[Photos  from Descanso Gardens, the Boddy House]

It’s that time of year again, and the school supplies are calling to me.  Like clockwork, September 1st rolls around, and I start having daydreams of homework planners and brand new pink erasers.  Even when I worked in an office, I tried to find an excuse to buy new supplies in the fall.  (Is there any fresher start than a new notebook?)

This year, I have signed up for a few classes.  After I got over the sticker shock, I let out a huge sigh of relief.  When you are trying to start up your own business or switch careers, it can be a little tiring to be the one in charge all the time.  I am always researching and reading books, but I am excited to hand over that baton for a few hours each week and admit that I do not actually know the answers to everything.  (I know my family is going to print out this post and ask me if I really just wrote that sentence.)  I am hoping some hours of instruction will help me in those dangerous places where I know just enough to get me into trouble.  So I am going to be taking the Blogging Your Way course over at Decor8 as well as some pattern making classes at the Sewing Arts Center.

Of course, just signing up has already brought out all of my Hermione-ish tendencies.  I have a notebook with a list of questions, and class hasn’t started yet.  I am going to try very, very hard not to be the annoying girl in class.  Wish me luck.