change of plans

before I even had a chance to be employed, I am now unemployed again.

I called my credit card to ask them to up my limit so I could pay off some debts from school...the first question they asked was "are you presently employed?" I laughed and said "no....I guess that means you won't give me more money!" (I suppose I should have thought of that before I called, but you if you never ask....)

anyway..getting back on track....I will not be working at LD afterall.

Get this..we are moving to Harrison..as in the hotsprings...where the old people live!

I am opening a store with my sisters (and father). Crazy!

a glowing reference.

So, as you may have heard...I am now employed. Yes, it is true, I applied at the old standby...London Drugs.
This is where my sense of responsibility overrode my sense of pride. Don't misunderstand, there is nothing wrong with working at LD as a photo chick. It's just that when you complete a year long intensive design program only to be transported back 4yrs ago...well, you know.

Okay, but really it's not so bad. I am actually truly thankful. It's no secret that I had a pretty rough time last week as the enormity of the situation hit me. And I couldn't sit around waiting for paid freelance design work to come my way...

So I gave it all up, my employment, my trailer, everything. I believe God gave me the LD job b/c it was something I was comfortable with and it would allow me time to focus on The Pura Vida Project (what is that? you may ask....you'll have to wait)

I also have no idea what how many hours it will be or what days it will be...but I will take it b/c it has been provided for me....and that is a very good thing.

I was also flattered to hear that my former employers gave a glowing review and told LD to snatch me up! So I don't even have to go through the hiring process...they simply called and offered me a job...without even meeting me.(see that kind of stuff happens to Liz, not me...)

There are bigger things yet to plan for and to pray for...I will update that later.
But right now, I am very grateful for extra income!

playing tourist with my favourite person.

after a year of Saturdays filled with homework, Andrew and I were able to spend the day together. Andrew chose Gastown as the destination. he has a love for cheesey souvenir shops (he inherited that from Pama.

Even though the skytrain was not necessary to get to our destination...it was a day of fun, so I couldn't say no.

after gas town we headed to canada place, and decided we needed a vacation






and oddly....while the passengers were boarding, and the captain was welcoming everyone onboard over the loudspeaker....this was going on.....

while putting away my favourite perfume

in the cabinet above the toilet, I felt it slip out of my hands and was horrified at the ker-splash that occurred soon after.
It had fallen in the toilet, the toilet that had not been flushed.

And I had no choice but to retrieve it.

the best laid plans

I had a perfect plan.

I would move to Vancouver, go to school for a year, sell my trailer this summer to my renters (who had said they wanted to purchase it), pay off my student loan, pay my good friend who continually bails me out, thus allowing me to spend time being mom again, taking Andrew to school, picking him up, and freelancing during the hours he is gone.

It was my perfect plan.

my plan.

key word..."my"....


all was trucking along fine. until my renters decided not to buy and then moved out. yikes!
so now I am in a financial pickle, paying for rent in Vancouver and a mortgage in Deroche...holding a trailer that is not selling.

hmmmm.....how did it all go so wrong??

there is one thing I have learned in my life, that no matter what plans I make..there is someone making their own plans.


And oddly, it always seems to work out..