The flame of my eternal love burns for all things art deco

A very Zen greeting to you all today, my dear readers. Today has a rather Zen feel to it, after the hectic week I have experienced. It has been designated as my “relaxation” day, and thus far it is going well.
As busy as I have been, it has been a fabulous week. Primarily, I’m still a “giddy little schoolgirl” about my newfound beau. I simply can’t put into words how incredible this feeling is, my dear readers. All I can say is this: he’s blown my mind, turned my world upside down, and made me happier then I can remember being. The epitome of this newfound feeling? I giggle, kids. ­­-I- giggle. Yeah. It’s sick. I know.
My job enthusiasm has skyrocketed. This week, I finally figured out how to effectively do my job. And do it well, I might add. So in the last week, I have earned respect from every individual in the office, led several workshops, made some minor business decisions, and felt pretty damn good about all of it. The best feeling yet? I officially set an office record for being the first to get my leadership qualifications in 4 days. A feeling that rivals that one? My boss, the head of the entire enterprise, the big enchilada behind all that is Legacy Enterprises, put his arms around me and said to my other boss, “She’s my new favorite.” Oh wow. What a feeling of recognition that was. I’ve gone from feeling pretty dammed disillusioned with this job to rocking at it. I guess I should have known. After all, I put my mind to it, didn’t I? (one day this cocky attitude is going to get me in sooo much trouble!) Anyway, it took a lot of hard work, determination, and several drops of integrity, but I worked it out. In exchange for this success, I have given up a lot of personal time. I don’t have a lot of free time anymore, and when I do, I’m usually too exhausted to do anything about it. I try my best to make time for my sweetie, my Dots, and my Girls. I’m doing my best here, guys. Just so you know.
So speaking of big changes in my life, here comes another one: I am 13 days away from moving into my own condo with Jdot. Leaving the nest, spreading the wings, and all those other awful clichés people refer to when moving out for the first time. Mum and I went Ikea shopping for house goods yesterday. Wow. I am –determined- to have an art deco place. It likely won’t happen to an awesome degree due to some budgeting issues, but for the most part it will be art deco colors. I began my passionate love affair with all things art deco last year in Churchill’s C Lit 474 class, and it’s now carried over into my personal life. (Hell, if I could walk around in a trench coat, smoking a cigarette, and eternally brushing my sexy locks out of my eyes while a midget followed me around with a spotlight to backlight me at all relevant moments for the rest of my life, I would. But sadly, I don’t live in the world of film, and try as I may, I’m no femme fatale. But, I digress.) The dream of a full-blown art deco place will have to remain in my heart until I can finance it. But one day, my dear readers. One day. (Chelsey, stop shaking your head and laughing at me.)
There is so much more to write about, but sadly, I cannot commit any more time to this post. So please, get out there and enjoy the sunshine. It’s a beautiful time of year, with some pretty incredible things all around us. I highly recommend utilizing this time, for this is Canada, and it will soon be an icy snowscape.

Wear sunscreen. I cannot emphasize this enough.

-K

Quote du Jour
“I’m excited about our collective bookshelves!”
-Jdot