Hair

I dyed my hair about a week ago.  It's a little redder and darker than it was beforehand.  I have pictures, but I don't think the pictures show enough red.  I have gone from a dirty blonde/really light brown to a red-brown.  I think I like it.

Before

After (so it doesn't look much different - I promise there's more red to it now)

Family

My mom and my sister are in town this weekend.  They've been here since Thursday afternoon.  And we've had a blast.  During our down time moments, we've been reading books.  I'll probably post more about what we've done this past week at a later time.  Not sure if there will be pictures since we haven't really pulled the camera out yet.

Time

My last day at work was yesterday.  It was fairly uneventful except when I sliced my thumb open.  Yes, imagine me trying to recycle paper by trying to remove the spiral binder from my notebook.  The metal spiral sliced down my thumb.  I must be super accident-prone because I still can't believe it happened.  And the cut is deep enough that I can feel it tingle...

I have an interview on Monday.  I'm excited and hoping for the best.  I'll let you know what happens in the future.

I asked for a lot of book recommendations from friends and placed about fifteen holds at my library.  I have eight books at home with me now waiting to be read.  I also opened a GoodReads account and received some book recommendations that way.  Let's just say, I know how I'll be occupying my free time in the next couple of weeks.

I made an eight layer dip for the football games today.  Jared appreciates my cooking.  I'll be making home-made baked macaroni and cheese tonight as well.  One of the nice things with having a lot of free time is being able to cook homemade meals.  I've missed those...

Reading Blog

I recently made a reading blog.  So now you don't have to deal with my pesky book posts.  But if you enjoy those, then you can check them out on my new blog.  I'll also take suggestions for a better blog title and recommendations for good books (my list of books to read is getting dangerously low).

Cold

I help out with the nursery at church.  It helps give me my baby fix for the week.  Unfortunately almost all babies came to church with runny noses last week.  One of the little babies always recognizes me from afar, comes near me, and decides I wasn't who he thought I was.  Anyways, all those runny noses equated to me receiving a cold during the week.

It started off with a really sore throat.  After that was over, I was wondering if this would be a sinus-free cold that only gives a very sore throat.  Fat chance.  My voice is low, and my throat isn't as painful, but my sinuses are full and slimy...  Ugh, I hate colds.  I believe the last time I had one was over a year ago.

Maybe it's an indication that if I'm not ready to be sick with colds constantly, then I'm not ready for babies...

I've been checking our finances in preparation for me to be jobless for a couple of weeks.  It's kind of disheartening to know that we achieved our dollar-amount goal in savings to prepare for buying a house, but the money won't be used for that purpose anymore.

Let's hope I find a job I like soon.  And preferably one with less stress (I'm sick of all the grey hairs popping up)...