Survived.

Yesterday was SO bizarre! I don't know what was going on or how the planets were aligned to create such a strange energy. Woke up and things started out pretty normally... and then... I went outside to start up Ruby so that she might warm up a little. No I hadn't plugged her in, no I didn't see the plug anywhere under the hood. Does this mean she has NO BLOCK HEATER??? We'll find out today. So, you've probably already guessed it. She didn't start. Called my dad and he came at lunch time with his truck and booster cables. She didn't start. So we called a tow truck, a first for me. The first guy we called was busy until 3:30pm and didn't know if he could come get our car. Then we called the Dodge dealership and they were kind enough to squeeze us in when they could. The only thing about that was we would get a call from them at some random time when they would be able to get our car. Which happened to be less then 30 minutes later when hubby and I were dropping Rowan off at school and unable to go to the house immediately. Of COURSE! Luckily we actually beat the tow truck home.

I love living in a small town because:

• You inevitably get to know people who are willing and able to help you out when you need a hand. THANK YOU Twin Motors and The Pas Collision and Glass.

• It takes 5 minutes to get ANYWHERE.

So... we watched him load up Ruby onto that big truck and followed him uptown. I dropped hubby off at work, late, but it that was okay.

I love living in a small town because:

• Chances are your job is a place where your co-workers are like a little extended family and they care about your well being.

Rewind back to lunchtime, in between figuring out what we were going to do, I took the van uptown to the post office to mail a whole bunch of stuff. Got there and found a package that I had been waiting for, yay, but not the OTHER package that I had been waiting for, boo. Took my parcels, envelopes and boxes up to the front counter to be posted and... their computers are down. They can't do anything, not one thing. Funny thing is that our post office just had their machines/terminals/computers upgraded which I am POSITIVE cost tens of thousands of dollars and they've been less reliable then the old systems. But had a good chat with the ladies that work there.

I love about living in a small town because:

• Since I go to the post office everyday I've become acquainted with the wonderful women of Canada Post. We do their job together and it's great. What's even better is the shit we shoot.
  

I had been planning on going to The Wellness Center and starting to use their facilities. They just completed this multi-million dollar project adding a fitness center/rock wall/physiotherapy area/indoor track onto the hockey and curling arena. It was my first time even being in that part of the building. I thought my mission there would be easy but no, it wasn't and by the time it was sorted it all out I had to be on my way to pick up Rowan from school.
It was 3pm by this time and I'd only had toast since 10am. HUNGRY.

I had a teensy bit of time to spare so I went to go and see hubby about getting an MP3 player for the fitness center. Hadn't crossed my mind until I was in The Wellness Center and noticed a lack of music and the people working out wearing their tunes on their head. I'm not one for gadgets or the cutting edge of technology... I like things that do exactly what I want them to do, do it well and don't cost alot. So I picked out this little Sony MP3 player (hubby works in a store that sells this stuff along with computers, furniture, home entertainment stuff & is a radio shack dealer). What happens now? The guy at the front has misplaced the keys for the cabinet it was in. I have to go and get my boy so I leave without the MP3 player.

By the time we get home it's almost 4pm and I have a grouchy, whiney kid with me. Oh joy.
I don't exactly recall when he stopped his whining but he did, thank goodness.

I made a sandwich and sat down in our quiet house and fed my body. Whew.
Went and tidied up the bathroom and pulled out a bunch of LUSH stuff, anticipating a $20 bath. Gave myself a mini-manicure and pedicure. Plucked my eyebrows and tidied up the rest of the house because I can't have a relaxing bath in a messy house. Seriously. Hubby gets home shortly and I RUN MY BATH. Candles, the new Art Jewelry magazine and LUSH. Yay.

I survived the day.
A strange, strange day.

And now we're starting another one.

~With endless blessings of love and happiness!

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Next.

Writing, packaging, addressing, stamping, sending. Off to all areas of the globe are treasures, cards and well wishes for happy holidays.

The snow is here to stay and all of a sudden, with the blink of an eye, our extended Autumn because a brisk and chilly winter.

Santa's visit isn't too far off and Yule is even closer. We're hoping for another great big dump of snow so that we can go sledding on Yule.

I'm nicely coming through my custom order list, only a couple more to go. Then there are some inspired ideas in my sketchbook I will try to find time for... and a few frames on my bench waiting to be woven.

