Designing...

So, I'm designing my first sweater, and it's very exciting! I've started over many many times, but it gets better every time!

Math. No math.

Well, I've done it. I have dropped all my classes and I'm returning the books. I've felt so full of creative energy lately and I don't want to give up my time to classes and studying. I've wanted to work on my sweater design and the new dress pattern. I'm tipping my toe into crochet designing. I need time, time for working and time for not working.

So, yeah. No more math classes.

Cart Before the Horse

I wish I had funds to support this artist team. I love love love their work. But I will pass along their kickstart page:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/992054329/a-mobile-art-studio-for-cart-before-the-horse?ref=card

(sigh) Math!

First of all, I mustn't let school be an excuse to not work on my patterns. I've decided to take two classes, College Algebra and Trigonometry. I'm taking them in person, not online, so that I can experience where other students have problems. And I'm going to stay after my classes to do my homework in public, in case anyone might ask me for help. I couldn't time the classes well, so I'll have to go to two different campuses and go to school four days a week. At first, I added that Algebra class in an eight AM spot. Like that could ever happen. Now my classes are at about 12:15-2:15. I am so excited about these classes!

And I have been working today. Finished a little section of my pattern and I'm hoping to finish another part before Charles comes home from San Antonio. I am following my own instructions to see if they work. Well. At least for me. I don't know if they will work for someone else, but I have a volunteer to test the pattern.

That's it. More work and more wine!

New Career

I have decided on a new career. I'm going to take the math classes and then do tutoring. I'm taking Trig in the summer, since I remember none of it. It was a last minute thing. It starts the day after Labor Day. I get to register for the fall on Friday. I'm going to take Algebra and Pre-Calculus. Yes this will all be super easy, but it will jog my memory and give me confidence in my knowledge of the subjects. This is all very exciting! It will, however, directly interfere with my meetup knitting group, but I was going to cut back there anyway, because of the money. I feel like I have to buy food when I go there.

Anyway, that's my manic rambling for today.

Studies

I really want to be studying something.

I thought I might study to become an Enrolled Agent with the IRS, and then working part of the year at H&R Block on taxes. But Charles brings up a good point: only stupid people can't do their taxes on Turbo Tax. I don't believe that. It's just what he says. And I don't really like tax.

I thought about taking Spanish, which would be really helpful where I live. But I took half of a Spanish class a while back, and it took ALL my time. I wouldn't be able to work at my business and study Spanish at the same time. Plus it's hard.

Today I'm thinking about math again. I want to retake my math classes. I think it's fun. I want to go way back, to pre-Calculus. Really deeply learn graphing. Then take all four Calculus courses at ACC, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, and Discrete Math. Ultimately I would like to take the Actuary exams. Not necessarily for a job. Just for fun. I love studying this stuff. Maybe someday I would want a job, if I could get one. But for now, I would just like to take pre-Calculus.

So that's where I am today. I want to take math and it's frivolous and won't really lead anyway. It's just fun. And maybe I could tutor after I finish. I could do that part-time, even. I might like that.

Now I'm going to drink wine and make lace.

Edit: Just coming back to say that I think lace making is very mathematical. It makes me think about math.

Sale!

I sold something today! A piece of fabric! I don't even have my etsy shop set up yet!

I've decided to do a tone on tone embroidery design on the fire red dress. I can't see a tasteful way to use these bugle beads. I guess that's OK. I bought them a very long time ago.

I'm lacing today and listening to my itunes on shuffle. It's really nice!

I reserve the right to come back to this post several times today as I think of things to add.