Passing notes in class

Jenny and I are lucky enough to be working in the same department for the next few weeks. So, being the mature and professional women that we are, we have passed the time by writing goofy notes and tossing them to each other over the cubicle wall. Here's one I made when I was headed back to my department, which made me very sad, as you can see from my elaborate drawing. It very clearly illustrates how depressed I am to be leaving Jenny behind—you can see her perfect likeness in my stick figure's thought bubble.

(Photo taken with my iPhone)

...and a handmade card for Izzy

Izzy was really amused by the card I made for Pete yesterday, and she asked if I could draw a picture of her that represented what she was all about. So I made her this card today, complete with rhyming verses and stick figures. I hope she likes it.

A custom greeting card for Pete

I made this "To my wonderful husband..." greeting card for Pete today at work. I was feeling inspired, and the idea suddenly hit me on one of my trips to the bathroom (of all places). Pete really likes these, and he'll especially like that it's a 3-part card. I like how you can see the ceiling of the office reflected in my light table in the photo, too.

Stick figure notes

I'm off to a really crabby and bitchy start today. I was late to work, I have a headache (which is going away now), and I just don't want to be at work, which is nothing new these days. So I wasn't very nice to Pete this morning during our commute to work. He was lagging behind and was the reason we were late getting out of the house, but I laid it on a bit thick, I think.

So whenever I'm bitchy, or we fight, or even when I'm very happy and want to tell him how much I love him, I draw little stick figure Post-It notes for him. He gets a kick out of these and enjoys collecting them. They usually feature a stick figure version of me (with long hair or a bow, of course) and stuff like happy smiling flowers, bugs, animals, etc. I love making them and they're kinda my "thing" that I do. I'm constantly drawing them, especially at work when I'm bored, so they're fun and they take my mind off what's bugging me.

Here's a few examples of my stick figure notes. The first one is my "I'm Sorry" note for Pete for today's apology, which I'll give him today after work when I pick him up. The second one is my "Things That Are Good in My Life" flow chart, which I made a few weeks ago. I was having a really ugly day and was in a foul mood because I hate my job so much. Suddenly I had a moment of inspiration and decided to make a list of all the things I should be happy about. And it started with one Post-It and has slowly grown since then. I have more to add to it, but I haven't had the chance yet. You can see my smiling picture in the center of the first Post-It (that version of me has a bow) and my eyes are closed because I'm thinking of all the happy things in my life. It's sort of a way to stop any negativity I may be churning up and it snaps me out of my funk.