UPDATES!!

I'm sorry that it has been forever, all. But I am here now, and letting you know what is going on in my life. :)

Firstly, I went from having ZERO jobs to four. I will describe them in detail as follows:

1. ChaCha. I've had this one for a bit, and I'm still working there. I can work for like half an hour a day and make $100 a month, and it's a pretty good job. I mean, boring as heck, but I can do it whenever I want, wherever, I want, and you can't argue with that!
2. I am officially a BYU art model. This means that I stand/sit/lie in a bikini in front of an art class and be drawn. It is quite challenging, both mentally and physically, because I have to think of dynamic poses that are interesting from every angle and that allow the students to learn from my body. I also have to hold some poses for 20 minutes without moving a muscle, which can be intense and quite painful. It is hilarious to be referred to as "the model" and treated as an object of art, but a pretty fun job. The pay is fair, at $8.20 an hour, and I only have to do about one class (3 hours) a week, so it isn't exhausting. Overall, its a great (and hilarious) little job on the side. Le boyfriend isn't thrilled, but I like it. Plus, I love seeing all the drawings of me. It is weird and kind of awesome.
   
3. I am a Typewell Transcriptionist. Basically I attend class with deaf students and type everything going on in the class in shorthand, which is then transferred to the deaf student's laptop in real time. I am in training for this job until fall semester. The software is very difficult to learn, but I enjoy doing something that stretches me and helps me learn new skills, and the pay is excellent, at $10 an hour during the training and $13 an hour during actual class transcribing, plus an extra paid hour per class transcription for editing.
4. I am an Animal Caretaker in the Widtsoe building. Meaning, I feed lab rats. This job doesn't start until fall semester, so more updates there, but again, the pay is good at $9 an hour and regular raises.

I am so very blessed to have obtained all of these wonderful jobs. All of the jobs are ones I can have all four years of college, too, so I am set. I can modify how many hours I have in each job however I want, I can work on-campus (therefore, close to home), and I am getting to adjust to campus lifestyle before I attend. And, I'm learning a lot about art in the process...sitting (sort of) in in a figure drawing class is a really cool experience.

I am also now attended a singles ward. It is so fun because nearly all of my best friends are in that ward, and there are tons of great activities. We have really, really fun times. :)

Things with le boyfriend are going so great. I am super lucky/blessed. Seriously.

I think that's all for now...more updates to come!

Luuurve,
Lizzy ;)