Long time no see

Hi!

It's been a long time since I've been active in Deviantart. I graduated from Lahti University, and I'm officially a jewelry designer, or I would be if I had a job as one. I really haven't done any pieces of jewellery since I graduated.

Instead I've been working in yläkoulu (which is equal to junior high school in the states) as a school assistant ( or school aide or teaching assistant? There's probably a UK/States difference in the terms, and I'm not sure which is used where and if they have any other differences, but I hope you understand what kind of job I mean). I like working with kids, even with the difficult ones but sometimes it is very stressful work, and I haven't done almost any creative work at all during couple last years. I also tend to cut out people when I'm stressed, so I've mostly just hanged out with my future-hubby.

But even though I haven't been able to do a lot creative work when I've had this job, I have grown much thicker skin  and much bigger self confidence while working with teenagers. I've gotten a lot of praise from the teachers for the job I do there, helping in the class and stuff. It also have huge confidence boost to notice the more I'm true to myself, the more readily the teenagers I work with accept me. I don't have to pretend to be anything to make them think I'm cool, just need to be myself (okay, some kids at school hate my guts, but, eh, haters gonna hate?).

We also have bought a house with my future-hubby, and that is very stressful by itself, with all the renovations going on and not having a proper kitchen and all that, and at the same time it is so wonderful, having my own beautiful house

Ps. Since I've been away for long time, there's a lot of new stuff I don't know how to use. I'm trying to figure out how these Groups work, and the deal with these llamas?