Nevertheless on a day like this I tend to get up and look outside and imagine a whole day of possibilities. That's what weekends are for, right? Pretty soon my weekends will become even more meaningful since I'm going back to work full-time as of November 1st. The longer hours will definitely not be fun, but I can't argue with having twice the paycheck... especially in time for the holidays.
So what's on the agenda for a day like this?
The first thing I'll do this morning while I finish my coffee is work on letters to my two representatives in the Virginia General Assembly. Remember my post about a new project I'm working on? That project is: I'm designing a new license plate for the state of Virginia. It will be a revenue sharing plate and the shared fees ($15 per plate after the first 1,000 are sold) will go to the Pollinator Partnership.
The theme for the plates is "Protect Pollinators" and I think I've got the design just about finished, but I need to get it approved by the Pollinator Partnership and get one of my representatives to agree to sponsor it.
BUT
Even if I have to change some of it, I can't help but want to share a sneak peak:
If either of my representatives approves it, then I can start collecting signatures of people who would be interested in having this plate, or better yet, actually collect the official license plate applications AND fees from folks. I need 350 by January 1st to get it approved. If I don't get enough, I'll probably have to work on it all next year and try again in 2012.
Wish me luck and please comment or contact me if you're a Virginia resident who would like a plate! And of course, I'll be posting more about this on my blog very soon.
Also for today....
I'll definitely be going for a run- I was going to go yesterday but my husband surprised me with a birthday trip to the Smithsonian to see butterflies! We even got to meet up with a couple of friends of ours who were in town for a race today. I'll upload some pictures when I find the cables that connect the camera to the computer.
I'm also hoping to get my desk finished today. I need to go buy some legs for it, and was planning just to use sawed off 2x4's but my husband wants something sturdier. And a sturdy way to attach it to the desk (which is 2 doors in an L shape). Makes sense, but will I be able to get him motivated to go out and look at hardware with me when some football game is on at 1 that he wants to watch? If not, I don't totally suck at building things and don't mind making an attempt at it!
4 comments:
What a great idea! If I were a Virginia resident I would definitely sign up for one of your license plates! Since I'm not I'll send good "vibes" out to your state:-)
BTW, it is ok to not feel you have to be productive all the time...just BEING is allowed and even good you!
Karen you're so right! I didn't get to work on my desk yesterday but after getting a few other things on my "to-do" list done, I didn't feel too bad about it.
That plate is beautiful, Samantha! You painted that? I LOVE It...especially all the bees! You are famous now :-)
I wish I could help you vote, but I don't live there, so I don't think I can help, but I will post it on my facebook if that's ok!
Have a wonderful week!
Love,
Doris and Gizzy :-)
Love the plate! It makes me wish I lived in VA.
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