Worst Blogger Ever

I think Worst Blogger Ever would be a better name for this blog than Shilo's Adventures in Wanderland.. More accurate in any case. I haven't been blogging much, because I haven't been doing much wandering. Its hard to wander when you're jobless. However, I recently found employment (thanks to TeAnna) and I am hopeful for other changes to head my way.
The last few months of unemployment were not all bad. One thing I did get to do was go with my friend TeAnna to Redmond. Sounds exciting right?? Well, it was. I got to meet and spend time with her family (who are all so nice!!) and got a small break from my humdrum life. I even got see The Sanpitch Dragon: Protector of Gunnison Valley.  Needless to say, it was pretty darn amazing. Here are some photos.

Ignorance Is Bliss...

Is it? Is ignorance really bliss?? Is it better not to know certain things? In school, after taking a test, I remember thinking it was better not to know my score. If I didn't look, then I could pretend the score was better than it really was.
Right now I am waiting to hear back about a job and people keep asking me if I'm going to call them. I don't know if I want to or not. If I don't call, then I can still hope that they will call me and hire me, but if I call and find out they hired someone else then it's over. Some want me to call and ask where I went wrong in the interview that made them not want to hire me. I don't want to do that. I don't want to waste their time and what if that just makes me feel worse than I already do? I don't want to dwell, but I have trouble moving on to looking for another job when I really wanted this one. Everyone keeps saying that something good is coming and it won't be like this forever. It's hard to believe that when this has been happening to me over and over since I graduated from high school.
So, back to my original question. Is ignorance truly bliss, or am I fooling myself??

Taco Tuesday and Other Projects

So, I've been working really hard to find a job, and so far the results of all my efforts has been nada. Nothing. Not even an interview. It has been a very frustrating few weeks. To help keep my mind off of it and to keep some semblance of sanity, I've been working on other projects. Including blogging... Here are some pics of my other projects.

A couple years  ago, I learned how to crochet and I really like to make baby blankets. The stripped one I made for my newest nephew last December. The all blue I made last year also, along with the blue baby beanie. I haven't given them to anyone yet..just waiting for someone to have a baby! 

I really like to cook, especially desserts! This first one is called sopapilla cheesecake. It's so good!

This is a toffee bread pudding with whip cream on top. Also really good! 

So, my family does a Taco Tuesday every week, where we take turns making different tacos and other Mexican foods. My brother and I have turned it into a kind of competition between us.. Here are a couple that I have made. 

This one is a mini taco. Basic taco meat in wonton wrappers with selected toppings. 

This one is an Irish taco! Flour tortilla, with corned beef, cole slaw, and yogurt dressing. Amazing! 

So, this is what I've had going on the last few weeks, along with the massive job hunt. There's been a lot of babysitting thrown in there as well. Story of my life.

Lost, Lost, Lost...

...I've lost my marbles. I think I must have, because I don't know if I've ever felt so lost and confused before. I am once again unemployed and I think I am having so much trouble finding another job, because I just don't know what it is I want to do. I'm not sorry I quit my last job. I know it was the right thing to do. The place I was at was not a good environment and I wasn't happy there. Right before I left  I found a quote that really opened my eyes to how bad things really were there. I shared it with my friend TeAnna who is still working there and it really helped her too, so I hope she can find a new job soon and get out too. Now I've applied to a lot of different places, and I've had one interview, but so far there's been nothing. I've always wanted to work with books, in a editing or publishing capacity, but I know I don't have enough experience to actually be hired in a job like that. Now that I am out of school I don't know how to go about getting that experience. Last weekend I went to a writing conference called 'Write Here in Ephraim' at Snow College. They had a lot of writers and illustrators from Utah, coming to talk about ways to write, get published, and market your books. I had a lot of fun and I learned so much! It really inspired me to write more than anything has before. I've always wanted to write, but never thought I could, because I didn't know where to start. Now I feel like its something I could actually accomplish. So, that is my new/old goal. To write. Here I go again!

2012 and Still Wandering

Here it is January 2012. It always surprises me how fast the time flies. I wish I had more to blog about, but unfortunately not much has been happening. Being back in Utah has been great, but I don't have as much opportunity for travel, so there really hasn't been anything interesting going on. On a happier note, I have been teaching myself how to crochet. I'll post pictures of the finished products as soon as I finish them. I have a lot of New Year's Resolutions that I plan to do this year. I'll keep you posted as I start and/or finish them. I'm trying not to get too ahead of myself. Sorry this is such a boring post.. I'll work on making the next one a lot more interesting.

Merry Christmas!

Time to bring a little holiday cheer. Things have been a bit rough for me since I moved home. Nothing major, I'm just frustrated at not being able to get a job. Last week however, I got to go to Connecticut to visit Caskey and watch her grapple in the COC (She was awesome, by the way). One night we went into the city to see the tree at Rockefeller Center and walk around. It was a lot of fun! It was my first time in New York during the Christmas season. I loved it, so here are some of the pictures I took while there. I hope it helps to put you all in a holiday mood!

Radio City Music Hall 

Caskey and I with the giant ornaments  

The new man in my life 

Giant Christmas lights 

The Tree at Rockefeller Center 

Angels, also at Rockefeller Center 

The Tree again

The Ball is already set for New Year's Eve 

One Last Stop. Then Home.

Well, here it is October 2011 and I am once again living in Utah. And I couldn't be happier about it! Being a Nanny and living in Connecticut was... an experience. I learned a lot about life and especially about myself. Before leaving, Bonnie and I were able to visit our friends in Philadelphia one last time. I always enjoy seeing them, and this time we went to Amish country! Intercourse, PA to be exact. Here are the very few pictures I managed to snag while we were there.

Chinatown. Bonnie and I got a little bit lost when we first got off the bus and we ended up here. 

After walking for awhile, we ended up at this beautiful building, but I forget the name of it.. 

An Amish farm on our way to Intercourse. 

 A glimpse of an Amish buggy turning a corner. 

This was taken at a shopping area in Intercourse. Lots of small shops with Amish made everything!