more thinking out loud

This is some more thinking out loud, as I'm pondering various options in my life, basically.

Things have been... slightly more difficult than usual with Ian lately. Some of this is due to communication failure, but we've talked it out and come up with a solution for some of it, at least. At some point very soon, I need to go find a big calendar for the apartment, and also sit down with Ian and see if there's a way to set up a mutual google calendar that both of us can update and have pushed to both of our iPhones. The fact that we see each other so little during the week can make things a little bit difficult with communication.

But this leads me to something else I've been thinking about. Ian and I both keep saying that if he could get onto dayshift, and then have time to spend together during the week, it would help things a lot... he'd be more likely to help get things done around the house during the week, and most of all, he wouldn't have such a hard time dealing with me going off to SCA events and stuff on the weekends, because he'd get time with me during the week.

So I'm contemplating the idea of shifting my work schedule. I get to pick my own hours - working 8-2 has just been my preference, since I tend to be a morning person and I like getting off that early in the afternoon. But I've been thinking... if I was to work noon to 6pm, I would have to get up at 11 at the latest for work, though if I did like I do now, I'd probably get up around 10. That would allow me to stay up until 2 or 3am, which would give me a decent amount of time with Ian during the week. And getting in some decent time with Ian during the week might mean he'd have an easier time dealing with me going off to do SCA stuff on the weekend (he's not interested in the SCA at all).

I've been resistant to this, because I like being on a "normal" schedule like most of my friends, but if it would help our relationship, it might be worth it. And it could just be temporary until he gets onto dayshift, too.

So much for that. No go says the boss. Ah well, it was worth a try. :)

beads and scrolls

Eye bead, originally uploaded by ravnsdaughter.

I finally have some eye candy to post, though if you're on Facebook and are friends with me there, you'll have already seen these. This is my first attempt at an eye bead/stacked dot bead. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out, considering it was my first one. I made another one this evening as well, in white, blue and transparent green, but it's still in the cooling blanket so you'll have to wait to see it.

( More beads and a couple of charters I've painted behind the cut )