Uncovering the Ugly — Janet Szabo

Much of the snow disappeared quickly after a couple of days of 60-degree weather. I can see just how awful the garden looks now:

Friday and Saturday are supposed to be reasonably nice. I’ll spend some time out there and rake that dead vegetation into piles to be burned.

These are the images that never make the covers of magazines.

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Due to an apparent breakdown in communication, the class I thought I was teaching today at the quilt store north of town never made it to the calendar. That’s not a big deal; the weather today is supposed to be cold and blustery and I have another laundry list of tasks that need attention. I’d just as soon stay home. I have four students signed up for tomorrow’s Bernina serger mastery class at the quilt store south of town. I’ll take my completed class samples with me for the Christmas in July class. They’ll be put on the display near the checkout to advertise the class.

I’m also collecting a load of stuff to take to the thrift store. Some unused items are impeding progress and either need to be put in the storage container or donated. I still want to move a bed out—either from DD#2’s room or the spare bedroom—and reorganize those spaces more efficiently.

The husband and I have been watching clips of the PBD Podcast hosted by Patrick Bet-David, an Iranian-American entrepreneur who is the head of a media empire called Valuetainment. We especially enjoyed this one:

I jokingly refer to this as the “Bro Podcast” because it’s four guys sitting around discussing various topics. Some day when I feel like angering a large group of people all at once, I’ll do a blog post about why I think we’ve overdone it with female energy. I happen to enjoy being around strong male energy, and that balance is important.

If you don’t want to watch the clip—although you should, because it’s good—I’ll sum it up for you: The job market is tightening, and those employees who thought they could get paid simply for showing up are going to find themselves out of a job and unable to find another one. And if you’re over 50, your work ethic may soon be in demand by employers.