And that's the news in my neck of the woods.
~With endless blessings of love and happiness!

What?

Where did this week go?! After MUCH baby-ing, slowness and careful listening to what my body and wrist had to say about healing I've been feeling infinitely better. Hooray!

This week I've been focused on completing custom orders and must say that I'm pleased with the progress I've been making. New designs have been popping up as I work on other pieces and I'm quick to put them down on paper so they done fly away to that place where odd socks and missing keys go to.

And guess what else... THE SNOW IS HERE!!!! Finally! I was beginning to wonder if would ever come or if it would get here in time for the holidays. Rowan has been waiting and waiting. Now he is looking for the perfect "deep spot". He LOVES the snow and winter. Now if only I could get him to hop on the snowmobile with me... but alas, he doesn't like loud, noisy things.

The first piece in this post is a custom order rainbow moonstone that can be adjusted in all sorts of different ways.. the stone orientation can be changed and the chain is adjustable from 16-24". My favourite little detail is how the chain dangles to the front when adjusted to the shortest length.

The next piece, a lotus bloom, is another custom order that was completed this week. The spectrolite in the center is absolutely bursting with magic.

Today I've got a couple more custom orders up on my board and one on my bench that I've been working on. A gorgeous natural black tourmaline crystal that will be wrapped in woven sterling silver and adorned with another crystal that hasn't yet revealed itself to me.

....and don't let me forget to get Rowan's school pictures (!!!) all cut out, written out and sent out! I've got quite the to-do list.

~With endless blessings of love and happiness!

Plumage!

My tree is peacock themed and I LOVE IT. Seriously. That Santa up top is what started it all. Then came the big royal blue peacock-adorned balls. And then... magic.

We put it up a while ago.. two weeks now I suppose? We'll take it down right after Christmas, before New Year's. I like to get it all tucked safely away before the New Year. Feels better that way.

But.. one major problem. It's the last day of November, that means tomorrow- the first day of December.... and NO SNOW?! What is going on here?!

I'll be making my way back into my studio today. s l o w l y.
If you've been waiting on me (and my wrist) for a custom order I will be easing myself back into work this week.

~With endless blessings of love and happiness!

Shown.

It was a GREAT day. Over the few years I've been doing this I've noticed that every show has one person who is just makes me want to gouge my eyes out and one person who renews my faith in humanity and makes me heart SMILE big!....

The person who is the soul-smile-inducer is always someone who I've never met before. And then, I have all the magical people who have been my soul-smile-inducers in past experience that pass by my tables again. I feel SO BLESSED and grateful to be able to do what I do and have such WONDERFUL and amazing people who support my creativity. Your supportive words are always so uplifting and humbling, thank you.

My soul-smile-inducers of past and present make the abrasive, narrow minded people about as big of a deal as a feather tickling your nose.

I LOVED my set up this show. We were on a corner and I laid down my green fabrics (I have about 20 pounds of fabric of all colors in my show boxes) and put up all my stands, cubes and display pieces. The boards were all just right and the crazy monster that I usually channel pre-show was barely present at all ;)

This week there won't be many new goodies making their way into the -{Etsy Shop}-. I have very full plate of custom orders to work on so the time that I do spend working will be on custom order first. My wrist is feeling infinitely better but I am still going to take things slow and easy. I want to make sure that it is healed instead of re-injured.

And on that note, I have some Domestic Goddessing to get to..
~With endless blessings of love and happiness!

Mending.

I'm having a S A L E!
visit the S A L E section in my -{Etsy Shop}-
newly marked down pieces

All the pieces that I've reduced in price will also be going to my show this weekend and their prices will be reduced there as well... So I'm not sure how long they will stick around.

Message.

My right wrist is pretty stiff and sore this morning. For the last two days I've been pretty much ignoring the twinges of pain I've been feeling and massaging where it hurts. I'm not sure what to do today and I must say that I'm not at all thrilled to have a sore right wrist.

If this pain I am experiencing has been projected to me by the thoughts of someone else I officially send them back to that person, I don't want them.

I think I will be doing some reading today rather then alot of listing or creating in the studio. I may get the last half dozen pieces up in the -{Etsy Shop}- if my typing fingers are feeling up to it but I'm not (I'm going to do my best) pushing anything.

Anyone have any pointers on what I can do to make this go away?

~With endless blessings of love and happiness.