It's Really Hard Trying to Learn New Stuff...

...actually I wouldn't know because the universe has been conspiring to keep me from learning anything this week.  Last week I was told that my websites are dated and that I should learn WordPress.  I also finally watched the introductory tutorial on Illustrator and realized I needed to learn that too.  I had it all planned out that this week I was going to crack down and teach myself both - Illustrator first and then WordPress.

Well the best laid plans of mice and Rian, right???

First, I'm dealing with a flood at a friend's house.  A friend's house, you say?  If it's at a friend's house why are you dealing with it with it, Ri??  That would be because I am watching their house while they are on vacation for 5 weeks so it's up to me to handle this or they will come home to a mold infestation of epic proportions!!  Problem is their property management company is the lamest ever so I have spent untold amounts of time running down workers and meeting them so that they can do the minimum amount of work possible for a human being to do and satisfy the problem.  Not...fun..at all.

Second, I sent out a little call for work last week when I found out my unemployment was not going to be extended.  (And that's a whole 'nother story that I shan't bother you with....grrrr!)  As a result I have little projects up the wazoo this week.  Every day this week I have had at least 10 to 15 checklist items. 

The good news is some of those checklist items included finishing my Black & White series (check!); posting them to my Gallery, my FB page, and setting up an ImageKind account to sell them (check, check, and check!); scanning my pet sculpture pics and posting them to my Gallery and FB page (check and check!); and finishing a 12" x 24" piece (Okay no check on this one.  Give me a break - I'm not perfect!)

Other items included work that will actually pay me money so I can't really put that off to teach myself stuff that will potentially get me work but in the meantime...checklists!  I'm so creative, aren't I???  Hahahaha!

Cheers!!