Haha, Boyfriend actually got a decent haircut (I took him to my stylist where he had been going to Supercuts where the stylists there apparently can only do some sort of military-style thing that does not suit him) and he now needs product.
We went through the same thing in the hair product aisle, finally settling on one that clearly said “FOR MEN” on it and uses a neutral manly color palette in the packaging. And has a man’s silhouette on the label. “Look, this must be the right one, it has a man on it!” Boyfriend exclaimed! We about died laughing.
For the record, I think it smells kind of girly.
My object of desire right now is a garden permaculture course that apparently starts later this month. I am a hobbyist gardener but wouldn’t mind turning it into a business or career at some point and the principles of sustainability that this course teaches really appeal to me. I wouldn’t want to end up using my garden knowledge to design wealthy folks’ beautiful yet high maintenance gardens and dousing them with pesticides at their request, you know? It’s also run by a literal rock star whom I know; if you listen to goth music you might know the name.
I want to register for classes in the fall so I can get a certificate to teach english as a second language. I have some hesitations but it will probably be ok. I don’t know.
I have my permaculture cert by the same rock star (when they came to the US for a tour teaching) and I got it by running the kitchen at the permaculture institute and work trading for my cert course. They did a lot of work-trades, if you want to do it in the future.
Hrm, the person running this one is US-based, lives here. I will look into the work trade but he’s already doing sliding scale so I feel bad asking for more concessions. Anyway!
, so, my question is, why did you get your certification and in your opinion can it lead to paying work in the field? This all came about because I was talking to a friend yesterday who knows about such things, and I mentioned that I was thinking of getting a Master Gardener cert in hopes that it could lead to work, and what did she think? She said, no, actually, I’d be better off getting the permaculture cert. And then I realized, DUH, I know someone who’s doing a course on that.
She stopped short of getting certified and does not want a career in urban agriculture or gardening of any sort, mainly because of physical limitations, so couldn’t speak to that part. And then I realized, when I was going to be out of work 3 years ago and uncertain of my next move, I looked up garden related jobs and every single one had a lifting requirement of at least 50 lbs. I don’t have disabilities but I can’t lift that much. So, I may be fuct regardless of certification. Hrm.
If you are an averagely sized/health/abled person lifting 50lb is a goal you can reach pretty easily with a few months of steady training. I went from barely able to hang there limp for 10 seconds to 3/4 of a chinup (150lb) in 4 months of 2-3x weekly rock climbing. It’s a bunch of work but if you want to it’s totally possible.
I don’t know your physique etc @TrisPrior but 50lbs is about 2 toddlers and I can pick up my kid and his friend at the same time, so I think while you can’t now, it’s likely you could get there within a reasonable timeframe. Plus, if you get into it you’ll be able to see what the workarounds are, if there’s better equipment or if people require a 50lbs lifting requirement just because that’s the norm for the industry.
50 pounds seems to be a fairly standard job listing code for “hey there may be some lifting at work here.” You should get stronger for a job like that so you don’t hurt yourself, but I wouldn’t get too hung up on the exact weight, either.
I did high-intensity strength training for about a year and that got me to the point that I could barely lift a 30-lb bin of kitty litter, but not up stairs, just from one room to another. Now I have a jacked-up shoulder, not sure why, and things like pushups or pullups result in sharp pain so I haven’t been doing anything like that out of fear of jacking it up further.
My friend pointed out that permaculture projects would need, like project managers and such too, people who are not hauling heavy things, so maybe that’s a possibility.
Anyway! My object of desire today is more or less a new wardrobe. I am so sick to death of literally all of my clothing. If it’d warm up enough so that I could wear some of my summer dresses, that would help, but instead I had to turn the heat on. In JUNE.
Oh, also, since we’re not making a trip to Door County, WI, cherry capital of the Midwest, this summer, I’m finding myself with the urge to buy online stuff I’d normally buy there. Cherry wine. Cherry balsamic vinegar. Cherries (actually, that’ll have to wait for the farmer’s markets in late July; we do get sellers here who bring them down from WI). $$$$$. But not as $$$ as an actual trip!
A new wallet, because mine is now completely broken such that it can no longer perform its purpose.
I’m going to look in my local op shops over the course of the next week-ish to see if I can find a good enough one, before I cave and buy new.
Updates on previous objects of desire:
If I still want a new vege bed in spring, I can buy one. This gives me time to finish the current garden projects and find out whether I really have the capacity to deal with more.
We’ve decided we will buy Ewok a climbing frame when he catches a daycare illness that requires isolation from other children for more than just a week (e.g. hand foot and mouth), because we’ll need something to stop him and us from going mad stuck at home.
Which climbing frames are you looking at? I’m utterly stuck with Too Many Options syndrome and can’t decide between raised cubby house ($$), one of those dome climbing things or some other option I’m having trouble finding?
Dome climbing thing. The only spot we could put a raised cubby house is the back lawn, which would then mean we wouldn’t have enough space to kick a ball around. Plus we will be borrowing a cubby from my sister for at least a period of months while she’s between houses.
I have ended up leaning this way because I figured we could also chuck a rug over it to turn it into a small “cave”.
… And it gives me more planning time to convince Ponder on a bigger piece while meeting the current stream of requests from Duckling for a thing he can climb.
Also, easier to pass on to someone else at the end of its usefulness to you. You gotta consider end of life / disposal of goods at the procurement stage
My bedroom gets stupidly hot when it’s not even hot outside or in the rest of the house. I have a tiny window that opens and a huge window that does not. I want a fan that fits my tiny window, but the internet says that this doesn’t exist, other than little desk fans that won’t do what I need them to do.
Maybe next year.