Saturday May 16, 2009

So, it’s been a week and a half since we last updated our blog, so this post is more from obligation than desire to write what is happening with our lives. Alex is doing well. She loves her job, her husband, and her Jesus. The problem is with me, and, since I am the one who writes, it makes sense that I have not wanted to clue anyone in on the hardship of finding a job. I don’t want to make this about that though.

Here is what I want to share. I am running every other day to keep my endorphin levels high, which help me have a better outlook on life. I am reading quite a bit, right now it’s The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, and watching cartoons to fill the time. I also spend a lot of time applying for jobs and working on my typing skills; I figure that if I am proficient in Microsoft Office and a strong typist then I will be better off when I do get a job. So, that’s what occupies my days; well, that and shopping to make our apartment home.

Alex and I went to Ikea the day before yesterday to look at furniture. We need a table and chairs for the kitchen really bad; we sit on the floor, which is really tough on our tailbones and not really sanitary, a big deal for me. We have also been to Target and Macy’s several times since we moved a week or two ago. We have spent a fair amount of money, and it serves as a reminder that getting a new place to live with new everything is an expensive undertaking. Oh, and I put a dent in the wall: I was trying to climb up the wall and the pressure from my feet made the wall cave just a bit. I am excited to try to fix the drywall.

I am using an old site to post philosophical and religious ideas that I have and want to voice. If feel like reading it, you can find the link on the right side of this blog.