to dinner...

Ladies night

Tonight I'm going to Kell's with a few of the ladies I work with. I'm really excited! It'll be my first time at a bar and also my first time going out with a group of girls since before my wedding... most of my close friends live far away and getting together is either really difficult or impossible. When friends do come to visit we usually do things as couples so apart from the occasional outing with my sister(s) or mother(s) I don't get out much on my own.
Also, I am really thankful for some of the friends I've made at my new store. Two of them in particular, Amanda and Kenny (who I mentioned in my last post). Amanda is recently married (3 months ago I think), similar in age, and a believer, and we've really hit it off working together. So it's going to be lots of fun hanging out with her and the other girls tonight.
I've decided it is invaluable for newlyweds to have other newlyweds to share their lives with. It's been a comfort to me to have Amanda to talk to. Sometimes it is funny how as young marrieds we all go through the same things... I mean literally, I think almost every couple fights about the dirty dishes and the laundry. So it's always relieving when you voice something and realize you're not alone. Even though I think on some level we already know that's we're not the only ones, it's still nice to be reminded every once in a while.

On another unrelated note... I simultaneously love and hate birth control. There are the obvious reasons why I love it but the fact is that it has killed my skin. I have never had a problem with acne but for the past few months it has been a constant battle. I know that a lot of people are probably thinking I have nothing to complain about... I know that even my worst breakout can't compare to what a lot of people have to deal with. Even so, it is new for me and not something I enjoy. I've sunk a chunk of change into trying to find products that will clear my skin up but I'm starting to think it's just something I'll have to deal with as long as I'm on The Pill.
If anyone is reading this and has any suggestions, I'm all ears. I'm using clinique right now but I'm thinking of switching to their acne line because the regular stuff just isn't doing it for me. Of course this revelation comes after the $40+ purchase... ugh.

An interesting opportunity...

So I had an interesting proposal from a coworker the other day. He went to Fox with Matt, majored in Film, and owns his own production company (check out the website here). It's not a money maker at this point, which you can probably guess from the fact that Kenny works a second job and also from a glance around their website.
Anyway, I've enjoyed having someone to talk film with, something I've missed since leaving school. It definitely makes me wish I was back taking classes... but all in good time.
In the meantime, Kenny has mentioned he'd like me to help produce a couple of their upcoming shorts. Producing is really a pretty good gig... you're basically the organizer of everything... schedules, festivals, talent, locations, promotion, budgets. It's definitely well within my skill set so I'm thinking about whether I want to get on board or not. Could be fun... and I don't really have much to lose. Except time.