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webby activism

So did’ja miss me?

I’m eager to see the impact that yesterday’s a Day Without a Gay had. I doubt it was noticeable here in Ottawa where the city buses went on strike and the school buses were cancelled due to all the snow!!

I survived a full 30 hours without all my online “fixes” – message boards and blogs and web comics, etc.

And since part of the purpose of the day was to volunteer your time towards a worthy cause (which is actually not too much different from what I do every day, really), I devoted a portion of my time towards making some queer-positive mommy blinkies. I also made a little pride flag to display on every page, and have added the same to the new 2009 version of YM as well.

I’m feeling more inspired about my future career as a work-at-home mom. More and more, I think it can happen. I’ve been tidying up my little home office here, slowly but surely, and for the first time ever, have put up some of my “office” decorations that I normally bring to formal places of employment only.

One of Paul’s co-workers enjoyed her Christmas card so much that I might be doing a set of baby shower invitations for her. Even if I don’t end up doing it, it was still fun to dust off my little book of design samples.

I’m about to launch a new section of YoungMommies in 2009 – the YMBlogs. For now, myself and the other authors are getting ourselves organized, but feel free to come have a sneak peek:

YMBlogs

new card designs + winter blinkies

I got to nap yesterday! The bathroom renovations were all finished up by 2pm Friday afternoon and after taking a quick peek (and a quick pee of course!), I eagerly climbed into my bed for a nap. I didn’t really wake up when my alarm went off at quarter after 3, but I finally realized I should get out of bed when my alarm music went off. Which it does after an hour. ‘Cause it figures what kind of person is still lying in bed being lulled back to sleep by their radio a whole hour after it goes off?

Feeling a wee bit better, I set upon making some more cards. Especially since my Stampin’ Up order from the last Stamp Club arrived on last week, yay!! I made 6 cards and ordered dinner while DH was trying to get home in the snow & traffic. After our movie night, I made a bunch more. Today I made tons and tons of them. I think all in all, I’ve made about 70 cards, and many of those have been mailed out, yay! Here are the designs I’ve been working on now that I have the “night of navy” cardstock.

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