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FIGHTING INSANITYIt's All Downhill From Here July 01 The Trip to Florida in a NutshellI've been in Florida.
And now I'm back home.
I saw a million people. We did a million things. Some highlights:
It's good to be home. June 10 Turquoise Nail-Polish and My New PresentI have little more than 24 hours in which to finish everything I have to finish before leaving for Florida. I'm stressed beyond belief but that's nothing new--the only thing different about this stress is that it will eventually lead me to the beach. And with that, I find peace.
I spent today trying to tidy up the house and pack. Cheyenne dropped a small bottle of turquoise nail-polish on the tile in the hallway and that took about 2 hours to clean. By the looks of the mess, one would have assumed she were carrying a gallon of the stuff--nail polish on the carpet, the tile, the kitchen counters, the baseboards, the cabinets, the picture frames, the door frames, the door, and the wall. It was like a little nail-polish bomb went off. After dousing the house with nail polish remover and repainting the hallway (thank God we save paint around here for no reason), I got back to the business of trying to cram 5 people's 3 weeks worth of clothes into one suitcase. Not an easy thing to do. I ended up giving Caleb a crappy duffel bag for his stuff, packed Merrick's clothes neatly into a little black carry-on, and left the big bag for me, Cheyenne and Mia to use. The tricky part will come when we try to fit all of our luggage into the trunk of the Alero. I'll leave that job up to Caleb.
I convinced him to let me buy myself an early birthday present this year, which came in the mail just this evening: I'm staring at my sweet new KAVU bag right now. I love the look of it, the smell of it and the feel of it on my shoulder. I could probably carry a beachball and a fold-up chair in it, and there's a handy compartment for just about everything. I love it. So much. Caleb couldn't have picked out a better gift.
June 03 My Creative DilemaI'm going to do it. I'm going to do it this summer--I promise. Even though I feel like I'm selling my artistic soul, by the time school starts, I'm going to sell my name signs in a shop on Etsy.com.
I swear.
I'm still a little fuzzy on the details. I do know that I will be listing my signs, primarily, at least at first. I love doing the signs. They're fun. They're easy. And they satisfy my need to paint something, even if they are a little paint-by-number for me. I'll also probably stick my mad calligraphy skillz on there as a service. I'm still going over prices in my head, and I'm trying to imagine when I'm going to get the time to actually work on the signs if they indeed sell.
I'm also at a loss as to what to call the shop. I've had a few ideas tossed at me from some helpful people, but I'm having trouble deciding. I want something that relates to the product, or at least relates to my style, yet something that isn't boring...and I'd rather go with something totally off the wall rather than be boring. But if I go with something too crazy, it might turn people off. And of course, the name can't already be taken. Soooo.... here is a list of what I've got so far, and I'd love--really, LOVE--to hear from anyone who can think of anything else.
HELP. May 31 SUNDAY OF NEXT WEEKI can't believe that another entire week has gone by. Cheyenne had a great birthday. She made out like a bandit, as usual, and, also as usual, she's ballin' out of control. I guess that's the norm for kids' birthdays these days...but I don't think I've ever held that much money in my hand at one time. Ever.
In my life.
For my 13th birthday, I got a new softball bat and maybe a Mariah Carey cassette tape. Cheyenne got a cell phone and $200, plus more. I'm scared to think of what Mia will expect when she turns 13.
Moving right along. I've gotten a couple sign orders lately--actual orders--and I couldn't be more excited. Somebody likes my stuff enough to give me real live money for it! What?! My newest project is a sign that says "Saints". And here I was just thinking I could only do names--it never occured to me to capitalize on the love of football. A whole new door, people. A whole new door.
Preparing to prepare for my trip to Florida. I don't want to get to excited because then the next 10 days will drag by...but knowing my family's schedule, that would never happen, and we'll be scrambling to get everything packed and in order the night before we leave. It is nature's way. May 27 I Have No TimeAnd I don't even know why I'm on the computer right now. Tomorrow is Cheyenne's birthday and I have the fabulous idea of buying some fancy pastries and having a birthday breakfast. It's the only thing I think she'll actually go for--Miss Maturity does not want a "party" with cake and streamers...too babyish, perhaps? Fine. Whatever.
Mia gets mad whenever I forget to call her Peter Pan.
Merrick gets mad whenever I don't pick him up. Or whenever I won't put him down. Either way, he's not happy.
Caleb almost poisoned himself with bug killer over the weekend. That was interesting.
And that's about all the cool stuff that's been going on. |
My times on the 1 and 1/2 mile
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