Personal Metaphors - Catching my breath

July 9th, 2009

07:33 pm - Catching my breath
It's been a busy and productive week. I haven't had many of those in a row lately, so forgive me if I sit here and be a little astonished about it for awhile.

I've gotten most of the courtesy calls done for X-Stitch Xpress -- it's like cold calling, if you've ever done that, only face to face with local retailers. Fortunately they've all been incredibly supportive and helpful and I feel very blessed to be permitted to get to know them on a professional (and sometimes personal) level.

I went to Hands On Crafts in Arcata yesterday then returned last night for their Open Craft Night. Kristy McLeod is an unbelievably talented woman whose vision I much admire -- her business is one small part craft retail, one VERY LARGE part "get in and get your hands dirty and love it" craft shop. I got to spend time with Kristy's eight-year old daughter Olivia, who is interested in counted cross stitch and has been trying to teach herself how -- she and I got along pretty fabulously and I showed her some of the simpler tips and tricks that just should be part of every stitcher's repertoire. :) I intend to make their weekly Open Craft Nights (on Wednesdays, if you're a local and are interested in any kind of hand-crafts) a part of my regular schedule -- probably not every week, but certainly once or twice a month.

INVENTORY! AAAaaarrrgggh! Slow by slow I'm getting through it all -- I want my living room back! It's all going into storage once it's in the databases, I'm in the process of collecting plastic tubs in all sizes for it now.

Got a package mailed off to

dancing_ashes today and picked up a used oak bathroom medicine cabinet first thing this morning. Yeah, we're still theoretically remodeling our bathroom, though we haven't done much with it since the shower and tankless water heater went in. Then trundled into Eureka to visit Boll Weaver Yarns, Pathfinders Pagan bookstore... Northcoast Knittery wasn't open -- their "Stitch 'n Sip" event is evidently on Thursday evenings, but unlike Handmade Memories they don't stay open all day too. I tried to find Ink People's place but it wasn't where I thought it was. By that time I was so hungry it didn't occur to me to call up Google Maps on my Blackberry. :) It was apparently time to come home for lunch.

I've been more or less "goofing off" for the rest of this afternoon. My second cousin found me on Facebook today, which was a sweet highlight. We were in school together and sort of dated a little until we found out our mothers were cousins. :) That was that for any semi-romantic entanglements, though we remained pretty good friends, I think. I've also helped M get the reboot of his space game going, which is now finally rolling of its own momentum, at least a little.

nelle816 and

dancing_ashes, post whatever you've got on your characters, either in the forum or as blog entries on the main site and let us have some fun with them!! :)

Tomorrow I promise myself some stitching time AND some serious progress on getting fabrics and patterns cataloged! Stitching time may wait until the "Midnight Madness" event at Handmade Memories, but stitch I certainly will! :)
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