I haven’t had really much to write about these days. My life’s going on as usual; well, as usual as it can be at this point. I go to work, I come home, I hang out with my friends; honestly, my life’s not that different. My drive to work and back’s much longer; I’m glad I have a place to live, but I don’t like the commute much. I live in a town east of South Bend and it takes me 30-35 minutes to drive to work. Yeah, I know, not incredibly long, but I’m used to getting anywhere I need to go within 10-15 minutes.
It’s strange how easily I’ve always adapted to a new chapter of my life. I’ve made many changes in my life through the years; seven years ago, I threw caution to the wind and moved 900 miles away to the midwest, just because I knew it was the right thing to do. I found my way, slowly but surely. I made do with what I had in my situation. I always found a way to make things work.
I feel like I’m entering another new chapter in my life. In a lot of ways I feel like the same person I’ve always been, and in others, I’m different. I’m more myself. I’ve been staying up later, talking more often, going out more. I have a space to myself. I’m planning to travel more often this summer. I don’t want to sit still and let life drift past me any longer. I’m going to do and be instead.
I’m excited about the possibilities the future holds.
I’m trying to get as much back into my normal routine as I can, if that’s at all possible, so I’m answering more questions people asked of me last month. Next up are questions from Laura!
1. Are you guys thinking of having kids in the future?
Well… obviously at this point, no. But when we were still together, having kids wasn’t ever an option for us. I am strange; I’ve never wanted children. I’ve never had baby fever or an overwhelming desire to get pregnant. Sometimes I wonder what’s wrong with me because I don’t want kids. I just can’t imagine living my life with them at this point; I want to travel and do new and interesting things and further my career, things I don’t think I’d be able to do with children. I am more open to the fact that my mind may change down the road; maybe when I’m in my 30s I’ll want to settle down and have kids of my own. I’m not ruling it out completely just yet.
2. Have you ever worn contacts?
I tried wearing contacts once when I was 14, to no avail. I have major issues with things getting close or into my eyes; I dreaded going to the eye doctor more than the dentist as a kid because I hate eye drops! I may try them again sometime just to change up my look a bit. I think I look pretty strange without them and they contribute to my overall look so I don’t mind wearing them much.
3. Name one of your biggest pet peeves in web design work.
Oh, where do I begin? I spend too much of my workdays making fun of other people’s websites and the way they are coded. Granted, I probably shouldn’t talk because I make mistakes, but still. I at least know what not to do!
I loathe bad, non-standards compliant code. Font tags, tables used for layout, inline CSS; I especially hate having to edit a website already coded in such a manner I need to sift through tons and tons of nested tables just to edit a sentence. I also really hate the fact that Outlook 2007’s using Word as its rendering engine instead of IE; our marketing emails have to be coded with the aforementioned 1990s era crappy table code, which makes our lives a living hell. And don’t even get me started on versions of Lotus Notes earlier than 5 or 6. Ugh.
4. Describe (or show a picture of) your favorite pair of shoes, and what do you like about them?
My favorite shoes are big, clunky, and make me three inches taller than my normal height. I like them because they make me look taller, obviously! I also have a pair of flats I wear in the summer too, and I can’t forget about the bright green Doc Martens I bought in England 10 years ago.
