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“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory or defeat.” ~Theodore Roosevelt

Makenna's Bday Party

Lynda is my favorite teacher

If you haven't tried out Lynda.com you should... if you want to learn software of any kind for any industry. I'm currently on day 7 of my 30 days free and on chapter 4 of Web Design Fundamentals. I'm soaking it up. Oh, and now there's an iPhone version. Yessss.

I like to work, design, and cook

I can't help it. I like what I do. I like to design and create things. Work has been very busy and I've been trying to keep up with all the projects going on as well as keeping things balanced and I've been doing pretty well. Regular planning and scheduling keeps things from getting out of control. And making time for the gym, creative things, and not neglecting other areas of my life helps tremendously. I'm lucky to work with everyone at Red Mat. They are talented where I'm not–thank goodness for that. They keep writing me checks every month so I must be doing something right.

My condo is STILL up for sale or rent. I'm not quite sure what else I can do to get someone else living here.

And on a side note, Russ and Carrie came over for dinner last week. I made hamburgers and this was the size of the lettuce. Having gotten it at the super Wal-Mart, I'm pretty sure any produce sold at Wal-Mart is grown with tons of pesticides and hormones...hence the gigantic leaves of lettuce.

I need a 3-in-1 husband

I have come to the conclusion that I need to marry a web programmer that is also very handy around the house and likes to build stuff. That means he's a little nerdy, like me, and is very technically inclined yet still very cool and manly. If he were a web programmer we'd go really well together. I can design and make everything in print and online look good, but I can't build websites yet or program custom widgets, or any of that other necessary stuff required to really make the most of my talent. I am taking self-taught night classes on web design but I'd still need an expert.

I would also like him to be a massage therapist.