Woman Smashes Plates all Morning Before Settling in for Long Night of Legal Research

I'm having a great day--woke up early (ahem! 9 a.m. Yeeee-aaahhh!) and went over to Julie's, where we spent several hours in her souped-up craft studio/basement smashing plates and sticking them into our respective mosaic projects. This is my first mosaic, and I think I'm going to be addicted. Smashing plates is so fun! She loaned me her cutting tool, so I will finish making pieces at home and finish it up at her house next week. I'm making a table for the patio.

After about a week of being unemployed and lounging around, I went to CL & asked for my old job back. They said I could start the next day. I jumped right in and it feels like I was never gone. I'm even training someone in tomorrow! I've been food-running for now but should be waiting tables when they get the next schedule made this week. Call me a big nerd, but I missed waiting tables. I think it's so fun, I love talking to everyone and checking out the new food, and I thrive off that energy and all the people. It feels great to be running around rather than just sitting on my butt for eight hours. I'm glad to be there for the summer & hopefully a day or two per week during next year. I will work probably just four days a week or so.

I have to spend the evening finishing up a memo about the standards and elements of legal malpractice in Iowa. I've stuck myself in the basement to help concentrate. It's crummy weather outside anyway.

Oh, and good news! My mother-in-law is hoping to come visit in August! She's never been to our place, as she lives in Germany, and before that, London. Should be great fun. I have already started planning meals and thrift store visits.