Wow... Leelee... Wow...

It has been well over a year since I have had mind to post. I am bad. But I take comfort in the fact that I only have four followers and my absence probably hasn't scarred anyone for life. Anyhow, I am going to try and get back in the swing of things.  A lot has happened in my life in this year + that I have been away. This blog is supposed to be about me taking risks and crafting my arts.

The one thing that I have mentioned in the blog was the possibility of a boy. That possibility has come and faded.  We went on a date, which was fine and as awkward as expected,but afterwards his life got really chaotic and I decided to give him his space. I have been looking for another connection, but I have not found any luck. Looking for love online is hard. I showed my family my profile the other day and they laughed at me. They say that I am being to demanding and that I am wrong with being honest about not giving out my number. I am shy. I don't want to give some stranger off the internet my phone number so that we can text when it is just as easy for them to message me on the site. This may have something to do with my inate shyness, or just may  be that I watch way too much ID tv ( I try my best to live a life that  ensures that I do not end up on that channel). I also say on my profile that I only want to talk to people who have the decency to read my entire profile. My family got on me for that too.  I don't know, but maybe I am wrong and scaring people away. Who knows. Maybe luck will be on my side and I will have the good fortune to meet somebody, like in person. Whatevs-

The biggest thing that has happened since my last post is probably my new job as a teacher in my state's great capital of Lansing. I am now an elementary teacher at an online school in Lansing. It was tough getting my first teaching job. I really wasn't as prepared as I thought I was when I graduated. I actually spent a lot of my first year of teaching anticipating my firing. I did not know what I was doing. I had experience in the sense that I had done my internship and I did a very good job, but my placement was in a very different type of classroom. That aside, teaching online is so different. So adjusting to my first year and adjusting to teaching online was very taxing for me. Thanks to my mentors and my boss I made it through my first year and guess what...was invited back. I am so much more comfortable now. Comfortable enough that I moved to Lansing instead of driving for an  hour to get to work each morning. This is also my first time living on my own. So that is also kind of a big thing.

So in terms of writing and crafting. I have done very little up until this point. NO writing.  I have made a little progress on the crafting front. I am making a little progress on my drawing skills and I have started a new craft: Polymer Clay charms! I have always loved working with clay. My high school ceramics class showed me how fun that could be. Naturally, I cannot afford to buy a kiln and pottery wheel. This is why polymer clay works for me.  You cook it in the oven. I am still fairly new and I haven't made anything really extraordinary yet. But I know what I am doing at least. I am still lacking in a few materials  to be able to do things right. I need some chalk pastels. and a magnifying lamp . The charms need to be kinda small and my eyes don't seem to want to do that. A silicone baking mat would be nice too. I have also decided to take my knitting and crocheting skills by the horns and join a knitting group full of beautiful old ladies that can help me. I have only been to one meeting so far, and there were only two ladies there, but I think it will help and it will get me out of the house.

One other venture is that I have started a Youtube channel. It is about my current boyfriend. The Sims 3.  Leeleeislove is my username if you are interested.  I love this game and although I have both a mediocore mic and recording software, I aim going for it. Check it out if that is your thing.  Anyway, that is it for today. I will be back soon.