A few things that I probably haven’t mentioned…

I have an Etsy store.
I’ve mentioned before that my wife has an Etsy store. Well, actually she has her own business…and uses Etsy as the primary tool to sell stuff. I figured, why not start one too! I love graphic design, and I’m always up for some extra cash…so viola–I have one too now.

It’s a great creative outlet. I’m an architect which allows me to expend plenty of creative energy, but sometimes I just want to do simple stuff. Stuff that is more my style. This lets me.

And…I made my first sale! I kind of didn’t want to mention the store because I wanted the first sale to be a complete stranger. I don’t know…I guess it gives it a little more street cred. Also, the other day, I found this site where someone linked back to my store…how cool is that!? That’s almost more exciting than actually selling something. (key word–almost).

I’m 30.
Yep. I turned 30 this year. The saving grace in all of this is that all of my friends are turning 30 and they don’t look so bad. Well, most of them. And in a way, I almost like it. I felt a bit stuck for awhile in that post-college, trying to get established as an architect place. I see now why firms don’t like to hire people right out of college. There is so much to learn after you graduate. There’s really no way you can figure it out without working on real projects. I still don’t know everything now…but at least more than I did 7 years ago. And the Lord is gracious and merciful.

We started couponing.
You know…the show where the people are insane about using coupons and stockpile stuff they get for cheap or free? Yeah, we’re doing that. It’s really a lot of work with not much of a reward. But then again, hey, free pasta.

I didn’t run or workout the entire month of May.
I’m not gonna lie…it was kind of nice to have a month off. I watched a lot of tv, and played a lot of xbox. I started running again last month. The first run back was great. Just a mile, but my legs weren’t sore like they usually are.

So, the real reason I didn’t run…

I had surgery.
Oh yeah…did I mention I had surgery. It was nuts.