Hmmm….today is really dull.  I don’t know if I mentioned it or not, but I really loathe my job. Basically, I’m an admin assistant with nothing to do.  Ever.  And no, I’m not kidding.

Some people think that sounds like a dream job.  I guess it was kind of cool for the first few months or so (I’ve been here 19 months) but after a while it really starts to grate on you.  It’d be different if I could just blatently screw around, but I still have to be sorta sneaky about it, even though no one else in the office has anything to do either.  *sigh!*

So all this doing nothing at work has been making it difficult for me to get motivated at home.  I have so many projects that I’d like to work on!  For example: I’ve only had my spinning wheel for about a month and I REALLY should be practicing on it.  I looked at some of the yarn that I first spun and it looks all lumpy and terrible.  A friend tried to encourage me and say that your first yarn is perfect for felting, so maybe I’ll give that a try. 

 I’m hoping my husband goes fishing this Saturday so that I can get a little time to myself.  Wouldn’t that be lovely? 

Introduction

Hi there!  After creating this blog, it has sat with nothing on it for the past month.  I guess I thought I wanted a blog, but honestly didn’t know how to start or what I wanted to write about.

That said, I guess I’ll jump in and tell you a little about myself.  My name is Ronda and I’m a 38 year old office worker.  Wow!  What a boring first impression!!! Is that really how I want to describe myself?  Perhaps this would go better if I just described myself in list format:

Female, born February 2

Married, Childfree, Owner of one dog (Labrador, 6, named Filson)

Dabbler in many creative mediums (I knit, crochet, felt, spin my own yarn, sew, paint, draw, create assemblage pieces, stamp, garden…to name a few!)

I have a shop on Etsy (www.htnevele.etsy.com) where I sell stuff that I make.

I’m 38 but mentally feel like I’m about 20, physically most days I feel 58. 

I’m a bit of an introvert with extrovert tendencies (does that make sense?).  I’m really good at fooling people into thinking that I’m a friendly, outgoing person.  Honestly, I’d be very happy if I spent most of my time alone.  People seem to get in the way of so many of my plans.

I would really like to move out in the country and have a little art studio/cottage and lots and lots of gardens outside.  Oh yeah, and goats, chickens and sheep.  I guess the city girl in me is just craving the solitude of the country (or at least what’s left of it before the suburbs swallow it up!).

My politics lean toward the left.  I’m an athiest.  I really don’t have much desire to discuss either, but am the kind of person who puts everything out on the table so people know where they stand with me before we begin.

What do I want out of this blog?  I don’t know, really.  I guess I was just looking for a place to put down my thoughts and maybe share stories about what I’m currently working on, etc.  I have a hard time making friends in the “real world” because I find it difficult to meet people who share most of the same interests as I.  Most of the female friends I currently have are all in the throes of becoming “mommies”, and I’m not terribly thrilled by this.  And honestly, most of the female friends I have are actually the wives of my husband’s friends, so it’s not like we got together because of common interests in the first place.  Don’t get me wrong, I really consider these women my friends, but I find myself struggling to find things to talk to them about.

If someone were to describe me, I think they’d say that I’m funny, artistic, a good hostess, creative, smart, and “nice” (whatever that means!).  Wow!  This is starting to sound like a job interview! 

 Anyway, I hope to put some more ramblings out here as time allows (and my job is so dull that I should find loads of time to waste!).  If you’re reading this, thanks for visiting, and please don’t take this as an invitation to bash me for any views that I have that you may not agree with. 

Cheers!